PICTORIAL: MINISTER BABALANDA COMMISSIONS MULTI-BILLION CHURCH IN MASINDI
The minister, among other activities, launched a 10 year Strategic Plan for Midwestern Deanery and Bunyoro Lutheran community multipurpose SACCO.
By Innocent Atuganyira
MASINDI: The minister in charge of presidency Milly Babalanda Babirye on Sunday commissioned a Lutheran church located at Kihande 1 cell Central Division Masindi Municipality in Masindi district.
The multibillion magnificent church was commissioned at a colorful function graced by the Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya, Dr. Rev. Joseph Ochola Omoro, Bishop Ezara Ngirimo Bukayoko the Archbishop of Evangelical Lutheran church of Sudan together with the National presiding Bishop of the Lutheran church of Uganda the Rt. Rev. Charles Isabirye Bameka.
In her address, Babalanda hailed the Lutheran Church of Uganda for supplementing government efforts to spur development among communities.
The minister, among other activities, launched a 10 year Strategic Plan for Midwestern Deanery and Bunyoro Lutheran community multipurpose SACCO.
‘’Formulation of Bunyoro Lutheran SACCO is a huge cornerstone that the church is contributing to in improving household income,’’ she said.
On his part, the Dean Midwestern Deanery Rev. Raymond Kaija who could not hide the happiness said completion of the Cathedral is a big achievement in his life adding that even if he retires now he would retire a happy man.
The cathedral upon commissioning has cost 1.5 billion shillings however the total project projection including construction of a parameter wall will cost two billion shillings.
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