Bukiroba Mennonite Church (Mara Region, Tanzania)
The Bukiroba Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), located six miles (10 km) east of Musoma, Tanzania, is the central station of the Mennonite Mission, serving several small tribes. Work was begun there on 4 December 1935 by the Clinton Fersters and the Elam Stauffers. The 1953 membership stood at 62 members. John Leatherman had the pastoral oversight of this church during its early years. The work was under the Eastern (Lancaster) Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities.
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| Author(s) | Elam W Stauffer |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Stauffer, Elam W. "Bukiroba Mennonite Church (Mara Region, Tanzania)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bukiroba_Mennonite_Church_(Mara_Region,_Tanzania)&oldid=91279.
APA style
Stauffer, Elam W. (1953). Bukiroba Mennonite Church (Mara Region, Tanzania). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bukiroba_Mennonite_Church_(Mara_Region,_Tanzania)&oldid=91279.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 466. All rights reserved.
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