With no time walk or drive from Wukro town, an extraordinary church by the name of Wukro Cherkos hewn from a living rock, sweeps into sight. The town lies at 47 km along the Mekelle - Adigrat road.

The church is almost a monolith with the exception of its eastern side. In many aspects, the edifice shows a considerable resemblance to the Abraha Atsebaha and Mikael Imba churches. All have a cruciform plan and share Aksumite architectural qualities.

The roof of the church was repaired with concrete in 1958. Also, one can see modified cement work around the entrances to the church. The main entrance leads to the anteroom, 3.7m wide and 1.8m deep. A finely carved pillar comes into view in the anteroom which is beautified by 15th century murals, depicting angels and saints.

The interior of the church is handsomely decorated with symmetrically patterned arches, columns and carvings. The ceiling is beautifully decorated although somewhat damaged and blackened by the fire of the 10th century Queen Judith. There are thirteen freestanding and huge square pillars with cubical capitals supporting the 6-meter tall ceiling. There are also exists a replica of the Ark of the Covenant.

The existence of the church was first reported in England in 1868 by members of the Napier Expedition who visited it on their way to Maqdella. For many years it was the only rock-hewn church known to the outside world. Despite the fact, that Portuguese Jesuit Father, Manual Barradas, had already given an "accurate" account of the distribution of the rock-hewn churches of Gheralta and Hawzien.