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Arusha Archdiocese · Iringa

Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Parish

Tungamalenga

Tungamalenga · Iringa Region · Tanzania

Welcome to Saint John the Baptist in Tungamalenga. We gather for worship, share the Orthodox faith and care for one another in the life of our community.

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The church building and community gathered outside in Tungamalenga.
The church and community in Tungamalenga, from the borehole-opening report. Source / credit · Missionary Shelter of Saint Dionysios of Olympus

Life in the parish

Faith lived together.

A January 2026 account links the church’s feast with the blessing of a village water point and a fellowship meal.

Children using the borehole at the Saint John the Forerunner church in Tungamalenga.
Children using the borehole at the Saint John the Forerunner church in Tungamalenga.

A feast-day gathering and water project

Saint John the Forerunner church in Tungamalenga celebrated its patronal feast in January 2026. Metropolitan Agathonikos presided at the Divine Liturgy and blessed a newly constructed borehole in the church courtyard.

The account acknowledges a Romanian benefactor and the work of the local Church and Missionary Shelter. Village representatives joined the gathering, and a fellowship meal followed. The event brings the parish’s worship together with a practical resource for the surrounding community.

Sources: Inauguration of our new borehole in Tanzania

Saint John’s place in the Gospel

In Mark 1, John calls people to repentance and prepares them for the coming of Christ, whom he baptises in the Jordan. The name Forerunner expresses this ministry of preparation and witness. It gives biblical context to the dedication named in the village report.

Sources: Mark 1:1–11

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Our village

Tungamalenga

Saint John the Baptist is based in Tungamalenga, in Iringa Region. The parish is part of the Orthodox Archdiocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania.

The Archdiocese in TanzaniaEight regions of the Archdiocese are highlighted within Tanzania. Regional boundaries: Tanzania NBS / UN OCHA ROSA, via geoBoundaries (2018). CC BY 3.0 IGO. Archdiocesan regions highlighted.DodomaArushaKilimanjaroTangaMorogoroPwaniDar-es-salaamLindiMtwaraRuvumaIringaMbeyaSingidaTaboraRukwaKigomaShinyangaKageraMwanzaMaraManyaraNjombeKataviSimiyuGeitaSongweKaskazini UngujaKusini UngujaMjini MagharibiKaskazini PembaKusini PembaArushaKilimanjaroManyaraSingidaDodomaIringaNjombeMbeya
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Iringa Region

This parish’s region

Parish
Saint John the Baptist
Village or town
Tungamalenga
Region
Iringa

The map shows the Archdiocese’s eight regions. Village locations and directions to individual churches are managed separately.

Our patron and dedication

Saint John the Baptist

The dedication of Saint John the Baptist belongs to the worship and spiritual life of the parish, joining this community to the faith and prayer of the Orthodox Church.

Photographs from parish life

Metropolitan Agathonikos and a local priest at the Tungamalenga borehole blessing.
Metropolitan Agathonikos and a local priest at the Tungamalenga borehole blessing.

Parish priest

Fr. Samweli Mtove

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Photographs illustrate parish and mission life across the Archdiocese: a shared meal in Uenda and children with school materials in Mkobe. Orthodox candle photograph by Spacekid, CC0 public-domain dedication.

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