Now it’s official. Guinness World Records announced this week that a church in Uganda has set a new world record for longest sustained applause. Host Carol Hills tells us how 926 people at Kampala’s Phaneroo Ministries church clapped for a total of 3 hours 16 minutes during their “Clap For Jesus” event in July.
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