And you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8
The genus of the Gospel Outreach Assembly can be traced back to the humble teaching career of its founder. As in the seaside calling of Galilean fisherman Peter and his brethren, with the greater promise of being made “fishers of men,” Jesus approached two high teachers Joyce and David Thagana with the higher calling to continue to an upper echelon as teachers, not of high students inside a walled school compound, but teachers of the Word to congregations spread in a global setting without boundaries. The couple, with several of their equally spiritually discerning and like-minded friends, heeded the call and set out from a lowly teaching to the ultimate teaching profession, as shepherds of the lost sheep of Israel.
The teaching profession at Karima Girls School had been a ground preparation for the greater ministry which God, at the appointed time, spiritually impacted upon these educational teachers, whose obedience saw them advance to the higher teaching calling of advancing the cause for the Great Commission.
From the first church planted at Ndungu Njeru in 1991, GOA embarked on a spiritual trailblazing mission to accomplish the task of being witnesses not only in Jerusalem, but even up to the uttermost parts of the world. Todate over 70 churches have been planted in Nairobi, Rift Valley, Nyanza, Eastern as well as Central Province and now with the latest venture in Nyanza.
From Ndunyu Njeru, GOA’s practical Jerusalem, the ministry stretched to its Judea in Nairobi on Apriil 14, 2003 starting a house fellowship in South C and not long thereafter the rented GOA city centre became the Nairobi GOA church.
GOA’s Samaria has been the venture mission outreaches to the unreached, as in Samburu, Marsabit, Turkana and lately to South Nyanza. The church planting trajectory to the uttermost parts of the world now translates into churches not only in Kenya but across the border into Uganda, Burundi and Congo.
On assuming the Nairobi urban ministry, Bishop Thagana and his wife continued with the sacrificial streak they had started with the starting of the Tumaini Orphanage in their residence. By the grace of God, and friends of GOA, some orphans have moved to a newly constructed—albeit incomplete—orphanage within Thagana’s compound. When completed, the orphanage will have a minimum capacity for 100 orphans and with its own school and modern boarding facilities, spacious kitchens and ablutions as well as playing grounds.
The fire of reaching out to suffering children has led to the starting of orphanages like Tumaini Kinangop , Beat the Drum , Strong Tower , Merciful Redeemer , Christ Compassion Rehabilitation Centre , among others.
About BISHOP THAGANA
Bishop David Thagana - Executive Director
Bishop David is the Executive Director. He coordinates all the operations of the GOA Vision operations in Kenya and in 4 other East Africa countries and in USA and Switzerland. He is in charge of fund-raising within Kenya and international communities. Bishop David is the Pastor of GOA Pangani, Nairobi. His wife and him are the ILI East Africa Directors
He holds a BA in bible and Theology from Global University and a Diploma in Education from Siriba College. He served as High School teacher before his resignation to pursue the GOA vision.
Bishop David is married to Joyce. They have 3 biological children; Timothy who is 18 years old, finished High School in 2010 and is looking forward to join University; Grace is 17 yrs and in her last year at High School; and Mary is 9yrs and in class 4 and about 395 adopted kids in GOA Children homes.
He holds a BA in bible and Theology from Global University and a Diploma in Education from Siriba College. He served as High School teacher before his resignation to pursue the GOA vision.
Bishop David is married to Joyce. They have 3 biological children; Timothy who is 18 years old, finished High School in 2010 and is looking forward to join University; Grace is 17 yrs and in her last year at High School; and Mary is 9yrs and in class 4 and about 395 adopted kids in GOA Children homes.
GOA Core Values
These following Core Values are the foundation upon which all GOA ministry activities are built:
Embrace People: Because people matter to God, and Christ died for all people; we treat all people as His children while fulfilling the Great Commission – making disciples of all nations.
Compassionately Serve: Jesus has given us the model of caring for the poor and suffering, which we strive to follow to the best of our abilities.
Pursue Peace: We will strive to bring an end to conflict in our communities.
Embody Godly Leadership: Our leaders will practice ethical and accountable governance and management, governing and managing our ministries with excellence.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT:
Glory Outreach Assembly exists to glorify God by fulfilling the Great Commission, reaching out to both the churched and the un-churched peoples of Kenya, East Africa and beyond; to develop fully mature disciples of Jesus Christ.
OUR VISION STATEMENT:
Glory Outreach Assembly impacts our communities in the following ways:
By creatively responding to the Great Commission, there will be an increase in the number of people who have a saving faith in Jesus Christ, and are growing in spiritual maturity.
There will be improvement in the quality of life of those at greatest risk in our communities, especially vulnerable children, the homeless and those impacted by HIV/AIDS.
There will be a resolution of conflict in families, churches, tribes and nations.
Our ministry will function with excellence in spiritual leadership, governance and management practices which are rooted in scriptural principles.
