{"id":25880,"date":"2023-08-09T11:34:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T11:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/?page_id=25880"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:11:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:11:02","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/about-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25880\" class=\"elementor elementor-25880\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb6e7f12 elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7eb6e7f12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7422908b\" data-id=\"7422908b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335dec4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"335dec4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1131a7d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1131a7d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stay Tuned for Something Super Amazing!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29a5333f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"29a5333f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24067c90\" data-id=\"24067c90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48370cc8 wpr-promo-box-style-cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-promo-box\" data-id=\"48370cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-promo-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box wpr-animation-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-promo-box-title\"><span>BACKGROUND TO PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pentecostal Churches of Uganda (PCU) was formed in 1984 through the sponsorship of the Finnish Free Foreign Mission (Fida International) and the Norwegian Pentecostal Foreign Mission (PYM). PCU is a result of the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ by Finnish and Norwegian missionaries in partnership with Ugandan Christians.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn\" href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-text\">Explore More<\/span>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34928239 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"34928239\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72cb19a6\" data-id=\"72cb19a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179b2a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"179b2a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/OIG-54.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/OIG-54.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/OIG-54-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/OIG-54-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/OIG-54-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e81fd03\" data-id=\"7e81fd03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3241d2a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3241d2a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">who we are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45aa0282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45aa0282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pentecostal Churches Of Uganda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8370ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d8370ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PCU is one of the denominations that form the Universal Church of Christ. The primary goal of PCU is to practice and promote the Pentecostal faith, and doctrine and go to all nations to preach the Gospel and make people Christ\u2019s disciples. (Mk 16:15). PCU mission is therefore to:-<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6f9eec wpr-feature-list-left wpr-feature-list-square wpr-feature-list-line-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-feature-list\" data-id=\"5b6f9eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-feature-list-wrap\"><ul class=\"wpr-feature-list\"><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c7e72ad\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-people-carry\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\">Communicate the message of the gospel through available means to the public at large, churches, and students at Universities, Colleges Schools and other academic institutions by means of meetings, lectures, interview, personal conversations and any other means whatsoever.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-1d535be\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\"> Train, prepare and ordain people to become ministers of the gospel by establishing Bible and\/or theological training institutions.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"wpr-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f664ce5\"><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-feature-list-line\"><\/span><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-icon-inner-wrap\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-handshake\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-feature-list-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"wpr-feature-list-title\"><a class=\"wpr-feature-list-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/h2><p class=\"wpr-feature-list-description\">Build partnership with the missionary organization in Scandinavian and other countries and make possible interactions with other organizations in the empowerment of the PCU in her social welfare agenda, including the needy, to solicit resources for the support of these objectives; and to receive donations, contributions, grants, offerings, loans or such like in pursuance of the objectives.\n<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2472598b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2472598b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32e61df\" data-id=\"32e61df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c930c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c930c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT WE DO BELIEVE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43408eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43408eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unit\u2019s vision is individuals and communities living quality lives \u2013 free from marginalisation and abject poverty both spiritually and physically \u2013 and contributing to the development of their society.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-310e4153 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"310e4153\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-744eef99\" data-id=\"744eef99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d01d36 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"29d01d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-12.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">The Goal<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The goal of the development co-operation unit is to empower the poor of the poor and the marginalised individuals and groups so that they can move out of poverty and marginalisation and live in meaningful lives.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e328d6e\" data-id=\"e328d6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3244d0c elementor-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3244d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-11.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mission<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Unit\u2019s mission is to holistically strengthen communities with the aim of improving their wellbeing.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4addc4ee\" data-id=\"4addc4ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d67d60 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6d67d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-10.