Welcome message.
We extend a special
welcome to those all God’s people. We extend a special welcome to those who are
crying new-borns into the house of the Lord.
We welcome everybody
to the Church to listen to the Word of God
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| St. Stephen's Church Munyonyo |
Munyonyo parish is
located in the Eastern side of Kampala City on the shores of Lake Victoria in
Makindye Municipality. The Parish is compose of two sub-parish churches namely,
St. Stephen Munyonyo and St. Paul Kyamula Church of Uganda. The parish
stretches its boundaries to the shores of Lake Victoria at the landing site
where the European Missionaries Alexander Mackey and Shergold Smith landed in
1877.
Inside the Church
Background information:
According to an elder
in Munyonyo, Disan Kasolo a Christian and also a consultant on historical and
cultural matters at Bulange, the headquarters of Buganda Kingdom, Munyonyo
landing site was acting as an inland port for early missionaries. It is at
Munyonyo landing site that Bishop Alfred Tucker landed to Uganda soil and on
his way to Mengo, he shortly rested at the exact site where now the parish
headquarters were built.
The Northern part of the Church
The land where the
Church was built was donated to the Native Anglican Church (NAC) on the 15th
of September 1926 and it measures 4.10 acres.
Before the present
Church was built in its present site, Christians were using the Church which
was built by Kabaka Sir Daudi Chwa in his palace located at Munyonyo Salama. It
was not until Sir Daudi Chwa Died in 1939, that Christians were chased out of
the palace by the late prince Mawanda Chwa who was heir in that palace. He
accused Christians of trespassing and making loud noise which disorganized his
palace. He went further to destroy the Church building that was built by his
father. Old Christians reported that he also gave out church pews and vestments
to the Roman Catholic Church as a donation. This happened in 1961. It was such
provocative acts that annoyed Anglicans in Munyonyo so much that they reacted
by turning to the site where the new Church is constructed.
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| Rev. Godfrey Buwembo is the Parish Priest |
Many elderly people
sold off their land and because of age and poor planning they failed to invest
the money they got into profitable income generating projects.
Parish Priest: The
Godfrey Buwembo
Rev. Godfrey Buwembo is the Parish Priest of Munyonyo Parish. As
a Parish Priest, Buwembo is the pastor and teacher who fulfills the
operations of the parish, overseeing the staff team in following the church
vision and mission.
Ministries:
Choir: The choir is
mostly composed of the youth. It is basically evangelical. There are two choirs
that minister in the two services. The first service starts at 7:30am and is an
English service. The second one is a Luganda service it starts at 9:00am.
Fathers
Union: The Fathers Union has a Sacco to enable members fight poverty
at household level.
CWF: The
Christian Women Fellowship (CWF) for all female Anglican Christians has a
project for Plastic chairs for hire. They meet every Thursday at the Church at
5:30pm.
CMF: These are
the Christian Men’s Fellowship (CMF). They have been very vibrant and have been
participating in games especially football.
Mothers Union:
They have a Savings scheme to enable members
fight poverty at domestic level and to be able to carry out income generating projects.
They too meet every Friday at 5:30pm
Projects
Projects for the Church include a rental house which is
self-contained.
They have plans of
turning the play Ground into an income generating project. They plan to plant
grass and flowers and turn it into a beautiful gardens where people can hire
for functions such as wedding receptions.
They empower the youth by teaching them income generating
projects such as poultry and piggery.
Calvary
Ushering team: This is a group of youths that serve as Ushers who can be hired
to usher and serve at functions.
Vision for
the children: They plan to have a good place where the Sunday School children
can worship God in a better friendly way.
Mission: We have
evangelical fellowships every Wednesday and Friday at 6:30am. This is a group
of intercessors who carry out counseling and outreach.
St. Musa Mukasa Chapel:
This is still a baby
that was started on 21st September 2013 to be a church congregation
at the place where Musa Mukasa, one of the Uganda Martyrs was martyred by
Kabaka Mwanga II.
Part of the congregation during the Musa Mukasa day Celebrations
This place is located
at the shores of Lake Victoria, at the place where Bishop Alfred Tucker and
other missionaries landed in Uganda.
At the launch of the Chapel
The Place is to be
turned into a very modern recreational facility with gardens, A Place of
worship, and other tourist attractions to enable many more people turn to the
Almighty God.
Members of the Archdeaconry Council, with the
Visiting Nigerian Bishop Samuel Ezeofor and the Speaker of Buganda Lukiiko pose
for a photo after the innaugral service.
Nigerian Bishop Rt. Rev. Samuel Ezeofor addresses the members
of the Archdeaconry council to ensure that the gospel preached to all
without discrimination
Archdeacon Ven. John Gitta Kavuma addresses
the congregation at St. Musa Mukasa
Chapel
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