Born-again churches have done well - Museveni
President Museveni accompanied by Pastor Imelda Namutebi (3rdR), her husband Tom Kula (2ndL) and Pastor Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre (2ndR) during the commissioning of the Liberty Worship Centre International in Kampala on Saturday. PPU PHOTO
KAMPALA.
President Museveni has commissioned a 15,000 seater church in Lugala, a Kampala suburb.
The Shs7 billion newly-constructed Liberty Worship Centre church is run by Pastor Imelda Namutebi.
President Museveni told thousands of worshippers who attended the opening ceremony on Saturday that in 1986, he was under pressure from the mainstream religions to ban born-again churches but he refused.
“Some very good friends of mine from the mainstream and old churches came to me and said you were misleading people and wanted me to stop you. But I found it difficult. I ignored their advice. But today, it seems the born-again churches have done a good job,” he said.
The President also donated Shs20 million towards the construction of a health centre at the Liberty Worship Centre which Pastor Namutebi is intending to build for the neighbouring community.
