THE Spiritual Baptist community has received its promised $10 million from Government for the completion of their sacred cathedral, administrative complex and heritage park.
Prime Minister Stuart Young, SC, made the grant presentation to Patriarch Wayne Jones, Ecclesiastical head of the Spiritual Baptist Faith.
It was made during a ceremony held on Saturday night at the Diplomatic Centre in Port of Spain, a release from the Office of the Prime Minister stated.
The grant comes days before the annual Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day to be held on March 30.
Young said the grant fulfilled on a promise made by former Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to support the Spiritual Baptist faith back in 2020.
He said, “This Government delivered the land and this Government delivered the first contribution towards that dream becoming a reality.”
Young said that the Cabinet approved the grant on February 20, 2025.
He told attendees, “I was adamant to break the bureaucracy to ensure that at my first outing as your Prime Minister, coming humbly before you tonight, I would be in a position where I would be able to deliver, on behalf of the people of Trinidad and Tobago, our second contribution to your dream becoming a reality.”
In 2019, Government granted the Spiritual Baptist community, along with other religious groups, access to State land.
An initial $10 million grant was provided at that time to start their project.
