Jubilation in Nashua as CCF Opens New Church

Pastors and wives of pastors from diffrrent churches pose for a picture during the launching of the new CCF church in Nashua, New Hampshire that took place on Sunday, October 3rd, 2010.Pic by H.Maina/Ajabu Images

By Harrison Maina, Ajabu Africa News , Posted October 13, 2010

NASHUA, NH,_Jubilation and excitement took place as one of the most diversified, multi-cultural and multi- generational international churches based in the city Lowell, Massachusetts, the Christian Community Church, populary known as the CCFchurch, launched a new church in the neighboring city of Nashua, New Hampshire with a goal of winning more souls and to cater for people who currently don’t have a church to go to.

Commonly known as CCF(website), the church has grown in recent years, attracting many worshippers from over 70 different countries. The main church is located on Princeton Boulevard in, Lowell, and which has now birthed a new church to be known as CCF Nashua, to be congregating at the Holiday Inn & Suites, located at 9 North Eastern Boulevard, which is half a mile off Route 3.

It will be led by Pastor David Ndungu, a Kenyan man of God who has been a member of the CCF church for many years.

During the launching of the new church on Sunday October 3rd, at the new venue, the pastor of the parent CCF church, Rev. Raffoul Najem, poured his blessings to pastor Ndungu and his wife, Milkah Ndungu, while introducing the couple as the new leaders of the church.

Milkah Ndungu, introduces her husband, David Ndungu, the new pastor of CCF church in Nashua, during a recent opening ceremony at the Holiday Inn & Suites on North Eastern Boulevard in Nashua, NH.

The event was attended by close to 200 worshippers among them many Kenyans from different churches around the Lowell area, as well as Americans and other folks from different nationalities.

“As the CCF church family, we wish you and our wife, Victoria a good time as you begin the journey to bring the gospel to the people of this city who do not have a church to call a home,” said Rev. Najem.

However, Rev. Najem was quick to point out that the new CCF Nashua church was not a Kenyan church even though it attracted a large number of Kenyan Worshippers in a city with a significant number of Kenyans.

“I want to stress that this is not a Kenyan church,” said Rev. Najem. “CCF church is a multicultural, multigenerational, and multinational church that invites all from all backgrounds.”

“If you have a church where you’re a member it’s good you stay there. But if you do not have a church that you call home and you are from this area, then CCF Nashua welcomes you,” added the cleric.

Giving his maiden sermon during the launch, the man who takes over the hard task of building the church in Nashua thanked the CCF church for giving him the opportunity to minster and to bring the gospel to more people in the city.

Worshippers from different backgrounds celebrate the opening of the new CCF Nashua church

He thanked pastor Najem for mentoring him to grow in his walk of faith that has culminated in him being appointed as the pastor of the new church.

“I would like to thank pastor Najem for being a good father to me,” said Pastor Ndungu. A good father wants his son to grow and produce, while a bad father does things to make his son not produce at all,” said the pastor, amusing guests in the hall with his vivid analogies.

He said that the new CCF Nashua church is going to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the good people of the city of Nashua and repeated the call for those who have no churches they attend and are from the area to come in and worship with them.

“Together we are going to put up an altar for God here in this city. Where there is an altar for God, blessings usually follow,” he said.

During the word of benediction, Pastor Marlene Yeo from the Haverhill branch of the CCF church, encouraged pastor Ndungu to take his new task with vigor and pledged support from the CCF church and its members to the new church in Nashua.

“You have what it takes to make this a success. We have what it takes to make this a big success,” said Pastor Yeo.

Lowell and the neighboring areas have a significant number of Kenyan nationals but only a fraction of them attend the Kenyan community churches available, leaving  the larger majority either to attend other churches or frequenting no church at all.

The new CCF Nashua church becomes the third branch of the main CCF church that was opened back in 1980 on Princeton Boulevard in Lowell, which was followed by the Haverhill branch that was opened in 2005.

Pastor Raffoul Najem, left, a pastor at CCF Lowell, introduces pastor Marlene Yeo of CCF Haverhill

Rev. Raffoul Najem, Rev. Elvira Whitecomb and Bishop David Karaya are the pastors at the CCF Lowell, while Rev. Marlene Yeo heads the Haverhill branch.

Reliable sources indicate that plans are underway to expand the church into Worcester and Springfield in the never ending effort to spread the good news of Jesus christ.

The event was attended by the visiting Kenyan gospel singer and pastor, Joan Wairimu as well as many other Kenyan pastors including Bishop David Karaya, who is the newly re-elected chairman of he Kenya pastors fellowship in New England, and a member of the CCF Lowell church, pastor Joseph Waiyaki and pastor Stanley Kariuki, also of CCF Lowell and pastor Charles Kihiko of Calvary Evangelical church, Pastor Ben Njuru of the Compassionate Fellowship church in Worcester, Pastor Horace Kamau of the new All Nations Anglican church in Tewksbury , Pastor Gerald Wahome of ther CIC church among others.

For those who may be interested to take a look at whether the church will serve their spiritual needs, the church is located on 9 North Eastern Boulevard, Nashua, and the Sunday morning service starts at 10.30 am.

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