The Uganda Joint Christian Council is a Christian ecumenical organization founded in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
in 1963. It is a member of the
World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, most juri ...
and the
.
Requirement for membership is "A church shall be eligible for membership on condition that it adheres to the authentic teaching of the Bible, the Apostles' Creed, and accepts baptism by water in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit".
Members include
Church of Uganda
The Church of Uganda is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 37 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop.
Each diocese is divided into archdeaconries, each headed by a senior priest known a ...
(Anglican),
Roman Catholic Church in Uganda, and the
Eastern Orthodox Church in Uganda. The Uganda Bible Society, Uganda Joint Medical Stores, and the Ecumenical Church Loan Fund (ECLOF) (Uganda) are associate members.
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References
External links
Official websiteWorld Council of Churches listing
Members of the World Council of Churches
National councils of churches
Christian organizations based in Africa
Christianity in Uganda
Religious organisations based in Uganda
Christian organizations established in 1963
1963 establishments in Uganda
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