Church Leadership

Bishop Peter Gatimu is the General Overseer of Apostolic Faith Church Kenya and Nairobi Region Overseer.

He experienced God’s calling as His Apostle in early 80’s and was ordained on 10th May 1985. He assisted many Pastors in establishing growing churches. Bishop Peter Gatimu has an Apostolic calling especially in powerful and effective Church planting work. He is endowed with powerful evangelism “force” with Apostolic auction and zeal for the Church of Christ.

Since 1986, he has established Nairobi Region of Apostolic Faith Church, where he is the Regional Overseer. The Region has 32 branches. He also established Bahati Assembly in Nairobi (near the City Center) with about 3,000 members and powerful vision in church planting. Bishop Gatimu has also reached out to other parts of Kenya and beyond the country boarders (raising Pastors and planting Churches).. Recently he opened a new branch Apostolic Faith in Lakewood, WA USA built on a TWO & HALF ACRES.

At Bahati, he is currently leading the Church in construction of a Multi-storey Church Complex coupled with a vision of a 10,000 seater Church, which will be a ‘springboard’ to “overtaking” cities and countries with Gospel impact. The Holy Spirit of the “3,000” on Pentecostal day (Acts 2) is real even now.

He is dreaming and planning to actualize Church growth in Apostolic Faith Church Kenya from 400 assemblies to 1,600 assemblies in the next TEN YEARS. The HOLY SPIRIT says “YES” to that!

Bishop Gatimu is a sound Bible teacher and writer. He believes in effective program of establishing church members, families, Gospel ministers and Church leadership structures. His heart yearns for Gospel preaching that ‘truly wins” in powerfully tangible way.

~1999 – 2002: He was the Assistant General Secretary of Apostolic Faith Church
~2002 – 2009: He was the General Secretary of Apostolic Faith Church
~2010 – to date: He is the General Overseer of Apostolic Faith Church

Bishop Gatimu is married to Rosemary Wanjiru Gatimu and are blessed with a Son, Samuel Ndung’u.

As a father in the LORD’S work, Bishop Gatimu has raised (and mentored) many Bishops and effective ministers of the Gospel in Apostolic Faith and other Churches (in Kenya and outside Kenya).
Blessings upon this God’s General and his family!

Bishop James Maina was born as the fifth born of the late Jesee Gatere and Esther Wanjiku, went to Langalanga Primary School then transferred to Gilgil D.E.B Primary School. Later He joined Nakuru Day Secondary School for his O Level education. He was not able to join form 5 due to school fees issue. He later trained as machine operator in Extrusion department in polythene technology in Nairobi Industrial area. He is also trained and qualified in Building Technology and he started his company known as Gatere Investments Limited, which he is running together with his family.

Marriage Life:
He married Lucy Njeri Maina and were blessed with 5 children;
Susan Wanjiku, Jesee Gatere, Elizabeth Wanjiku, Moses Mbugua and David Gitahi. Unfortunately she fell sick in 1992 and passed on August 2017.

In June 2019, he married Loise Njoki and they are blessed with two girls; Lucy Muthoni and Esther Wanjiku.

Ministry Life:
He got saved in 1989 and later joined Langalanga Assembly in Gilgil Parish under the leadership of Bishop David Mungai. He was elected as the secretary of the Assembly Board for a long time.

The Parish Minister relocated him to Kikopey and started Elemtaita Assembly, Bishop Mungai started nurturing him and assisted him to identify his calling. He worked with Bishop Mungai to open Assemblies and expand Gilgil Parish Which now has 17 Assemblies.

He graduated with a Diploma in Ministry Discipleship in the year 2008 from International Accelerated Mission. In the year 2014 he joined Auckland Theological Seminary and graduated in the year 2017 with a degree of Bachelor of theology.

He has been working under the retired Bishop Mungai in the larger Naivasha region tirelessly. He has raised and assisted many young men.

He has worked in various levels of leadership in Apostolic Faith Church such as Assembly Board Secretary, Pastor, Parish Board Secretary, Assistant Parish Minister, Regional Youth Co-ordinator, Regional Treasurer, Manager National Conference Centre, Centre (Kikopey) General Treasurer (Apostolic Faith Church – Kenya), a member of National Executive Council.

He was ordained as Bishop of Naivasha Region on 7th August 2013.

Currently he is serving as a Senior Pastor Elementaita Assembly, Parish Minister (Gilgil Parish), Regional Overseer (Naivasha Region), General Treasurer (Apostolic Faith Church – Kenya), A member of National Executive Council, A member of Bishops Council and Assistant Co-ordinator of the National Conference Management Committee.