Unifor hands over RM900,000 allocation to St Barnabas Church Miri

Nov 27, 2022 @ 15:43

St. Barnabas ChurchUkas — Dr Ripin (fourth left) handing over the cheque from Unifor to a representative of St Barnabas Church. Photo credit: Ukas

KUCHING, Nov 27: St Barnabas Church in Miri received RM900,000 in allocation from Unit For Other Religions (Unifor).

According to a news report from Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) today, the allocation is to finance the church’s new building project, which costs RM1.2 million.

Deputy Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship Development Dr Ripin Lamat handed over the check during the closing ceremony of St. Barnabas Parish’s sales day on Saturday (Nov 26).

At the ceremony, Dr Ripin also conveyed his intentions to finance the cost of building a new church which is still short of RM300,000 next year. — DayakDaily

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