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Largest church in Dak Nong opens

The new Gia Nghia Church, the largest place of worship in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, was inaugurated on May 9 in Nghia Duc ward, Gia Nghia township.
The new Gia Nghia Church, the largest place of worship in the CentralHighlands province of Dak Nong, was inaugurated on May 9 in Nghia Ducward, Gia Nghia township.

Designed to look like aCentral Highlands Rong house, the church covers an area of more than10,000 square metres in the centre of Gia Nghia commune, and cost nearly10 billion VND, which was donated by followers.

For25 years, thousands of followers in Gia Nghia commune and neighbouringareas frequented the old church where the new one now stands.

The original church was built with iron sheets and planks, and washard to access during the rainy season. Therefore, in 2007 the Dak Nongprovincial People’s Committee licensed Gia Nghia parish to re-build it.-VNA
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