Mission and Evangelism
This department is active and involves in :
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Mission work in The Gambia
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Mission work Out of Gambia in Guinea Bissau
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Translation of Lutheran liturgies into different ethnic dialects in The Gambia and Guinea Bissau
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Leadership/ Lutheran junior seminary
Geographically, the church is divided along the five administrative regions of the Gambia and as our Parish land Marks”. Banjul, Serekunda and Kombo Saint Mary’s form the city Parish or region, West Coast Region / Parish (Brikama) for the Balanta , Mandinka and Manjago people. The North Bank region / parish ( Farafenni, Kerewan) , Lower River region / parish (SOMA), Central River region/ parish (Janjabureh, Gerogetown, Basang) and Upper River region / parish (Basse, Fuladu west and east ) for the Fulani Parishes in the Country. The Fulani comprises of more than half of The Gambia.
Mission in Guinea-Bissau
The church in The Gambia also has established a mission in Guinea-Bissau where 350 people are baptized from the adult age groups. There are evangelists working in that country. More information about this work can be found at the website for the Lutheran Church in Guinea-Bissau.
Evangelists
Anthony Mendy, Evangelist
Ken Gomah, Evangelist
Peter Mendy, Evangelist of St. Luke Lutheran Parish (Sifoe)
Fernando Mendy, Missionary/Evangelist in Guinea-Bissau
Ramatoulie Precious Sanyang, Evangelist of Trinity Lutheran Parish
Augustine Keize, Evangelist - Studying at TUMAINI University Makumira (Tanzania)
