When class defines church

It is true. Birds of the same feathers surely do flock together. It is a clichéd phrase, which made me hate my elementary school English lessons as the teacher attempted to force it down.

But little did I know then that its reality is a continuous un-erasable footprint on the walk that is human life.

St Peter’s Church Kamuli, near Kireka, is located in a budding residential hub, with many people having migrated of recent. The sight of luxury German-made cars exiting 3metre-high gates are slowly becoming an ordinary sight.

The makeshift Liberty Worship Centre, whose Pastor, Imelda Namutebi, drives a Hummer. Her flock are said to tithe religiously...

On a usual Sunday, the church’s parking lot will average between five to seven cars during each service. The cars however, are not driven in by your 30-year-old; rather, it’s the older ages that you will see driving in, dressed in kanzus, suits, and, busuutis. The congregation members are similar; with most of the flock above 30.

Modesty is fully in reign, both in the way the service is conducted and in dressing. There is no technology “extreme-make-over”. The church uses an ancient British organ to back up the congregation or choir as they recite a hymn. Modesty is also fully exhibited by the youth’s dressing, especially the teens and 20-something year-olds.

There is hardly any flamboyance or effort to make a fashion overstatement detected. You will hardly notice a girl dressed in pants. Instead, ankle length skirts and dresses make a rich presence. Jeans for the boys are also a rare sight and on the whole, there’s an effort to keep the meet as formal and as revered as possible.

The case for St Peter’s Church reveals a clear level of coherence for the class of people that attend the church. This sort of classification is however not exclusive to the church above alone.

There is a trend of church classification where people of a certain class and taste will overlook the churches right outside their homes and prefer other churches that match their “class or tastes”. read more