HISTORY

In early 2019, Uaundja Karamata joined the membership and pastoral internship at Eastside Baptist Church following a recommendation from Conrad Mbewe (after Uaundja completed his pastoral internship at KBC in 2018).

During his time at Eastside, it became evident that he had a strong desire to plant a church in Otjiwarongo, a regional capital of the Otjozondjupa region. The elders advised him to get married first and settle into his marriage. After two and a half years of internship, in August 2021, Uaundja and his wife Christabel moved to Otjiwarongo with the aim of planting a multicultural English-medium Reformed Baptist Church.

On 22 August 2021, the first Bible study was held in their rented home. The church began conducting outreach in the neighbourhood on Sunday mornings (targeting non-church attendees) while holding Bible studies in the evening. After some time, they transitioned to Sunday morning services and added a Wednesday prayer meeting.

In July 2023, Sunday service attendance had outgrown their seating capacity, prompting a move to a new rented venue, a conference hall of a local lodge in town, where they continue to meet today. The church celebrated its first baptism on 13 March 2022 and has conducted six additional baptisms since then. On the 19th of October 2025 we officially welcomed our first ever members as we formalized membership... more to follow by God's grace.