Ugandan Evangelist Murdered After Leading Muslims to Christ

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – An evangelist in eastern Uganda was killed last month after preaching the Gospel to Muslims, some of whom reportedly came to faith in Christ during an open-air event, Morning Star News (MSN) reported.

David Washume, 38, was stabbed to death on April 3 while returning from a three-day evangelistic outreach in Uganda. Washume had been preaching alongside fellow evangelist Fred Wepuhulu.

Using both Quranic verses and biblical references, the two men emphasized the divinity of Christ and the humanity of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. “On the third day the attendance increased… Many people responded, including several Muslims who accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior,” said an unnamed attendee. “But some Muslims started shouting in protest.”

That night, as Washume and Wepuhulu walked home, they were ambushed by three masked men dressed in Muslim attire according to MSN.

“They stopped us and told us to surrender our bags,” Wepuhulu said. Inside Washume’s bag were Bibles and a Quran. “One shouted… ‘They are the ones, they are the ones…Kill, kill them!’” Wepuhulu said. He managed to escape, but Washume was overtaken.

Local official Moses Kutosi said he received a 6 a.m. call the next day about a body found in a pool of blood near a Bible college chapel. “I went to the scene… and found the body of my resident friend Washume,” Kutosi told MSN. A knife and a handwritten note in Arabic were left at the scene, reading: “You, infidel, will meet Allah in judgment.”

Police have launched a manhunt for the attackers. Washume’s body showed knife wounds to the neck and chest. He was described as a “good, hardworking and devoted Christian” by local leaders.

Over the past 40 years, Uganda has seen explosive Gospel growth, emerging from political turmoil to become one of Africa’s most vibrant Christian nations. Evangelical and Pentecostal movements spread rapidly through revivals and church planting, and today over 85% of Ugandans identify as Christian.

Although Uganda’s constitution and laws guarantee “religious freedom,” including the right to “propagate” faith and convert, Christian converts often face attacks in practice.

Muslims comprise about 12% of Uganda’s population, but Christians face the most pressure in the eastern regions, where Muslim communities are highly concentrated.

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