We exist to bring people to Christ, nurture and develop them to Christ-like maturity, and equip them for godly living and service in their homes, in the church, and in the world.
Our History
History of Ridgeways Baptist Church. A story of vision, growth, and faith since 1988. This captures our journey from humble beginnings to becoming a beacon of faith in our community.
How It All Started
The church was birthed from a vision by missionary Bill Curp and supported by Dr. Sam Turner and Elijah Wanje to establish a local congregation in Ridgeways, Nairobi.
First Service
The first worship service met in a rented room with makeshift benches and hymn books — fewer than 25 people, with Dr. Sam Turner preaching The ABC of Salvation.
Steady Growth
Attendance grew quickly, leading to Kiswahili and English services, later combined into one bilingual service, reflecting community diversity.
Church Formalized
The congregation formalized as Ridgeways Baptist Church with 30 founding members and appointed Elijah Wanje as Lead Pastor.
Temporary Worship Spaces
The church met in rented classrooms and other spaces until local partners offered expanded facilities for worship and Bible study.
Land and First Sanctuary
Through faithful giving, land was purchased and the first wooden sanctuary was built and dedicated in 1994.
Children’s Ministry Growth
A permanent Children’s Church was constructed to support the growing youth ministry.
A New Sanctuary
Plans began for a larger brick sanctuary as the congregation outgrew the expanded wooden structure.
Construction of the current sanctuary was completed with faithful giving, raising over KSh 62 million without bank loans.
The Church was finally dedicated 11th September, 2011 by Bishop Alexander Claude to the glory of God.
Where We Are
The church continues to grow in numbers, facilities and staff. The church volunteer base has grown to about 600 volunteers actively serving in over 25 ministries at church.
The church has three services in a week. The youth and the childred ministries have their servics that run concurrently with the adult services. We continue to experience growth and God's faithfulness from the humble beginnings
Be a part of our story...
Join us every Sunday as we gather to worship together at 9:30am and 11:45am.
Get in Touch
- Email: info@ridgewaysbaptistchurch.org
- Call & SMS: +254714207769
- Calls Only: 0724 143 496