Robbing, cunning pastors blasted

By Vision Reporter

CITY Pastor Aloysius Bugingo has blasted evangelists who have institutionalized the mobile money and envelope culture among flock.

Bugingo the pastor at House of Prayer Ministries International took decried the lack of transparency in most Churches and took a swipe at fellow pastors during the launch of his new radio station Salt FM 107.0 at Nakivubo Stadium.

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 UPDF Chief Political commissar Col Felix Kulaigye and singer Judith Babirye (R) join in on the prayers.

The launch, which coincided with an independence worship overnight, was witnessed by over 10,000 Christians notable among them, UPDF Chief Political commissar Col Felix Kulaigye and singer Judith Babirye.

“Many believers are stuck in abject poverty because of the actions of extortionist pastors.  How do you empower flock by bragging about your holidays and children studying overseas?  I believe there is a general lack of transparency and accountability in Churches, which needs to be addressed,” the 41 year old told the gathering.

According to Bugingo, it is wrong for pastors and televangelists to deliver sermons and have mobile money numbers scroll on the TV screens.  In the same way, he said the act of sending invitation letters to flock for Christian gatherings had perpetrated habit of extortion.

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“These invitation letters are sent with instructions on money to be given and they are brought back sealed. If you tell people to sow in order to prosper, are you a magician to ensure overnight riches?   It is a process… just like Jesus promised to make his disciples Simon Peter and Andrew “fishers of men” in Matthew 4:19, pastors should look to empower their flock to prosperity,” he said.

Bugingo used his time at the pulpit to forgive Godfrey Mutabaazi the Executive Director UCC, who early this year was the subject of fasting and prayer from Bugingo’s flock, who accused him (Mutabaazi) and Jinja East MP, Moses Balyeku for thwarting their efforts to get a radio frequency after asking them for sh600m. 

“We are not funded but transparency has seen us achieve this milestone. Not many Ministries can afford to operate radio stations after just three years, we shall use this station for spiritual restoration and giving the right information which will build future generations,” he said.

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Col Felix Kulaigye prayed for political stability and asked the management of Salt FM to be at the helm in preaching morals and providing practical solutions to fight poverty.  There were also musical interludes.

The Wakaliga based commercial radio station is the 74th to be licenced by Uganda Communications Commission and has already started airing.