AIC Kapsabet Bible College is in Nandi county located within Kapsabet Town. It is 45 kilometers south West of Eldoret, 70 kilometers North East of Kisumu and 60 kilometers East of Kakamega. It is on an altitude of 1999 Meters above sea level i.e. 6558ft. It is on 35.0978 (E35o5’52.218”) longitude and 0.202957 (N0o12’10.645’’) latitude.
It is located in a spacious, beautiful silent and ever green campus. The environment is very conducive to teaching learning, meditation, reflection and transformation.
The College is owned by Africa Inland Church (AIC), the successor of the Africa Inland Mission (AIM). The members of the AIM were men and who obeyed the great commission of Jesus Christ as recorded in Mathew 28:19-20 (“therefore, go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples : baptize them in my name of the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit”. It is out of this conviction that the college was established way back in 1954. It was then named as Kalenjin Bible School but was later renamed as AIC Kapsabet Bible Institute and then college.
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HISTORY
The history of Kapsabet Bible College is closely connected with the history of the African Inland Church and the Africa Inland Mission. Thus before we come to the actual history of Kapsabet Bible College we want to say a few words about the African Inland Church and also a bout the Africa Inland Mission. The Africa Inland Church was born out of the vision and ministry of the Africa Inland Mission of men and women obeying Jesus’ command:“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20.
In October, 1895 a group of eight missionaries led by Rev. Peter C. Scott landed in Zanzibar. From there they moved on to Mombasa and then continued their journey inland. In December, 1895 they reached Nzaui in Ukambani where they built the first mission station. Only a year later, in December, 1896, their leader Rev. Peter C. Scott went to be with the Lord whom he loved and served. Although his ministry was cut short because of poor health, the vision of Peter C. Scott lived on and grew into a fruitful ministry. The Africa Inland Church in Kenya and other parts of Africa is indebted to God and his servant, Peter C. Scott for his love and commitment to obey God and in laying down his life for souls in Africa.
After Ukambani other mission stations were started like Kangundo and Mumbuni in Machakos town, also Kijabe in Kikuyu land. In Western Kenya among the Luos the mission station Nyakach was established; Liter and Nginyang among the Pokot. Kapsabet was one of the many other mission stations founded among the Kalenjin people like Kapsowar, Kabartonjo, Kapropita and Kessup.
Many people came to know the Lord and churches were established. Soon the Africa Inland Mission and the Africa Inland Church realized that it would be important to train the nationals so that they could reach their own people. In doing so they followed Biblical instructions. In II Timothy 2:2 Paul writes to Timothy:
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“And the things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses,
these entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”
As a result various Bible Schools were started, like the Ukamba Bible School in Machakos, the Kijabe Bible Institute in Kijabe and the Kalenjin Bible School in Kapsabet which later on became Kapsabet Bible College.
The Kapsabet Bible College of today was started in January, 1954 as Kalenjin Bible School by the late Rev. Earl Andersen and his wife Esther. The School began with fourteen students. Some of them are still active in the ministry today, such as Rev. Noah Randich, Pr. Jeremiah Arap Yap to name just a few. The school had only two little dormitories, a dining hall and a kitchen. The students shared a classroom with a primary school which was also on the station.
Over the years the school has grown and we have now 135 students who are trained by a highly qualified staff. The existing four classrooms are already too small as the number of students increase every year. We have a new men’s dorm and a girls’ dorm is near completion, administration buildings, a chapel, and also teachers’ houses.