The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) is a family of Christian communions and organisations in fellowship and witness.
It was established in June 1913 during the United Missionary Conference held at Thogoto, near Nairobi. The delegates in the conference, representing the missionary ins… read moretitutions working in the country at the time, affirmed their wish to work towards a united church that would impact the lives of the people. This dream remains true and is reflected in the Vision and Mission statements of the Council, which read:
VISION:
One Church; United in Faith and Mission Witnessing to Jesus Christ and Transforming Lives
MISSION:
To transform lives through ecumenism, capacity building, advocacy and service delivery
CORE VALUES
In all its work, the NCCK is informed by its core values, which are:
Integrity, through accountability and transparency
Stewardship, through sound resource management
Professionalism, through competence and efficiency
Partnership, by collaborating with others, and
Servanthood, through fair and humble service
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Council are:
i) To promote and facilitate fellowship, partnership and unity within the membership
ii) To promote consultations and joint action by the membership in all matters that bear upon our faith and witness, whether doctrinal, liturgical or missiological
iii) To build the capacities of the membership to enable them undertake their mission
iv) To facilitate the membership so that they can give expression to the Lordship of Christ over all aspects of human life and together with their communities identify needs, acquire necessary resources and promote services that is holistic, relevant and self sustaining
v) To promote the Council’s corporate health, identity and growth for faithful and effective stewardship of the corporate vision, mission, heritage and sustainability