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1. Theresia Muchere interview 1 of 2

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Theresia Muchere was a Kenyan Baptist missionary. The interview begins with Muchere describing her early life at the end of the colonial era in Kenya, and she gives her story of how she joined the Baptist church in Nairobi (0:00:00-0:13:45). Muchere describes the market next to the Baptist Center, and she describes an incident that God used to help the Baptist Center become self-sustaining (0:13:46-0:19:37). Muchere describes her role in the church as a teacher and a deaconess, and she speaks about the church’s plan to partner with existing churches to plant new churches (0:19:38-0:27:08). Muchere speaks about the struggle for people to give in the church, and she speaks about the church’s work through primary schools in the nearby city of Mombasa (0:27:09-0:37:41). Muchere says her involvement specifically with Southern Baptist work has been minimal but was an active member of one of their churches, and she describes her work with women in her church (0:37:42-0:52:30). Muchere talks about the leadership of the churches and how they came to their positions, and she defines the difference between the church and the mission (0:52:31-0:59:40). Muchere describes the process of training and communication with the mission in planting a new church, and she believes the mission has achieved its target purpose (0:59:41-1:03:29). Muchere speaks about the growth of the church to every part of Kenya, but she believes a weakness can occur when the church forgets whom they serve (1:03:30-1:10:55). The first part of the interview ends with Muchere talking about the areas in Kenya where work still needs to be done (1:10:56-1:14:59).
Subject:
Church work with teenagers, Evangelistic work, Church work with women, and Missions--Kenya
Creator:
Lewis A. Drummond Center for Great Commission Studies
Owner:
ddickerson@sebts.edu
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
2004-04-20
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
Theresia Muchere 20th April 04 1 of 2

2. Theresia Muchere interview 2 of 2

Description:
Theresia Muchere was a Kenyan Baptist missionary. The second part of the interview begins with Muchere describing the beginning years of the church in Nairobi, and she speaks about the reason many people attended the church and the outside perception of the Baptists in the city (00:00-05:04). Muchere moves to talk about the initial growth of the church in Mombasa and the difficulties of women and youth outreach (05:05-12:01). Muchere speaks about the current issue of keeping urban churches in line with Baptist procedures, and she describes the church planting campaigns that happened from 1960 to 1990 (12:02-20:26). Muchere speaks about the Kenyan people’s desire for freedom near the end of colonialism, and she talks about the continual need for missionaries, denominational partnership, and the spread of the gospel in Kenya (20:27-24:20). The interview concludes with Muchere giving a word of appreciation to the American church and their work in helping the church in Kenya (24:21-29:08).
Subject:
Church work with youth, Evangelistic work, Church work with women, and Missions--Kenya
Creator:
Lewis A. Drummond Center for Great Commission Studies
Owner:
ddickerson@sebts.edu
Language:
English
Date Uploaded:
02/12/2026
Date Modified:
02/13/2026
Date Created:
2004-04-20
Resource Type:
Audio
Identifier:
Theresia Muchere 20th April 04 2 of 2