President Museveni Agrees Not To Register Churches As NGOs Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to resolve the issue of registering new churches as Nongovernmental Organizations. “The issue of periodic registration of new churches as NGOs, we are going to resolve it. A church …
Read More »Speaker Anita Among: Parliament committed to working with the Church
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is committed to working with the Church to promote and protect biblical values, the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has assured Christians. “As Parliament, we pledge our unwavering support towards making laws that are good for humanity, respect for family and gives value to …
Read More »‘Build big churches, but build bigger schools’
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “Build big churches, but build bigger schools-when you build bigger schools, they will produce products that will build much bigger churches,” Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has encouraged the Anglican church. He made the call while officiating at the ground breaking ceremony of Saints, Andrew …
Read More »Tayebwa: Use church structures to fight poverty
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called on the prelates under the Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province Association (MEPA) to use church structures to eradicate poverty. Tayebwa was the chief pilgrim at the MEPA annual Pilgrimage at Namugongo Martyrs Shrine on Sunday, 12 November 2023. He …
Read More »Priests blame government for increased human trafficking in Uganda
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clerics from Lango have accused the government of promoting human trafficking by not implementing Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act 2009. This legislation aims to prohibit trafficking in persons, establish offenses, define prosecution and punishment for offenders, prevent human trafficking, and protect its victims. However, …
Read More »Phaneroo on a mission to attain the Guinness World Record for the longest applause
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Phaneroo Ministries International, a born-again church based in Kampala, Uganda, is aiming to achieve a Guinness World Record for the longest applause in the country. This Sunday, the church will host a remarkable hand-clapping session that will last for three hours continuously, aptly named “Clap …
Read More »Anglican Church hails Museveni for assenting to anti-homosexuality bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba hailed President Museveni for taking a bold step in assenting to the Anti-Homosexuality bill 2023 into law. In a statement released after the announcement, Dr. Kaziimba described the move as diligent work also hailing …
Read More »Catholic church urges gov’t to curb gun violence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop Joseph Antony Zziwa, the chairperson of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, expressed concern over the increasing incidents of violent homicides in the country, particularly those involving firearms. According to Bishop Zziwa, the loss of precious lives through brutal killings is a grave matter that cannot …
Read More »CHURCHES: Security agencies should ensure another Kanungu is avoided
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Kenyan police have exhumed over 100 of bodies from graves that have since been connected to a Christian pastor, who is being investigated on allegations that he directed his congregants to starve themselves to death. Many of the victims are believed to have been members of …
Read More »‘Start projects on church land to prevent grabbers’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Most Rev Dr. Stephen Samuel Kazimba Mugalu, has urged Christians to initiate income-generating projects on church land as a means of deterring grabbers from targeting it. During his first-ever pastoral visit to Kigezi diocese, Kazimba expressed concern …
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