The Church House was built with a loan from Equity Bank and the fundraising drive followed threats of auctioning the 16-storey building located along Kampala Road.
Under the leadership of former Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi, the Church of Uganda borrowed US Dollars 17 million (62 billion Shillings) from Equity Bank to construct the structure. In the project budget, the Church contributed 30 percent, while Equity Bank provided for 70 percent of the building costs.
Parliament’s Budget Committee on Monday agreed to approve a total of 21 billion Shillings to compensate the Church of Uganda -COU for its land taken by government to expand Entebbe International Airport.
