Our aim is to educate and empower leaders across disciplines to drive positive change in their communities.
AfRU was founded in 2013 by Africa Renewal Ministries, an indigenous Christian ministry, which provides sponsorship for over 8,000 children and young adults across the country.
The university exists to equip and transform leaders in their various disciplines so they too can be agents of transformation in their communities.
Attaining a university status was a culmination of a journey that started earlier with Gaba Bible Institute (GBI) and later Africa Renewal Christian College(ARCC).
In January 2007, the school began with 35 students and a commitment to equip Christian leaders for the transformation of society.
June 2010 GBI was issued with provisional License by NCHE to operate as a tertiary institution. September 2010 – changed location from Gaba to a newly purchased 23 acre campus in Buloba and changed name to Africa Renewal Christian College (2011) after shifting from Gaba.
December 20th 2013, AfRU was issued with Provisional License as Africa Renewal University and February 28 2014, it was officially launched by the Executive Director National Council for Higher Education Prof. Opuda Asibo
January 25th, 2023 AfRU was cleared by National Council for Higher Education for the grant of a charter and in March 2024, the President of the republic of Uganda granted AfRU a charter and now, AfRU is a Christian Chartered University
To be a premier Christian University focused on Transformational Leadership for the Church and Society
We commit ourselves to develop a new generation of Christian leaders whose lives are transformed by rigorous study of Scripture, impassioned love for God, and faithful service to the nations.
