Kenya

Missionaries: Jim & Karen Crumpacker and Patrick & Jean Groves

The United Pentecostal Church of Kenya was established in 1972 by John Harris and the late Bill Cupples.  Now the church has 36,000 constituents, 356 licensed ministers and 305 churches.  In 2004, the UPCK elected their first national superintendent.

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Location:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Size:
 582,650 sq. km. (slightly more than twice the size of Nevada)
Elevation varies from sea level to 5,199 meters
Population:
32,022,000 (approximately)
   * 0-14 years: 40.6%
   * 15-64 years: 56.5%
   * 65+ years: 2.9%
Average age: 18.5 years
Life expectancy: 45 years
HIV / AIDS: 6.7%
Religion:
Protestant 45%
Roman Catholic 33%
Indigenous beliefs 10%
Muslim 10%
Other 2%
Language:
Kiswahili (official)
English (official)
other indigenous languages
Government:
Republic
Capital:
Nairobi
Independence:
12 December 1963 (from UK)