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In view of the mushrooming new Churches within the Kenya-Stockholm arena, a group of Kenyans have teamed up to lay the ground work for yet a new church. The group has been praying at the “Vasa Temple” but now, they feel that it is time to set up a new front at “Little Nairobi” where many Kenyans and friends frequent.
The initiative takers of the new Church told KSB that they have been heavily influenced by the “Finger of God” Church which has been grabbing the headlines in Kenya due to their style, theatrics and general demeanor of its self-styled leaders led by Hellon and Quincy Timberlake.
According to details, the new Kenya-Stockholm church will be called “The Helikopta of Karast Assembly” and it will have its base at “Little Nairobi” where the famous Vumbi Dekula Band performs live. Recently, Vumbi released a song titled “The Lord is One” and members plan to adopt this song as the holy chorus of the new Church.
According to Pastor Makaraibisho who came up with the idea, the name of the Church has been derived from the fact that those behind it believe that we are in the last days and that when time comes for the faithful to go to heaven, true believers who accept the teachings of the Church will be picked up by helicopters sent by our Lord and piloted by holy angels working in the Republic of heaven.
Prayers will be every Fridays and Saturdays so members can choose when to pray. The new church intends to steer clear from methods used by conventional churches on grounds that certain religious practices today are outdated. For this reason, the holy communion of members will be “Vinywaji based” in line with the book of Timothy 5:23 which says: “No longer drink only water but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments”.
When challenged how vinywaji can form part of the holy communion, Pastor Makaribisho, a founding member of the Helikopta Church, told KSB that in the book of Psalm 104:14, it is clear that “God makes plants for man to cultivate thereby producing food from the earth and wine that gladdens the heart of man”. He said that tenets of the new Church allows members to consume alcohol but not in excess.
The Pastor said that the Helikopta Church is in agreement with the Finger of God Church especially on the question of alcohol consumption. He added that in the book of Ecclesiastes 9:7, God clearly instructs mankind to “eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with joyful heart, for it is now that God favours what you do”.
“Finger of God” Connections
“The problem in society today is that religion has forbidden the consumption of alcohol and this is what is converting people into alcoholics”, Pastor Makaribisho told KSB. He said that alcohol consumption needs to be explained and put into context from the point of view of the bible and that this is why the Helikopta Church needs to be set up.
“You cannot survive by consuming large quantities of alcohol and in the absence of fellow believers in the faith “to commune with during consumption”, individuals tend to isolate themselves leading to excessive consumption”, he added. This is destructive to society, he told KSB.
According to the Pastor, the Helikopta of Karast Assembly will also allow members to practice polygamy “in line with the teachings of the bible”. The Pastor told KSB that King Solomon had 600 concubines and that there is no justification for mainstream Christians to oppose polygamy when King Solomon, one of the wisest men known in history, was practicing it.
The Pastor said that the problem in many marriages could be resolved if polygamy was re-introduced and accepted. He said that polygamy is also misunderstood because of the assumption that the man decides unilaterally to marry many wives. He gave the example of African societies where the woman has to give her permission for the man to marry a new wife “to help her”.
“If the two women find that they cannot cope with the desires of the man, they can give permission for a third wife”, the Pastor said. Polygamy is fiercely opposed in the West and the new Church is likely to face charges of sexism. “You don’t start a new Church of this nature and expect to escape from criticism”, Pastor Makaribisho told KSB.
Another deviation is that the Church will not put any restrictions on the dressing code especially among women who are seldom forced not to put on certain attires on grounds that they are “immoral” and contrary to the teachings of the bible.
Asked why they must set their place of worship at “Little Nairobi”, a pub, the Pastor said that it is a question of “Freedom of Assembly”. He said that adults have a right to meet and pray anywhere as long as they are not breaking any law and as long as they agree on the venue.
“Our prospective members have all along been praying at Vasa Temple and now we are opening a new branch at Little Nairobi. I don’t see why there should be any problem”, he told KSB. He said that the new church will allow members to attend discos and smoke anything as long as they believe they are not breaking the law.
He said that unlike other conventional Churches, members of the Helikopta of Karast Assembly will be allowed to practice politics. “In fact, we encourage our members to practice politics and possibly plot to take over political power in Kenya because we are in the last days and Church and politics has to be merged to face current realities”, he said. The Pastor pointed out that politics should not be a preoccupation of politicians alone. “It should be the major concern of all members of society who want to change their lives to the better because politics controls society”, he said.
Pastor Makaribisho also revealed that the leadership of his Church is in contact with the Finger of God Church in Kenya and that once it is launched, Pastor Hellon, who heads the Finger of God, will visit Stockholm together with the former TV Queen Arunga. “I think the Helikopta of Karast Assembly and the Finger of God have a lot of things in common and it is important that we begin to link up as early as possible”, Pastor Makiribisho told KSB.
He appealed to all interested Kenyans, Swedes and others to be surfacing at Little Nairobi especially on Fridays and Saturdays to monitor the situation. “We will welcome everybody who is interested in joining the Church because that is how democracy works”, the Pastor told KSB. He promised to give further details at a later date and as the situation develops.
Okoth Osewe
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Having been a frequent visitor to the non-denominational ‘Vasa Temple’, I feel that it is high time that this nomenclature moved to larger premises. All hail ‘Little Nairobi’, and more power to it! Hopefully, we won’t see the ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ debate leading to fisticuffs there.
‘Nuff said!
Great one yet again! I do hope Pastor Makaribisho knows that Helon et.al have a taste of class and would require to be flown here in style and booked in at The Grand!
I do agree with you. May be, members of the new church could agree on a common position on the constitution based on majority votes then sell that position to the Kenyan public!
I think its the high time a Kenyan(read african too)opened a temple.We should let our hard earned kronas circulate among us.No offence meant so what d o you think folks?
Dear kenyans in sweden be aware of liars.The three mentioned characters whose contact appear are people who are wicked. They hav stepped on so many peoples toes.These people who will go all the way to get easy money through lies.If truth be told wamekosea watu sana na sasa wamepata chance ya kucheat watu.Fanyeni kazi wenzangu dont pray with Gods name mtakuja kujuta.Osewe watu wamekasirika sana kwani tumezoea kutumiana so let us air our views sio matusi ni ukweli ulivyo asante kwa hii blog. U were the same people who wanted to start chama cha”Nyumba ya mumbi” but flopped coz we are beyond that sasa mwataka nini tena
Thanks for recognizing the role KSB is playing in the transformation process. Few Kenyans understand that they can be part of changes by channelling views and strategies through organized media activity not controlled by the mainstream.
kudos Osewe kwa good work let people air their views
I can only say asante sana. Freedom of Association, expression, speech and opinion are all part of the liberation process in the economic, social, political religious and other spheres of life. Through KSB, I encourage Kenyans to exploit this media with humility because it was created for the community.