Kidoka Parish

The parish is one of seventeen in the diocese, taking part in the Church and Community Mobilization Programme (CCMP). The CCMP is a Bible-based, guided training approach that local churches are using with their communities. Together, they identify the resources they have, then work together to bring about long-lasting, whole-life change. The CCMP is funded by St James Church in the Diocese of Rochester.

CCMP impacts

After the CCMP training, Christians in the parish are more engaged in community development. Church members raised funds to buy 130 chairs for the church, and both women and youth formed new choirs that contribute to worship and social outreach.

The training introduced modern farming techniques, leading to improved food security and increased income from crops like sunflowers and groundnuts.  Several savings and credit groups have been established, including Yerusalemu, Ebeneza, Amani, and a church elders’ group. These groups have invested in farming, livestock and entrepreneurial activities. For instance  investment in drought resistant sunflower seeds resulted in a good crop and rearing chickens is another project motivated by the CCMP training.
 

All these activities are helping people to become more economically independent and provide for their families, pay school fees and build better homes.

Picture of the crop of sunflowers from drought-resistant seeds



In June 2025, St James Church, from the Diocese of Rochester, visited Kidoka to hear some of the impacts of the CCMP. The picture below shows members of St James' visiting the new church building.

For more information about the CCMP. Articles/514936/Community_Development.aspx