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Pastor Namutebi Imelda Profile 

Pastor Imelda Kula Namutebi was born to late Mathew Mukasa and late Rose Nakakawa. She grew up with her grandfather Hajji Abubakari Maale Muwanga in a Muslim family. Her turning point came in 1987, when she got seriously sick after her sister’s death.  Being in a Muslim home, they organized a ‘duwa’ prayer and also took her to a witch doctor. The witch doctor told her relatives that there was nothing that could be done to heal her and therefore she was bound to die.  

In that state of hopelessness, Pastor Imelda Namutebi left her village and came to Kampala. In Kampala she met a lady called Lydia Kyomuhendo (now a member of Liberty Worship Church), who preached to her about salvation and she accepted. Lydia introduced Pastor Imelda to her friend called Deborah, who shared with her more about Jesus Christ. She burnt all the ‘tarimas’ she had come with.  Deborah prophesied about her life that she was to going to be used of God. 

Pastor Imelda Namutebi joined Rubaga Miracle Centre with Pastor Robert Kayanja. While at Rubaga Miracle Centre, she prayed to God and the Lord started lifting her into the ministry of prophecy and praying for people. In 1988 she received a vision from God that He had called her to be minister. She started getting visions and prophesying.  She would hear God’s voice but being young in salvation she feared. She sought counsel from the Pastors at Rubaga Miracle Centre. They confirmed to her that it was God speaking and that he was going to use her. Pastor Imelda Namutebi attended a Bible School at Rubaga Miracle center. The classes were conducted at night on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The bible school targeted those young ministers growing in the gift of evangelism.  Pastor Imelda attended the Bible School for about 4 months.  

Pastor Imelda stayed with Pastor Abraham Musoke and his wife at their home in Nateete. However in 1990, Pastor Abraham and his wife left for London where they are now pastoring a church. Therefore Pastor Imelda had to look for an alternative place for her accommodation.  

In 1990, Pastor Imelda moved to Kibuli the suburb of Kampala City and stayed with other brethren where they also conducted a home cell. The brethren that were in the home cell included; Sister Lydia, Sister Sarah, Brother George, Brother. Serunjogi and Sister. Nakato who is now a wife to Pastor Jamada Gyagenda of Victory Church –Natete and the others are also ministers in other churches. In the home cell, the brethren would come for fellowship regularly and God would use her to pray for them and healing miracles would take place. They also conducted outreach missions to places like Jinja, Mukono, Hoima and Masindi. 

In 1991, the home cell was disbanded as brethren joined different ministries. Pastor Imelda had again to move and look for a house for accommodation.  She left Kibuli and went to Kansanga. At Kansanga, she rented a small house but time came when she could not afford the rent. The landlord asked her to leave the house.  

As she was figuring out the issue of rent, there was a widow called Kibirango who was sick and paralyzed.  The widow had dreamt Pastor Imelda praying for her and also giving a house to her.  The next day she sent her children to Pastor Imelda and asked her to come and pray for her. She prayed for her and the widow received her healing. She gave her a house, and Pastor Imelda shifted from the small house with her home cell.  

Pastor Imelda with other brethren who were staying with her used to visit a nearby church called Elshadai Ministries where they would minister especially on Sundays.  Pastor Imelda, with other brethren, started another ministry called the Disciples of Jesus Ministries. In Disciples of Jesus Ministries they would pray on every Tuesday and Thursday evening and on Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Jjemba at Kabalagala as she continued visiting Elshadai ministry. One Sunday after preaching at Elshadai, she met Pastor James Katoogo who is also now a Pastor at Liberty Worship Centre. Pastor James got interested in her ministry and went and informed Pastor Isaac Kiwewesi and who yearned to see her preaching. Pastor Kiwewesi started visiting Elshadai Ministries.   By then Pastor Kiwewesi was conducting a home cell in Makindye. Pastor Imelda started collaborating with Pastor Isaac Kiwewesi. They would visit and share at each other’s home cell.   

   In 1992, Pastor Isaac Kiwewesi left Makindye to stay in Kansanga in Mrs. Kotilda’s house. In the same year Pastor Isaac Kiwewesi and Pastor Imelda Namutebi started Kansanga Miracle center and served together up to 1997.  Pastor Isaac moved in the gift of teaching, apostolic and Evangelism, and Pastor Imelda ministered more in the gift of prophesy, evangelism and apostolic ministry.  In January 1996, Pastor Imelda started going for international missions in countries like Sweden, Britain, Belgium, USA and South Africa. 

In 1997, Pastor Imelda, left Kansanga Miracle Centre and started her own ministry called Liberty Worship Centre International and is the Senior Pastor.

Pastor Imelda is now married to Pastor Tom Kula, blessed with a wonderful daughter called Misha.  To God be the Glory....

Liberty Worship Centre Church Profile 

Liberty Worship Centre Church begun in 1997 when Pastor Imelda Namutebi left Kansanga Miracle centre where she had been ministering with Pastor Isaac Kiwewesi. 

The Church started in a humble way in Mengo at the home of Princes Mugale. Princes Mugale is a sister to the Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom and the mother of Pastor Grace Kitaka a co-Pastor with Pastor Imelda Namutebi.   Liberty Worship Centre held its first service with 20 members in the house of Princes Mugale.   

The second Sunday service was held in a tent that was erected in the compound of the home of Princes Mugale. The number grew from 20 to 100 members.  God started moving in a might way and the tent could not accommodate the members. A temporary shade was constructed in the in the compound where subsequent Sunday services were held.  God started performing many miracles notable ones were for example that of a lady who got healed of cancer and a girl who was born with sealed private parts but when her mother brought her to the Church and she was prayed for. At home in the night the child started crying, the mother was prompted to check her only to see blood and opened private parts as if someone had operated her. These and many other miracles touched people and many people with various problems started coming to the church to be prayed for.  

The Church was given a plot of land by the Princess to construct a church. Construction started but when it had reached wall plate, Kampala City Council came in and stopped the construction on the account that the place was residential.  

Between 1997 and 2003, The Church grew to about 3000 members and the compound became too small and besides during the rainy seasons, services could be interrupted and people would get wet.  This led to the Church to look for another spacious place, which would also serve as a permanent home. The land was identified and bought in Lugala. 

On the 24^th August 2003, the Church moved from Mengo to Lugala. The services started in shelter made up tuplins.  A plan to construct a temporary structure was developed but could not be approved by Kampala City Council because technically they said the structure was too big to be constructed as a temporary structure. The idea was abandoned and a plan developed to construct a permanent sanctuary with the capacity to sit 20,000 people.  To date, the structure is at the roofing stage.   

In the last two years the Church has almost doubled to about 5000 members and fellowship under a temporary shelter with iron sheet roof and wood.  The Church is looking forward to enter its magnificent sanctuary.  

Statement of Faith 

Liberty Worship Centre believes in the following doctrine  

1. The Trinity; God in three persons -God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
2. The working of the Holy Spirit: We believe in the baptism and the operation of the Holy Spirit and Speaking in tongues.
3. Water baptism: We believe and practices water baptism through immersion and we do not baptize young children
4. Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Believe in the death and the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and his second coming
5. We believe in the bible as the inflammable and inspired word of God
6. Holy Communion: We believe in Holy communion

Branches: 

Liberty Worship Church in short time has grown and has established several branches in Uganda with one branch in South Africa.  

Language

Over services are conducted in both English and Luganda  

Children Sunday school: 

The church is blessed with wonderful commitment Sunday school teachers. Children in Sunday schools are categorized into 3 groups according to their ages to be able to meet the need of children in accordance with their needs.