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Life-Giving Spring of the Mother of God Orthodox Parish

Makota

Makota · Iringa Region · Tanzania

Welcome to Life-Giving Spring of the Mother of God in Makota. We gather for worship, share the Orthodox faith and care for one another in the life of our community.

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A priest serving inside the Life-Giving Spring church in Makota.
Worship at the Life-Giving Spring church, Makota. Source / credit · Missionary Shelter of Saint Dionysios of Olympus

Life in the parish

Faith lived together.

The 2026 accounts trace worship, a need for church repairs and later support for restoration at Makota.

A woman serving a meal to a child after the Makota parish gathering.
A woman serving a meal to a child after the Makota parish gathering.

Prayer for the departed and care for the building

The February 2026 report describes the Divine Liturgy and memorial prayers on Soul Saturday at the Life-Giving Spring church in Makota. Kollyva was blessed and shared, and a meal followed the services.

The same account drew attention to deterioration of the church and the need for repair. It connected care for the building with the community’s ability to continue gathering safely and with dignity for worship.

Sources: Soul Saturday in Central Tanzania and the necessity of preserving the Holy Church in the village of Makota

Support for church restoration

The May 2026 Bright Friday account names Makota as a focus of the Life-Giving Spring celebrations. It records the Divine Liturgy, a fellowship meal and support from the Stuttgart mission group for maintenance, renovation and improvement of the church.

The concern raised in February was followed by a response around the spring feast. The sequence records the community's effort to care for its place of worship.

Sources: The Feast of the Life-Giving Spring and the Beautification of a Church in the Holy Metropolis of Arusha

A feast within the joy of Pascha

The Life-Giving Spring celebration honours the Theotokos on Bright Friday, within the week following Pascha. The Makota account places its patronal gathering in that setting of Resurrection worship, prayer and a common table.

Sources: The Feast of the Life-Giving Spring and the Beautification of a Church in the Holy Metropolis of Arusha

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Our village

Makota

Life-Giving Spring of the Mother of God is based in Makota, 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

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Parish
Life-Giving Spring of the Mother of God
Village or town
Makota
Region
Iringa

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Life-Giving Spring of the Mother of God

The dedication of Life-Giving Spring of the Mother of God 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

A parishioner serving food outdoors during the Makota fellowship meal.
A parishioner serving food outdoors during the Makota fellowship meal.

Parish priest

Fr. Onesmos Mkundi

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A priest serving inside the Life-Giving Spring church in Makota.

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A shared meal with the parish community at Saint Barnabas in Uenda

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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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