Why build chapels?
We believe that the ultimate good for everyone is to know God’s love and mercy and to participate in the Church's sacramental life. A thriving community stems from a vibrant Church. In many impoverished areas, the Church shares the material poverty of its people. CaritasVeritate Missions reaches out to these communities by providing dignified places of worship, transforming hearts, families, and ultimately the world.
This is a location that needs a permanent chapel in Bombomsinga. It falls with the rain. Cost $10,000.
““The poor missions of the world need the comfortable to supply roofs for their churches, medicine for their hospitals, and clothes for their backs, but the comfortable need the poor in order that they may have the blessing of God in their hearts, the charity of Christ in their souls, and the intercession of the poor who are the friends of God.” – Archbishop Fulton Sheen, editorial, Mission magazine, April-May 1951”
Chapel Projects in Tanzania
In northern Tanzania, priests faithfully live Christ’s command to “go into the whole world and preach the Gospel.” Through the Church and the Sacraments—especially the Holy Eucharist—new Catholic communities are growing, often with very limited material resources.
Caritas Veritate Missions supports these communities by helping build chapels, water wells, and food programs, ensuring the faith taught by the priests can take lasting root.
Current Needs
Arusha Region: Three chapel projects are underway, each at different stages. One community has labored for five years to build only the outer walls and urgently needs a roof and completion. Estimated cost: $40,000.
Maasai Communities: Following the baptism of an entire tribe, land was donated for a new chapel to serve this growing Christian community. Estimated cost: $45,000.
Ificara Mission (Bobomamsinga): A remote parish served by young missionary priests seeks chapel beautification to support reverent worship. Goal: $10,000.
Chanika Parish: Seven village chapels are being rebuilt in brick to replace fragile mud structures, while also providing local employment. $1,000 for the main parish; $25,000 per village chapel.
Each project helps bring the Sacraments closer to God’s people and strengthens the Church where it is most needed.
Donate today to help build chapels and sustain the faith..
Chapel in Ificara Project
In the far outreaches of Bobomamsinga is the missionary parish of Ificara, a remote mission blessed with two young priests from the Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. I recently visited this community and witnessed the great faith and outpouring of love from the people, summarized in the warmest welcome to Christian Charity I have ever received. CARITAS VERITATE MISSIONS wants to help this community by funding a chapel beautification process so the people can experience Holy Mass in a more devout way. $10,0000 .
Tanzania Chapel Projects
St. Thomas Mtumbe parish in Chanika, Tanzania and its surrounding areas is a recently formed parish currently being served by missionary priest of the Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament from India. In the last three years, these faithful priests have enlivened a growing Catholic community in the parishes small village substations and baptized hundreds of children whom they are now catechizing. Existing village chapels are made of red mud and sticks and deteriorate every year when the rains come. We are building brick chapels for these communities and also providing much needed income by contracting community members themselves for the construction labor. $1,000 for Chanika Main Church Parish $25,000 each for 7 chapel projects we need to build.