New Bible House to be completed by December

The new Bible House, which is currently being constructed in Kampala at Plot 38, Bombo Road, will be completed before the close of this year.

This was revealed by the General Secretary of the Bible Society of Uganda (BSU), Simon Peter Mukhama. He was delivering his message during the site visit of the members of the fundraising committee and Board of BSU on Friday.

The Chairman of the Board of the Bible Society of Uganda, Fr. Dr. Mark Richard Ssajjabbi delivers his speech during the function

Mukhama asked Christians and all Ugandans of goodwill to make financial donations towards the project. He said the organization had put in place various options, through which the potential donors can make their offer.

They include the life-membership fee of sh1m, the handwritten Bible project where Christians write a Biblical verse at a fee of sh100,000, and the “coin challenge” where parents encourage their children to drop coins in a tin.

A visiting official from the British and Foreign Bible Societies receives a gift from the Board Chair of the Bible Society of Uganda, Fr. Mark Richard Ssajjabbi

Mukhama said BSU is also engaging its sister Bible Societies elsewhere in the world to offer assistance. He declared a donation of US$600,000 from the Bible Society of Germany, US$10,000 from the Bible Society of Northern Ireland, US$1,000 from the Bible Society of Tanzania, and US$80,000 from the Bible Society of Canada.

The Chairman of the Board of BSU, the Rev. Fr. Dr. Mark Richard Ssajjabbi commended Canaan Construction Company for offering to do the work under a Contract Financing Arrangement, whereby BSU makes an initial contribution of 45% and Canaan Construction 55% (in cost of investment/construction).

The delegates from British and Foreign Bible Societies during the function

Eng. Gabriel Fataki (left) takes the Bible Society stakeholders on a tour of the construction site of the new Bible House

At the close of the function, the Project Manager, Engineer Gabriel Fataki led the guests on a tour of the site. All the guests, who included Justice Faith Mwondha and Rt. Lt. Col. Robert Ssekidde , were visibly impressed by the progress of the work.

The sh31bn commercial Bible House, which is expected to be completed in December 2022, will be the monument for the golden jubilee of the Bible Society of Uganda, which was commemorated in 2018.

A staff of the Bible Society of Uganda shows the guests a sample of the hand-written Bible

An official of the British and Foreign Bible Societies, Girima Mohammed delivers his remarks

A spectacle of the Bible Society stakeholders during the prayer session that preceded the site tour