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25937\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-10.png 500w, https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-10-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Values<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The values the development co-operation unit include: Sense of vocation, Christian principles, Experience, Commitment, Community-based development, Cooperation and participation, equality and human rights.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-11759349 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"11759349\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e7da99f\" data-id=\"4e7da99f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2e850 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3e2e850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-9.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25936\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-9.png 500w, https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-9-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Core Values<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Love, Passion, Trustworthy and Holistic.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-493aea67\" data-id=\"493aea67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b05564 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7b05564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25935\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-8.png 500w, https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mission-8-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Principles<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">a.     We make a difference working together in a professional and effective manner.\n\nb.    We respect human dignity in our organizational culture.\n\nc.     We are motivated and inspired because of a personal calling from God.\n\nd.    We are instructed by the Word of God.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7583babe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7583babe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bf4b7b2\" data-id=\"4bf4b7b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae6fe37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ae6fe37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3740aa5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3740aa5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pcu has Implemented projects that advocate, care for and develop vulnerable groups of people like the sick, youth, women, children, elderly, victims of natural and human made disasters, people with disabilities and others in order to improve on their livelihood as well as protecting their rights. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a1a9e0 wpr-list-style-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-posts-timeline\" data-id=\"35a1a9e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_offset&quot;:150,&quot;aos_animation_duration&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-posts-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-wrapper wpr-vertical wpr-centered\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-timeline-centered wpr-line wpr-both-sided-timeline\"><div class=\"wpr-middle-line\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-timeline-fill\" data-layout=\"centered\"><\/div><article class=\"wpr-timeline-entry wpr-left-aligned elementor-repeater-item-9fbd2c9\" data-item-id=\"elementor-repeater-item-9fbd2c9\"><time class=\"wpr-extra-label\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-left=\"\" data-aos-right=\"\" data-animation-offset=\"150\" data-animation-duration=\"600\"><span class=\"wpr-label\">2008<\/span><span class=\"wpr-sub-label\">Mainland, Ssese Islands<\/span><\/time><div class=\"wpr-timeline-entry-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-main-line-icon wpr-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-handshake\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"wpr-story-info-vertical wpr-data-wrap \"  data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-left=\"\" data-aos-right=\"\" data-animation-offset=\"150\" data-animation-duration=\"600\"><div class=\"wpr-timeline-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-title-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-title\">Helping the Poor Access Education through Child Sponsorship<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Child Sponsorship programme was initiation in 1992 as an orphans\u2019 care component under the then \u201cPCU Uganda AIDS Project.\u201d This project is supported by local people in Finland together with the mission and development co-operation agency of the Finnish Pentecostal Churches, i.e. Fida International. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"wpr-timeline-entry wpr-right-aligned elementor-repeater-item-be080f4\" data-item-id=\"elementor-repeater-item-be080f4\"><time class=\"wpr-extra-label\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-left=\"\" data-aos-right=\"\" data-animation-offset=\"150\" data-animation-duration=\"600\"><span class=\"wpr-label\">2008<\/span><span class=\"wpr-sub-label\">Oyam, LIra, , Moroto<\/span><\/time><div class=\"wpr-timeline-entry-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-main-line-icon wpr-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-folder-open\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"wpr-story-info-vertical wpr-data-wrap \"  data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-left=\"\" data-aos-right=\"\" data-animation-offset=\"150\" data-animation-duration=\"600\"><div class=\"wpr-timeline-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-title-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-title\">Humanitarian Aid for Northern and Eastern Uganda<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The main premise of all relief and reconstruction interventions Pentecostal Churches of Uganda is that all possible steps should be taken to alleviate human suffering arising out of calamity and conflict, and that people affected by disaster have a right to life with dignity.\u00a0 Pentecostal Churches of Uganda therefore implements relief and recovery projects to relieve the suffering of vulnerable people in Uganda. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"wpr-timeline-entry wpr-left-aligned elementor-repeater-item-4e8cd98\" data-item-id=\"elementor-repeater-item-4e8cd98\"><time class=\"wpr-extra-label\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-left=\"\" data-aos-right=\"\" data-animation-offset=\"150\" data-animation-duration=\"600\"><span class=\"wpr-label\">2008<\/span><span class=\"wpr-sub-label\">Obalanga<\/span><\/time><div class=\"wpr-timeline-entry-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-main-line-icon wpr-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-hdd\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"wpr-story-info-vertical wpr-data-wrap \"  data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-left=\"\" data-aos-right=\"\" data-animation-offset=\"150\" data-animation-duration=\"600\"><div class=\"wpr-timeline-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-title-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-title\">Support to Children Affected By Armed Forces (CAAF)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pentecostal Churches of Uganda and Fida International provided support to Children Associated with Armed Forces (CAAF).