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<\/a>Here you can see The Church of the Good Shepherd in 1984, when it still had a thatched roof and before it had a porch. A church member is picking flowers before the morning service. Thatch was replaced later by more durable tile.![\"\"](\"http:\/\/makeni.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/chrev.jpg\" "\\"chrev\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe second view is from the rear, now with a new tile roof. A new bell tower is visible against the background of the bamboo grove, and the added porch-entrance is also just visible.<\/p>\n
The text of this carving commissioned locally in 1984 is “Let the Little Children Come To Me” (Mark Ch. 10 v. 14)<\/p>\n Bishop Andrew Mukuyamba is now chairman of Makeni Centre. Revd Fr Nathan Ngoma also leads services here.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more about the Christian Witness at Makeni.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From the opening of the Holland Hall in 1971, church services were held for the local community. It was over ten years before a purpose-built building would be constructed. Originally it was to have been made from hand cast blocks, … Continue reading <\/a>The church is cool and airy inside, with the cruciform window in the rear wall much frequented by sparrows.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Ladies of the Mothers’ Union<\/p>\n<\/a>The praise team practising in the Commonwealth Hall<\/p>\n<\/a>Father Dil and congregation of the Church of the Good Shepherd in 2002<\/p>\n