The response of the Keiyo People to Christianity at Kesup Aim Mission Station from 1937- 1958

Abstract

This thesis explores the growth of the first African Inland Mission Station in Keiyo District since its establishment at Kesup in 1937. This paper attempts also to highlight on the response of the Keiyo people to the Gospel. The author starts by telling the history of the Keiyo people, their origin, the colonial rule, their religious beliefs and worship and their traditional social structure. Next he describes the background of the AIM, its founder Mr. Peter Cameron Scott the first missionary team to Kenya in 1895, the Keswick influence on AIM, the missionary attitudes and the growth of the mission church. Then he highlights the AIM work at Kesup Mission Station, its beginning, the first African pioneers, the out stations, and education. Finally He highlights the Keiyo response to the Gospel, how the first Africans were prepared for the work of evangelism, the training of pastors, the opening of the out churches/cum schools, and the role of the church in education.