Swahili Lutheran Church was officially inaugurated on September 13, 2016 with a large number of attendances. The Swahili congregation worships at St. Mathew’s Lutheran Church and is pastored by the Rev. John Z. Mbatta and evangelist Ailen Mushi.
Swahili (or Kiswahili), along with several of its dialects, is the most widely spoken language in Africa, where it is used primarily in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the eastern and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), northern Malawi, northern Mozambique, northern Zambia and Somalia. The language also is spoken in Congo (Brazzaville), southern Sudan, the Comoro Islands, the northern part of Malagasy Republic and in the Persian Gulf states. "This creates a real opportunity to break down those boundaries and bring people together to expand the kingdom of God," The church will give the people who speak the language a unique opportunity to hear the Gospel and worship in their own language. It will also give members an opportunity to provide awareness and be ambassador of social.
