Uganda Kampala Mission

UGANDA
Jan. 1, 2012: Est. population, 32,370,000; Members, 10,368; Stakes, 1; Wards, 6; Mission, 1; Districts, 1; Branches, 16; percent LDS, .02, or one in 4,678; Africa Southeast Area
Records fromthe SouthAfrican Mission indicatethat Lorel Nicole was baptizedin Uganda on 1 July1969,whichis quite possiblythefirstLatter-daySaintbaptisminthatcountry. Non-UgandanLatter-daySaintslivingandworkingthereinthe early 1970s metinsmall groups thatreported totheSwitzerland andInternational missions.
Inthe 1980s, several Ugandans living abroad joined the Church, returned to Uganda, andwrote to Salt Lake City wanting toknow iftheChurch wasestablished inUganda. TheInternational Mission responded withChurch literature and encouragementtolivethegospel. Atthissametime,otherUgandanswhocameacrossreferencestotheChurchalsowrote toheadquarterswantinginformationandcontactwiththeChurch. AmongthemwasMugisaJamesCollins,whohadheard about the Churchfrom a pen pal in Denmark.
CharlesOsinde,anativeUgandan,joinedtheChurchin1989whilelivinginScotland. JustbeforeOsindereturnedto Uganda, theArea Presidency inEngland gave him a listofseven members anda few investigators andasked thathetryto locatethem. OsindefoundMugisaJamesCollins.
In October 1989, Guy and Peggy Denton, Church members from Utah, moved to Uganda to organize agricultural educationprogramsatMakaseroUniversity. TheDentonsheldChurchservicesintheirhome. InFebruary1990,Elder Robert E. Sackley, a counselor intheUnited Kingdom-lreland-Afnca Area Presidency, visited Uganda andbegan applying for legalrecognitionoftheChurch. HelocatedOsindeandintroducedhimtotheDentons,andtheybeganmeetingtogetheron Sundays. Ashort while later, Collins was taught thegospel byGuy Denton and baptized inLake Victoria byhim, thefirst nativeUgandan to be baptizedin the country.
The first full-time missionary couple to be stationed in Uganda, Lark and Arlea Washbum, arrived in Kampala on 8 December 1990. Thefirst Ugandan missionaries, Robert Kagabo andAmos Tumwesigye, began theirservice intheKenya Nairobi Mission in December 1992.
The first branch in Uganda was organized on 31 March 1991 in Kampala, with Guy Denton as president, Charles Osinde asfirstcounselor,andMugisaJamesCollinsassecondcounselor. Ashortwhilelater,on16February1992,adistrictwas organized with Guy Denton aspresident. Asecond district wasorganized inJinja inDecember 1993.
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Uganda becamepart of the Kenya Nairobi Mission when it was organized 1 July 1991. In October of that year, Elder JamesE.Faustofthe Quorum ofthe Twelve visitedUganda and blessedthe land.
TheChurchwasregisteredinthecitiesofKampalaandJinjaon23April1991. On16June1992,theChurchreceived nationwide recognition as a registered religious organization by the National Boardfor Non-Governmental Organisations.
In 1997, two meetinghouses were constructed in Uganda, one in Jinja and the other in Kampala. The Kololo meetinghouse in Kampala, the firstto be completed, was dedicated in September1997.
In March 1998,missionaries, alongwith manycitizens of Kampala, were invitedto participatein a citywide cleanup campaignjustpriortothevisitofU.S.PresidentBillClinton. Severalmissionaries,whilehelpingtocutthegrassatthe presidential airstrip across the street from the Kololo meetinghouse, were interviewed by Uganda's First Lady, Janet Museveni.
Membershipin 2003 was 3,580. TheUganda Kampala Mission wasorganized 1 July 2005,and included the countriesofUganda and Ethiopia.
In 2005, membership reached 3,920.

