Pastor Wilson Bugembe is a Ugandan gospel musician and pastor leading Worship House Church located in Nansana a Kampala city.
Biography
Wilson Bugembe was born in 1984 to the late Betty Naluwoge and Dreke Kilabira in Gulama village Masaka. Kilabira was a singer just like his son Bugembe, he started Hossana Choir Kijabweme in Masaka District. Bugembe born to a family of five boys was orphaned at an early age that saw him live part of his life on the streets. Out of the five boys, two are alive; he and his brother Brian Ddumba. His stepbrother Dr Frank in Kyotera and his stepmother are as well alive.
Education background
Pastor Wilson Bugembe attended several primary schools including Stella Malice Primary School where his grandfather took him and St. Joseph Gulama where he completed his Primary Seven class. From there Bugembe joined S.1 at High Way College Makerere where he completed both O & A Levels.
By then he was in S.6 studying HED/L. After that Pastor Bugembe was homeless and he couldn’t manage to continue with school due to lack of school fees. After leaving the streets, Bugembe joined a Born Again group which facilitated his rehabilitation process.
Career
Pastor Wilson Bugembe began singing in his S.6 class. His break through song was Mukama Njagala Kumanya. This sold-out utmost as it received nonstop airplay on both Radio and Television stations. At this stage, however, the gospel music fans were not yet so familiar with the person behind this life inspiring hit.
From Mukama Njagala Kumanya, Pastor Bugembe proved that he had come to stay when he released yet another society relating song titled Kamawo Eka. This too sold out highly and was followed by other inspirational and society awakening hits such as Bwalikujukira, Kani, Ani and many other singles that followed.
Pastor Wilson Bugembe then started the Worship House Church with nine members while in his S.6 class at only 19 years old, but it has grown to have thousands of members today. Bugembe first purchased 100 by 100 piece of land and they went on adding one plot after another although at an escalated fee being a church and today the church under construction is sitting on a 3-acre piece of land, registered under Worship House name.
However, when they went to register the church at the very start, the registrar at the Wakiso District Headquarters drove him and the group out, reasoning that they were still young and asked them to come back when they have grown. Explaining, Bugembe said the registrar thought they wanted to rob people since they were all teenagers.
Worship House is a 6000 sitter church but services will be held in shifts soon after its completion. The church changed its name from Light the World Ministries to Worship House. Bugembe changed the church name from Light the World Church to Worship House because the name appeared too long for him and he wanted something simple. Currently Pastor Bugembe is one of the top gospel artistes and pastors with a huge following of people.
Family, children and marriage
Pastor Wilson Bugembe hasn’t yet married and has no children. But he has the children he looks after.
Net Worth
He is estimated to be a net worth of $1.7 million.