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St. Philips Theological College was established in 1906 by the Church of England’s Church Missionary Society (CMS) when Archdeacon John Jamieson Willis of the Anglican Diocese of Uganda was sent to open a new CMS Mission in the Nyanza region.
In 1920, the Mission received a temporary license from the Mombasa Anglican Diocese for a school to train African Church personnel and lay readers.
In the early 1940s, the Mission moved its schools to the sunrise compound. In 1944, the Anglican Diocese of Mombasa authorized the Maseno Mission to provide advanced training for catechists. In 1948, the Rev. Canon A.R. Pritway from Ireland was appointed by CMS London to open this training in a new school to be called the Maseno Bible School.
By February 24, 1958, the name was changed to St. Philips Bible School.
PRIME SHORTCOMINGS OF THE COLLEGE
The 1980s was a period of growth for St. Philips Bible College, but this growth was not without problems.
In 1983, the Provincial Board of Theological Education (PBTE) conducted a survey of the six theological training colleges under its aegis:
St. Andrews (Central Province)
Bethel Theological College (Nakuru)
St. Paul’s Divinity School (Kapsabet)
MacGregor Bible School (Kisumu)
Bishop Hannington Bible School (Mombasa)
St. Philips Bible College (Maseno)
The survey found St. Philips seriously deficient in:
Housing.
Library facilities.
Finances due to low intake of students.
OBJECTIVES OF THE BIBLE COLLEGE
The college’s main objective is to train and produce clergy who will be visionary in the contemporary society.
The college also intends to expand its course to accommodate more disciplines in fields like business IT and other social life.
The college is in the process of expanding its facilities and improving its infrastructure to offer seminars and workshops.
STRENGTHS OF ST. PHILIPS COLLEGE
The Bible College is strategically situated on the border of two countries (Vihiga and Kisumu West).
Availability of other institutions, e.g. Maseno School, Maseno Mission Hospital, Maseno University, among others, makes it more exposed.
Good road infrastructure to the College and also its proximity to the railway line.
Good and serene environment, with favorable climatic conditions.
Huge land for expansion.
CHALLENGES FACING THE COLLEGE
Scarcity of boarding and tuition facilities.
Most of the buildings are dilapidated.
Few courses offered at the college.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Theological College has potential for growth and expansion due to its massive land.
The college can be made more attractive if a facelift is done on its old buildings.
Introduction of other courses can also improve the intake and the student population.
Due to influx of Theological colleges in Western and Nyanza, enrolment in theology has been threatened adversely, thus the desire to introduce other courses.
Due to current government policy, it would be easier in the short term to introduce TVET-related courses, which will attract more applicants from the region around, in lieu of the above-mentioned.
This will require funding to cater for issues mentioned above:
Housing
Infrastructure
Library
To project the intended outlook of the college, the name may be changed to St. Philip’s College of Theology & Social Studies.
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