Uganda

Ministries

• Bible Correspondence Schools
• School Ministry
• Church Ministry
• Orphan Ministry
• Prison Ministry
• Church Planting
• Children's Ministry

Missionary

James Byakika

The ministry in Uganda was established in 1999 and involves outreach to schools with the Bible lessons, Muslim evangelism, church planting (3 churches have been planted so far), prison ministry, seminars and counseling classes and support of needy children, many orphaned by HIV-AIDS.

Address

Source of Light Uganda
PO Box 1409
Mbale, UGANDA

Phone Number

011-256-78-278-5737 or 011-256-71-559-1793

Email Address

uganda@slmin.org

Additional Contact Information

Annet Nabushowo (Secretary) Phone Contact:  011-256-78-680-3308

Population

38,319,241

Ethnic Groups

Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%, Bakiga 6.9%, Iteso 6.4%, Langi 6.1%, Acholi 4.7%, Bagisu 4.6%, Lugbara 4.2%, Bunyoro 2.7%, other 29.6% (2002 census)

Languages

English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic

Religions

Protestant 45.1% (Anglican 32.0%, Pentecostal/Born Again/Evangelical 11.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, Baptist .3%), Roman Catholic 39.3%,
Muslim 13.7%, other 1.6%, none 0.2%