Bumangi Mennonite Church (Mara Region, Tanzania)
Bumangi Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church) is located 25 miles (40 km) east of Musoma, Tanzania, in the Zanaki tribe. The work in this tribe was begun 18 May 1937 by J. Clyde and Alta Barge Shenk and the Clinton and Maybell Landis Ferster. The beginning of the church was on 30 July 1940 when three men were baptized and received into church fellowship. J. Clyde Shenk had pastoral oversight of the Bumangi church for many years. The 1953 membership stood at 75 members.
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| Author(s) | Elam W Stauffer |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Stauffer, Elam W. "Bumangi Mennonite Church (Mara Region, Tanzania)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 19 Jan 2026. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bumangi_Mennonite_Church_(Mara_Region,_Tanzania)&oldid=86350.
APA style
Stauffer, Elam W. (1953). Bumangi Mennonite Church (Mara Region, Tanzania). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 January 2026, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bumangi_Mennonite_Church_(Mara_Region,_Tanzania)&oldid=86350.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, pp. 468-469. All rights reserved.
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