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ABOUT OUR CHURCH
Bugema University is deeply committed to fostering spiritual growth and community involvement through its church service programs. These services offer students and faculty members the opportunity to participate in meaningful worship experiences, Bible study groups, and outreach activities. The program emphasizes faith-based education, spiritual reflection, and service to others, creating a nurturing environment where individuals can grow spiritually and develop leadership skills for church ministry. By engaging in these services, participants not only strengthen their faith but also contribute positively to the surrounding community.
GOVERNANCE
The Church's internal governance is representative, with executive responsibility and authority assigned to its various entities and intuitions.
Uganda has 5504 congregations. Organised churches are 1689 companies 2815. With 544,966 members by March 2024.
It is recorded that the first Seventh-day Adventist to enter Uganda was E. C. Enns, a German missionary working at Suji in the Pare region of Tanzania (then Tanganyika) who entered the country from South Nyanza, Kenya in 1906. However, work did not begin in Uganda until more than 20 years later, in 1927. This long delay was most likely due to the local prevailing political and religious unrest in the region.
Adventist missionaries entering Uganda found that it was already zoned among Anglican Protestant missionaries, Catholic missionaries, and Muslims. Accordingly, they were sent to Nchwanga and were expected to fail because they were sent into a disturbed area and the people of this area were naturally suspicious of anything coming from Kampala and Buganda. By providence, Adventists were able to establish a mission station in Nchwanga in the year 1927.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church was banned by President Idi Amin Dada (1971–1979) between 1977 and 1979, some of its land was confiscated, and the government took over some of its schools, converting them into public schools, which had a negative impact on the Church and its operations in Uganda.
Our Mission
Make disciples of Jesus Christ who live as His loving witnesses and proclaim to all people the everlasting gospel of the Three Angels' Messages in preparation for His soon return
(Matt 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Rev 14:6-12)
Our Vision
In harmony with Bible revelation, Seventh-day Adventists see as the climax of God's plan the restoration of all His creation to full harmony with His perfect will and righteousness.
(Matt 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Rev 14:6-12)
