Kenya Anglican Youth Organisation.
The Youth are the most energetic group both physically and emotionally. If their energies are tapped, harnessed and well utilized they can be a great blessing to church and society. If not, they are the most vulnerable group because their energies can be abused.
In 1962, the then Bishop of (the former) Mt. Kenya Diocese, the late Obadiah Kariuki, had a vision for young people. He established the Anglican Youth Organization (AYO) with the main aim of bringing the young people back to the mainstream of the Church of Christ.
The membership comprises of youth above the age of 18 to age 35, mostly unmarried. The KAYO leadership organizes for conferences at both the Diocesan and Provincial level to bring together Anglican youth to be taught about faith and their personal Growth. KAYO members initiate projects which earn them an income and also provide employment. These include shoemaking, making and selling tablecloths and even building houses to be rented out among others. The members also receive training in entrepreneurial skills and are encouraged to pursue education.
Be strong in the Lord.
A Growing, Caring Anglican Youth boldly Proclaiming Christ
To Reach and Equip the Youth to Transform the Society with the Gospel
I promise to serve Jesus Christ all the days of my life, to pray and read the Bible each day, to reach out to other young people, caring for K.A.Y.O members and to keep this promise.
Teach me good Lord to serve you with all my strength, body, soul and mind. To love you and rejoice in you always. To offer my services without counting the cost. I pray that your Holy Spirit will give me courage, to fight against the wicked spiritual forces, by the help of your word. To labor in your vineyard, looking forward to eternal life. In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Kenya Anglican men’s Association traces its roots from the Mother’s Union operations. Retired Archbishop Manasses Kuria was so impressed by the work of the Mothers’ Union that he felt it right to start what was formerly referred to as the Fathers’ Union. The union first started in the same parish where the first pioneer Mothers’ Union members had been enrolled, namely Mwongoiya in Anglican Diocese of Mount Kenya South. It has over the years grown and spread to all the ACK Dioceses across the Country, becoming part and parcel of the Church ministry....
The Kenya Anglican men’s Association traces its roots from the Mother’s Union operations. Retired Archbishop Manasses Kuria was so impressed by the work of the Mothers’ Union that he felt it right to start what was formerly referred to as the Fathers’ Union. The union first started in the same parish where the first pioneer Mothers’ Union members had been enrolled, namely Mwongoiya in Anglican Diocese of Mount Kenya South. It has over the years grown and spread to all the ACK Dioceses across the Country, becoming part and parcel of the Church ministry....
Tn 1962, the then Bishop of (the former) Mt. Kenya Diocese, the late Obadiah Kariuki, had a vision for young people. He established the Anglican Youth Organization (AYO) with the main aim of bringing the young people back to the mainstream of the Church of Christ. In 1964, the bishop launched the Diocesan Anglican Youth Organization at the St. Paul’s Mother Church, Kabete and he commissioned a Youth Committee to carry on the extension work in the Diocese.