Israel Church Of Africa
God is a Miracle
God is a Miracle
The Israel Church of Africa (ICA) is a dynamic and spirit-filled indigenous church with a rich history dating back to 1941. Founded through the divine calling of Janeno Jackson Filimona Orwa and Jadolo David Zakayo Kivuli, the church emerged as a movement of faith, unity, and spiritual revival. Rooted in the power of the Holy Spirit, visions, and prophecy, ICA was officially registered in 1989 and has since grown into a thriving network of dioceses across Kenya and beyond.
Through divine calling, Janeno Jackson Filimona Orwa and Jadolo David Zakayo Kivuli laid the foundation of a church rooted in visions, prophecy, and the Holy Spirit. The two had earlier met at Kabete where they both trained. Its here that Kivuli became Janeno's mentor in matters religion and evangelism
Jadolo David Kivuli also broke away from PAOC/PAG and the two leaders agreed to merge the two outfits. This was agreed upon consultation with their followers
The Israel Church of Africa formed its first constitution
There was unity till 1974 when David Kivuli passed on. Disunity escalated in 1978 after some leaders were excommunicated
Those who were excommunicated under the leadership of JF Orwa agreed worship as Africa Israel Diocese of Nyanza.The Africa Israel Diocese of Nyanza faced threats from Nineveh Hqs including closure of the church and unlawful detentions
Africa Israel Nyanza Diocese was deregistered.
This was constituted to spearhead the formation of CA under assistance of Dr. Robert Ouko
On September 15th 1989 the Israel Church of Africa was officially registered. It was agreed that the dioceses will be opened in the administrative provinces.
Jadolo J.F Orwa served as the arch bishop until his demise in 1995 with Japheth Yahuma as the first assistant Arch Bishop He was succeded by Mama Belita Orwa from 1995 to 2003. Arch Bishop Amos Orwa became the Arch-Bishop from 2003 to date .
Under the leadership of His Grace, Archbishop Amos Ochieng Orwa, ICA experienced significant restructuring with the unveiling of new dioceses and the consecration of bishops on March 31, 2024.
Today, ICA continues to expand across Kenya and beyond through evangelism, development projects, and ministries aimed at spiritual, educational, and economic empowerment.
The faithful servants who began our journey
A visionary and spiritual leader anointed to establish ICA through divine inspiration and prophetic calling.
Instrumental in the formation of ICA, he was called to lead a spiritual revival grounded in faith, unity, and holiness.
Guiding ICA into a new era of growth, development, and spiritual transformation through visionary leadership and devotion.
The foundation of our faith and practice
We believe that God exists in three persons–God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit–each distinct, yet all of singular essence in terms of attributes and perfection and wholly deserving of our worship. We believe in one living and true God who is in heaven and earth’s Creator; almighty, everlasting, unchangeable, all- powerful, all-knowing, omnipresent, just, and holy.
We believe in the veracity, authority, and power of the Holy Scriptures as the Word of God. We believe in both the Old and New Testaments that it is written by men under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and that it is infallible in the original manuscripts. We make bold to say that the scripture is not only historic but also poetic, doctrinal, and prophetic. In its centrality, the Bible is thus an absolute authority in all matters of faith and practice at ICA.
We uphold the self-evident truth that Jesus Christ was of virgin birth as the Son of God in human flesh; that he died for the sins of the world, was buried, rose again on the third day, and ascended to the Father according to the Scriptures. We believe that He lived a sinless life and that he was crucified to redeem humanity from the shackles of sin.
All the gifts of the Holy Spirit at work in ICA are pivotal for the mission of our Church, and are to be earnestly desired and nurtured. We believe that the Holy Spirit also empowers believers for Christian work and witness to others. We believe that our lives on earth are to be lived in the power of the Holy Spirit, who indwells believers, enabling them to live holy lives set apart for Jesus Christ.
We believe in empowering our members through education, community service, and spiritual growth for holistic transformation.
We believe in the Unity of the body of Christ and his everlasting edict to his followers to frequently break bread together in love. We believe that the purpose of the Church in the world is to glorify God through worship, prayer, the teaching of the Word, observance of the ordinances, the exercise of our gifts and talents, and the proclamation of the gospel both in our community and throughout the world. We seek to plant Churches in localized settings and communities to strengthen love and cohesion between believers.