The Riverside Church of Christ in Moshi Tanzania dedicated Immanueli Laurenti Msangi (pictured, by Charles Ngoje) as their pulpit minister in a ceremony held at the church on Sunday 20, 2012. Immanuel has been a member of the church for five years. Riverside Church has a membership of 45 adults.   I was in Moshi to witness this important exercise in the life of the 13 year old congregation at the foot of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. This congregation was planted by veteran missionary Ken and Ann Bolden in partnership with Charles and Florence Ngoje, Mark and Eunice Sure and Ryan and Lynda Hammitt. With this appointment the Church has made a significant step towards turning their hopes from the missionaries to themselves as Tanzanian nationals. Ken Ngoje who has been the only remaining missionary at this church will be phasing out of Tanzania to go back to his home in Winyo Kenya,  in a month’s time. Immanueli takes over this mantle from Godlisten Masuki who will now serve full time as director for Ghona Academy a ministry of the Church.