Adopted Villages Directory

The church is in Kirembe Lower, Kasese Municipality, which has 578 households. The village has a low population, and with high temperatures. It is alongside Queen Elizabeth National Park.

For many years, this community was plagued by a dark spiritual history and a tragic pattern of fatal motor vehicle accidents. Recognizing the urgent need for spiritual intervention and hope, Full Gospel Ministry stepped in to establish a local church. Previously overlooked for church planting, the area had long suffered from the absence of a congregation, which hindered the spiritual growth of its residents—making this new sanctuary a vital beacon of prayer and transformation.

Following the completion of our 'church without walls' structure, weekly attendance grew significantly. What began as a humble gathering of just 5 believers has now flourished into a vibrant congregation of 37 households worshiping together every Sunday. Today, the church continues to advance God’s Kingdom across the community through active evangelism and regular baptism services.

Located in Kyondo Sub-County, Buthunji Village is a rugged, mountainous community of 302 households and 1,577 residents. While the steep terrain makes ministry outreach and church planting especially challenging, the community also carries deep historical wounds. For many years, the area served as a hideout for rebel groups from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During the ADF insurgency, hundreds of residents lost their lives, others were abducted into armed groups in eastern Congo, and entire families were wiped out—leaving behind many fatherless households in need of healing and hope.

Since the establishment of the church, the congregation has doubled in size—growing from 28 to 56 members. Today, the church remains vibrant and outward-focused, actively conducting door-to-door evangelism to share the hope of Christ with neighboring families across the mountain community.

Mihunga Village is located at the foot of Mount Rwenzori, in the valley along the route to Margherita Peak. Because of difficult economic conditions, community members had lived with almost no hope of ever owning a church.
Today, hope has returned to Mihunga, and residents can now gather to worship, fellowship, praise, and pray in their new "church without walls." The congregation began with 15 members who used to walk long distances to attend fellowship in Ruboni, and it has now grown to over 133 members.

God’s power has continued to work since the completion of the church. Bwambale Johnson, a 45-year-old health worker who had struggled with high blood pressure, came for prayer, experienced a miracle in his health, and accepted Jesus Christ. He is doing well today.

Kihasa Village holds a distinctive reputation across Kasese District and the entire Rwenzori region for its deeply rooted history of witchcraft. Home to roughly 180 witch doctors and traditional healers, the village takes its very name—Kihasa, meaning the sound of the "Big Drum"—from the ceremonial drumming used to invoke ancestral spirits during cultural rituals. For generations, families lived in spiritual bondage and economic hardship, sacrificing money, livestock, and hard-earned resources to local practitioners, while selling or offering land to a church was feared as a terrible omen. Because traditional healers routinely united during annual ritual festivals to oppose the Gospel, many residents believed a church could never take root in Kihasa.

Yet after years of fervent prayer by believers for Kihasa to receive the Full Gospel of Jesus Christ, a historic door opened three months ago when the Local Council I Chairperson welcomed a team of pastors into the village and graciously permitted them to hold prayer gatherings inside his own office. That initial step of faith paved the way for the establishment of our new "church without walls." Although local witch doctors have repeatedly attempted to oppose and disrupt the ministry, God’s power has rested abundantly upon the congregation—overcoming every obstacle and bringing new hope and spiritual freedom to Kihasa.

Kanyughunya Village—subdivided into several smaller sub-villages—is located in Lhuhwahwa Parish, Kisinga Sub-County, Bukonzo East Constituency, Kasese District, in the Rwenzori region of Uganda. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the region was devastated by attacks from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group, resulting in thousands of lives lost, widespread destruction of property, and daily fear that forced families to flee their homes. As security gradually stabilized in early 2010, displaced residents began returning home to Kanyughunya, and a small group of Full Gospel believers who had been walking long distances to Kiburara for worship organized to plant a local fellowship. Through dedicated effort, they erected a temporary church, only for an unknown arsonist to burn it to ashes a few months later—a tragedy that forced the grieving believers back to Kiburara and shocked the community when the perpetrator soon suffered a severe mental breakdown.

