2010 Uganda Pastors Conference

IFCA churches have been “working together” in Uganda to plant churches and train native pastors.  Though Monument View Bible Church, Grace Bible Church of Collbran, Monument View Bible Church, Rocky Mountain Bible Church, and Frontier School of the Bible will send evangelism and church planting teams later this summer, the Uganda 2010 Pastor’s Conference was completed at the end of March.  Bibles and resource books were distributed to pastors.  Pastor Andrew was installed to lead a new church planted in Tuba.  Countless heard the Gospel in schools, prisons, over the radio, and “hut to hut.”  And thousands of churches have been strengthened by training and equipping leaders.  Praise the Lord!  And thank you, thank you, thank you.

Along the main highway between Mbale and Tororo, in the village of Tuba 800 people, mostly new converts, met for the first time March 28.  The Tuba church plant combined the efforts of several existing churches – including the leadership of Pastor Timothy, Pastor David, Pastor Charles and their choirs.  American churches included Grace Church of Glendora (Pastor Gene Wood and John Dix), First Baptist Church of Hemet, CA (Pastor Mark Henry), and Grace Bible Church of Colorado Springs (Pastor Jeff Anderson).  That same Sunday morning American team members returned to celebrate the first birthday of the Luaboba church – Pastor Steven and the church are thriving, leadership is developing, and they are reaching new converts and making disciples.

The Pastor’s Conference emphasized “family,” teaching mostly from Ephesians 5.  Again, hundreds professed faith in Christ and thousands were encouraged and strengthened by sound doctrine and expository preaching.  Over 8000 copies of the MacArthur Study Bible were received with indescribable joy and commitment.  Two pictures describe it best: after running to receive the Bible, pastors lifted both hands toward heaven and knelt in an open field giving thanks!   Imagine 8000 voices resounding with upraised Bible in hand, “I will study the Word.  I will obey the Word.  I will preach the Word!”  Alleluia!  The shout of praise shook the earth!!

Expository preaching will continue to equip pastors and Christians surrounding Mbale throughout the year as Impact Radio will broadcast sermons from Philippians by Pastor Mark Henry and messages from The Gospel of John by Pastor Jeff Anderson.  Weekday 30 minute broadcasts cost only $5 and reach an audience of 250,000.

Lastly, thousands of key pastors and theological students received Changed into His Image from BJU Press and The Crescent Through the Eyes of the Cross from Dr. Nabeel Jabbour.  These books will greatly bless the church in East Africa to understand and teach Biblical sanctification and to understand and reach Muslims with the Gospel of Christ.

The Uganda Project is just one example of IFCA Churches working together.  Your church can be part of Vision America and Vision world – for more information contact va@ifca.org