Christ the King’s Global Mission Team is selling Alternative Christmas Gifts again this year. Give a gift to our African partners in faith and you will receive a specially crafted Christmas ornament and card, made by GM team members, to
share with a loved one of your choice.

We have an exciting new gift this year: Student Eyeglasses! More Tanzanian youth are receiving formal schooling, some through our scholarship help, yet some have difficulty reading and writing because their vision is poor. We will provide glasses when needed so that more students can benefit from their education and prepare for a lifetime of literacy.

We offer 12 different gifts. Your contribution funds the gifts listed on the order form to be given to our partners, where they impact people’s lives in many ways: education, health services, economic improvement, and worship and faith.
This year we are offering Sunday morning sales in the narthex on November 27, December 4, 11, and 18, before and after our worship service. Stop by to see samples of our gifts and pick up an order form. Global Mission team members
can help you fill your order in person.

You can also place an order by clicking here Alternative Christmas Gifts Order Form to see our order form and instructions for ordering electronically. Global Mission team members will fill your order and send it to you by U.S. Postal Service. (Thanks to a supporter’s generosity, there will be no charge to you for packing and shipping.)

Thank you for your support this Christmas season!

A bit about our partnership

Bega Kwa Bega (Shoulder to Shoulder)
Bega Kwa Bega is the name of our synod’s companion relationship with the Iringa Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Bega Kwa Bega—“shoulder to shoulder” in Swahili—describes both the model of accompaniment with the Iringa Diocese and the umbrella name under which a variety of programmatic efforts are carried out, including:
  • Congregational visits
  • Scholarship support for secondary and theological students
  • Congregational projects
  • Various other efforts around health care, agriculture, support for pensions for retired pastors, wells, sanitation and hygiene, conservation, and microfinance—to name just a few.
Iringa Diocese, ELCT
It is because of the generosity of our congregation, we have been able to do so much for the Iringa Diocese including:
  • Support capital improvements
  • Provide scholarships at several schools
  • Support economic development through agricultural initiatives
  • Organize trips to Tanzania for short-term missionary work

As we continue to address the challenges our brothers and sisters face each and every day, we welcome you to join us and continue to bring God’s love to the Iringa Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. There is nothing more rewarding than building life-long relationships with our brothers and sisters in Tanzania.

Travel with Global Mission

Apply for a CtK Global Mission Scholarship to Travel to Tanzania
Scholarship funds are available for anyone from CtK planning to go on a international mission trip. 
For more information, click here. To apply for a scholarship, download the application form (PDF) and send a completed copy via email to Tim Van Rooy.​

The Global Mission Team
The Global Mission Team serves Christ by bringing God’s love through Jesus Christ to those in other parts of our world. The Global Mission Team currently works with the Iringa Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT).
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Our purpose is to sustain an outward focus for our congregation, reminding us of our larger mission in serving Christ throughout the world. We work to educate the congregation, the community, and the Saint Paul Area Synod about the improvements, accomplishments, and impact our resources have on our brothers and sisters in Tanzania.