About CFE

The Church Centre for Evangelism (CFE) started in 1976. We are a self-running church movement, rooted in the community, utilizing local resources, and drawing our resourcefulness from God who called us to serve Him and communities for abundance of life. CFE started with the opening of the first fellowship at Busalamu in Luuka district in the Eastern region of Uganda. CFE’s presence in communities has grown to 80 congregations, which are referred to as Centres.

CFE is part of the movements of the newer churches. The church was born as an African Independent Church with the traits of African Pentecostalism. The centrality of the work of the Holly Spirit has been a key feature of the church since its founding. Part of the founding phase of CFE was during the period 1976-79 when Freedom of Religion and worship was curtailed. CFE operated as an underground church that brought together peasant farmers and professionals.

The period of the 1980s was the take off period for the church. It was a period of economic difficulty because of an economy that had been ran down in the 1970s, a civil war and the government’s implementation of the structural adjustment programmes. CFE’s discipleship and leadership development model was developed in such an environment of minimal financial resources. It is during this period that the emphasis on building local congregations as centres for mission was established. This founding period enabled CFE to develop resilience and the sharpening of vision in harsh environments.