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Faithfuls rally to aid pastors as church coffers run dry

An empty PCEA Wema Parish Church in Nakuru East. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Without offerings flowing in, many clerics and church workers are unable to earn a living wage.
  • In Siaya County, the Anglican Church, Bondo diocese has sent all its 60 staff, among them parish priests, on unpaid leave.
  • On Friday, the diocese launched an appeal seeking to raise funds to bail out the priests.

With churches having shut down following the ban on social gatherings, clerics have emerged among the vulnerable and worst-affected groups.

Without offerings flowing into church coffers, many clerics and church workers are unable to earn their salaries.