{"id":45,"date":"2025-06-26T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacramentougandafellowship.org\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:03:43","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sacramentougandafellowship.org\/index.php\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"45\" class=\"elementor elementor-45\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-172d6d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"62821\" data-id=\"172d6d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185f8e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"185f8e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tOur history  \n\t\t\t<\/h2 > \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e69321 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e69321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are a community, we are one<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-bb2f375 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"63265\" data-id=\"bb2f375\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-0655818 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"40019\" data-id=\"0655818\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1544790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"1544790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \"><span><span>History of SUF<\/span><\/span><\/h2><h3 class=\"ekit-heading--subtitle elementskit-section-subtitle  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSacramento Uganda Fellowship History\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372068e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"372068e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"647\">Sacramento Uganda Fellowship was established in 2016 as a New Worshipping Community (NWC) under the auspices of University Presbyterian Church (now Sierra Vista Community Church). It was born out of the desire to unite Ugandans living in Sacramento with each other, and to foster a shared spiritual, cultural, and developmental mission with communities in Uganda.<\/p><p data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"967\">The Fellowship promotes understanding, dialogue, and collaboration among Ugandan communities, Sacramento residents, and the broader public. Through faith-driven partnerships and community activities, it supports initiatives that build stronger ties and improve lives both in Uganda and in the diaspora.<\/p><p data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1167\">In 2020, Sacramento Uganda Fellowship initiated the Sacramento Uganda Ministry Network (SUMN) to unify and coordinate faith-based development efforts across various churches and organizations with a shared vision. This network fosters cross-border ministry and outreach in sectors like education, health, agriculture, ICT, and microfinance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f99ae4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"28597\" data-id=\"f99ae4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0538820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eae-image-stack\" data-id=\"0538820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eae-image-stack.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eae-image-stack\">                    <span class=\"img-stack-item eae-is-ct-image\" >\n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sacramentougandafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20220207_113321.jpg\" class=\"eae-img-stack\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf5369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eae-image-stack\" data-id=\"6bf5369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eae-image-stack.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eae-image-stack\">                    <span class=\"img-stack-item eae-is-ct-image\" >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sacramentougandafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20220207_095713.jpg\" class=\"eae-img-stack\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/span>\n                                    <span class=\"img-stack-item eae-is-ct-image\" >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sacramentougandafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20220207_102857.jpg\" class=\"eae-img-stack\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/span>\n                                    <span class=\"img-stack-item eae-is-ct-image\" >\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sacramentougandafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20220207_120809.jpg\" class=\"eae-img-stack\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-3f28d77a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"70979\" data-id=\"3f28d77a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-629629fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"98380\" data-id=\"629629fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e71f48 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"16e71f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \"><span><span>About Our <\/span><\/span><\/h2><h3 class=\"ekit-heading--subtitle elementskit-section-subtitle  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPrograms &amp; Focus Areas\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through our collaboration with SUMN and Ugandan partners, we support projects that focus on:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-54bf5a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"64261\" data-id=\"54bf5a9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-48973abf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"70035\" data-id=\"48973abf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5f6c89f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"2770\" data-id=\"5f6c89f7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d904fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d904fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sacramentougandafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-17-at-14.23.22_ec48d8f7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-749\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8dc3c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d8dc3c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education &amp; Leadership Development<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c315493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c315493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We believe education is the cornerstone of lasting transformation. Through scholarships, vocational training, and mentorship programs, we equip children and youth with the knowledge and confidence to lead.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7d8f5ee8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"69028\" data-id=\"7d8f5ee8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1cc75847 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"79919\" data-id=\"1cc75847\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe1395c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fe1395c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/sacramentougandafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/healthwater.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-131\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cac5a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17cac5a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health, Water &amp; Sanitation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b66c862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b66c862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access to clean water and proper healthcare is not a privilege\u2014it\u2019s a basic right. We support initiatives that provide safe drinking water, hygiene education, sanitation facilities, and community health outreach.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-370ae9ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"40619\" data-id=\"370ae9ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-458dda9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"52180\" data-id=\"458dda9d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d2d5a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72d2d5a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sacramentougandafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20250817-WA0002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-727\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35745c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35745c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agriculture &amp; Food Security<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e2074c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57e2074c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A well-fed community is a strong community. We promote sustainable farming methods, agri-training programs, and seed support to help households grow enough food and generate income.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-3fb8e387 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"49159\" data-id=\"3fb8e387\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1bed3761 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"54358\" data-id=\"1bed3761\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6b2a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d6b2a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sacramentougandafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-17-at-14.21.56_20e91f4c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-747\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443bf928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"443bf928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICT &amp; Youth Innovation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbf2f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dbf2f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Today\u2019s youth are tomorrow\u2019s innovators. We invest in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) programs that teach digital skills, coding, media literacy, and creative problem-solving.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our history We are a community, we are one History of SUF Sacramento Uganda Fellowship History Sacramento Uganda Fellowship was established in 2016 as a New Worshipping Community (NWC) under the auspices of University Presbyterian Church (now Sierra Vista Community Church). 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