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Joseph Serwadda was born in Masaka District, Uganda. He married Freda in 1984 and together have established over 400 Victory Christian Centre Churches in Uganda, with branch churches in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Kigali, Rwanda. Their pastoral and evangelism ministry is dotted with notable 'miracles'. Joseph claims that in November 1982, he saw Jesus in an open vision who instructed him to start an outreach mission on the streets of Kampala. Indeed true to his testimony, he was a street minister from then till late 1988. Many renowned Gospel ministers in Uganda today speak of their beginnings with him as their mentor.

In 1997, Joseph pioneered the Christian Radio Network Media Ministry which to-date houses 5 radio stations, namely, 98.5fm in Kampala, 101.5fm Masaka, 102.1fm (English) 103.7fm Mbale, and 92.9fm Busoga. The radios cover the Central, Eastern, Southern, and scanty parts of Western and Northern Uganda, reaching at least 12 million listeners daily with the Gospel.

His other innovative idea was The Passover Festival, an end of year celebration gathering which is on record to have attracted the biggest number of patrons (over 100,000) in one meeting in Uganda, and addressed by speakers from across the world.

Joseph led a campaign to free the Born Again Churches from a decree imposed on the churches in 1977, creating a policy of official / recognized religions and temporarily bringing a halt to a massive revival that swept Uganda in the early 60s and 70s. Joseph whose conversion to Pentecostal Christianity in 1975 marked his passion to reach others with his new found truth led to the crusade against this ban. Him and a size-able group of bishops and laity brought an end to the 32 year ban imposed on them by Dictator (President) Idd Amin.

As an Institutionalized Religious Body the Born Again Faith churches have equal rights and freedoms as the formerly traditional Anglican, Catholic and Orthodox churches. An outspoken critic of restrictive government policies, Joseph has had audiences with many leaders in his country and abroad.

He holds a Certificate in Journalism, a Diploma in Christian Ministry, a Diploma in Theology, a Bachelors Degree in Humanities, and a Masters in Theology. He has been awarded two Doctorates.