LCMU Celebrates 1st Ever Pastoral Conf.

~ Ministerial Conference meets at Rev. Jacob's home ~ The Lutheran Church Mission in Uganda (LCMU) is about 15 years old but they've never before had as many pastors as they have right now. When we first arrived in Uganda a year and a half ago, the church was served by two ordained pastors and three brand-new vicars. Today the LCMU has 5 ordained Ugandan pastors and 5 vicars. And as of next month, 5 additional vicars will be returning from Seminary. It's a great time for the ministerial staff from across the country to start meeting together for mutual encouragement, the chance to bring forward and take advantage of opportunities in ministry, to raise and address challenges in the church, and to advise the LCMU Board of Directors on issues of ministry and theology.

So on April 9th, with great joy, the LCMU convened its first ever Ministerial Conference. In attendance were four of the five ordained pastors, four of the five vicars, and the two missionaries - Rev. Jacob Gillard and myself. Our conversation over the course of the two-day conference ranged from the assignments of the new vicars arriving next month to the strengthening of church records collected from each region to the care and support of pastors who work in the remote parts of Uganda and are able to come together in fellowship with other pastors only a few times a year.  Praise the Lord for the workers He has brought up in this land - and for their first ever Ministerial Conference. May this mark the beginning of a new era in the Lutheran Church Mission in Uganda.  -Shauen