National Council of Churches of Kenya

MEMBERSHIP

The National Council of Churches of Kenya is a family of Christian communions and organizations registered in Kenya in fellowship and witness. There are three classes of membership

1. Full Members
2. Associate Members
3. Fraternal Associate Members

Currently, NCCK has 27 member churches, 11 Associate Members and 6 Fraternal Associate Members. These are:

A. Full Members

• Africa Brotherhood Church
• African Christian Churches and Schools
• African Church of the Holy Spirit
• African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa
• African Interior Church
• African Nineveh Church
• Anglican Church of Kenya
• Church of Africa Sinai Mission
• Coptic Orthodox Church
• Episcopal Church of Africa
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya
• Friends Church in Kenya
• Full Gospel Churches of Kenya
• Kenya Assemblies of God
• Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Kenya Mennonite Church
• Lyahuka Church of East Africa
• Maranatha Faith Assemblies
• Methodist Church in Kenya
• National Independent Church of Africa
• Overcoming Faith Centre Church of Kenya
• Pentecostal Evangelistic Fellowship of Africa
• Presbyterian Church of East Africa
• Reformed Church of East Africa
• Salvation Army
• Scriptural Holiness Mission
• Zion Harvest Mission

B. Associate Members

• Bible Society of Kenya
• Christian Churches Education Association
• Christian Health Association of Kenya
• Kenya United Independent Churches
• Kenya Ecumenical Church Loan Fund
• Kenya Students Christian Fellowship
• St Paul's University
• Young Women's Christian Association
• Young Men's Christian Association

C. Fraternal Members

• African Evangelistic Enterprise
• Daystar University
• Fellowship of Christian Unions (FOCUS)
• Trans World Radio
• Trinity Fellowship
• World Vision

DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP

Membership of corporate bodies may be in one of the following classes:

i) Full Membership

Open to all Churches duly constituted in Kenya.

ii) Associate membership

Open to all locally constituted Christian organizations, fellowships or groups organized to promote some definite Christian activities not directly under any church as defined above.

iii) Probationary membership

Applicants for full membership, if approved by the Council shall in all cases be first accepted into probationary membership. The period of probation shall be regarded as an opportunity for members of the Council to be acquainted with the applicant better and for the applicant to appreciate the responsibilities of membership. The period of probation shall normally be one year and shall not exceed three years unless otherwise directed by the General Assembly or its Executive Committee provided always that, where a new member has been admitted without a sponsor the period of probation shall not end until a sponsor has been found to the satisfaction of the relevant Regional Committee (where one exists), General Assembly or its Executive Committee.

The period of probation can be terminated at any time by the withdrawal of the new member, or by the General Assembly or its Executive Committee admitting the applicant to full membership or rejecting the application.

iv) Fraternal Associate membership

Whereas there are groups which for various reasons do not desire or are unable to accept the basis of membership of the NCCK but nevertheless would like to have fraternal relationship with it, the Council agrees to admit such groups to be fraternal associates with it, which does not involve membership of the Council, but which allows them access to the services of the Council