Determined not to lose hope, the believers rallied to construct a second temporary structure and resumed worship, though strong winds collapsed the building shortly afterward, causing many discouraged members to scatter to other denominations. With Kanyughunya left without an evangelical Pentecostal church, Full Gospel Ministry mobilized sister congregations to fundraise and purchase a permanent plot of land in the village—paving the way for our new "church without walls." Today, that perseverance has borne abundant fruit, and the congregation has grown from 12 to 50 active members.

Kabira Village, located in Kitswamba Sub-County, is home to 1,680 residents across 586 households. Before partnering with the Adopt-a-Village program, the church began as a small home cell of six believers led by Pastor Kyolho. Just a few months after they started, the Kitswamba Zone—under the leadership of Rev. Bamuloho Erisa—organized a joint fundraising effort among local churches to purchase land in Kabira, where a permanent "church without walls" was built. Even during construction, it became clear that clean water was one of the village's greatest struggles, as residents had to travel long distances every day to fetch water for drinking and household use.
Although the church's rainwater harvesting tank has been a tremendous blessing to the congregation and surrounding community, an intense dry season has left the tank empty for over a month. With no stored rainwater remaining, residents are forced to walk more than 10 kilometers to the Hima River to collect water for domestic use—a difficult journey that takes children one to three hours round-trip. Even so, the community remains hopeful as the rainy season approaches, and the water project itself has already strengthened local faith and drawn many families closer to the church, bringing glory to the Lord.

Today, Kabira Church is actively advancing the Gospel through regular evangelism, pastoral home visits, and weekly Wednesday gatherings for prayer and fasting. Driven by holistic spiritual, economic, and social transformation as the Good News is preached throughout the surrounding area, Sunday attendance has grown from 16 to 68 members, including children.

Nyabibwa is a remote community in Rukooki Sub-County comprising 471 households. In its early days, the Full Gospel mission in this area faced slow beginnings, and hardship struck when a severe windstorm blew down the congregation's first church structure. Left without a sanctuary of their own, the resilient believers continued gathering for worship in a single classroom generously loaned to them by a neighboring school.

Today, that perseverance is bearing remarkable fruit. Sunday attendance has doubled from 35 to 70 members, and the congregation is actively reaching the surrounding community with the Gospel through regular evangelistic gatherings and open-air crusades.

Rwabihungu Village is home to over 280 households, where the Full Gospel congregation was originally planted by Kahokya Mother Church after a local family accepted Christ and generously donated land for a church. In its early years, the young congregation struggled to gain momentum; discouraged by slow progress, many early converts returned to their former religions, leaving a faithful remnant of just 6 believers. After their temporary structure collapsed, the small flock resorted to borrowing a tarpaulin tent from an unconverted neighbor in order to hold Sunday services.

One Sunday, in the middle of worship, the neighbor arrived and removed his tarpaulin, leaving the congregation exposed and disheartened. Yet God proved faithful: while the believers were still reeling from that setback, they received the joyful news that Rwabihungu had been selected to receive a permanent "church without walls" through the Adopt a Village program. Today, the sanctuary stands as a visible testimony of God’s glory in the community, and the congregation has grown steadily from 18 to 60 members.

Advancing the Gospel mission at Kighenge proved challenging all the way through the final stages of building a "church without walls." Shortly after construction began, the congregation encountered resistance from local government authorities—specifically the Sub-County Chief of Kitabu Sub-County—who demolished the initial church structure due to a lack of formal building documentation.

Rather than giving up, church leaders pursued patient negotiations and covered the additional administrative costs required to secure approval. Today, the church without walls stands completed in Kighenge as a thriving house of worship, having grown from 20 founding believers to 75 active members.

Located in the Kasese East Region, Nyangereka Village resisted the Gospel for many years amid deeply rooted traditional practices and severe social challenges. The church was planted right in the Nyangereka trading center—an area where nearly every shop sells alcohol and many families struggle with extreme poverty, early marriages, and polygamy. Breakthrough finally came during a local crusade when the first wife of the village’s Local Council 1 (LC1) Chairperson, Mr. Adonia Mafungula, accepted Jesus Christ, opening the door for a new fellowship to begin through her faith.

