However , by 1981 all Evangelical churches in the neighboring region were closed , except the one in the town itself .
A school for the blind was opened in Gimbi by the Western Synod of the Mekane Yesus Church in 1971 .
By 1981 all Evangelical churches in the neighboring region were closed , except the one in the town itself .
A school for the blind was opened in Gimbi by the Western Synod of the Mekane Yesus Church in 1971 .