About Us

Bugiri Baptist Church is a faith / church organization based and was established in January 2005.

Bugiri Baptist Church is a Christ Centered  Christian community located in the heart of Bugiri of Bugiri Municipal Council dedicated to sharing the love of Christ and serving our community with compassion and faith. Founded in January 2005  on biblical principles, our mission is to share God’s love, foster personal and spiritual growth, and build a strong fellowship among believers.

Our mission is; Until All the Nations Know (Ps 71:18/ Mathew 28:18-19) this generation and the next generation must be reached. We must therefore train this new generation to reach to all nations. We are committed make disciples of all nations by preaching the gospel, supporting local outreach programs, and building a strong foundation of faith among our members. We believe in the transformative power of the Holy Spirit and are passionate about seeing lives changed for God’s glory.

 We are committed to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ and serving the spiritual and physical needs of the people in Bugiri and beyond. We believe in the power of worship, prayer, and discipleship, nurturing a family environment where everyone is welcome to experience the transformative love of Christ. Our church is dedicated to serving not only within our congregation but also reaching out to the local community through various ministries, including outreach programs, youth and children’s ministries, student ministry, and community service initiatives.

At Bugiri Baptist Church, we stand on the foundation of God’s Word, proclaiming the message of hope, salvation, and restoration to all who seek to know Him. If you are looking for a true Christian Church of Christ to partner with or fellowship with; We invite you to join us in worship and fellowship as we continue to grow in faith and love together.

 

 

 

Objectives and statements of belief

The Main Objectives

As Bugiri Baptist Church , we have the following  objectives;

  1. To promote and preserve the truth as revealed in the Bible.
  2. To provide a place and opportunities for people to worship the God of the Bible.
  3. To nurture and grow Christian disciples.
  4. To encourage responsible and active church membership.
  5. To encourage believers to express their giftedness both in the church and their community through evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
  6. f) Encourage relationships with other Baptists and other Christian denominations that are evangelical in nature.
  7. Establish and support community Development Charitable organization.
  8. Recruit, teach, encourage and involve the young people in the Ministry
  9. Set up Education and training institutions for Christian and community Service.
  10. To promote economic empowerment of Church members and community through entrepreneurship development and management of economic ventures.
  11. To respond to social emergencies, welfare needs and humanitarian needs among Church members and those in dire need.

Statement of beliefs

In continuity with our immediate forefathers and the larger fellowship of Baptists throughout history, we seek to practice and propagate by God’s grace the following convictions:

  1. We believe, the Bible is God’s Word given by divine inspiration, the record of God’s revelation of Himself to humanity (II Tim.3:l6). It is trustworthy, sufficient, without error – the supreme authority and guide for all doctrine and conduct (I Pet. l: 23-25; John l7:l7; II Tim. 3:l6-l7.) It is the truth by which God brings people into a saving relationship with Himself and leads them to Christian maturity (John 20:3l, I John 5:9-l2; Matt.4:4; l Pet.2:2).
  2. We believe in the one living and true God, perfect in wisdom, sovereignty, holiness, justice, mercy and love (I Tim.l:l7; Psalm 86:l5; Deut. 32:3-4). He exists eternally in three coequal persons who act together in creation, providence and redemption (Gen.l:26; I Pet. l2; Heb. l: l-3).
  3. a) The Father reigns with providential care over all life and history in the created universe; He hears and answers prayer (I Chron. 29: ll-l3; Matt. 7: ll). He initiated salvation by sending His Son, and He is Father to those who by faith accept His Son as Lord and Savior (I John 4:9-10; John 3:16; John l: 12; Acts l6:31).
  4. b) The Son became man, Jesus Christ, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary (John 1:14; Matt.1:18). Being fully God and man, He revealed God through His sinless life, miracles and teaching (John 14:9 Heb. 4:15; Matt. 4:13-24). He provided salvation through His atoning death in our place and by His bodily resurrection (I Cor. 15:3-4; II Cor. 4:21; Rom. 4:23-25). He ascended into heaven where He rules over all creation (Phil. 2:5:11). He intercedes for all believers and dwells in them as their ever present Lord (Rom. 8:34; John 14:23).
  5. c) The Holy Spirit inspired men to write the Scriptures (II Pet. 1:21). Through this Word, He convicts individuals of their sinfulness and of the righteousness of Christ, draws them to the Saviour, and bears witness to their new birth (James 1:18; John 16:7-11; I Thess.1: 5-6; Rom. 8:16). At regeneration and conversion the believer is baptized in Holy Spirit (I Cor.12:13). The Spirit indwells, seals and gives spiritual gifts to all believers for ministry in the church and society (Rom.8: 9-11; Eph. l: 13-14; Rom. 12: 5-8; I Pet. 4:10). He empowers, guides, teaches, fills, sanctifies and produces the fruit of Christ likeness in all who yield to Him (Acts 4:31; Rom 8:14; I Cor. 2: 10-13; Eph. 5: 18; II Thess. 2:13; Gal. 5:16; 22-23).
  6. We believe God created an order of spiritual beings called angels to serve Him and do His will (Psalm 148:1-5; Col. l: 16). The holy angels are obedient spirits ministering to the heirs of salvation and glorifying God (Heb. l: 6-7; 13-14). Certain angels, called demons, Satan being their chief, through deliberate choice revolted and fell from their exalted position (Rev. 12:7-9). They now tempt individuals to rebel against God (I Tim. 4:1; I Pet. 5:8). Their destiny in hell has been sealed by Christ’s victory over sin and death (Heb. 2:14; Rev. 20:10).
  7. We believe God created man in His own image to have fellowship with Himself and to be steward over His creation (Gen. 1: 26-28). As a result, each person is unique, possesses dignity and is worthy of respect (Psalm l39:13-17). Through the temptation of Satan, Adam chose to disobey God; this brought sin and death to the human race and suffering to all creation (Gen. 3; Rom. 5:12-21; 8:22). Therefore, everyone is born with a sinful nature and needs to be reconciled to God (Rom 3:9-18, 23). Satan tempts people to rebel against God, even those who love Him (Eph. 4:27; II Cor. 2:11; Matt. 16:23). Nonetheless, everyone is personally responsible to God for thoughts, actions and beliefs and has the right to approach Him directly through Jesus Christ, the only mediator (Rom. 14:12; I Tim. 2:5).
  8. We believe salvation is redemption by Christ of the whole person from sin and death (II Tim. l: 9-l0; I Thess. 5:23). It is offered as a free gift by God to all and must be received personally through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ (I Tim. 2:4; Eph. 2:8-9; Acts 20:21). An individual is united to Christ by the regeneration of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 2:20; Col. 127). As a child of God, the believer is acquitted of all guilt and brought into a new relationship of peace (Rom 5:1). Christians grow as the Holy Spirit enables them to understand and obey the Work of God (II Pet. 3:l8; Eph. 4:15; I Thess. 3:12).
  9. We believe the Church is the body of Christ who is the head of all who believe in Him . (Eph. l: 22-23; Rom. 12:4-5). Christians are commanded to be baptized upon profession of faith and to unite with a local church for mutual encouragement and growth in discipleship through worship, nurture, service and proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world (Acts 2:41-42; 47; Luke 24:45-48). Each church is a self governing body under the lordship of Christ with all members sharing responsibility (Acts 13: l-3; 14:26-28). The form of government is understood to be congregational (Matt. 18:17; Acts 6:3-6; 15:22-23).

