What Entebbe Golf Club does

VRC Entebbe (Vincentian Retreat Centre Entebbe) is a Catholic spiritual retreat centre located in Entebbe, Wakiso District, Uganda, operated by the Vincentian Congregation — a pontifical-right clerical society founded in India in 1904 in the tradition of St. Vincent de Paul. The centre delivers a unified suite of spiritual services including Perpetual Adoration, Holy Eucharistic Celebration, Praise and Worship, weekly Reparation Prayer, preaching of the Word of God, Divine Mercy devotions, and themed programmes covering family renewal guidance, youth spiritual empowerment, life-crisis management, vocation discernment, and Christian faith formation.

The centre is staffed by a small team of eight, including three named Vincentian priests: Fr. Joseph Jilson VC (Superior and Director, ordained 2009), Fr. Michael Louis Kunnuthara VC (ordained 2013, currently pursuing a Masters in Clinical Psychology and Counselling at Kisubi University), and Fr. Antony Parankimalil VC (Healing Adoration). Service delivery occurs on-site at the Mpigi Road facility Monday through Saturday, with weekly virtual online sharing and counselling sessions held every Friday via video call. The site is built on a basic web platform (vrcentebbe.com) with no mobile app, API, or disclosed technology stack.

The business model is non-commercial and donation-based. No pricing is published; the centre operates as a religious non-profit funded through church support and donations. Its go-to-market relies on word-of-mouth referrals through Catholic parish networks in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. VRC Entebbe operates as a branch of the global Divine Retreat Centres network and has institutional partnerships with the Dioceses of Mbeya, Kigoma, and Moshi in Tanzania. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or external investment are recorded.

Name

Entebbe Golf Club

Website

https://vrcentebbe.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

VRC Entebbe is a Catholic spiritual retreat centre in Entebbe, Uganda, operated by the Vincentian Congregation. It delivers prayer services, spiritual direction, family/youth programmes, and virtual counselling to Catholic faithful across East Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Retreat Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC), Religious & Spiritual Festivals/Observances (Public Events) (MPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Spiritual retreat services
• Catholic prayer services
• Religious counseling
• Faith formation programs
• Christian worship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Entebbe

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

VRC Entebbe provides Catholic spiritual services including Perpetual Adoration, Holy Eucharistic Celebration, Preaching of the Word of God, Praise & Worship, Intercessory Prayers, Divine Mercy devotions, and Friday Reparation Prayer. The centre also delivers structured spiritual guidance and retreat programs covering family renewal, youth empowerment, life crisis management, vocation discernment, and Christian faith formation, alongside virtual online video counselling sessions.

Product overview

VRC Entebbe (Vincentian Retreat Centre) offers a unified set of spiritual services including daily prayer services (Perpetual Adoration, Holy Eucharistic Celebration), Praise & Worship sessions, and Special Events. The center provides virtual online counselling services and spiritual guidance programs for family renewal, youth empowerment, and faith formation. The retreat center is operated by Vincentian Congregation priests and serves as a branch of Divine Retreat Centres worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Daily Services Spiritual services including Perpetual Adoration, Preaching of Word of God, and Holy Eucharistic Celebration offered Monday to Saturday for Catholic faithful and visitors.
• Praise & Worship Services Intercessory Prayers for the Whole World, Jericho Prayer on Weekdays for Families, and Divine Mercy sessions at 3:00 PM for Uganda.
• Special Events Weekly Friday Reparation Prayer and Saturday Preaching of the Word of God services.
• Virtual Online Services Online virtual sharing and counselling sessions held every Friday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM East African Time via video call.
• Spiritual Guidance & Retreat Programs Family renewal guidance, youth spiritual empowerment, life crisis management, vocation discernment, and Christian faith formation services led by priests.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Divine Retreat Centres (Global Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVRC Entebbe operates as a branch of the Divine Retreat Centres all over the world. The global network provides shared resources, methodologies, and spiritual traditions. Fr. Michael previously served at Divine Retreat Centre, Premagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
• Diocese of Moshi (Tanzania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBishop Issac Amani of Moshi invited the Vincentians to open a mission, resulting in St. Albert the Great Quasi Parish Weruweru being entrusted to them in 2015.
• Diocese of Kigoma (Tanzania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVincentian missionaries took up Katubuka parish in 1988. The Bishop of Kigoma invited the Vincentians to serve in his diocese after Fr. Manalel's visit.
• Diocese of Mbeya (Tanzania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitial mission site for Vincentian missionaries in East Africa starting July 10, 1979. They were entrusted with Tukuyu parish with 16 mass centres, later expanded to Kyela with 26 mass centres.
• Kisubi UniversityminorOthersFr. Michael Kunnuthara VC is pursuing Masters in Clinical Psychology and Counselling at Kisubi University, representing an educational partnership for staff development.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of East Africa (regional diocesan charities): Diocesan Catholic charitable arms in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya that run faith-formation, family, and youth programmes. Comparable faith-based nonprofit service delivery model targeting overlapping Catholic faithful, youth, and family segments in East Africa.
• St. Vincent de Paul Society: International Catholic charitable organization founded in the Vincentian tradition of St. Vincent de Paul. Operates overlapping faith-based formation, family support, and outreach programmes across multiple countries, drawing from the same spiritual lineage as the Vincentian Congregation.
• Caritas Uganda: Ugandan Catholic social services arm providing community, family, and youth programmes in the same geography. Similar faith-based nonprofit operating model targeting overlapping Catholic faithful, youth, and family segments with donations-driven funding.

Direct peers

• Regnum Christi (Legionaries of Christ): International Catholic movement offering retreats, spiritual formation, and youth/family programmes through dedicated retreat centres. Directly comparable in operating retreat centres, faith-formation curricula, and family renewal programming for Catholic laity.
• Taizé Community: Ecumenical Christian monastic community running international retreat programmes focused on prayer, spiritual direction, and youth formation. Comparable in perpetual prayer, intergenerational retreat programmes, and youth spiritual empowerment offering.
• Divine Retreat Centres (DRC): Global Catholic retreat network of which VRC Entebbe is explicitly a branch. Operates similar perpetual adoration, preaching, and retreat programmes with shared Vincentian/Indian-rooted spiritual methodology, serving the same Catholic faithful segment worldwide.
• Jesuit Retreat Centers (e.g., Loyola House of Retreats): Catholic retreat houses operated by the Society of Jesus offering directed retreats, spiritual guidance, and faith formation programmes. Comparable in service mix (retreats, spiritual direction, counselling) and target audience (Catholic laity seeking formation).

Regional players

• Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA): Regional Catholic institution of higher learning offering formation, counselling, and spirituality programmes across East Africa. Comparable in East African geography and in combining spiritual formation with psychological/counselling training for laity.

Emerging players

• Hallow (Catholic prayer app): Digitally native Catholic prayer and formation platform addressing the same faith-formation, family prayer, and spiritual growth use cases. Competes for the same Catholic laity's attention through audio-guided prayer, retreats, and counselling content.
• Ascension (Catholic media): Catholic faith-formation content and media platform serving adult Catholics with Bible studies, retreats, and spiritual direction content. Competes for the same faith-formation, family renewal, and vocation discernment audiences through a digital delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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