Bishop Mwita raising hands with those he confirmed. ''Go forth and serve the Lord\"
Bishop Mwita praying for confirmation candidates at Kerende Church
First Confirmation service at Kerende parish church near Barrick gold mine
Bishop Mwita raising hands with those he confirmed. ''Go forth and serve the Lord"
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First Confirmations

Bishop Mwita had his first confirmation service on August 15, 2010 at Kerende Church, some 40km from Tarime town. Kerende parish church is part of Nyamongo deanery. It is a place where the Canadian mining company, Barrick Gold, has one of its goldmines in Tanzania. This being a deanery gathering, the pastors and Christians from other parishes attended. Other deanery confirmations took place in other deaneries as follows: Kemange (September 12), Kitagasembe (September 19), Magoma (September 26) and Tarime (October 10). Bishop Mwita confirmed 86 people in 2010.