Nambale Magnet School

Since the idea of creating a residential school for children orphaned by the HIV/AIDs Pandemic was first discussed in 2005, Christ Church has been an active and significant supporter of The Nambale Magnet School in rural Western Kenya. Our church was instrumental in raising the funds to construct and equip the modern state-of-the-art facility that, since opening its doors in 2009, has provided a high quality education to impoverished children, aged three to 15. The Nambale Magnet School provides these children with the opportunity to learn in an environment that will lift them out of endless cycle of poverty that plagues one of the poorest regions of this third-world nation. Today, our parishioners continue to support the efforts to make capital improvements to the school’s expanding campus, while also providing scholarship assistance to some of the 450+ children who study at the school. To learn more about this exciting work, please visit and consider donating to this most worthy cause.

Members of Christ Church have been instrumental in the founding and growth of the Nambale Magnet School in Kenya.  What was once a dry, empty piece of deserted land has become a growing residential and educational facility that currently provides over 250 children housing, education and hope, The lives of the these students, come come from families that have been devastated by AIDS, are completely transformed under the compassionate leadership and care of the Rev. Evelyn Wakusama and her staff.  Evelyn was a Yale Divinity School intern at Christ Church just a few years ago.. While she was with us, the church was inspired by her dream to start a school and along with a few other area churches was active in fundraising for the founding of the school, and continues to fundraise for the school's continued growth.  Members of the Christ Church continue as board members of the school and take active part in visiting and supporting the ongoing development of this important ministry.  

Since starting with the pioneer class of 32 students in January of 2009, the school has grown in numbers, programs and accomplishments.  In the most recent district tests, Nambale students scored 6 of the top 10 scores out of 2,222 district candidates.  These children have been given a helping hand out of desperate poverty by the Nambale Magnet School.  Christ Church is grateful for the chance to be a part of this exciting ministry and continues to seek new ways to support these children.