Kumi rebel Christians block Archbishop Kaziimba from accessing church
A section of Christians in Kumi district blocked Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba from entering St. James Church grounds. Trouble begun Tuesday when Kumi Bishop Mike Esakhan called a break-away faction wasps during Kaziimba's ongoing tour of the diocese to reclaim properties lost to Reformed Anglican Church. Not even police could stop the angry congregation, which broke away from the main Anglican Church after their choice for bishop, Rev Charles Okunya, was denied the chair by both court and House of Bishops. The aggrieved community had taken over a number church property in Kumi. Archbishop Kaziimba who arrived in Kumi Diocese for a four-day official pastoral visit last Friday reclaimed three churches and commissioned St. Stephen CoU Oladot in Mukungoro Archdeaconry. The other reclaimed churches are; St. Peter’s Kanyum CoU, Aterai CoU and Onyakelo CoU in Kumi district. During the operation, priests […]