▁the ▁Christian ▁faith . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁Ram se yer ▁bought ▁a ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁from ▁the ▁K ube ase h ene , ▁Y aw ▁Pre ko ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 1 1 0 . ▁Co ordin ating ▁the ▁log istics ▁for ▁a ▁mission ▁out post ▁was ▁difficult ▁as ▁transport ation ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁spot ty ▁in ▁that ▁period . ▁As ▁the ▁nearest ▁major ▁locale ▁to ▁K um asi , ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁Home ▁Committee ▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁mission ▁station ▁in ▁Ab et ifi ▁as ▁a ▁spring board ▁for ▁further ▁evangel ism ▁in ▁As ante . ▁ ▁It ▁therefore ▁imported ▁hundred ▁professional ▁build ers ▁and ▁labour ers ▁from ▁Ak rop ong ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁mission ▁house ▁and ▁chap el . ▁Per ched ▁at op ▁a ▁hill , ▁the ▁two - stor ied ▁eigh teen - room ▁structure ▁built ▁with ▁lim estone ▁and ▁solid ▁tim ber , ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁doors ▁and ▁windows ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁wood ▁as ▁were ▁the ▁sh ing les ▁used ▁for ▁roof ing . ▁Rain st orm ▁nearly ▁dam aged ▁the ▁building ▁during ▁construction , ▁requiring ▁rein for cement ▁with ▁wooden ▁be ams ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁level ▁using ▁the ▁architect ural ▁engineering , ▁commonly ▁found ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Germany , ▁distinct ▁for ▁English - style ▁T ud or ▁houses . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁Pres by ter