Bega Kwa Bega

Bega Kwa Bega The Companion Synod Partnership between the Saint Paul Area Synod (ELCA) and Iringa Diocese (ELCT). www.spas-elca.org/tanzania

Bega Kwa Bega is the name of the companion synod relationship between the Saint Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with the Iringa Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Bega Kwa Bega - “Shoulder to Shoulder” in Swahili - describes both the model of accompaniment with the Iringa Diocese and the umbrella name under which a variety of programmatic efforts

are carried out, including:

+ Congregational visits
+ Scholarship support for secondary and theological students
+ Congregational projects
+ Various other efforts around health care, agriculture, support for pensions for retired pastors, wells, sanitation and hygiene, conservation, and microfinance—to name just a few.

The group from Easter Lutheran, Eagan has arrived!
08/25/2026

The group from Easter Lutheran, Eagan has arrived!

The BKB Fall Festival is earlier than usual this year (Sept. 19 at Augustana Lutheran Church West St. Paul). In the newe...
08/24/2026

The BKB Fall Festival is earlier than usual this year (Sept. 19 at Augustana Lutheran Church West St. Paul). In the newest Companion News Update, we share 10 top reasons why you should attend! Read the full edition at: https://conta.cc/4wy6IPZ.

Morning light dawns as many of the churches in Iringa Town start their Sundays with worship at 5 or 6 am, services that ...
08/24/2026

Morning light dawns as many of the churches in Iringa Town start their Sundays with worship at 5 or 6 am, services that often have the highest attendance of the day.

08/11/2026

Here's a young woman who spoke on behalf of students at Bomalang'ombe Secondary School during the BKB visits last month. "Something that unites all of us..." Yes, she makes us proud.

Jo Whiting and Russ Hilliard recently completed a two-month stint in Iringa as volunteer office coordinators for BKB. In...
08/10/2026

Jo Whiting and Russ Hilliard recently completed a two-month stint in Iringa as volunteer office coordinators for BKB. In our most recent Companion News Update, they describe just what that entailed. Read the full edition at https://conta.cc/4z1nKZu.

Renewing connections through video calls - companions Nduli Parish and Christ the King, New Brighton. “We are going alon...
08/08/2026

Renewing connections through video calls - companions Nduli Parish and Christ the King, New Brighton. “We are going along well because we know someone is praying for us.”

It has been a full day in Iringa, visiting Days of Grace and the progress at the Huruma Centre primary school. The child...
08/04/2026

It has been a full day in Iringa, visiting Days of Grace and the progress at the Huruma Centre primary school. The children sang for Days of Grace partipants, and there was CAKE!!

Greetings from Iringa where the BKB SPAS team was invited to bring greetings to the monthly meeting of head office staff...
08/04/2026

Greetings from Iringa where the BKB SPAS team was invited to bring greetings to the monthly meeting of head office staff and diocese institution leaders

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