Friends Church Mombasa

Who are we?

We are church that has a mix of a number of known church structures. In it we find a Presbyterian form of church government where the church leadership consists of lay leaders (Presiding clerks) and the clergy (pastors); but we also find a modified kind of congregational church government. On a number of occassions, matters are not just left to the leadership, but they are brought to the congregation for endorsement.

The top level of Friends Church is Friends Church in Kenya, which is at the national level and local churches (Village Meetings) at the grass root level.

Friends Church in Kenya (FCK)

This is an umbrella body that unifies all the Yearly Meetings in Kenya.The basic FCK hierarchy shows devolution of power and functions as outlined below;

Yearly Meetings

The Yearly Meetings under FCK include;

1. Bware Yearly Meeting (1995) HQ Bware
2. Central Yearly Meeting (1989) HQ Lirhanda
3. Chavakali Yearly Meeting (1997) HQ Chavakali
4. East Africa Yearly Meeting(North) (1987) HQ Kambi Miwa
5. East Africa Yearly Meeting(Kaimosi) (1989) HQ Kaimosi
6. East Africa Yearly Meeting(Kitale) (1993) HQ Kitale
7. Elgon East Yearly Meeting(1993) HQ Kitale
8. Chwele Yearly Meeting(2007) HQ Chwele
9. Elgon Religious Society of Friends (1973) HQ Lugulu
10. Kakamega Yearly Meeting(1993) HQ Kakamega
11. Lugari Yearly Meeting (1993) HQ Lugari
12. Malava Yearly Meeting (1993) HQ Malava
13. Nairobi Yearly Meeting (1987) HQ Nairobi
14. Tuloi Yearly Meeting (2002) HQ Tuloi
15. Vihiga Yearly Meeting (1997) HQ Vihiga
16. Vokoli Yearly Meeting (1996) HQ Vokoli
17. Tongaren Yearly Meeting (2009) HQ Tongaren

The NYM, in 2020 has 22 Monthly Meetings. These are: