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1 online resource (201 pages) |
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction. Centenary Theme: "Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet"; CHAPTER ONE -- Kirinyaga County; Introduction; Climate and Agriculture; Corruption as a Challenge; The Ndia People; The Human Nature of Ndia People; Is There Hope?; CHAPTER TWO -- Mutira Anglican Mission (1912-2012); Introduction; Rev. McGregor: St Paul of Central Kenya?; Brandon Laight Becomes the First Clergy at Mutira; Bishop Alfred R. Tucker Makes the First Step; Mutira Centre Before 1911; Mutira: The London of Kirinyaga? |
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Rev. Herbert Butcher Arrives as the Second PriestButcher Becomes a 'Rainmaker'; Butcher Becomes the First Clergy to Baptise; Baptism: Memorizing, Questions and Answer Format; Baptism as 'Second Birth'; The Final list of Baptismal Candidates; First Confirmations at Mutira Mission Centre; Rev. Hillard (Gikubia) Arrives as the Third Clergy; Mutira Without Resident European Missionaries (1929- ); Consecration of Emmanuel Church Mutira; Mutira Out-Centres (1930 -- 1970); Some Setbacks: The Case of Kiburu Church; Mutira Mission During the Mau Mau War; Mutira: 1981-2010 |
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CHAPTER THREE -- The Pioneer African ClergyIntroduction; The Pioneer African Clergy; Rev. Canon Johana Njumbi (1886-1991); Rev. Paul Kibuti (1918 -- 1996); Rev. Canon Jason Minja Mwai (1928-2008); Ven Canon Joseph Mwangi Ngooro (1926 -- ); Rev. Canon Emeritus Joseph Kangangi Mwanake (1930-2010); Rev. Amos Karani (1941- ); CHAPTER FOUR -- Most Rev. Dr. David Mukuba Gitari; Introduction; Birth and Naming; Gitari's Early Life; Gitari's Ancestry; Gitari's Marriage, Ordination, and Schooling; Gitari and Ecumenical Bodies; Some of Gitari's Achievements as a Bishop |
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Some of Gitari's Achievements as an ArchbishopGitari after Retirement; Gitari's Working Methodologies; Relevance and Critique of Gitari-ism; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE -- Some Post Independence Clergy with Mutira Roots; Introduction; Bishop Daniel Munene Ngoru (1947 -- ); Rev. Japhet Miano Mutugi (1920 -- ); Rev. Jephthah Kiara Gathaka (1948 -- ); Dr. Moses M. Njoroge (1951 -- ); Hon Rev. Mutava Musyimi (1952 -- ); Conclusion; CHAPTER SIX -- Some Outstanding Clergywomen; Introduction; Ven. Canon Mary W. Koigu; Ven. Winfred Munene (1966 -- ); Ven. Jane Nyaguthii Mwangangi |
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CHAPTER SEVEN -- Some Outstanding Lay LeadersIntroduction; Thomas M. Meero (1874 -- 1964); Problem with Meero's Marriage; Meero's Death; Elijah Kimani Kiongo (1875 -- 1985); Lay Canon James Stanley Mathenge (1935 -- ); Early Graduates in Kirinyaga; Early Professionals with Mutira Roots; Conclusion; Appendix One; Appendix Two; Appendix Three; Appendix Four; Appendix Five; Appendix Six; Index of Personal Names; Back cover |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Mutira Mission.
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| SUBJECT |
Mutira Mission fast |
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Anglican Communion -- Kenya -- History
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Anglican Communion
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Kenya -- Church history
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Kenya
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Church history
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789966040183 |
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9966040188 |
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9789966040176 |
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996604017X |
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