Recognizing the spiritual hunger taking root in the community, the Kasese East Region organized a local donors conference to raise funds and purchase permanent land for the church. Since its establishment, the congregation has flourished—growing rapidly from 35 to 100 members as the Gospel continues to bring hope and transformation to Nyangereka Village.

Located in Maliba Sub-County, Busongora North, in Kasese District, this church began through a remarkable move of God during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Lord spoke in a vision to an Anglican man named Sunday Mughunza, instructing him to offer land for a Bible-teaching church. Though he initially hesitated, God continued speaking to his heart until preachers from the Nyangorongo Zone arrived and proclaimed truths from Scripture he had never heard before. During the altar call, Sunday came forward with his entire family, accepted Jesus Christ, and donated a full plot of land to establish a church—where the zone leader immediately appointed Pastor Yosamu Kahayika to shepherd and disciple the new converts.

For a long season, the young congregation struggled to build on the land, and many believers grew discouraged and returned to their former religions. Hope was reignited when they heard about the cooperative's Adopt-a-Village project and sent Rev. Evangelist Yeghe Johnson to appeal on their behalf. After the manager visited the site, encouraged them to keep praying, and promised support, the village received a "church without walls"—and the congregation has since flourished, growing from 10 to 35 members.

Kisanyarazi is a newly developing village located on former government land once utilized by the Uganda Prisons Service. After the government released and allocated the area to local citizens for residential settlement and community development, families quickly began establishing new homes across the neighborhood.

To ensure this growing community had a vibrant spiritual home from its earliest days, Walking Witness and its local partners initiated the construction of a "church without walls" in Kisanyarazi. Since its establishment, the congregation has experienced steady growth, expanding from 12 to 45 members.

Strategically situated along the Uganda–Democratic Republic of the Congo border, the Kambu-Kamabwe adopted church serves as a vital spiritual beacon for communities on both sides of the frontier. The church’s pastor is gifted in the ministry of healing and deliverance, drawing many seekers from across the Congolese border who come in search of prayer, restoration, and hope in Christ.

To nurture new believers and reach neighboring households, Kambu-Kamabwe places a strong emphasis on overnight prayer vigils, biblical teaching seminars, regular prayer and fasting, and door-to-door evangelism through local mini-outreaches. Working closely alongside Kighenge Full Gospel Church to expand their regional impact, the congregation has steadily flourished—growing from 30 to 58 active members.

Led by Pastor Asaba Wilson, Kaghorwe Full Gospel Church has experienced steady spiritual and community growth, expanding from 21 to 50 active members through dedicated door-to-door evangelism across the surrounding neighborhood.

In the third term of late 2025, the church established a four-classroom school—covering Baby, Middle, Upper, and Primary One classes—starting with 40 pupils. Providing accessible education closer to families' homes has strengthened the faith of the congregation and the broader community while creating a vibrant platform to preach the Gospel.

Officially adopted under the Adopt-a-Village Program on June 2, 2025, Kabiriti Full Gospel Church is committed to strengthening families spiritually, socially, and economically while empowering members toward lasting self-reliance. Beyond its spiritual services, the congregation has opened its compound as a welcoming space where youth, adults, believers, and non-believers from across the community gather, learn, and support one another in the love of Christ. A standout example of this openness is the Kabiriti Men and Women Savings Group, which meets every Sunday at the church—deepening trust between the congregation and neighbors while fueling steady local economic growth.

To meet both practical and spiritual needs, the church has also launched vibrant outreach ministries. Under the slogan "Bamama Thuyihimbe – Women, Let Us Build Ourselves," a team of approximately 25 mothers and young women—including 20 church members and five neighbors drawn by the group's positive impact—works together in basket weaving, hairdressing, and small-scale sweet potato farming. Alongside this economic initiative, a dedicated hospital mission team regularly visits nearby health facilities and surrounding homes to share the Gospel, pray, and offer compassionate care to the sick.

