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Ggaba, Uganda  Shalom Holy Zion Church was started in 1999 in Ggaba, Uganda - a "suburb" of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Kampala has a population of approximately 2 million people, 10,000 of which live in Ggaba. (left) Shalom Holy Zion Church in Ggaba  (right) A view inside Shalom Holy Zion Church The church was started by Pastor Stephen Bamuleke, the founder of Shalom Ministries, but was turned over to Pastor Ernest Hategeka (Pastor Bamuleke's assistant in Shalom Ministries) when Pastor Bamuleke relocated to Southern Uganda. Pastor Hategeka is currently training Pastor Philip Muwanguzi to eventually take over the leadership of this church of approximately 70 people. (left) Pastor Hategeka, Pastor Muwanguzi and Pastor Bamuleke.  Ggaba is a very poor area of Kampala and the needs in this community are great. (right) "Downtown" Ggaba  The neighborhood surrounding Shalom Holy Zion Church is a crowded, impoverished neighborhood. The church is doing whatever it can to reach out into this neighborhood and help the people in this community to have hope for a better future.  Currently the church does not have its own school but they would like to be able to start their own school at some point in the future. There are many children in the church as well as in the surrounding neighborhood who need help to be able to attend school. You can sponsor a child in Uganda for as little as $12.50 per month! Please visit our Sponsorship Program page to learn more!  Primary school in Uganda consists of grades 1 through 7, and their school year has 3 terms. The first term starts in January or February and runs through April, the second term starts in May and runs through July, and the third term starts in September and runs through December. In May of 2007, 40 children from the community of Ggaba, Uganda were added to the Sponsorship Program of His Hands for Africa. |
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