Kenya

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) works in partnership with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa. Missionaries from the Church of Scotland baptized the first Kikuyu convert in 1907. In 1956, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa was formed. Today the Presbyterian Church of East Africa is a thriving church, estimated at as much as 4 million members. Those members are organized into 1,000 congregations and served by 450 pastors. The church’s primary foci are education and health care. Presbyterian Church of East Africa maintains three hospitals and several health centers, two schools for deaf children, and it sponsors many primary and secondary schools. In particular, the primary school at Eastleigh Community Center serves Kenyans, Ethiopians, and Somalis and emphasizes attitudes of respect, harmony, and co-existence between children from different religious backgrounds.

In addition, Presbyterian Church of Africa operates the growing Presbyterian University of East Africa. Theological students are trained through an open and distance learning program, a diploma program, and a Bachelor’s of Theology program. The university also offers accredited degree programs in Education, Computer Science, and Business Administration.

The PC(USA) also maintains relationships with the All Africa Conference of Churches, with the Program for Christian Muslim Relations in Africa, and with the Christian Organizations Research and Advisory Trust for Africa, all located in Nairobi. AACC is a fellowship of Christian Churches in Africa, which accounts for over 120 million Christians across the continent.