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The Adventist University of Africa (AUA) is a postgraduate institution of higher education operated by the global Seventh-day Adventist Church. Situated in Nairobi, Kenya, the university delivers graduate-level academic training to prepare leaders for service in both church and society across Africa and internationally. Since its establishment in 2006, AUA has offered master's and doctoral programs in theology, leadership, business administration, public health, and additional disciplines.
Central Tanzania Field is one of the four church administrative units of Southern Tanzania Union Mission. Formerly part of East-Central Tanzania Conference, Central Tanzania Field was organized in 2019.
Within the global Seventh-day Adventist Church, the issue of dancing in Christian worship remains both sensitive and complex. Members have sought guidance on dancing, which is deeply embedded in certain cultures as an expression of joy, by considering Scripture, the writings of Ellen G. White, and official statements of the World Church.
Loitopuwak Simon Ole Lebabu was a Tanzanian Adventist pastor, evangelist, translator, media worker, and administrator whose ministry focused on pioneer outreach among hard-to-reach communities in northern and central Tanzania.
The practice of polygamy in some African societies raises difficult theological, ethical, and pastoral questions for Seventh-day Adventists. The Adventist approach aims to engage redemptively with converts in polygamous marriages by upholding Adventist teachings and church policy, addressing persistent missiological challenges, and affirming the belief that monogamous marriage represents God’s intended design for humanity.
The vast majority of people living with HIV/AIDS are located in low- and middle-income countries, with an estimated 66 percent living in sub-Saharan Africa. Among this group, 19,600,000 are living in east and southern Africa which saw 800,000 new HIV infections in 2017.
Between 1990 and 2013, Tanzania saw intermittent Christian–Muslim confrontations that periodically disturbed an otherwise long tradition of coexistence. Seventh-day Adventists were not protagonists in these events, yet local congregations—in Dar es Salaam (notably Mbagala), Mwanza, and the Zanzibar archipelago—were occasionally affected as part of the broader Christian community. Adventist responses emphasized non-retaliation, continuity of worship, and neighborly peace. This article documents incidents that touched Adventists directly or indirectly and draws missiological lessons.
The South-East Tanzania Conference is one of the four church administrative units of the Southern Tanzania Union Mission.
Southern Highlands Conference is made of Mbeya, Njombe, Ruvuma, Katavi, and Songwe regions of the United Republic of Tanzania. Its headquarters are at Iganzo (Mbowo) in Mbeya. Southern Highlands Conference is formerly known as South-West Tanzania Field (organized 1960).
The territory of Southern Tanzania Union Mission (STU) comprises the southern half of the Tanzania mainland with 13 government administrative regions, namely, Dodoma, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Pwani, Lindi, Iringa, Mbeya, Songwe, Njombe, Ruvuma, Mtwara, Rukwa, and Katavi; and one administrative district, namely, Kiteto district in Manyara region.