The ageing church was constructed some 66 years ago, to serve 2,000. It is not only dilapidated but has become too small to serve a burgeoning Christian community.

That is why the Christians of the St. Mathias Parish began to construct a new church to accommodate the increasing number of church goers.

Unfortunately, the only revenue source from these Christians comes from the sale of palm oil, a source far short of contributing to the estimated CFA 116,000,000 ($192,430 USD) new church building.