Chaos In Church as Worshippers Demand Vicar’s Exit

Demand by a section of the members for the vicar’s exit resulted in chaos in church this morning, eventually forcing a closure of normal Sunday worship.

It all started after the elders of the ACK Holy Trinity Church in Kitengela, stood their ground demanding the exit of their vicar leveling allegations.

Kitengela, is located in the Kajiado County of Kenya, about 34 Kilometres south of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, and following the chaos, Vicar Reverend Canon David Lawi was forced to call the police.

While a section of the congregation had their service in the church others supporting the vicar held prayers outside, reports The Star.

Elder Benson Ndutha speaks about the matter; pictures courtesy of The Star

The chaos in the church was caused by the elder’s discontent that the vicar called an election recently without following the church procedures, even as some of those produced by the election had resigned.

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“He called an election and forced on us strangers to take up senior positions such as that of the treasurer to manage our resources,” The Star reports Elder Benson Ndutha as saying.

Ndutha said the church was started in 2004 and has been doing well financially, including a Sh6 million per term income, and purchase of a Sh80 million land in Kitengela

There has however been concern over the way in which the vicar has been managing the resources.

“We have even written to our Bishop Gadiel Lenini explaining why he should take the pastor away. He appointed a probe committee to investigate the vicar but nothing has taken place to date,” Ndutha said.

When the newspaper contacted Lawi for comment on the claims, he said the matter was beyond him and that the Bishop was the only person who can comment.

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Bishop Lenini on the other hand, said on the phone that he was in a church service elsewhere in town and would call back later, but those opposed to Lawi’s leadership said they would stage another protest next Sunday to force the bishop to take action.

“We built this church and the school and this vicar is bringing in strangers to manage our resources. We will not accept this at all,” a congregant said.