Soya Parish

The Parish

The Pastor, Rev. John Qbei is now teaching at the Bible College and the parish is waiting for a new pastor to be appointed.  There are two churches in the parish - Soya and Mtenyele.

The catechists at Mtenyele is Cat. Yohana Nado.  
 

Community development.

Soya is one of seventeen parishes taking part in the Church and Community Mobilization Programme. CCMP is a Bible-based, guided training approach that local churches are using with with their communities to identify the resources they have, then, working together, bring about long-lasting, whole-life change. As local communities work through the process, they decide which activities will bring about the most effective and positive outcomes for them given their current situations.

The CCMP in Soya has had a significant impact on the church and community, since they started the three-year programme in 2023. New members have joined the church, and a larger number of Christians attend Sunday services. This growth in attendance has also led to an increase in church giving.

Christian education is now being offered in the local primary and secondary schools, which has attracted more young people and teachers to the church and the number of students performing well in their final exams has increased too.

Four savings and credit groups have been formed - Faraja, Mshikamano, Upendo and Mbarad. These groups have enabled many people to form small business enterprises. They sell their goods at the large weekly local market and in local shops, contributing to improved livelihoods. 

Examples of CCMP business enterprises are shown below, - a successful market stall, a restaurant and a tailoring business.






You can read more information about the CCMP.at Articles/514936/Community_Development.aspx

 

Contacts.

Please ask the pastor about baptism, marriage, funerals, and Sunday services.
Written correspondence  to: 
Kanisa la Anglican 
Sub Parish ya Soya - Dinari ya Mwailanje
Dayosisi ya Kondoa 
PO Box 7 
Kondoa 
Tanzania