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Uganda Christians murdered for preaching the Gospel to Muslims

August 4, 2020

Reports emerged this week that Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda have murdered a pastor and a church member for preaching the Gospel to Muslims, the Christian Post reported Saturday. Pastor Peter Kyakulaga and parishioner Tuule Mumbya of Church of Christ were beaten and drowned in a lake in Lugonyola village in the Gadumire Sub-County of Kaliro District on June 22. Church leaders have reportedly asked the local Christian community not to retaliate, but to be in prayer instead, the Christian Post said.

Uganda Muslim Father Burns Daughter Over Christian Conversion

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

Christians remained concerned Thursday about the plight of a young woman in Uganda who was reportedly burned by her father for converting to Christianity.

Muslims irate about Christian conversions in eastern Uganda

April 21, 2020

Radical Muslims in eastern Uganda attacked the daughter of a Christian evangelist whose witness led a Muslim woman to the Lord, as another former Muslim woman was beaten by her family for her newfound faith.

Christians deploy to help east Africans against locust swarms ‘as big as major cities’

February 13, 2020

Christian aid groups, along with pesticide-wielding UN troops, are deploying to eastern Africa to fight a locust swarm that experts say is the worst to hit the region in 70 years and could grow by 500 times between now and June.

Christian mother banished from home by Muslim husband in Uganda

December 26, 2019

A Christian mother in Uganda had to flee her home when her Muslim husband discovered she had been taking their 7-year-old child to church services after her recent conversion in May.

Christian in Uganda poisoned at father’s funeral service

November 28, 2019

A Christian man was poisoned in Uganda by his Muslim brothers.

Ugandan Muslims Wield Influence Against Police to Shut Down Open-Air Evangelism

June 10, 2019

Bwera, a city on Uganda’s Western border with Democratic Republic of Congo, has banned open-air evangelistic preaching due to threats from Muslim clerics following the conversions of 35 Muslims.

Ugandan Christians live in fear of minority Muslims on quest for conversions

December 24, 2018

Christians in eastern Uganda are among those in their faith who face the most serious dangers in the world, according to World Watch Monitor, a group that tracks persecutions of Christians. The charity counted at least two incidents of Muslims killing Christians as well as vandalism of at least two churches.

Church Near Kampala, Uganda Closes after Months of Islamist Attacks

August 23, 2018

A church outside Kampala, capital of Uganda, has closed after months of area Muslims pelting its gatherings with rocks, sources said.

Islamist Violence against Christians in Uganda Injures Pastors, Stops Church Services

July 18, 2018July 17, 2018

In further anti-Christian hostilities in eastern Uganda, Muslims knocked a pastor unconscious at a debate and Islamist threats in another village put a halt to worship services.

Christian in Uganda Who Lost Family to Muslims Beaten Unconscious

April 27, 2020December 7, 2017

A former sheikh (Islamic teacher) in eastern Uganda has been in hiding since he lost his family for putting his faith in Christ two years ago, but last month he was tricked into a life-threatening encounter.

Muslim Posing as Christian Teacher at School in Uganda Attacks Director, Sources Say

April 27, 2020November 17, 2017

Students at a Christian elementary school in eastern Uganda fear for their lives after a Muslim posing as a Christian teacher attacked the school director, sources said.

Mother in Uganda Beaten, Driven from Home for Embracing Christianity

September 1, 2017

A woman in eastern Uganda who put her faith in Christ is in hiding after her husband beat her for leaving Islam, sources said.

Christian Killed in Uganda

June 21, 2016

A Christian in eastern Uganda who had recently received death threats was murdered on June 4.

Uganda: Muslims Destroy Church

April 25, 2016

Muslims in Uganda last week killed pigs owned by Christians and then destroyed their church.

Ugandan Pastor Hacked to Death

December 29, 2015

A pastor in Uganda was hacked to death last week when he objected to having his church’s property stolen by members of a nearby mosque.

Believers in Uganda beaten by mob

October 6, 2015

Four Christian converts from Islam were recently beaten on their way home from an outreach ministry in Uganda.

Christian Girl in Uganda Seriously Injured, Traumatized after Gang-Rape

April 15, 2015

Five Muslims in eastern Uganda gang-raped the 17-year-old daughter of a pastor because the church leader ignored their warnings that he stop worship services.

Sisters who became Christians Starved

February 12, 2015

After two Muslim sisters in Uganda left Mohammad for Christ, their uncle beat them and locked them in a room without food for days, according to Morning Star News.

Ugandan Shamans Injure Christians, Damage Church

December 31, 2014

Shamans armed with clubs and stones stormed a Ugandan church on an island in Lake Victoria on Dec. 22, injuring about 30 Christians, according to Morning Star News.