\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The CAAF group, which is made up of former child soldiers ad other children who lost parents during the armed conflict, received trauma counseling; agricultural inputs to boost their household economies; education material to enable receive better quality education; surgery for the wounded to enable them use their limbs and provide for their wellbeing, etc. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"wpr-timeline-entry wpr-right-aligned elementor-repeater-item-355fb15\" data-item-id=\"elementor-repeater-item-355fb15\"><time class=\"wpr-extra-label\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-left=\"\" data-aos-right=\"\" data-animation-offset=\"150\" data-animation-duration=\"600\"><span class=\"wpr-label\">2008<\/span><span class=\"wpr-sub-label\"> Lira, Amuria and Moroto<\/span><\/time><div class=\"wpr-timeline-entry-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-main-line-icon wpr-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-id-card\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"wpr-story-info-vertical wpr-data-wrap \"  data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-left=\"\" data-aos-right=\"\" data-animation-offset=\"150\" data-animation-duration=\"600\"><div class=\"wpr-timeline-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-title-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-title\">Education Support for Returning Populations<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-description\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pentecostal Churches of Uganda with its partner, Fida International, received financial support from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland to improve education in areas where former internally Displaced Persons were returning.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pentecostal Churches of Uganda distributed scholastic materials such as exercise and textbooks books, pens, pencils, etc. to about 52,813 pupils in 84 mainly in primary schools; while a total of 700 desks which were distributed in Lira, Amuria and Moroto enable children to study and write comfortably. This enabled the children to receive quality education in 2008 as they have had both writing and reading materials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article><\/div>    \n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Stay Tuned for Something Super Amazing! BACKGROUND TO PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES Pentecostal Churches of Uganda (PCU) was formed in 1984 through the sponsorship of the Finnish Free Foreign Mission (Fida International) and the Norwegian Pentecostal Foreign Mission (PYM). PCU is a result of the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ by Finnish and Norwegian missionaries in partnership with Ugandan Christians. Explore More who we are Pentecostal Churches Of Uganda PCU is one of the denominations that form the Universal Church of Christ. The primary goal of PCU is to practice and promote the Pentecostal faith, and doctrine and go to all nations to preach the Gospel and make people Christ\u2019s disciples. (Mk 16:15). PCU mission is therefore to:- Communicate the message of the gospel through available means to the public at large, churches, and students at Universities, Colleges Schools and other academic institutions by means of meetings, lectures, interview, personal conversations and any other means whatsoever. Train, prepare and ordain people to become ministers of the gospel by establishing Bible and\/or theological training institutions. Build partnership with the missionary organization in Scandinavian and other countries and make possible interactions with other organizations in the empowerment of the PCU in her social welfare agenda, including the needy, to solicit resources for the support of these objectives; and to receive donations, contributions, grants, offerings, loans or such like in pursuance of the objectives. WHAT WE DO BELIEVE The unit\u2019s vision is individuals and communities living quality lives \u2013 free from marginalisation and abject poverty both spiritually and physically \u2013 and contributing to the development of their society. The Goal The goal of the development co-operation unit is to empower the poor of the poor and the marginalised individuals and groups so that they can move out of poverty and marginalisation and live in meaningful lives. Mission The Unit\u2019s mission is to holistically strengthen communities with the aim of improving their wellbeing. Values The values the development co-operation unit include: Sense of vocation, Christian principles, Experience, Commitment, Community-based development, Cooperation and participation, equality and human rights. Core Values Love, Passion, Trustworthy and Holistic. Principles a. We make a difference working together in a professional and effective manner. b. We respect human dignity in our organizational culture. c. We are motivated and inspired because of a personal calling from God. d. We are instructed by the Word of God. Our Impact Pcu has Implemented projects that advocate, care for and develop vulnerable groups of people like the sick, youth, women, children, elderly, victims of natural and human made disasters, people with disabilities and others in order to improve on their livelihood as well as protecting their rights. 2008Mainland, Ssese Islands Helping the Poor Access Education through Child Sponsorship The Child Sponsorship programme was initiation in 1992 as an orphans\u2019 care component under the then \u201cPCU Uganda AIDS Project.\u201d This project is supported by local people in Finland together with the mission and development co-operation agency of the Finnish Pentecostal Churches, i.e. Fida International. 2008Oyam, LIra, , Moroto Humanitarian Aid for Northern and Eastern Uganda The main premise of all relief and reconstruction interventions Pentecostal Churches of Uganda is that all possible steps should be taken to alleviate human suffering arising out of calamity and conflict, and that people affected by disaster have a right to life with dignity.\u00a0 Pentecostal Churches of Uganda therefore implements relief and recovery projects to relieve the suffering of vulnerable people in Uganda. 2008Obalanga Support to Children Affected By Armed Forces (CAAF) With funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pentecostal Churches of Uganda and Fida International provided support to Children Associated with Armed Forces (CAAF).\u00a0 The CAAF group, which is made up of former child soldiers ad other children who lost parents during the armed conflict, received trauma counseling; agricultural inputs to boost their household economies; education material to enable receive better quality education; surgery for the wounded to enable them use their limbs and provide for their wellbeing, etc. 2008 Lira, Amuria and Moroto Education Support for Returning Populations Pentecostal Churches of Uganda with its partner, Fida International, received financial support from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland to improve education in areas where former internally Displaced Persons were returning.\u00a0Pentecostal Churches of Uganda distributed scholastic materials such as exercise and textbooks books, pens, pencils, etc. to about 52,813 pupils in 84 mainly in primary schools; while a total of 700 desks which were distributed in Lira, Amuria and Moroto enable children to study and write comfortably. This enabled the children to receive quality education in 2008 as they have had both writing and reading materials.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25880","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25880"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26132,"href":"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25880\/revisions\/26132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcu.org.ug\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}