Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 3(1), pp. 52 - 57
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030107
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The Role of the Church and the Christian Family towards Widow Care as Highlighted by Paul

Miruka Philip ^1,*, Aloo Mojola ¹, Nathan Joshua ², Onginjo Mary ^1
1 Great lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya
² Africa International University, Kenya

ABSTRACT

The number of women becoming widows has been increasing on daily basis due to the deaths of their husbands which are caused by various reasons such as HIV infections, accidents, old age and many others. After the death of their husbands, widows face challenges within the society and these affect their socio-economic development and spiritual growth in the society. However, despite these challenges facing widows, minimal efforts have been made by a number of churches today to care for widows. One of these churches is the Africa Inland church (AIC) in Kenya which was founded in 1895. The research therefore is an investigation of the practice of widow care in AIC Central lake Region. It also sought to investigate how the selected AIC churches are actively involved in the practice of widow care. The study revealed that the practice of widow care has not been fully implemented in the church. The reasons include; limited funds, administrative weakness, lack of visionary leaders and many others. The Bible absolutely supports widow care and so the church and the entire Christian fraternity are obliged to practice Widow Care in relation to the Biblical teachings.

KEYWORDS
Widow Care, Fraternity, Biblical

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Miruka Philip , Aloo Mojola , Nathan Joshua , Onginjo Mary , "The Role of the Church and the Christian Family towards Widow Care as Highlighted by Paul," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 52 - 57, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030107.

(b). APA Format:
Miruka Philip , Aloo Mojola , Nathan Joshua , Onginjo Mary (2015). The Role of the Church and the Christian Family towards Widow Care as Highlighted by Paul. Sociology and Anthropology, 3(1), 52 - 57. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2015.030107.