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    The Church and Socio-economic Transformation: An Analysis of Poverty Causes, Role of the Church, and Sustainable Interventions in Rwanyanja Church of Uganda, Bugangari Archdeaconry, North Kigezi Diocese
    (Uganda Christian University, 2025-08-12) William Birungi
    This study was conducted on “The church and socio-economic transformation: A case study of Rwanyanja church of Uganda parish, Bugangari Archdeaconry in North Kigezi Diocese. It addresses the problem of persistent poverty with the overall aim of analysing why there is persistent poverty among Christians despite the church’s socio-economic transformation strategies, which included investigating the causes of persistent poverty, analyzing and evaluating the role of the church in socio-economic transformation of Christians and exploring the practical approaches the church can implement to effectively reduce poverty among Christians in Rwanyanja church of Uganda parish. A qualitative approach was employed, with guided questions in the questionnaire to collect information from respondents, interviews, and literature review. Findings on the causes of persistent poverty include: illiteracy/low levels of education, laziness, disease /lack of improved health care facilities, big family size, insufficient cultivation, hopelessness, wrong interpretation of the bible, and high costs of living. The church's role in socio-economic transformation includes: agriculture/coffee growing, preaching, and training, establishing schools, and establishing health care facilities. The challenges facing the church in its attempts to socially and economically transform Christians include: inadequate financial resources, untrained church leaders, lack of market for agricultural products, and lack of improved means of transport and communications technology. The recommendations are that; Church leaders should come out with biblical-based fundamental policies and strategies, equipping Christians with vocational skills, church leaders to cooperate with local leaders, introduce bible studies, encourage parents to send children to schools, resource mobilization programs, partnership with other development partners, promote disease-preventive approaches in their families especially personal hygiene and sanitation and sensitize Christians about the importance of family planning.