Church wins property ownership case as pastor ordered to vacate

Arusha. The Arusha Sub Registry of the High Court of Tanzania has resolved a long-running dispute over church property ownership in Elerai, declaring the Registered Trustees of Evangelistic Assemblies of God Tanzania (EAGT) as the lawful owners of the land and all buildings on it.

In a ruling delivered on June 22, 2026, Justice Frank Mahimbali upheld EAGT's claim that the property had been transferred to the church through a deed of gift executed in 1996 by the late Cleopa Lotakajaki for religious purposes.

The case was filed by EAGT against the Registered Trustees of Revival Evangelistic Assemblies of God Tanzania (REAGT) and Pastor Marko Haule, who argued that the late Lotakajaki had orally granted him the land in 1986, before the deed was prepared.

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