Clergy asked to serve poor and rich equally  

Rev Captain Martin Muriuki of ACK St Lukes Umoja parish in Nairobi preaching during at ACK St Christopher’s Church Nakuru on June 16. PHOTO | FRANCIS MUREITHI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • During the service, Martin Wanjohi Kabiru was installed as the vicar of Menengai Parish and Archdeacon of Nakuru Archdeaconry

  • He accused some clergymen of worshiping titles and taking offense if they are not addressed using those titles.

The clergy have been challenged to serve the poor with the same zeal they serve the rich in their churches.

Rev Captain Martin Muriuki of St Lukes ACK Umoja Parish in Nairobi diocese said some clerics were not attending funerals for the poor.

“Why would you send a lay leader person to represent you in a funeral of a poor person while you are so eager to preside over the burial service of the rich person in your church? posed Rev Muriuki.

HUSTLERS

“When hustlers seek our assistance we should attend to them just the same way we attend to the wealthy,” said Rev Muriuki at St Christopher’s ACK church in Nakuru town on Sunday.

During the service, Martin Wanjohi Kabiru was installed as the vicar of Menengai Parish and Archdeacon of Nakuru Archdeaconry.

Until his new appointment, Archdeacon Wanjohi was a long serving provost at the ACK Cathedral Church of Good Shepherd at the Nakuru Diocese.

“We should also visit hustlers and serve them as God directs and not as dictated by our egos,” said Rev Muriuki.  

He added:” Even if a faithful cannot afford to buy a good sofa set and is bereaved the archdeacon has an obligation to serve him or her.”

He said a good servant must show humility.   

GOOD SERVANT

He said that when some clergymen are transferred to smaller stations, they incite church members instead of serving God.

“Let us pray to God that we serve where we are needed most, we should refrain from focusing on titles or wealth,” said Rev Muturi.

He accused some clergymen of worshiping titles and taking offense if they are not addressed using those titles.

“Leadership is about servanthood not titles we are given by the church,” he added.

He called on Kenyans to respect their domestic servants and forgive them when they err.

Rev Muturi said the marriage institution was undergoing a rough time. He called on the newly wedded couples to tolerate each other and avoid homicides.