PCEA Elijah Wathika Memorial Church
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Our Church Theme
"Walking in Faith and Love"
"And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." - 1st Corinthians 13:13
Our Leaders
Rev. John Kiriungi (Church Minister)
Welcome to [Church Name] Online—A Place to Connect, Grow, and Worship! We are honored to welcome you to our online home, where faith and fellowship come together beyond the walls of our church. Whether you are a long-time member, a visitor seeking a spiritual home, or someone looking for guidance, we believe God led you here for a reason
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Mr. Elder Charles Njoroge (Church Chairperson)
"As the chairperson of the PCEA ELIJAH WATHIKA MEMORIAL CHURCH I have seen holistic growth of the church in all groups and much more on human resource development.All groups are activity based hence making the church vibrant and lively.This has been made possible by trusting in God Who counseled Joshua in Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good
courage: be not frightened, neither be dismayed: For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go ."Guided by the Biblical principles we are optimistic to soar more towards redeeming more souls to Christ.
We are using any platform available to reach more and more People the digital platform has been one of the platforms.
As the current chairperson I thank God for the far He has brought us and the He will take us especially for the spiritual well-being of the coming generation."
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Elder Maryanne (Church Elder)
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Joy Gracious (Youth Leader)
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History
Foundation
In the year 1922 the late Mr Elijah Wathika and late Reuben Ngure welcomed the late Dr. Arthurand Samuel Gitau Kangugi to Kahunira(kwa ngoma-hwai) where they bult a grass thatched mud walled church. The church was also used as a classroom. The first believers were:
- Reuben Ngure Gichuru
- Elijah Wathika
- Abednego Kagunya (who was a teacher then)
Resistance
On 13th September 1929 the church prohibited female circumcision. This issue split the church into two camps , those who wanted to adhere to church and the other group wanted the practice to continue. A song Muthirigu was composed to redicule the believers. This led to the closure of Kahunira church and the faithful started going to worship at Kagaa.
Rebirth
In 1942 Elder Abednego Kagunya Njuguna was sent from Thogoto as an evengelist and was able to attract many followers. In 1946 a tin roffed mud walled church was built, on the same year Kahunira primary school was started (Mr Njuru was the first teacher). In 1952 the church offered refuge after a state of emergency was declared. In 1958 after the government started land demarcation, the land was extended to Kiruchi river.
Construction
After the church got its land an idea to build a stoned walled church came up. In 1963 by the First African Moderator of general assembly Rev Charles Muhoro Kareri, laid the foundation stone of the church. It was completed on 16th August 1964 and dedicated by Rev Crispus Kiongo. In 1976 the church leadership decided to expand the existing church by electing wings to serve as vestry. On December 16th 1984 Githunguri parish was split into two parish, Githunguri and Githiga. In 1986, the idea to build a new church was proposed to accomodate the increasing members. The foundation stone was laid by Rev Ibrahim Kamau in 1988. PCEA Kahunira was changed to PCEA Elijah Wathika Memorial Church. On Sunday 27th December 1998 the church was dedicated by Rev Jesse Macharia.
Expansion
On 6th December 1998 the idea to buy a land and construct a church at Gitwe was implemented. In 2012 September the current Kahunira parish was inagurated together with Githunguri and Gathanji parish. In 2015 the kirk sesion decided to plant a new church at ngeteti. The family of Elder Isaac Mburu Wathika agreed to donate the land.