About TAUS, Inc.

TAUS’s mission is to evangelize and provide health, education and other services that improve the quality of life of people in Tanzania.

Established in 1999, the Tanzanian Adventists in the United States of America (TAUS) is an organization of Seventh day Adventists from Tanzania, East Africa.

TAUS is a 501(c) nonprofit organization that welcomes associate members from any country in the world and of any spiritual belief that share TAUS’s mission. Currently TAUS has over 300 members living all over the United States, a strong growth from its 25 founding members. Its headquarters is in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Tanzania Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church is divided into two administrative regions (or unions) – Northern Tanzania Union Conference (NTUC) and Southern Tanzania Union Conference (STUC). Although STUC population is about 50%, of total population in Tanzania, its SDA church membership is only 25% of total church membership in the country. Thus, TAUS has largely concentrated its efforts in the STUC – where poverty is also highest.

TAUS, Inc. Institutional Structure

TAUS has national and Chapter level officers and serve under a three-tier structure:

President
National level leaders – including Chapter Presidents
Chapter Secretary and Treasurer – who are answerable to chapter president.

The President and second-tier leaders are elected by the TAUS general assembly and they serve for a two-year term. The president is the head of the institution and serves as its national representative to all national and international engagements. The president supervises implementation of TAUS’ vision and guides all activities in accordance with the rules and regulations set in its Constitution. Tier two of TAUS’s organogram consists of the national secretary, treasurer and directors of eight departments: Namely, Chaplaincy, Projects, Communication, Social Affairs, Children, Youth and Young Adults, Resource Mobilization and Donor Affairs and Music. Leaders who serve in the third tier are Chapter Secretary and Treasurer. Both leaders are answerable to the Chapter President.

TAUS Inc. Organogram

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TAUS Inc. Chapter Presidents

TAUS has nine chapters, which are divided according to the US Census Divisions. However, two chapters – Mountain and East South Central – have a lack of members in order to form a functional Chapter.

Accordingly, the small chapters have been attached to their nearest functional chapters. Specifically, the East South Central Chapter is attached to South Atlantic Chapter and Mountain Chapter is still pending attachment to another chapter.