Location of conference gathering: Coast Region, Tanzania
Dates of conference gathering: June 7, 2018
Officiating bishop: Bishop Mande Muyombo
Guest speaker: Bishop Mande Muyombo
Memorable points or quotes by speakers: The memorable verse was from Luke 6:38.
Main actions enacted by the conference: The district of Dar es Salaam was divided. We now have a new Coast Region district.
Resolutions adopted by the conference: Delegates who went to the 2016 General Conference are the same who will go for the special session of General Conference in St. Louis in February 2019.
Number of people ordained, commissioned or received into associate membership, and average age: Three. Average age: 32.
Membership stands at 8,371.
Worship attendance stands at 5,398.
Church school attendance stands at 1,169.
Adults and young adults in small groups in 2017: 2,180.
Worshippers engaged in mission in 2017: 1,679.
What did your annual conference do to reinforce the Four Areas of Focus, and what commitments has the conference made for the coming year?
Church planting to the northern and southern part of Tanzania. The target is to have United Methodist churches in every political district of the country.
Source: Asaph Sungura Ally, Tanzania Annual Conference communicator
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