Kabiriti Full Gospel Church has likewise invested deeply in the next generation by training Sunday school teachers and moderators to create a joyful, welcoming environment for children. Through simple home visits and providing basic scholastic materials—such as exercise books, pens, and pencils—to lower primary pupils, the church has shared Christ's love in tangible ways across the village. Since its adoption, total attendance has grown steadily from approximately 45 to 65 members, including children, reflecting growing community engagement and spiritual renewal.

Located 8 kilometers from Kighenge Village along the road toward Kyarumba, Kilhambayiro Village welcomed its new "church without walls" on July 7, 2025. Under the dedicated leadership of Pastor Kule Lazaro, the congregation has faithfully reached out to surrounding households through consistent door-to-door evangelism—sharing the Gospel personally with neighbors and inviting families into fellowship.

Since its establishment, the church has experienced steady spiritual and numerical growth, expanding from 18 to 25 members as a growing witness of Christ's love in the community.

Kitoko Full Gospel Church was officially established on August 31, 2025, bringing a dedicated house of worship and biblical teaching to the surrounding community. Under the pastoral leadership of Siwakania Jojina, the congregation gathers regularly for prayer, fellowship, and Gospel outreach—standing as a growing beacon of faith, hope, and spiritual renewal in the area.

Established on September 21, 2025, Kitabona Church-Without-Walls stands as a welcoming house of worship and spiritual renewal in its community. Since opening its doors, the congregation has experienced steady, encouraging growth—increasing from 28 to 50 members.

Door-to-door evangelism remains the pillar of this church’s strength and membership. By faithfully visiting neighboring homes, praying with families, and sharing the Gospel one household at a time, believers continue to build lasting relationships and welcome new souls into the fellowship.

Since its establishment on October 12, 2025, this congregation—led by Pastor Bwambale Manasi—has experienced remarkable spiritual and numerical growth. Welcoming families and youth alike, attendance has risen from 40 to 125 members, including children, as the Gospel continues to transform lives across the community.

Driven by a passion for souls, church members regularly conduct door-to-door evangelism that has resulted in 28 new converts being baptized in two separate phases over the last year. The congregation also plays an active role in zonal ministerial work, joining neighboring churches for crusades, evangelistic campaigns, overnight prayer gatherings, and leadership seminars.

Established on November 30, 2025, Kathi Church-Without-Walls stands as a welcoming beacon of faith and spiritual renewal in its community. Since opening its doors, the congregation has experienced remarkable growth, expanding from an initial group of 12 believers to 46 members.

This steady growth is driven by the church's active dedication to door-to-door evangelism. By visiting neighboring households, praying with families, and sharing the Gospel one home at a time, believers continue to build strong community relationships and welcome new souls into the fellowship.

Established on November 23, 2025, Kisangani Full Gospel Church stands as a welcoming house of prayer and spiritual renewal in its community. From its earliest days, the congregation has placed a strong emphasis on consistent, personal outreach across surrounding neighborhoods.

Through continuous door-to-door evangelism and dedicated Wednesday prayer services open to both believers and non-members, the church uses prayer and hospitality as a bridge to share the love of Christ—helping the congregation grow from 18 to 40 members

Located in Kiduduma Village in the Lhubiriha Town Council, this church is Walking Witness International’s first adopted congregation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Originally planted in the early 1990s by the late Rev. Lozio with support from Full Gospel Churches of Uganda in Kasese, the young church weathered civil unrest, disease, and spiritual opposition before suffering a severe setback around 2008 when its original leader turned toward occult practices, causing the faithful remnant to scatter. In 2016, Pastor Kule Sikahwa of Kanyughunya Village Full Gospel Church returned to gather and restore the scattered believers, replanting the Full Gospel across the area.

The church is steadily growing, with 40 members gathering and growing in faith under the leadership of Rev. Emmanuel Kyavulikira Paluku.

Bigando Church-Without-Walls is located in Hima Town Council within Kitswamba Sub-County, Kasese District, bordering Kibale National Park. Known primarily for maize farming and cattle keeping, the community first saw a small fellowship planted in 2017 with just 12 members. Because most of those early believers were seasonal farmers who only stayed in the village during planting and harvest periods, the congregation struggled to gain lasting momentum and temporarily closed in 2019 due to a lack of permanent residents.

Revival came in 2021 when Pastor Kabanga William—gifted in preaching the Gospel with signs and wonders—was assigned to lead the work. Under his ministry, permanent residents of Bigando began coming to faith and joining the church, growing the congregation from 15 to 78 members. Today, Bigando Church-Without-Walls is a vibrant, rooted fellowship actively participating in zonal outreach through open-air crusades, evangelism, and water baptisms.

Nestled on the slopes of the Rwenzori Mountains in Kasese District, Nyisango Village had no Pentecostal church until April 2021, when eight dedicated believers who had been walking long distances to Buhaghura Full Gospel Church appealed for a congregation in their own community. A zonal outreach team surveyed the village and saw urgent spiritual and social needs—including witchcraft, poverty, substance abuse, and early pregnancies—prompting immediate evangelism and the planting of a local church.

Founding Pastor Rabon Basona helped the believers purchase land, build a temporary reed structure, and launch a four-class nursery school that currently serves 51 pupils to lift literacy levels in the village. When intense spiritual opposition later forced Pastor Rabon to leave, seasoned church planter Pastor Matondi Eric—known for establishing churches across Bundibugyo and Kasese districts—took up the mantle. Today, alongside shepherding the 18 adult believers, Pastor Matondi focuses on the nursery school, instilling biblical values in young lives like a mustard seed that cannot easily be uprooted.

After years of praying for a permanent sanctuary, the congregation felt as though they were dreaming when the Walking Witness and Full Gospel SACCO team arrived to adopt their village. Officially established on March 26, 2026, Nyisango Church-Without-Walls now stands as a joyful testimony of answered prayer and enduring transformation in the Rwenzori Mountains.

Planted under the oversight of Bridges of Glory Church – Bwera in an unreached area with no other evangelical congregation nearby, this church stands as a powerful beacon of hope in a community surrounded by widespread witchcraft. In its early days, believers gathered inside a temporary, nearly open shelter where Sunday services were frequently interrupted by rain and harsh weather. Deeply moved by the congregation’s faith, Rev. John and Jennifer helped mobilize funds to supplement local efforts, enabling the church to purchase permanent land and construct a lasting sanctuary.

On May 20, 2026, Walking Witness officially launched the new church amid great excitement and praise from church members, neighbors, and local opinion leaders—who welcome it as a launchpad for spiritual, social, and community transformation. Now worshiping in a decent, weatherproof sanctuary without interruption, the congregation is serving the Lord with renewed zeal. Through open-air crusades, door-to-door outreach, personal evangelism, and community service, the church is growing rapidly as people come to faith in Jesus Christ in large numbers.

Rusese Prisons is a government correctional facility under the Uganda Prisons Service housing an average of 120 to 200 inmates. Bridges of Glory Church began active prison ministry at the facility in 2022, and successive prison leadership teams have warmly embraced the church’s outreach—resulting in large numbers of inmates gladly receiving the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. During an impactful Walking Witness outreach in October 2025, team members were deeply moved by a report from the facility’s Officer-in-Charge detailing the challenges inmates faced without a dedicated shelter for worship and fellowship.

On May 20, 2026, Walking Witness—led by Rev. John Eagles—officially launched the Adopted Prison Church at Rusese Prisons, equipping the congregation with 100 plastic chairs, an amplified public address system, and 25 Bibles to support worship services. Since the launch, Bridges of Glory Church has expanded ministry at the facility with weekly Sunday services alongside ongoing discipleship and practical vocational training in chapati making and salon/barbering skills—with plans to introduce additional trades as resources become available. Through this holistic approach, inmates who surrender their lives to Christ are nurtured in their faith and equipped with sustainable livelihoods so they can re-enter society as thriving, self-reliant ambassadors of Christ.