PARTNERING WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN GULU, UGANDA
The mission of Gulu Methodist Partnership Incorporated (GMPI) is encouraging and equipping Gulu District Methodist leaders to make disciples of Jesus Christ.
Our Story
The Gulu Methodist Partnership Inc (GMPI) began as a mission of the Hindman Methodist Church (HMC) to plant churches and educate and encourage pastors in the Gulu District of the Methodist Church, assisting them to make disciples in their communities.
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Our Work in Gulu
The Mission of the Gulu Methodist Partnership Incorporated (GMPI) is to assist the Gulu, Uganda, Methodist Church District pastors and churches in their efforts to make Christian disciples and minister to the needs of their churches and communities under the guidance of the East African Conference and Gulu District leaders.
What we do
1. Leadership Development
Most pastors. both men and women, have no formal training for their role. GMPI helps non-English speakers attend a bible school in the local region. Pastors who are proficient in English are sent to the Methodist training center in Mukono for intensive classes. GMPI also provides conferences for church members to help them grow in their discipleship and leadership capacity. $900 will support one pastor in bible school training for one year. $2000 will provide a conference for all the local leaders in Gulu.
2. Repair Broken Wells
Through Water of Life, local church leaders have been trained to repair existing wells in partnership with local water committees, providing villages and neighborhoods with access to clean water. The community raises 20% of the costs, and GMPI donors provide the additional funding. To date, more than 500 wells have been repaired, with an average cost of $300 per well.
3. Pastor Support
There are currently 18 pastors and five fellowship leaders under the leadership of Solomon Obita, the Acting D.S. These leaders, who are mostly subsistence farmers, all receive a small monthly stipend from GMPI, which helps cover children's school fees. The churches also receive quarterly ministry support to help them reach out to their local communities. For $600 a year, you can support one pastor.
4. Church Building
The physical presence of a church building helps create community awareness, stability, and ownership. When fellowships, which usually meet in homes or under a tree, grow large enough to need more substantial space, land is purchased and a structure is built. Historically, GMPI helped provide funding for land and materials, but in recent years, with improvements in the economy in Gulu, GMPI typically assists with the finishing touches of the church building after members have built the walls. $3000 helps complete one church building.
Our Impact
In addition to repairing more than 500 broken wells, GMPI has assisted indigenous Christians with the planting of 18 churches and 5 fellowships. Many church leaders have or are receiving bible college training. Ministry funds help local churches in their creative outreach activities, including hospital visitation, ministry with the disabled, micro development projects like goats, bees and chickens, and youth and children’s special events. Rev. David Ntogohnya (an Asbury Seminary Graduate who is the country director of GMPI) provides oversight to all of these efforts.
“I thank God for you all. The fruits which we are seeing today in Gulu UMC ministry and in the life of the ministers is because of GMPI and the great support from those brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus.”
Pastor Solomon