Divisions Christopher R. Mwashinga, Jr (born 9 January 1965) is a Tanzanian author and poet from Mbeya, Tanzania who lives in the United States.
[9] He then moved for graduate studies to the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary on the campus of Andrews University, [10] located at Berrien Springs, Michigan, US.
[15][16] For many years, Mwashinga, an ordained minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, served the youth and public university students in East Africa.
[17][18] Before going to the US for further studies he worked as a chaplain in charge of Public Campus Ministries in the South-West Tanzania Field (now Southern Highlands Conference) headquartered in Mbeya.
[28][29][independent source needed] For the past twenty years, Mwashinga has travelled widely representing the Seventh-day Adventist Church in international conferences or preaching assignments.
[32] [independent source needed], Collected Poems: 1991-2021, He has also published eleven collections of Kiswahili poetry including Sauti Toka Ughaibuni (Voice From the Diaspora),[33] [independent source needed], Kilele Cha Tumaini (Summit of Hope), and Tumaini Lenye Baraka: Diwani ya Christopher Mwashinga (The Blessed Hope), Njia ya Matumaini, Mwenge wa Matumaini.
[34][35] The most notable works in the area of non-fiction are perhaps his books on Mission Theology and a History of Christian Missions in East Africa, Uadventista Barani Afrika: Changamoto na Fursa za Ukuaji (Adventism in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Growth), and The Works of Christopher Mwashinga in multiple volumes.