The reorganization of the Uganda Field was held from December 4 to 9, 2023, under the supervision of Pastor Benjamin Madisha, President of African Division at IMS, and Pastor Alfred Ngwenya, Vice President of African Division at IMS, the Secretarial Department of the General Conference confirmed on December 18, 2023. In addition, a Christian seminar and a consecration of two pastors and elders were held.
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital city, has a population of approximately 49.6 million, as of 2023, of which 8.5 million live in the capital city and the largest city of Kampala. From 1894, the territory of Uganda was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom, and on October 9, 1962, the country gained its independence from the UK.
Pastor Alfred Ngwenya, Vice President of African Division at IMS, baptizing a brother in the faith of Jesus; a photo from the personal archive of Pastor Alfred Ngwenya on Facebook.
Written by Margarit Zhekov