The chapel has no known or given name yet but it’s popularly known as
the Chapel on Biku Hill. Established in 1996, it was founded by
now-retired Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, His Lordship Henry Luke
Orombi in partnership with a Korean pastor known as Pastor Song.
According
to the Guinness Book of World Records, the smallest chapel in the world
can be found on the Niagara River close to Niagara-on-the-Lake in
Canada (image below). Known as the Living Water Wayside Chapel, it was
built in 1969 by the Christian Reformed Church and can contain only 6
people. This fact remained undisputed until recent findings in Uganda
proved that the Guinness Book of World Records needs to be updated.
Discovered
by two United Nations workers on an official mission while driving up
the Biku Hill in Nebbi Town, Uganda, Solomon Oleny and his colleague,
Miburu, together with their friend Godfred came across the magnificent
chapel sitting gloriously on the hill.
The
chapel has no known or given name yet but it’s popularly known as the
Chapel on Biku Hill. Established in 1996, it was founded by now-retired
Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, His Lordship Henry Luke Orombi in
partnership with a Korean pastor known as Pastor Song.
The chapel
accommodates only three people with including the priest representing
half the number of people who can fit into Canada’s Living Water Wayside
Chapel which has been mistaken as the smallest church in the world.
According
to Prime Uganda Safari , the whole centre and chapel were built aiming
at spiritual healing for persons and church groups who visit for a
special and personal encounter with God.
Currently, there is no
known contending chapel in the world which makes the Chapel on Biku Hill
the smallest chapel in the world. The chapel sits on the hill and
overlooks Congo which is a walking distance from Biku. Several people
still visit to pray for their country and neighbouring countries.