7-662: The church was founded by the World Harvest Mission in 1986, working with Ugandan Christian. The first congregation located in Fort Portal in 1986, and the second congregation in 1992 in Bundibugyo . The church reports growing church planting across western Uganda and the Congolese border. It gas 2 congregations and 25 house fellowships with 1,000 members in 2004. The Westminster Confession of Faith and
14-759: Is a city located in the Western Region of Uganda . It is the seat of both Kabarole District and historically of the Tooro Kingdom . Fort Portal was named after British diplomat Sir Gerald Portal , as it was where his base was. Fort Portal in Kabarole District is located approximately 296 kilometres (184 mi) by road, west of Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all- tarmac two-lane highway. The geographical coordinates of Fort Portal City are 0°39'16.0"N, 30°16'28.0"E (Latitude: 0.654444; Longitude: 30.274444). Fort Portal
21-462: Is situated at an average elevation of 1,523 metres (4,997 ft) above sea level. On 1 July 2020, Fort Portal was elevated from municipality to a "Tourism city" status. In 2019, in preparation for the award of city status, Ford Portal annexed several surrounding neighborhoods and sub-counties, including (a) Karago (b) Ibaale Parish (c) Burungu Parish (d) Karambi sub-county (e) Bukuku sub-county and (f) parts of Busoro sub-county. According to
28-607: The Apostles Creed are the official confessions. Official languages are Rutooro , Lubhwisi and Rukonjo . The church has partnership relations with a PCA church in North Carolina . This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Uganda is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fort Portal Fort Portal or Kabarole ( lit. ' let them see ' )
35-475: The 2002 national census, the population of Fort Portal was about 41,000. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 46,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 47,100. In August 2014, the national population census put the population at 54,275. In 2020 UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the city as 60,800. The population agency calculated that the population of
42-563: The city grew at an average rate of 2.12 percent annually between 2014 and 2020. Fort Portal is home to three hospitals. Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital , a 300-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health is the largest. The next-largest is Holy Family Virika Hospital , a private hospital with a bed capacity of 155, owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal . The smallest of
49-614: The hospitals is the 100-bed Kabarole Missionary Hospital , a community hospital administered by the Church of Uganda , originally founded by John Edward Church of the Church Mission Society. The city houses three institutions of higher learning. The main campus of Mountains of the Moon University , previously a private university, but now a public university, is located in the city center. Also located within
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