For over 1.9 billion Muslims in the world and over 200 Muslim students at UCU, Ramadhan is the holiest
month of the Islamic calendar, and this year it started on March 11th. Throughout Ramadhan, which goes
Category: Religion
Share the light Gospel initiative brightens lives in Uganda
In an effort to spread the gospel, Brian Kluth of HealthyCharity.org is literaryly illuminating the lives of thousands in central and southwestern Uganda through their #SharetheLight Gospel initiative.
View More Share the light Gospel initiative brightens lives in UgandaUCU welcomes Global Bishops
Uganda Christian University (UCU) hosted a delegation of 60 bishops from the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Bishops. The bishops, on a visit to the UCU Main Campus in Mukono, engaged with university management, led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi.
View More UCU welcomes Global BishopsChristians implored to uphold mercy and forgiveness during lent
Rev. Prof. Elly Kansiime, who delivered the sermon, underlined the importance of forgiveness in encouraging spiritual development and community togetherness.
View More Christians implored to uphold mercy and forgiveness during lentStudents share how UCU helps build their faith
Schools like Uganda Christian University (UCU) provide a platform for students to develop a religious identity, with the view that such a move will enable them to deepen the understanding of their faith. Such schools often also offer an environment that allows the cultivation of a sense of belonging among students. Pauline Luba recently talked to UCU students to better understand how the university has helped them develop their faith.
View More Students share how UCU helps build their faithAnglican church creates new diocese, enthrones first bishop
The Church of Uganda is celebrating two milestones. The double commemoration is about East Busoga, Uganda’s newest diocese, which was inaugurated on November 19, 2023, and, the same event, the consecration of Rt. Rev. Paul Hannington Suubi and his enthronment as its first bishop. East Busoga became the country’s 39th diocese of the Anglican Church after approval by the provincial assembly in August 2022.
View More Anglican church creates new diocese, enthrones first bishopRev. Prof. Kalengyo finds satisfaction in equipping Anglican clergy
What would you do about a son who turns down a job offer after graduating with a veterinary medicine degree, preferring to return to school to become a priest? In 1986, that was the dilemma of the father of Edison Kalengyo. His son, now the Rev. Can Prof. Kalengyo, had just completed a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, a four-year course, at Uganda’s Makerere University. Kalengyo had even received an appointment letter, dated June 20, 1986, from the Ministry of Animal Industry and Fisheries.
View More Rev. Prof. Kalengyo finds satisfaction in equipping Anglican clergyFormer UCU Chancellor Orombi calls for more servant leaders
On October 11, 2023, former Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Uganda, the Rt. Rev. Henry Luke Orombi celebrated his 74th birthday. To mark this day, Orombi cut a specially made, three-tiered cake at the Uganda Christian University’s Nkoyoyo Hall, a structure named after his predecessor in the Church of Uganda leadership, Archbishop Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo.
View More Former UCU Chancellor Orombi calls for more servant leadersDaily Monitor journalist leaves career to pursue theology
If you meet Esther Irene Nantambi on the Uganda Christian University (UCU) main campus, she will most likely be in “kitten” (thin) heels or sneakers. Her unspoken love for creativity reveals itself as she leisurely strolls through stalls during exhibitions by the School of Journalism, Media and Communication or art and design. Her face displays a hint of makeup. Her demeanor is friendly.
View More Daily Monitor journalist leaves career to pursue theologyUCU alum’s journey to being first bishop of new Anglican diocese
As a son of an Anglican priest, Barnabas Tibaijuka was expected to lead a God-fearing life. And that’s exactly what he did at home. His was the perfect illustration of living a double life — humble, obedient, and God-fearing son at home and rebellious and party-loving boy away from home.
View More UCU alum’s journey to being first bishop of new Anglican diocese