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- 1862 mission work started in Dar - 1887 established settlement SE of Dar in Magogoni - 1887 (approx) Lutheran HQ and city’s first hospital set up in N. Dar - 1892 settlement established in Kisarawe (1 hour away; we live in Kisarawe district) - 1895 a church, school and hospital set-up in Maneromango - From these 3 centers above 38 churches and preaching places, 2 upper primary schools, 7 primary schools, 12 bush schools (remote), and 1 girls home craft school were established - The Lutherans also opened a hospital, dispensary, trade school, farming projects, wood carving school, furniture making center, and printing press Roman Catholic: - 1863 the Sultan of Zanzibar granted permission for a mission station to be established in Bagamoyo (N of Dar) - The station set-up an orphanage, agriculture and training station - 1888 mission work began at Pugu (W of Dar) and in Dar itself - (year unknown) a large secondary school formed in Pugu - (year unknown) in Dar a large church program developed with a cathedral that seats 2,000, a dispensary, orphanage, trade school, farm school, community center and bookstore, 7 churches and several preaching places Anglican Church: -
- 1925 a college formed at Minaki -
1931 a medical school and hospital opened at Minaki  |
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Overall: - 1900s L.C. work at Maneromango seemed to be most vibrant of missionary work - Missionary work continued throughout 1900-1940s with great interruption of mission work & services during WWI & WWII - 1950s leadership began to shift hands from western missionaries to African pastors, but few mature Zaramo believers were available - 1950s Finnish missionaries also came & attempted to revive services suspended during the WWs - 1964 last western missionaries left Maneromango station. Subsequently, services ended & membership declined in the L.C. -
1960s great political change in - Little is known of missions in subsequent years A Sharp Contrast: - Islam afforded the opportunity for Zaramo to maintain their animistic practices & have multiple wives - Islam was almost wholly accepted between 1890-1925 à within 35 years. **Today,
less than 1% of Zaramo are Christians**
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