Nexus Seminary Uganda Celebrates 20 Years

During the latest mission trip to Uganda in April/May of 2026, the Rev. B.J. Norrix and Doug Johnston participated in a summit held at Seeta City Church, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Nexus Seminary Uganda. The summit was attended by over sixty past, present, and future students of Nexus Seminary.

Introduction

Nexus Seminary is an indigenous Ugandan Christian training program that was designed to provide quality theological training to rural pastors in Uganda. Since its inception in 2006, Nexus Seminary has endeavored to provide free theological training to both male and female gospel ministers using the languages they can easily understand.

The free training that involves giving out free Biblical resources has been made possible through the associates of Nexus Seminary, especially the “Friends of Nexus” organization, which is a not-for-profit Christian organization, headed by the Rev. Dr. B.J. Norrix. Other friends who have been very instrumental in the support of Nexus Seminary’s training initiative include the Rome First United Methodist Church, which for a long time, sponsored the provision of NIV study bibles and bible dictionaries to each graduate of the training course.

In the first ten years (2006-2016), Nexus Seminary ran a 20-course program for its students over two years. Starting in 2016, Nexus Seminary changed course and placed emphasis on the hermeneutical process after discovering this to be a crucial need for the Ugandan church.

Nexus Seminary Milestones

Biblical Resources. Over the past 20 years, Nexus seminary has written and published fifteen Biblical resources, both in English and Luganda for its students.

Books authored by the Rev. Davis Motovu:

• Understanding the Book of Revelation
• The Hermeneutical Bridge Way
• New Testament Giving
• Called to Turn
• Samson: The Heroic Judge
• Unveiling the Book of Daniel
• The Exegetical Handbook, Vol I
• Boldly Different
• The Christian Rite of Water Baptism

Books authored by the Rev. Dr. B.J. Norrix

• The Bible Primer
• The Church History Primer
• The Parables of Jesus
• The “I AM” Saying of Jesus
• The 37 Miracles of Jesus

Other publications

• Sustainability: A Biblical Perspective, by Douglas M. Johnston, Ph.D.

Training Program. These are the achievements of Nexus Seminary over its 20 years:

• Forty-seven (47) graduation events
• 810 Graduates (500/61.7% male / 310/38.3% female)
• 19 Districts in Uganda and Kenya have seen training classes by Nexus Seminary (Wakiso, Gomba, Kamuli, Mukono, Luwero, Nakasongola, Kaliro, Rakai, Namayingo, Amolatar, Kayunga, Busia, Dokolo, Mayuge, Kanungu, Kaberamaido, Buwenge, Kampala, and Muranga County in Kenya)
• A total of 189 church denominations have been impacted by Nexus Seminary’s hermeneutical training (a list of these ministries is available upon request). It is worth noting that the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, the Church of the Latter Day Saints, as well as the Legion Maria of Africa Church Mission have all tasted Nexus Seminary training alongside evangelical church denominations.