Press release

A letter of understanding and stand of the Bishops of the Church of the Province of Uganda.

To: The Public and citizens of Uganda

Dear Citizens,

The House of Bishops of the Church of the Province of Uganda sitting at Lweza Training and Conference center for the Bishops colloquium dated 20th -24th November 2000; noted with concern the Human Sexuality in the ECUSA which is intending to open up a center here in Uganda for what they call Integrity Uganda Chapter.

This organization is a move by gays and lesbians from the United States which wants to establish their root on the continent of Africa to be headquartered in our own country, Uganda. We categorically condemn the practice of Homosexuality. According to the documents available, it is now evident that the organization has already been formed and elected a president whose identity has not been revealed publicly in Uganda. We therefore, strongly advise our public or citizens not to let this kind of un-biblical and inhuman movement to be established in our country.

WE further advise the Department of our Government which registers religious organizations and non-governmental organizations to be reminded of the evils of such units and leave these organizations out of the system. We shall abide by the resolution of the provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda and of the Lambeth Conference which was passed by the Anglican Communion throughout the World at their meeting in Lambeth in 1998. The  Episcopal Church of USA at their meeting in Denver, Colorado did not approve the ordination of gays and lesbians and their wedding as couple in their Church. Why then should we invite amongst us something we are not familiar within our country?

WE believe we have a mission to preach the love of Christ to all sinners for repentance. We do care for those who are still outside of our flock. But not to the extent of accepting an organization,  which will mislead people even our weak Christians to be established among us.

WE shall abide by our motto, "FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY". We should not allow anything that we believe to be ungodly and inhuman to be practiced while we are seeing and not challenging it. We therefore conclude that we as Ugandan Anglican Christians do not accept this move to be started here in the name of the Episcopal Church or Anglican Church of which we are part and body in the world wide Anglican Communion.

We the undersigned,

BISHOPS OF THE CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF UGANDA.

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