Church Verification Report
What we checked
- Not a duplicate: no similarly named church is listed with us
- The name reads as a real congregation
- Contact email reviewed (gmail.com, common for small churches)
- No website or social page was provided
- Independent web search performed: see the findings on the right
What we found
We searched for this congregation by name together with Kakamega, Maraba and Kenya, and found no web page, directory entry, Facebook page or map listing that matches a church called Faith Tabernacle of Praise / Kenya Faith Christian Church in Maraba, Kakamega. The pages carrying the name "Faith Tabernacle of Praise" belong to unrelated congregations in the United States, in Starkville, Mississippi and Havelock and Raleigh, North Carolina, while other "Faith Tabernacle" results point to David Oyedepo's megachurch in Ota, Nigeria and to Facebook pages for churches elsewhere. Background sources confirm that Kakamega County has a dense and varied Christian landscape, including many small independent and Pentecostal congregations (academic study of churches in Kakamega County; Wikipedia on Christianity in Kenya), so a small village church there would plausibly leave no online trace. The findings are summarized here for space; the full research was weighed in the review.
Our conclusion: The signup gives a clear church name, a named leader (Apostle Jackson Isaiah Sikolia) and a specific location in Maraba, Kakamega, which is an area known to have many small independent and Pentecostal congregations that leave no online trace. Our independent search found no website, Facebook page or directory listing matching this church, and also found no scam reports or any sign of a personal brand or false entry. Because the only contact point
We have asked this church for one piece of extra evidence: a photo, a link, its denomination, or a church that can vouch for it. The moment we can verify, this report is upgraded. Without a response, the listing is paused after 14 days.