Earlier this month, the chaplaincy at Makerere University’s St Augustine Chapel announced a move to start a club for single people to find love under mutual faith and religion.
With a lot of dwellers in the area highly anticipating the initiative, the club was officially launched on Sunday, 16th April at the chapel.
Registration started at about 2PM at Conference Hall of the chapel, and as expected, many showed up for church to witness the “good news” become a reality.
According to Rev Lyazi Nsumba – a priest at St Augustine, there are guidelines that will govern the club.
This club will be run on a WhatsApp foundation, where singles will come as one and connect.
“Kneel down and pray that God gives you a suitable partner because people are crying every now and then because of finding wrong partners”
“Stop being in the company of the married, some people are not married but they wear wedding rings which confuse other singles” the priest said amid revealing the guidelines.
Rev Nsumba emphasized the need for singles to dress decently as that will be a way to get unsoiled attention.
“Once in a while, dress to kill. That means you have to first invest in yourself before they invest in you. Ladies, make sure you wear heels and move in the church for people to see you before Mass commences, and once in a while, wear an expensive perfume. You should wear a perfume of at least Shs40,000. Avoid cheap perfumes,” the priest said, explaining the benefit of showing up fresh and sparkling.
Rev Nsumba advised ladies to set aside their guard and stop playing hard to get as through this way, they will not scare away their potential partners.
According to the St Augustine chaplaincy, starting the club was not meant to lure students to become husbands or wives but to create friendships and connections with different people.
According to a local publication, below are some other rules:
- Reduce the qualities you need in a spouse to only the essentials.
- Stop asking for money as it will portray you as a gold digger and you will pay it the hard way.
- Never date someone before you meet physically and don’t over talk about your parents because it shows immaturity.
- Make it your first priority until you get one and be prepared for marriage.
In conclusion, Rev Nsumba had this to say: “Leave your childhood place for another place. Act in a responsible manner even if you are not. Take yourself to credible places. Keep your life a secret, don’t post everybody you are dating because anything can happen.”
