The five countries of Luso-Africa
LAMP International is committed to helping Luso-Africans receive advanced theological training. Formal education is expensive, and the quality of theology and ministry programs in Portuguese-speaking Africa varies widely. Through the Thomas “W” Fife memorial scholarship fund, we subsidize the cost for African church leaders to pursue educational opportunities with institutions that uphold the inspiration and authority of Scripture, and utilize knowledgeable, experienced professors.
Thomas "W" Fife 1931-2020
Tom Fife was a missionary to Brazil from 1964 to 1991. His zeal for God’s mission was the foundation of his vision that reached from Brazil across the Atlantic Ocean to Luso-Africa – Africa’s Portuguese-speaking nations. During his lifetime, Tom made many trips to Luso-Africa, including the countries of Cabo Verde, Guine-Bissau, Angola, and Mozambique.
The five countries of Luso-Africa
Additionally, We provide scholarships for a smaller number of gifted teachers to get university degrees in theology. These students take night classes online through the Portuguese Bible Institute in Lisbon. To qualify for financial assistance, they must also share what they learn through teaching others. A full scholarship is $1000/year.
LAMP International is committed to helping Luso-Africans receive advanced theological training. Formal education is expensive, and the quality of theology and ministry programs in Portuguese-speaking Africa varies widely. Through the Thomas “W” Fife memorial scholarship fund, we subsidize the cost for African church leaders to pursue educational opportunities with institutions that uphold the inspiration and authority of Scripture, and utilize knowledgeable, experienced professors.
Thomas "W" Fife 1931-2020
Tom Fife was a missionary to Brazil from 1964 to 1991. His zeal for God’s mission was the foundation of his vision that reached from Brazil across the Atlantic Ocean to Luso-Africa – Africa’s Portuguese-speaking nations. During his lifetime, Tom made many trips to Luso-Africa, including the countries of Cabo Verde, Guine-Bissau, Angola, and Mozambique.
Tom’s visits to Angola and his passion for theological education inspired the generation of church leaders who, years later, opened the door for the Angola Mission Team to work with the Church of Christ in Angola. Fife’s teaching also motivated several young Angolan students to seek more advanced theological education in Brazil. One of Tom’s former students, Afonso Teca, is now the director of the Christian Theological Institute of Angola (ITCA).
We hope this scholarship will honor the legacy of Tom Fife and his enthusiasm for theological education in Luso-Africa.
Tom with students in Angola
The Scholarship Fund
Tom with students in Mozambique
The Angola Mission Team has partnered with Dr. Afonso Teca, leading theologian in Luso-Africa and former student of Tom Fife, and the Church of Christ in Angola to offer a two-year Bible and Ministry program (ITCA). Students take courses in the Bible, biblical interpretation, historical context, modern cultural contexts, and ministry practices.
Through the Fife Scholarship Fund you can help us train 100 Angolan church leaders in biblical interpretation and ministry.
The entire program costs $350 to complete, and we ask students to pay about $50 over two years. We aim to train 100 students in 2023-2024. Please join us and sponsor a student for $300.
Tom with students in Mozambique
The Angola Mission Team has partnered with Dr. Afonso Teca, leading theologian in Luso-Africa and former student of Tom Fife, and the Church of Christ in Angola to offer a two-year Bible and Ministry program (ITCA). Students take courses in the Bible, biblical interpretation, historical context, modern cultural contexts, and ministry practices.
Through the Fife Scholarship Fund you can help us train 100 Angolan church leaders in biblical interpretation and ministry.
The entire program costs $350 to complete, and we ask students to pay about $50 over two years. We aim to train 100 students in 2023-2024. Please join us and sponsor a student for $300.
Help us develop more Bible teachers
Additionally, We provide scholarships for a smaller number of gifted teachers to get university degrees in theology. These students take night classes online through the Portuguese Bible Institute in Lisbon. To qualify for financial assistance, they must also share what they learn through teaching others. A full scholarship is $1000/year.
Help us train a generation of leaders by sponsoring the development of a teacher for $1000.
Tom, doing what he loved, teaching the Bible.
The Thomas “W” Fife Luso-Africa Scholarship Fund is a project of Luso-Africa Mission Partners International a non-profit 501c3 registered in the state of Colorado. All contributions to this scholarship are tax-deductible and you will receive an end of year statement for any contributions given this calendar year. All donations given through this page will automatically be allocated to the scholarship fund