An optician attending to a patient during a health outreach in Rukungiri district.

TUPS‑Sponsored Dental Outreach: A Ministry of Healing & Hope

Over the past decade, CMM’s partnership with The Uganda Partnership Society (TUPS) has been instrumental in bringing holistic care to individuals and families in extreme physical need, while also offering spiritual hope and life transformation through the Gospel.

Among the most significant expressions of this partnership has been the dental outreaches and prison ministry initiatives, which together have reached thousands of individuals with both physical care and spiritual encouragement.

As early as 2013, TUPS began organising dental outreaches with a clear intention: to treat dental problems and communicate God’s love to people who would otherwise never access such care. The Butaleja Dental Mission in July 2013 stands out as one of the earliest documented events. Over the course of three days, CMM reported that 322 people received dental treatment, and more than 80 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ as a result of the outreach.

These outreach activities were not isolated. In 2017, TUPS partnered with Mulago Hospital and Kawempe Worship Centre to conduct a dental outreach involving a team of 13 dentists, where 119 people were treated, and 40 people gave their lives to Christ.

Further back, in 2018, CMM’s collaborative dental and medical efforts expanded into larger regions. For instance, during the Western Uganda medical outreach, where dental care was part of the program, 986 patients received treatment, and 107 of them responded to the Gospel by committing their lives to Christ.

These figures reflect both physical intervention and spiritual impact, something that has become a hallmark of the ministry’s approach. Across multiple dental outreaches and prison engagements, the documented figures paint a compelling picture of impact:

      • 322 people treated and 80+ saved during the 2013 Butaleja Dental Outreach.
      • 119 dental patients were treated in 2017, with 40 salvations.
      • 986 people received treatment in 2018, with 107 giving their lives to Christ.
      • 217 inmates ministered to in 2025, with 201 salvations at Katwe Prison alone.
      • 200 inmates impacted in Isingiro Prison with 180 salvations.

    As TUPS continues its work, the numbers above already tell a story of healing, redemption, and a growing legacy of impact in both the corridors of prisons and the open fields of outreach.

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