It is a theological training institution that has grown over the years to become a University, hence many Lutheran Church leaders in East, Central, West and Southern Africa and the Middle East; have been trained at Makumira. Exchange students have come from Europe and America.
Chini ya mpango wa kubadilishana wanafunzi baadhi ya wanafunzi na wakufunzi wametoka Ulaya na Marekani. KKKT ni muungano wa makanisa saba ambayo baadhi yao yalianza kutekeleza utume wa Mungu wa kueneza Injili nchini zaidi ya miaka 150.