Communicating to the World
The Department of Communication which falls under The Board of Communication was constituted in 1983 when the Anglican Church of Kenya, Diocese of Eldoret was curved out of the Nakuru Diocese with formation of other Boards and departments. The aim of this department was to sensitize the Anglican Community in the Diocese on the functions and activities of their newly created Diocese which serves as a vital tool in communicating to the outside world on different aspects and functions the diocese offers to the community both spiritually and socially. After years of existence, the Standing Committee of the Synod met in the month of January 2016 and passed a resolution to revitalize the Department of Communication which has not been as active as it should have been. Simon Njoroge heads this department working under the Diocesan Board of Communications.
The areas of concern are highlighted in the following: -
• Interpersonal Communication; where individuals are encouraged by this department to interact and understand the role of the church as pertaining to their social relationships.
• Mass communication; the department envisions on initializing a Media Centre which is going to involve Print Media, Electronic Media, Recording Studio and Promotion of well organized music starting with Diocesan mass Choir
• Social Communication; this will include setting up a Bookshop and preparing a documentary film for each department in the Diocese so as to involve each member of the Anglican Community to own the projects initiated by the Diocese. Also, the main function of the Department of Communication is to highlight all the departmental reports and make them available at any given time they are needed by all stakeholders and development partners.
Broad Aim and Ojectives
The aim of this department is to build and strengthen capacity for all Diocesan departments by involving them in participation to the following:-
- Communicating and releasing of information about their activities to all relevant offices for efficiency
- Initializing a recording studio as part of easing the burden of our choirs engaging other commercial studios for purposes of recording their songs
- Initializing a well equipped library and a bookshop for our community who would need to access knowledge and functions of the Diocese
- Initializing a print media and electronic media
- Initializing a radio station which will be for spreading the Gospel and functions of the Diocese including other ACK Dioceses in the province
- Initializing a T.V station which will air items from the Anglican Community in all Dioceses in the province
