It is our desire to expand by enrolling more congregants to Bethlehem and at the same time ensuring that those already in, find their experiences and interactions within the cluster rewarding and fulfilling.

To obtain more information or enroll as a member, please feel free to contact any of the following:

1. Cellestine Maraka – +254 728 607 554
2. Ronald Shiroya – +254 724 147 072
3. Eveline Apondi – +254 720 826 690

During the early years of the Holy Trinity Church, the two existing fellowships were Milimani and New Valley.  Due to operational challenges arising from an increase in the church membership, these were split into six clusters around 2014 – and the Bethlehem Fellowship Cluster was born from the original Milimani fellowship.

In Bethlehem, fellowship is key and our focus is to attain members’ spiritual growth, personal empowerment, and maximum participation to promote spiritual transformation.   We value and promote openness, shared leadership in worship and work to provide an environment of peace, equity, friendship, accountability, and support to one another within the context of mutual respect – an experience that has allowed us to keep learning, discovering our strengths, and growing in the Lord.

Our membership is drawn from the main church congregants, residing in Milimani B between the main Kitengela-Namanga road, Mazola drive and old Namanga road all the way through to Kisaju. In the spirit of inclusivity, we have embraced a non-Anglican believer in Christ within our fellowship.

There is a sense of belonging at the fellowship and every member is given an opportunity to play host, share their experiences, share the word, lead praise and worship, etc. This has brought out various hidden talents that we will continue to nurture and tap for God’s glory.

At the onset of 2014, we had approximately 10 members with only 5 actively participating in the fellowships at any given time. By God’s grace, our membership has grown in leaps and bounds and in 2019, we had 21 new entrants.  To date, we have approximately 73 members, broken down in terms of gender in the table below:

Our Cluster’s theme is from Isaiah 43:18-19 – a call to members to get to the next level in all spheres of their life – our spirituality, ministry, marriage, business, career, etc. Members have been challenged to get out of their comfort zones and make a difference, however small since our present circumstance is not an indicator of where we are going and what we are capable of.

Bethlehem has had several moments of significance and we have continued to feel a sense of God’s grace as outlined in the following achievements:

• Consistency in holding our fellowships: We hold two fellowships monthly and on average with an average of twenty members in attendance.
• Unrivalled leadership qualities amongst members: Bethlehem members’ skills and abilities, nurtured and honed at the fellowship, have been recognized at the main church. By God’s grace, six members of the Bethlehem cluster are holding the following church positions:  KAMA secretary and treasurer; MU chair, secretary and treasurer and Parish secretary. This is not a mean feat! Its God’s doing.
• Participation in church programmes: Bethlehem members continue to actively participate in the Ombi classes, MU and KAMA enrolments; Ezer and Man Enough programmes. Good to note that the Ombi facilitator at HTC and in the wider archdeaconry, is from Bethlehem. Members also actively participate in Bethlehem lead months, in which we also include our youths and the younger folks.
• Thanksgiving as a cluster: Bethlehem was the first to give thanksgiving as a cluster and the proceeds thereof directed towards the ongoing mega-church project.
• Welfare issues: Bethlehem not only focuses on spiritual development but is also keen on its members’ welfare. Since we are a close-knit family, members actively participate in welfare issues ranging from the good times (weddings, newborns) to the sad moments (sickness and deaths). Members always come through to support and in addition to financial contributions, their physical presence is always guaranteed. We have a kitty to cater to members’ welfare issues.
• Annual get-togethers:  The cluster spares time at the end of the year/beginning of a new year to just unwind, catch up, socialize, have fun, review the past year and plan.  This event is also used as an opportunity to bring the whole family together (parents and their children).

Membership drive: We plan to expand our numbers.