Patience Museveni Rwabwogo has been consecrated as an Episcopal Bishop after two decades of ministry, marking a new chapter in her leadership at Covenant Nations Church.
The consecration took place on Sunday at Covenant Hill in Maya as the church celebrated its 20th anniversary.
The ceremony was led by American evangelist Bishop Dr LaDonna Osborn, with senior local and international clergy taking part in the proceedings.
President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni were among those who attended, alongside members of the First Family, government officials and hundreds of congregants.
Rwabwogo is the founder and lead pastor of Covenant Nations Church, and her new episcopal position will include spiritual oversight of Covenant Nations Churches in Uganda and beyond.
The occasion therefore combined a major milestone for the church with Rwabwogo’s transition into a wider leadership responsibility within its ministry. Rwabwogo’s consecration came as her ministry reached the 20-year mark.
During the ceremony, former Uganda National Roads Authority executive director Allen Kagina presented an account of Rwabwogo’s life and ministry, highlighting her faith, service and commitment to Christian work.
The church’s anniversary provided the wider setting for the ceremony, which brought together religious leaders, government officials, members of the First Family and congregants.
Bishop Dr LaDonna Osborn led the consecration, supported by senior clergy from Uganda and abroad.
President Museveni described his daughter as a capable religious leader and said her new position would contribute to the expansion of the Church’s work.
“I thank God for giving my family a Bishop and a good, capable leader who will advance the work of the Church,” Museveni said.
Museveni also reflected on his own Christian upbringing, recalling that he spent 12 years studying the Bible under the Anglican tradition beginning in 1953.
“I spent 12 years studying the Bible day by day, starting in 1953. The way the Anglicans taught us the Bible was very systematic,” he said.
He also recalled that his father, Mzee Amos Kaguta, joined the Church in 1947.
The President later summed up the family significance of the occasion in a brief remark. “Today, I have a whole Bishop in the family,” Museveni said.
First Lady Janet Museveni used the ceremony to recognise the role played by Covenant Nations Church leaders during Rwabwogo’s two-decade ministry.
“Thanks to the leaders of Covenant Nations Church for the faith with which they have walked this journey alongside the Rwabwogo family,” she said. “You have helped them carry the responsibility of this assignment.”
Janet also offered a thanksgiving prayer for her recovery following an undisclosed illness that had kept her away from public engagements for several months.
“2026 is forever marked as a year of deliverance. Lord, You delivered me when the enemy came like a flood. Thank You for proving Yourself true and faithful,” she said.
“Lord, You never forget Your people or their sacrifices. Thank You, Lord, for being a God who remembers His people,” she added.
Museveni also thanked medical personnel who attended to his wife and acknowledged the support provided by their children during her recovery.
“I thank God for Maama’s recovery, and I salute the medical staff who supported her, as well as our children who worked alongside them in caring for her,” he said. “I also thank God for Patience becoming a Bishop.”
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, whom Rwabwogo considers her spiritual father, was also part of the ceremony and delivered a message connecting Christian faith with economic empowerment.
Adeboye encouraged believers to pursue prosperity while maintaining their faith.
“You can make it to heaven and still become rich along the way; you do not have to die poor,” Adeboye said.
He also connected his message to President Museveni’s stated concern about poverty in Uganda.
“If you want to know the truth about what I have said, ask President Museveni. He does not want Ugandans to remain poor.”
Adeboye further prayed for Africa to overcome dependence on foreign borrowing.
“In the name of the One who sent me, you will never borrow again,” he said. “Africa is sovereign because we are blessed with everything we need. We shall not owe anyone. God has proven it.”
The remarks added an economic development dimension to a ceremony primarily focused on religious leadership and the anniversary of Covenant Nations Church.
The confirmed change following the consecration is Rwabwogo’s elevation to an episcopal leadership position.
Her responsibilities include providing spiritual oversight to Covenant Nations Churches in Uganda and beyond.
The source does not provide details about the specific churches or countries that will fall under her oversight, nor does it outline future programmes attached to her new position.
What is clear is that the consecration marks a transition from two decades of ministry into a role with broader spiritual oversight.
For Covenant Nations Church, the occasion also marks its 20th anniversary and a significant point in the institution’s history.
For Patience Museveni Rwabwogo, the new episcopal role places her 20-year ministry within a broader leadership responsibility as the church continues its work in Uganda and beyond.
The consecration at Covenant Hill in Maya therefore marked both the culmination of two decades of ministry and the beginning of a new chapter for Patience Museveni Rwabwogo as an Episcopal Bishop.
