Bitter Infighting Threatens Kenya’s Methodist Church
Disagreements within the Methodist Church in Kenya are threatening to tear apart the denomination, with some senior clergy seeking to form independent regional conferences.
Kenyan Christians Debate Political Campaigning at Church
Some churches in Kenya have barred politicians from addressing their congregations, saying campaigning during services disrespects the sanctity of worship. The national Anglican, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic churches have all issued bans.
Kenyans See ‘Hand of God’ in Kipchoge’s Record-Breaking Marathon Run
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — As Eliud Kipchoge arrived back home in Nairobi on Wednesday (Oct. 16), citizens of his country pointed at a “hand of God” in his record-breaking, sub-two-hour run on Saturday in Vienna.
When the ‘King of Skate’ Met People With Open Bibles
NAIROBI, Kenya (BP) -- Twelve-year-old Kelvin Murage once earned the ire of his mother when he jerry-rigged a skateboard out of a chair back and suitcase wheels. Now the "King of Skate" has found unexpected paths to share his faith with others.
Baptist Christians Are Working for Peace in Some of the World’s Hardest Places
When Katie Cook attended the recent Global Baptist Peace Conference she shared a meal with Eleazar Ziherambere, who lived in Rwanda in 1994, when some 800,000 people were slaughtered by their own countrymen in a matter of 100 days.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: Halima Aden First to Wear Hijab, Burkini
(USA Today) — MJ Day, SI Swimsuit editor, promised an issue with “a wide range of age and race and levels of modesty that really is a first for us” in a recent "Good Morning America" segment.
Commuting to Nairobi, the Train Becomes a Church
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – This commuter train takes its passengers to work, but the preacher aboard hopes it will also take them to God.
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Clergy Preach Peace During Kenyan National Elections
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Peaceful voting and an impressive turnout are buoying this East African country’s clergy, who made a energetic effort to quell the
On World Water Day, African Church Leaders Highlight Shortages
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) As she drives her family’s donkeys to a new borehole at the base of the Uuni Hills in eastern Kenya, Eunice
Kenyan Pastors Offer Young People a Token of Love
On Valentine’s Day, some Kenyan pastors handed out red roses as a sign of love to HIV-positive youth suffering stigma and discrimination.
The gesture
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