Eldership Team

  • Joseph James

    Joseph, Brittany and their three children have lived in Dar Es Salaam since 2016. After their first time visiting God’s Tribe Church, they knew they found their church home. Throughout the years, they served in various ministries and grew under the leadership and preaching of Pastor Sheshi. Prior to the passing of Sheshi in 2021, he asked Joseph to join the eldership team of God’s Tribe. After serving for a year during his eldership training, Joe was installed as an elder in March of 2022.

    God continued to reveal His plan for God’s Tribe to press on to reach the city with the gospel after the passing of Sheshi, and in August of 2022 Joseph was named lead elder. Joseph is pursuing his Master of Divinity and has a desire to serve others and equip them in their faith journey to find, follow, and share Jesus Christ with others.

  • Arthur Kyara

    Arthur, married to Alice, live in Mbezi Beach and have been married for 4 years. Their church family have grown to become real family over the years. It remains a blessing for them to serve in a loving and genuine community such as God’s Tribe and they enjoy doing this together.

    .Arthur, who grew up in Eswatini, moved to Tanzania in 2014 and works at Coca-Cola. At GT he serves on the Eldership team and Co-Leads a Life Group. Alice grew up in Mwanza and currently works as Program Manager for Global Hope, MUHAS (Muhimbili University); at GT she leads the Prayer & Benevolence Ministries whilst also Co-leading a Life group. In their spare time they enjoy spending quality time with one another, watching movies or hanging out with friends. Alice is passionate about business and sells synthetic hair & accessories, Arthur enjoys all things coffee.

  • Dr. Sode Matiku

    Dr. Sode Matiku is husband and a father to a beautiful daughter. He served as an elder of God’s Tribe Church for the last five years. Sode is a native of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He is a medical doctor by profession and runs a polyclinic and a public health consultancy firm both based in Dar es Salaam. 

    Dr. Sode is a second born from a family of five siblings. He is married to Aika Makindara and have a 14-year-old daughter Zanella Matiku. He was raised in a Christian home and accepted Jesus in his late 30s. He Joined God’s Tribe in 2016 and together with his wife were water baptised in 2017. Sode started the eldership journey as an elder in training in 2018 and was ordained in February 2021. Together with his wife they host Ununio life group. Sode is an international consultant supporting over 20 countries and organisations around the world in fighting against Tuberculosis (TB) infection. 

Meet the Team

  • Freshia Frank

    Church Administrator

  • Trudie Kaniki

    Welcome & Hospitality

  • Alice Kyara

    Prayer Ministry

  • Sarah Majengo

    Women’s Ministry

  • Nathanael D'zombe

    Worship & Audio-Visual Ministry

  • Abel & Sarah Miller

    Sala Sala Life Group

  • Ben & Tina Owden

    Mikocheni & Masaki Life Group

  • Dr. Sode & Aika Matiku

    Ununio Life Group