	Elder Clifton Carron-Campbell www.mymission.com/eldercliftoncarron-campbell	2024
	Elder Camden Flint www.mymission.com/eldercamdenflint	2024
	Elder Jett Gatlin www.mymission.com/elderjettgatlin	2024
	Elder Karl Haslem www.mymission.com/elderkarlhaslem	2024
	Elder Josh Mitchell www.mymission.com/elderjoshmitchell	2024
	Elder Ace Flores www.mymission.com/elderaceflores	2023
	Elder Mason Troy Leavitt www.mymission.com/eldermasontroyleavitt	2023
	Elder Talent Mabvira www.mymission.com/eldertalentmabvira	2023
	Elder Atticus Woods www.mymission.com/elderatticuswoods1	2022
	Elder Bradley Cook www.mymission.com/elderbradleycook	2021
	Elder Luphelo Mkayi luphelo.mkayi@missionary.org	2021
	Elder Miles Perkins www.mymission.com/eldermilesperkins	2021
	Elder Miles Perkins www.mymission.com/eldermilesperkins1	2021
	Elder Bryce Taylor www.mymission.com/elderbrycetaylor	2020
	Elder Tanner Brady www.mymission.com/eldertannerbrady	2019
	Elder Baylee Brewer www.mymission.com/elderbayleebrewer	2019
	Elder Seth Corbridge www.mymission.com/sethcorbridge	2019
	Elder Jake Hardy www.mymission.com/ElderJakeHardy1	2019
	Elder Asante Laryea-Akrong www.mymission.com/elderasantelaryeaakrong	2019
	Elder Connor O'Hagan www.mymission.com/elderconnorohagan	2019
	Elder Jeremy Schuler www.mymission.com/elderjeremyschuler	2019
	Elder John Riley Cook www.mymission.com/elderjohnrileycook	2018
	Sister manqele silungile valentia www.mymission.com/silungilemanqele	2018
	Elder Ryan Dowdle www.mymission.com/elderryandowdle	2017
	Elder & Sister Phelps rickandjanellsnews.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder & Sister Harline harlinemission.com	2017
	Elder Beck elderbecksafricanadventure.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder Richard Tucker Gooch eldertuckergooch.com	2017
	Elder Robert Hazen elderrjhazen.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder Carter Moncur cartermoncurugandamission.wordpress.com	2017
	Elder Connor O’Hagan adventuresofelderohagan.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder Joshua Seibert joshmissionaryblog.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder Nathan Elliott www.mymission.com/eldernathanelliott	2017
	Elder Parker Hawk www.mymission.com/elderparkerhawk	2017
	President & Sister Collings presidentcollings.blogspot.com	2017
	Elder & Sister Ferguson thefergusonsinafrica.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Elliot Wilson elliotwilsonuganda.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Garrett Brogan elderbroganmission.blogspot.com	2016
	Missionary Couple randmuganda.blogspot.com	2016
	elder kigonya www.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder & Sister Goodwin kampalagoodwins.wordpress.com	2015
	Elder & Sister Squire squireugandamission.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Brad LeCheminant elderlecheminafrica.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Casey Lamb elderlambmission.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Eric Buyers elderbuyers.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Jayden Beardall elderbeardallmission.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Taylor Self missionsite.net/eldertaylorself	2015
	Mission Alumni mission.net/uganda/kampala	2015
	Missionary Couple randmuganda.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder & Sister Moore brooksandpam.blogspot.com	2014
	Elder Luke Ferrara elderferraralaboroflove.blogspot.com	2014
	Elder Scott Grilliot scottgmission.blogspot.com	2014
	Elder Steven Bitter elder-bitter.blogspot.com	2014
	Elder Tyler Keith missionsite.net/eldertyelrkeith	2014
	Elder Braden Fuller bradenfuller.com	2013
	Elder Brandon Winters elderbrandonwinters.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder David Cobabe thecobabeelders.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Nate Lloyd natelloyd2012.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Brad Kendall elderbradkendall.blogspot.com	2012
	Elder Bryce McChesney brycemcchesney.blogspot.com	2012
	Elder Trey Welch texcalledtothecongo.blogspot.com	2012
	Elder & Sister Barlow barlowsinuganda.blogspot.com	2011
	Elder Boston Brown sites.google.com/site/elderbrowninafrica	2011
	Elder Kenny Scoresby missionsite.net/elderscoresby	2011
	Elder Lane Stevens missionsite.net/elderstevens	2011
	Elder David Mataa www.mymission.com/elderdavidmataa	2011
	Elder & Sister Glenn aeglenn.blogspot.com	2010
	Elder Johnny Shuping missionsite.net/eldershuping	2010
	Elder Mark Carter eldermarkcarter.blogspot.com	2009
	Elder Scott Daly missionsite.net/elderdaly	2009
	Elder Jared Keeley www.mymission.com/elderjaredkeeley	2008

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