Police were called to quell protesting youth at PCEA Kiamwathi Church in Nyeri after they locked congregants out of the gate.
The church leadership was forced to involve the officers after the agitated youth interrupted the Sunday service program.
According to other worshippers the youth were protesting the dismissal of a reverend, who they insisted had to be reinstated or the service would no longer take place at the establishment.
Further, the congregants stated that the youth gathered outside the church compound early in the morning after the reverend was abruptly removed.
They argued that they were not involved in the decision making yet they were directly affected by the move.
Later, the youth who were within the church compound, were called for a meeting to further discuss the situation.
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Church Members Locked Out of Gate in a Separate Church
Elsewhere, worshipers at Kao La Amani African Inland Church in Eldoret were also blocked from attending the service.
Police officers who were called to the church said that the congregation had disagreements over a leadership and financial row.
Many of the church members who arrived for service found the doors locked with posters pinned on the doors.
Some of the church members explained that there was a group of congregants who opposed a church election that had taken place the previous week to head the church council.
The recently elected local church council led by Joel Kimisoi were to take over today but could not access the church as it was locked.
Consequently, the worshippers were forced to hold prayers in groups outside the establishment.
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Kayole Pastor Demolishes Church
On the other hand, a pastor of church of Revelation of Jesus Christ (CRJ) in Kayole North left congregants in shock after demolishing the church and escaping with the iron sheets, nails and other products belonging to the landlady.
The worshipers reported the matter at Kayole Police station saying that they had suspected the pastor was a fraud from the beginning.
Others said that the man of the cloth led the members into a session where they slaughtered animals at night.
The landlady of the building now seeks justice, demanding for her property and the closure of the church.
Moreover, she revealed that the pastor failed to pay rent several times, leaving huge debts.
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