KUCHING: A church will be built on a five-acre piece of land at Sungai Agas, 13th Mile, Jalan Matang, between Matang Family Park and Matang Politeknik here.
The earth-breaking ceremony for the proposed church was performed last Saturday.
The proposed church will be named St. Martha and the Bishop and church leaders had been informed of the proposal.
The land for the new church was given as a gift by landowner Hilarion Bisi Jenggut@Bisi anak Jinggut. Meanwhile, Hilarion expressed his deepest gratitude to his family, relatives, friends, churches and local community for their support and attendance at the earth-breaking programme.
Meanwhile, Dayak Nation Institute said it fully supported the contribution by Hilarion to the community.
