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Videos and pictures from Ruti, in Uganda

These videos were supplied by the Ruti group of churches.








Photos below were supplied by Ruti group of churches.

In November 2020 a new church began in the village of Nyakabungo. The lady drummer accompanies their singing. 

A new church began in November 2020 in the large village of Nyakabungo, that had never had a church before.  The congregation have a lady drummer who accompanies their singing.

In autumn 2021 people started to construct a wooden building with mud and wattle walls and a metal roof.

 In autumn 2021 people started to construct a wooden building with walls built using mud and wattle  Our church gave them £300 for their metal roof.

In December 2021 Nyakabungo Church hosted a 4-day conference for all the churches  in the Ruti group of churches.

Nyakabungo conference 7th to 10th Dec 2021  Pastor Benson Suna of Nyakabungo church at conference.jpg

At the conference 20 people were baptized.

Twenty people were baptized at this conference.   Pastors rejoice after 20 people were baptized

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In June 2019 people at Ntsingwa Church raised money to build their church by breeding and selling goats.

In 2020 they bought land and built their mud on wattle church structure   They used some money we sent for their metal roof

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To avoid the 4 + mile walk to existing schools, churches near Ntsingwa joined together to build Ebenezer Nursery and Primary School.

Using money our church sent, they built the school on land at Ntsingwa  Nursery and primary children at play

They can only afford 3 nursery classes (baby class, middle class and top class) and one (P1) primary class. Pastor Benon Niwagira, of Ntsingwa Church, hopes people will help fund more classes, so it can grow.

Ebenezer School children exercise in class  English homework for some children

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Pastor Richard Tusiime sent us photos of Ruti Church and buildings

2010 The original building            2010 The new, much larger, building

2010 Old church building used as a Sunday School  2010 New Ruti Church building with matting walls and canvas roof

          Worship in the new church              New, long drop  toilets in 2011

Worship in Ruti Church - 2010   New, long drop, toilets - 2011 

 Richard Tusiime and Faith Kurusumu marry on 14th April 2012

Marriage of Richard and Faith on 14th April 2012  Richard and Faith happily married Their first child Timothy 2013          2014 They buy their rented home

2013 Their first child Timothy, with Mom and Dad  Our church gave money so Richard and Faith could buy their rented house

Ruti Church rebuilt in 2017            Toilets replaced with brick structure

2017 - New walls and roof for Ruti Church building  2017 Five brick, long drop, toilets and washroom

2018 Ruti homecoming conference             2018  Children's choir

Homecoming conference at Ruti September 2018  Ruti Childrens choir at Homecoming conference Sept 2018

2021 Timothy, Treasure and Philemon                      Dad and baby Philip

2021 Richard and Faith's children. Timothy, Treasure and Philemon  2020 Richard holding baby Philip

As Ruti is in the city of Mbarara, the government of Uganda says that all churches must now be built from bricks or concrete.

Church people make and fire bricks          Preparing the foundations

2021 Making and firing 60,000 bricks for Ruti Church building  January 2022 - Preparing the foundations for new brick built church at Ruti


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