The doors of St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Bukoto are finally open. The church was commissioned on Sunday by outgoing Archbishop His Grace Stanley Ntagali, The Archbishop-elect, Stephen Kaziimba, was the preacher of the day.
The two-floor church, which was constructed using internally-generated funds, will be a 2,000-seater sanctuary, with parking for over 300 cars.
When the original church stretched to its limits on all sides to accommodate the rising number of congregants, a needs assessment was carried out and the idea of a new cathedral building, worth sh1b, was mooted.
“In 1957, a church nicknamed Kiyovu was erected, but due to its elephantiasis-like shape, Christians decided to pray under a mango tree in protest.
With the help of the Rev. Ddumba from Makerere, the current children’s church was set up. Unfortunately, by the time of its completion in the late 70s, the church was too small for the growing congregation, hence plans to get a new building,” said James Tebandeke, the vicar’s warden.
Speaking about the church project, James Wasula, the chairman of the building committee, uses words such as magnificent, amazing and miraculous in reference to the new church.
“Many people used to joke on social media that they will love their partners till St Andrew’s Bukoto is finished; now we are worried that their relationships are going to end because we have finished the Lord’s house.
“Trust in God in everything you do. When we had just started building, we were served with a letter from Kampala Capital City Authority, saying we should not drain water into their channel.
