Charles & Levenia Jjagwe

Buwama, Uganda — Calvary Chapel Buwama

Pastor Charles Jjagwe is married to Levenia, and they are blessed with four children; Esther Kirabo – 23 years old studying at University; Deborah Kisakye – 21 years old, studying at University; Joshua Mugabi – 19 years old, studying at High School (Senior Five) and Aida Mirembe – 12 years old studying at Junior High (Senior One). They are serving the Lord at Calvary Chapel Buwama in Central-Western Uganda and blessed that all their children are serving and walking with the Lord faithfully!

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Pastor Charles gave his life to Christ while studying medicine, coming out of a Catholic background. After graduating from medical school, he served for a year in one of the big hospitals in Western Uganda and married his wife, Levenia, on November 4, 2000. After that, God sent them to northwestern Uganda in a predominantly Muslim region, where they served at a newly established Calvary Chapel. During that time, they completed a nine-month online Discipleship Course with Calvary Chapel San Juan Capistrano (now Calvary South OC) from 2013 to 2014—an experience that greatly deepened Pastor Charles’s expository biblical knowledge and ministry skills.

In December 2020, God led them to begin a Bible teaching church in Buwama (Calvary Chapel Buwama), in a community with predominant Catholicism, witchcraft, sorcery, drug abuse, and high crime rate. Over the past four years, God has done incredible work through the church. Many have come to Christ through regular evangelism, weekly Bible-teaching, radio broadcasts, audio Bible programs reaching over 100 villages, discipleship classes, and consistent church worship and teaching programs.

Their desire and burden is to plant more Bible-teaching churches across the 200-mile stretch to Western Uganda, where there are none. Additionally, using their medical background as a platform for ministry, they established a Medical Center that provides affordable, quality healthcare, where many patients are not only treated for physical sicknesses, but most important, the gospel of Jesus Christ is preached to them with their caregivers. They have been blessed to witness many come to faith in Christ through this outreach, experiencing both physical and spiritual healing.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

Romans 1:16

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Praise Reports:

• God’s Faithfulness-

  • God has continued to be faithful as we serve Him in Buwama and beyond to communities filled with witchcraft, sorcery, crime, Catholicism, and cults. Despite opposition, the Holy Spirit is at work, and many believers are courageously growing and serving the Lord.

• Church Growth & Discipleship-

  • Weekly midweek and Sunday services, plus small group fellowships, have led to steady spiritual growth through Christ-centered worship and expository Bible teaching.

• Door-to-Door Evangelism-

  • Weekly outreaches allow many to hear the gospel and respond to the message of salvation.

• Radio Bible Teaching-

  • Twice-weekly broadcasts reach over 10,000 listeners, sharing God’s Word and answering biblical questions from callers.

• Audio Bible Listening Program-

  • Over 100 listening groups across 20+ villages hear the Word through Proclaimers, and many have come to faith in Jesus.

• Medical Care Ministry-

  • The Medical Centre provides affordable, quality healthcare while sharing the gospel with patients and caregivers.

  • Home-based care now reaches families of the sick and elderly, opening more doors for ministry.

Prayer Requests:

• For believers to continue growing in their walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

• For God to empower Pastor Charles and the leadership team with the Holy Spirit as they teach and care for His people.

• For God’s protection over the church and families against opposition from witchdoctors and sorcerers whose followers are converting to Christianity.

• For wisdom and guidance in planning and leading various ministries.

• For God’s provision to build a larger, permanent Children’s Church building to meet the growing need.

• For Jesus to use every ministry to draw more people to Himself.

• For God to bring mission teams and missionaries, both short and long-term, to serve alongside the ministry in Buwama and beyond.

• For God to raise up new leaders for upcoming ministries they aspire to begin.

• For many to be saved through the ongoing evangelism programs.

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To support the work of the Lord in Buwama, click the button above. This will take you to our online giving page where you can select “Missionaries” under the Fund drop down, then select “CC Buwama, Uganda -Pastor Charles Jjagwe” under the Sub Fund drop down.