Chogoria Mission Started

Missionary work begun in Chogoria in 1915, led by African evangelist teachers and hospital dressers trained by the Church of Scotland Mission stations at Kikuyu and later, Tumutumu.

Coming of Evangelists to Chogoria

Informal education started in Mwimbi between 1897 and March 1915, when Daudi Makumi , Wilson Waweru from Thogoto as teacher-evangelists and Samsoni Maingi from Tumutumu as a dispenser were sent by Dr. John Arthur to Mwimbi area to pioneer CSM work. Makumi and Waweru had been trained as teachers at Thogoto between 1906 - 1907 and later worked at Tumutumu station as trained teacher- evangelists. They had undergone vigorous religious training and had six years of formal education at Thogoto.

First School in Mwimbi built at Kanyue

The First Station for Dr Arthurs team of Kikuyu evangelists was built at Chief Gaitungi's place in Mwiria in April 1915. In March 1916, the station was moved to Kanyue. The Assistant DC Orde-Browne (Later Knighted to Sir Granville St. John Orde-Browne) provided the team with porters and guides to the new site. A hut was built with help from Chief Gaitungi whom Arthur had met in 1913. Men and women were mobilised to cut poles and roofing grass for the new hut at Kanyue. The hut served as a church and school for the Mwimbi people. Daudi Makumi and Wilson Waweru used the Bible and other religious literature to teach Christianity. A book nicknamed "nondo" (so nicknamed because its covers resembled red ochre) was the major text for secular education.

Manuscript on Construction of the PCEA Church in 1920

Insert the Manuscript here together with the English translation. The Manuscript is on 3 pages and should one half of the page while the translation mirrors it on the right. Translation has been done to perfectly follow the manuscript line-by-line.

Chogoria School for Girls Started

Chogoria School for Girls nicknamed "Mambere" meaning "The Pioneers" was started in 1922 by Dr Clive Irvine, It started as a preparatory grade mixed school and attracted learners from as far away as Chuka, Imenti and Tharaka..

Clive Irvine College of Nursing Started

Parts of the old hospital buildings were taken over and converted into a full-fledged Nursing College in 1951.. It was appropriately named The Clive Irvine College of Nursing to honour the hospital founder and Medical doctor-in-charge Dr. Clive Irvine.

Management of the Hospital transferred to PCEA

PCEA Chogoria Mission Hospital was founded in 1922 by Scottish Missionaries. The ownership of the hospital was transferred from the Church of Scotland to the Presbyterian Church of East Africa in 1956. From 1969-1975 the hospital had major redevelopment leading to a new hospital within the old hospital in a restoration and re-use development. It was a perfect case of putting "new wine into old wineskins".

New Hospital Built

From 1969-1975 the hospital had major redevelopment leading to a new hospital encompassing the old hospital. Part of the old hospital were repurposed into The Clive Irvine College of Nursing which was started in 1951 and named in honour of the hospital founder Dr. Archibald Clive Irvine.

PCEA Chogoria Centennial Celebrations

Chogoria Mission celebrated its Centennial in October 2022. The week of celebrations culminated in a Church ceremony attended by many people from around the world. Here is a link to a video taken during the celebrations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh5t86A4Io0 And the Cycling event dubbed Bikathon has a link below https://1drv.ms/v/s!AivPYogOE-NWh81_D8KDG0v4hwSpzw (Please copy the URLs and [aste on your address bar)

Hospital Open Day (Past Event).

Your opportunity to see the workings of the hospital