Reformed Anglican Church gets new clergy

25 January 2023, 8:29 am

The Reformed Anglican Church of the Upper Nile Diocese has ordained its first clergy, six months after the installation of the founder Bishop, Rt. Rev. Charles Okunya Oode.

Those ordained deacons are Richard Francis Emuge, Robert Otelu, William Odongo, Ben James Obaan, Peter Abongosi, Julius Akol, and Bernard Akol.

The group has been studying at Uganda Christian University under the sponsorship of the Church of Uganda Diocese of Kumi, according to Bishop Okunya. He said that the new deacons decided to join his church after they were reportedly expelled from Kumi Diocese.

Since its establishment in Kumi, the Upper Nile Diocese of the Reformed Anglican Church has been battling with Kumi diocese for staff, property, and resources. Most of the clergy working with the Reformed Anglican Church defected from Kumi Diocese to follow Okunya.

Rev. Deacon Julius Akol, one of the deacons ordained by Bishop Okunya, says that he wishes for peace and tranquility in the Church regardless of the denomination.

Okunya, a former priest under Church of Uganda diocese joined the Reformed Anglican Church after failing to become bishop of Kumi.