St. Agnes Church is a young parish in Tanzania that is growing very fast. I was assigned pastor of the church right after my assignment in the Diocese of Columbus. I am grateful for my experience in the United States at Gahanna St. Matthew Church of leading a parish in cooperation with parishioners with different talents. Many thanks to Father Ted Sill and his parish staff at St. Matthew!
The bishop of the Diocese of Moshi asked me to return to Africa from America to lead a church building project at St. Agnes in which there will be a parish hall and rooms for seminars. We have many children and teenagers who need catechesis and education. St. Agnes Parish has about 1,200 families and 8,500 parishioners.
The donation we received from St. Matthew in this year’s mission appeal has been very helpful and useful for the St. Agnes parish project. We were able to put reinforcement bars and concrete in the new church building.
The cost of the church project will be between $700,000-$800,000. That is why we are asking you to include the Diocese of Moshi in the Missionary Cooperative Plan (MCP).
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