friends theological college overview

Friends Theological College: a ministry of Friends United

Meeting

Founded in Lugulu, Kenya in 1942 as “Friends Bible

Institute”

Moved to Kaimosi, Kenya in the early 1950s

Renamed “Friends Theological College” in the 1990s

Dr. Robert

J. Wafula, Principa

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Sammy Akifuma, FTC Board Chairman, with his wife Joyce

Friends Theological College’s mission is to equip pastoral ministers who will

be…

… thoughtful listeners

… effective evangelists

… informed educators

… dynamic preachers

… and models of integrity

Serving men and women,

of all ages,

from all the East

and Central African

countries.

The heart of the

College is the vibrant

learning community formed by students,

faculty and staff.

FTC is a candidate for accreditation by the Association for Theological

Education in Africa (ACTEA)

The new Academic Dean, Margaret Amudavi

FTC welcomes visiting faculty

Lon Fendall, Academi

c Consulta

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Pat Shrock, former faculty

Patrick Nugent and Mary Kay Rehard, former co-Principals

Ben Richmond, former Principal, with Jody Richmond

Ann Riggs, former Princip

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The FTC campus is in Kaimosi,

in the fertile

highlands of Western

Kenya.

Classroom building

Former administration building, now a dormitory

The new Administration Building

Dining Hall

Chapel

Women’s dormitory

Faculty

housing

FTC has one of the best theological libraries in

Western Kenya

Tree planting is a popular activity.

Even the General

Secretary takes part!

Satellite campus in Lugulu

Satellite campus in Samburu

Farm activities help the college

pay its bills. This is the sugarcane acreage

Sugarcane

Dairy goats

Bananas

Dairy herd

Greenhouse tomatoes

Vegetables

Outreach with literature tables at Quaker conferences

Graduation is a very special day for students, families and

yearly meetings

John Muhanji, FUM’s Africa Ministries Director, leads a prayer

of commissioning

On campus clean-up days, everyone works together

Gathering for prayers at the start of a campus work day

To learn more and get involved:

www.fum.org

www.ftc.quaker.org