Asania Front Cathedral

Azania Front Lutheran Cathedral is a church under the East and Coast Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. It was built by German missionaries between 1899 and 1902 in Gothic style and is located in the city center, near the sea, overlooking the harbor.

The Asania Front Cathedral offers a wide range of services, childcare, gospel choirs, and an intensive women’s ministry..

The church’s diaconia establishes health clinics and maintains educational institutions ranging from elementary schools to Lutheran University. It also promotes and operates hydraulic engineering and land development projects.