Who We Are

History

Back to the Bible Truth (BBT) Evangelistic Mission organization was founded in 1979 with its first office in Katwe, in the middle of Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. BBT organization is now headquartered in Nansana, Wakiso District in Central Uganda.

BBT is Christian organization that works with other evangelical organizations to advance the work of God’s Kingdom throughout Uganda.

One of BBT organization’s adored mission is church planting while also transforming the communities in which the churches are planted. Over time, BBT’s mission has diversified and now includes, evangelism, church planting, discipleship training, community transformation, youth, women, education, agriculture, and media.

Alex Mitala

Founder & President

In 1974, the young Mitala joined the underground preaching movement in an effort to encourage the underground churches to persevere and in 1978, he began smuggling Christian literature from Kenya into Uganda which later led to his arrest. Miraculously, Mitala’s life was spared and he was released shortly thereafter without charge.

Mitala then stayed in Kenya until 1979 until after Idi Amin was overthrown and he returned to Uganda to start a ministry of evangelizing and planting churches while at the same time attending Bible school in Nairobi, Kenya through correspondence. In the same year, Mitala founded Back to the Bible Truth Evangelistic Mission organization.

Apostle Alex Mitala is a family man, church planter, bible teacher, educationalist, and community transformer based in Kampala, Uganda. He is married to Catherine Mitala and together, they have six children. Mitala is the founder of Back to the Bible Truth Evangelistic Mission (BBT) organization.

At the time of Mitala's conversion to Christianity, Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin was persecuting Christians, and trying to force them to convert to Islam.

When Mitala and other believers in the country refused to renounce Christianity, Amin closed churches and dispersed missionaries across the country.

During the period, many people that Mitala worked with were either killed or imprisoned as a result of the persecution and the church was forced to go underground, conducting its meetings and activities in secret.

Meet the Team

  • Alex Mitala - General Director

    Steven Musisi - Director, Local Operations

    Jemimah Biryomumaisho, Chief Finance Officer

    Moses Nsubuga - Board Member

    Catherine Mitala - Director, Women of Significance Discipleship Mobile School

  • Maha Mitala - Director, Communications

    Isaiah Tumwine - Supervisor, Field Operations

    Michael Kisenyi - Execuitve Clerk

    Caroline Nakwaholi - Lead Social Worker