East Acholi Pastorate is one of the 8 Pastorate in Northern region of Uganda with Pastoral offices located in Kitgum town.
The Pastorate currently has over 48 Assemblies, 166 Churches, 48 Pastors, 4 political districts Kitgum, Lamwo, Pader and Agago.
The pastorate is overseen by a Bishop and administered by a Pastorate Secretary.
It has seven departments namely; Education, Women, Men, Youth, Children, Evangelism & Missions; and the Mission Development Department (MDD) coordinated by the Coordinator of Ministries(COM).
North WestNile Pastorate is one of the 8 Pastorate in Northern region of Uganda with Pastoral offices located in Moyo town.
The Pastorate currently has over 8 Assemblies, 41 Churches, 8 Pastors, 5 political districts Adjumani, Moyo, Yumbe, Koboko and Maracha.
The pastorate is overseen by a Bishop and administered by a Pastorate Secretary.
Nebbi, Zombo, Pakwach
West Acholi Pastorate is one of the 8 pastorate in Northern region of Uganda with Pastoral offices located in Gulu town.
The pastorate comprises of 24 Assemblies, 200 Churches (branches),24 Pastors and 4 political districts of Gulu,Omoro,Amuru and Nwoya with a total of around 40,000 Christians, the pastorate is overseen by a Bishop and administered by a Pastorate Secretary.
It has seven departments namely; Education, Women, Men, Youth, Children, Evangelism & Missions; and the Mission Development Department (MDD) coordinated by the Coordinator of Ministries(COM).
This region was greatly affected by LRA war for over two decades with its tragic effects of war, it brought great loss in the political, social and economic welfare of the people. For instance ,there was great loss of lives and property due to the plight of war with many children ,the youth and women being the greatest victims that suffered most.
The children abducted are estimated at about 30,000,HIV and AIDS escalated highly ,contagiou s diseases like Ebola and Nodding disease also hit the region during this same time, People lived in Internally Displaced People’s Camps (IDPs) which were so congested and were affected by communicable diseases like Cholera, Tb, and many were Malarias, poor nutrition, shortage and lack of access to safe clean water, and with disrupted education system, there are high illiteracy rates and People survived on relief aid.
Arua, Maracha, Koboko
Karamoja sub-region, commonly known as Karamoja, is a region in Uganda. It covers an area of 27,528km and comprises Kotido District, Kaabong District, Karenga District,
Nabilatuk District Abim District, Moroto District, Napak District and Nakapiripirit District.
The region is projected to have a population of 1.4 million in 2022 by UBOS.[1]
More than half a million people are going hungry in Karamoja, approximately 40 percent of the population of this neglected, long-suffering rural region between South Sudan and Kenya.
Natural disasters, plagues of locusts and armyworms, and raids by heavily armed cattle thieves have left little to eat.
Irrespective of the challenges faced, the region has continued to grow in population,
infrastructural development, the discoveries of minerals like gold, etc. This is attracting people from across the Nation, many settlements in the districts of Abim, Kotido and Napak and this is affecting the culture of the region as cultures interact with each other.
This has affected church growth both positively and negatively. Worthy to note as we bring the above information into perspective of church growth in Karamoja is that Karamoja’s population is growing at a very high speed. e.g.
In 2017 Karamoja had a population of 12 million people compared to the current 14 million. This
growth in population comes as a challenge for the church as far as growth is concerned.
For the past years, Karamoja Pastorate kept on receiving missionaries from Teso, Lango, PAG National office, and other visiting missionaries.
The challenges that these missionaries took upon themselves led to planting churches and establishing local autonomous congregations of practicing Christians in the region. Up to 2006 when the churches in Karamoja received the pastorate status, there were five assemblies and twenty-seven churches in the region.
West Lango pastorate is one of the 8 administrative and political pastorates in Eastern Uganda with Pastoral office located in Apac town. The pastorate is divided into 73 Assemblies, 559 Churches (branches),55 Pastors and 3 political districts, Apac, Kole and Oyam.This region was greatly affected by LRA war for over two decades with its tragic effects of war, it brought great loss in the political, social and economic welfare of the people. For instance ,there was great loss of lives and property due to the plight of war with many children ,the youth and women being the greatest victims that suffered most.
The children abducted are estimated at about 30,000, HIV and AIDS escalated highly, contagious diseases like Ebola and Nodding disease also hit the region during this same time, People lived in Internally Displaced People’s Camps (IDPs) which were so congested and were affected by communicable diseases like Cholera, Tb, and many were Malarias, poor nutrition, shortage and lack of access to safe clean water and with disrupted education system, there are high illiteracy rates and People survived on relief aid.
East Lango pastorate is one of the 8 administrative and political pastorates in Eastern Uganda. The pastorate is divided into 74 Assemblies, 779 Churches (branches),78 Pastors and 4 political districts Lira, Alebtong, Dokolo, Amolatar with a total of around 40,000 Christians.
The pastorate is overseen by a Bishop and administered by a Pastorate Secretary with the Pastoral office located in Masaka town.
