About

The Rev. Bryan and Deaconess Keah Payne serve the Lord through The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Tanzania. Bryan is a theological educator at a new seminary in Shinyanga, Tanzania, where he teaches classes and assists in forming pastors for service in Africa. Keah serves alongside the deaconesses of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania’s South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese and supports their professional development.
Bryan is from Lawton, Okla. He holds a bachelor’s degree in leisure service management and a master’s degree in international development, ecological preservation — both from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, with his Master of Divinity in 2023.
Keah is from Oklahoma City, Okla. She has an associate degree in graphic communications from Oklahoma City Community College; a bachelor’s degree in leisure service management from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; and a master’s degree in deaconess studies from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. The Paynes have two children — Serenity and Dalton — and the family enjoys rock hunting and camping. Their home congregation is St. John’s Lutheran Church in Moore, Okla.
Pray for the Payne family as they serve in Tanzania. Pray that God would bless their efforts to learn Swahili and to adjust to their new home. Pray also for the new seminary in Shinyanga, that it would equip students to serve the church and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ faithfully and boldly. Let us give thanks to God that the Paynes are serving His people in this part of the world.

Bryan and Keah Payne

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