The ordinances of the church are baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:18-20). It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s identification with the death, burial and resurrection of the Saviour Jesus Christ (Rom. 6:3-5). The Lord’s Supper is the partaking of the bread and of the cup by believers together as a continuing memorial of the broken body and shed blood of Christ. It is an act of thankful dedication to Him and serves to unite His people until He returns (I Cor. ll: 23-26).

To express unity in Christ, local churches form associations and a conference for mutual counsel, fellowship and a more effective fulfillment of Christ’s commission (Acts l5; I Cor. 6:1-3).

  1. We believe religious liberty, rooted in Scripture, is the inalienable right of all individuals to freedom of conscience with ultimate accountability to God (Gen. l:27; John 8:32; II Cor. 3:17; Ro. 8:21; Acts 5:29). Church and state exist by the will of God. Each has distinctive concerns and responsibilities, free from control by the other (Matt. 22:21). Christians should pray for civil leaders, and obey and support government in matters not contrary to Scripture (I Tim. 2:1-4; Rom. l3: l-7; I Pet. 2:13-16). The state should guarantee religious liberty to all persons and groups regardless of their religious preferences, consistent with the common good.
  2. We believe Christians individually and collectively, are salt and light in society (Matt. 5:l3-16). In a Christ like spirit, they oppose greed, selfishness and vice; they promote truth, justice and peace; they said the needy and preserve the dignity of all races and conditions (Heb. 13:5; Luke 9:23; Titus 2:12; Phil. 4:8-9; I John 3:16-17; James 2: l-4).
  3. We believe God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring all things to their appropriate end and establish the new heaven and the new earth (Eph. l: 9-10; Rev. 21:1). The certain hope of the Christian is that Jesus Christ will return to the earth suddenly, personally and visibly in glory according to His promise (Titus 2:13; Rev. l: 7; 3:11; John 14:1-3). The dead will be raised, and Christ will judge mankind in righteousness (John 5:28-29). The unrighteous will be consigned to the everlasting punishment prepared for the devil and his angels (Matt. 25:41; 46; Rev. 20:l0). The righteous, in their resurrected and glorified bodies, will receive their reward and dwell forever with the Lord (Phil. 3:20-21; II Cor. 5:l0; I Thess. 4: l3-18).
  4. We believe that When sin entered the world all of creation was subjected to the devastating effects of the Fall. From the smallest molecules to the largest galaxies, all of creation is broken. Natural disasters, poverty, and hunger are all a result of a fallen world and were not part of God’s original design. Believers look forward to the day when Christ will return to make all things new, restoring them to their original perfection. Until that day, Christians are to work for social improvement as part of God’s plan to restore and renew all of creation. Social improvement includes any good endeavor that benefits mankind, such as justice, healthcare, food and water, safety, government, and economics.