{"id":403,"date":"2026-09-27T19:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T19:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?page_id=403"},"modified":"2026-09-27T21:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:16:47","slug":"uganda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?page_id=403","title":{"rendered":"District 05 Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jesus Christ is God&#8217;s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings, His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and personal, visible return to earth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag_of_Uganda.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4671062961218402;width:249px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag_of_Uganda.png 320w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Flag_of_Uganda-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kampala, Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/free.timeanddate.com\/clock\/iah440iz\/n115\/fn17\/ftb\/bls2\/brs2\/bts2\/bbs2\/pa2\/tt0\/td1\/th1\/ta1\/tb3\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"384\" height=\"25\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Kenya borders it to the east, South Sudan to the north, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Rwanda to the southwest, and Tanzania to the south. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. As of 2024, it had a population of 45.9 million, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses much of the south, including Kampala, and whose language, Luganda, is widely spoken; English is the official language, while Swahili is the second official language. People of various ethnicities populated the region before Bantu and Nilotic groups arrived around 3,000 years ago. These new inhabitants established influential kingdoms such as the Empire of Kitara. Arab traders arrived in the 1830s, and British explorers in the late 19th century, marking the beginning of foreign influence. The British established the Protectorate of Uganda in 1894, setting the stage for future political dynamics. Uganda gained independence in 1962, with Milton Obote as the first prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until 3,000 years ago, much of Uganda was inhabited by Central Sudanic- and Kuliak-speaking farmers and herders, when Bantu speakers arrived in the south and Nilotic speakers arrived in the northeast. By 1500 AD, they had all been assimilated into Bantu-speaking cultures south of Mount Elgon, the Nile River, and Lake Kyoga. According to oral tradition and archaeological studies, the Empire of Kitara covered an important part of the Great Lakes Area, from the northern lakes Albert and Kyoga to the southern lakes Victoria and Tanganyika. Kitara is claimed as the antecedent of the Tooro, Ankole, and Busoga kingdoms. Some Luo invaded Kitara and assimilated with the Bantu society there, establishing the Biito dynasty of the current Omukama (ruler) of Bunyoro-Kitara. Arab traders moved into the land from the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa in the 1830s for trade. Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 October 1962 with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and Queen of Uganda. In 1963, Uganda became a republic de facto while maintaining its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Catholic Church had the largest number of adherents (39.3 percent, down from 41.6 in 2002), followed by the Anglican Church of Uganda (32 percent, down from 35.9 percent). The Evangelical\/Pentecostal\/Born-Again category grew the most, rising from 4.7% in 2002 to 11.1% in 2018. Adventist and other Protestant churches accounted for most of the remaining Christians, although a small Eastern Orthodox community also existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next most reported religion in Uganda was Islam, with Muslims representing 14% of the population, up from 12.1% in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remainder of the population in the 2014 census followed traditional religions (0.1 percent, down from 1% in 2002), other religions (1.4 percent), or had no religious affiliation (0.2 percent).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>District\u00a005 Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>District\u00a005 Uganda:<\/strong> Bethel Orphanage Care Foundation, Happy Times Care Ministries, Set Free Church &amp; Ministries Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Steven_Muganzi.3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405\" style=\"width:227px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Steven_Muganzi.3.jpg 591w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Steven_Muganzi.3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Steven_Muganzi.3-300x300-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Steven Muganzi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus Christ is God&#8217;s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. 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