New church awaits funding approval
PAKAN: The Christian community in Rumah Nyalak and nearby areas is celebrating the news of the planned construction of a new Borneo Evangelical Church (SIB). Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom said that the funding request for the church has been submitted to the Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR). “The application for the allocation […]
Gothic-style St. Peter’s primed to open early 2025
KUCHING: The new St Peter’s Catholic Church, a magnificent structure which incorporates semi-gothic architecture, is poised to become a transformative addition to the city landscape, according to its rector Father Vincent Chin. In a recent interview with New Sarawak Tribune, Chin envisioned St Peter’s Church transcending from its primary role as a place of worship, […]
Sagah opens new SDA church
SERIAN: The newly-built Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Kampung Tarat Mawang here was officially opened on Sunday (Sept 24). It was officiated by the Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Roland Sagah. Elder Richard Rumpet, who is the church director, said the RM450,000 project would not have succeeded without the support of all parties. […]
RM900k from UNIFOR to St Barnabas Church
MIRI: The Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR) had allocated a total of RM900,000 allocation to St. Barnabas Church, here. Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) news reported today said that the allocation is to finance the cost of the new church building project which still lacks the cost of a total of RM1.2 million. “Deputy Minister […]
Kpg Tellian Daya to have new church
MUKAH: Initial work for the rebuilding of the St Anthony’s Chapel in Kampung Tellian Daya here has begun recently. News Sarawak Tribune discovered that on Saturday (July 24), the contractor had constructed a perimeter wall at the project site. About a week earlier, the contractor began levelling and filling the ground with sand at the […]
Aid for two new churches in Sibu
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) presented grants totalling RM130,000 for the construction of two new churches in Sibu and repairing the BEM church in Limbang. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also the minister in charge of Unifor handed over the grants. Batu Danau assemblyman Paulus Palu Gumbang received […]
Construction of new church to start next year
MIRI: A new church to cater for more than 3,000 Roman Catholic families in Permyjaya here has been proposed for construction next year. Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin said this today after attending a blessing ceremony for the newly completed church, St Anthony of Padua, in Tudan. “The state government has allocated a […]
Financial aid for non-Muslim institutions to continue
SIBU: The state government through the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) will continue to provide financial assistance to non-Muslim religious institutions for the use of their respective houses of worship, said political secretary to the chief minister Romeo Christopher Tegong. He said for this purpose, the state government had allocated RM50 million annually to Unifor […]
New church for Kampung Tringgus
KUCHING: Kampung Tringgus, Serembu here will soon have a new church — the St Sylvester Tringgus Catholic Church. According to Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh, the first phase of the church was initially built using an allocation of RM300,000 under his Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) fund in 2018. “For the second phase of the construction, a […]
