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Date(s)
- 1961-1985 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
Manila folders, 6 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Festo Kivengere was converted to Christianity at a revival meeting in 1939. He then became a minister and Bishop of Kigezi. When dictator Idi Amin came to power, he and his wife fled to Rwanda. In 1969 he was invited by Michael Cassidy to join African Enterprise. He was a friend of Billy Graham and became known as the "Billy Graham of Africa". He wrote the book 'I love Idi Amin'. After Amin's downfall he returned to Uganda and continued an active ministry until his death from leukaemia in 1988. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festo_Kivengere https://dacb.org/stories/uganda/kivengere-festo/
Archival history
Donated by the Rt Rev Dr Alfred Olwa in 2012.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photocopied transcripts of sermons preached by Bishop Kivengere.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
The transcripts have been digitised and are available here: https://moorecollege.access.preservica.com/SO_09a7c0e4-5c20-47a4-b656-954974a8bff5/