Lukajange District

Lukajange District

1. Lukajange Parish – Lukajange Congregation
2. Kayanga Parish – Kayanga and Karaizo Congregations
3. Nyakahanga Parish – Nyakahanga, Nyakiziba and Bigoro Congregations
4. Nyabwegira Parish – Nyabwegira and Ndama Congregations
5. Nyakahanga Hospital Parish – Nyakahanga Hospital Congregation
6. Rukole Parish – Rukole, Ihanda, Cherunga, Chelima, Chonyonyo, Rularo and Katinkimo Congregations
7. Omurushaka Parish – Omurushaka Congregation
8. Bujuruga Parish – Rwamugurusi, Rujebe, Kibombo, Kakashombwe and Kabale Congregations

2. Church Leadership and Staff

• Rev. James Kiiru – Lukajange Parish
• Rev. Eustace Nguma – Nyabwegira Parish
• Rev. Jovenary Kalolo – Kayanga Parish
• Rev. Texavier Biita and Rev. Rose Kamana – Nyakahanga Hospital and Omurushaka Parishes
• Rev. Eviness Sospatery and Rev. Revocatus Leonard – Rukole Parish
• Rev. Elieth Kiiza and Rev. Dina Mberwa – Nyakahanga Parish
• Rev. Blassio Kibirizi – Bujuruga Parish

• Mrs. Elina Bagoka – Office Secretary
• Ev. Faraja Mafa – Coordinator for Christian Education

3. Activities and Plans

“Building a community with a strong and stable Christian faith through proclaiming and teaching the Word of God.”

• Preaching and teaching the Word of God during worship services and open-air meetings.
• Administering the Sacraments, including Holy Communion and Baptism, during church services.
• Conducting house-to-house visits to church members.
• Officiating weddings and providing comfort and pastoral care to mourners during funeral services.
• Conducting seminars on stewardship, leadership, marriage and family matters, financial regulations, youth and the changing world, HIV/AIDS, interreligious dialogue, environmental conservation, transparency and accountability, and combating corruption.
• Teaching Christian Education in primary and secondary schools.
• Organizing and teaching Sunday School and confirmation classes.
• Providing opportunities for small projects and loans to empower families, including women's SACCOs and dairy-cow projects.
• Organizing and supporting church groups, including women's groups, choirs and youth groups.
• Mainstreaming advocacy by exposing ministers to the Rights-Based Approach (RBA), integrating evangelization with gender issues, and developing programmes that raise the voices of oppressed and vulnerable people.
• Building and renovating church buildings. Current projects include congregations in Nyakahanga, Bigoro, Chonyonyo, Ihanda, Nyakanongo and Kibombo.
• Constructing a new modern church in Kayanga town, with plans currently underway.
• Constructing water tanks at Chonyonyo and Cherunga in Rukole Parish.
• Constructing pastors' houses for Bujuruga and Omurushaka Parishes.

4. Partnership

• Renovating and constructing church buildings.
• Constructing water tanks.
• Organizing and conducting seminars for various groups within the parishes.
• Supporting primary and secondary education for children from economically disadvantaged families.
• Supporting environmental conservation activities, including the protection of the Kibombo and Chonyonyo forests.
• Sharing experiences and learning about one another through mutual visits.
• Praying for one another.
• Engaging in discussions on various issues affecting the two societies, including theological themes.

5. Partnership Committees