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Couples for Christ (CFC)

About our community

Couples for Christ (CFC) is an international Catholic lay ecclesial movement dedicated to renewing and strengthening Christian family life. Founded in Manila, Philippines, in January 1981, CFC began with a small group of married couples who desired to live a more committed Christian life and to deepen their relationship with God through prayer, fellowship, and discipleship. CFC is now present in more than 160 countries, with over 700,000 active members across all its family ministries. It is one of only 122 international associations formally recognized by the Holy See through the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

CFC Kenya was established in 1996 at the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, Don Bosco, Nairobi. In 2026 the movement celebrates 30 years of presence across Kenya, with communities in the Archdiocese of Nairobi and other dioceses. Holy Family Minor Basilica is proud to host one of Nairobi’s active CFC households under the CBD Unit.

Vision

Families in the Holy Spirit Renewing the Face of the Earth. Moved by the Holy Spirit, one with the Catholic Church, blessed to witness to Christ’s love and service, Couples For Christ is a united global community of family evangelizers that sets the world on fire with the fullness of God’s transforming love.

Mission

Building the Church of the Home. Building the Church of the Poor. We are committed to live in God’s righteousness and holiness, evangelizing people through a life of love and service. We shall work for the renewal of families that will serve God and build generations of Christian leaders; and we shall pursue Total Christian Liberation through social justice, respect for life, and work with the poor.

Our Objectives

  • Evangelize to men and women and lead them to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. Renew individual couples and families, drawing them into the fullness of Catholic faith and sacramental life.
  • Build networks of renewed families that strengthen parish and Church communities.
  • Serve the poor and participate in social transformation through ANCOP and household solidarity.
  • Form young people and single adults in discipleship, virtue, and vocational discernment.
  • Promote Christian values to address societal challenges and protect the family unit.
  • Raise generations of faithful Catholic leaders in the home, the Church, and society.

Benefits

  • A genuine community of belonging, a household that knows you, prays for you, and walks with you through every season of life.
  • Spiritual renewal through ongoing formation: household meetings, CLPs, teaching nights, retreats, and annual conferences.
  • Practical mutual support: financial assistance in crisis, childcare, bereavement accompaniment, and vocational guidance.
  • A structured pathway toward sacramentalization for couples who wish to formalize their union in the Church.
  • Formation in leadership for the home, the Church, and society.
  • Participation in the Church’s mission of evangelization and social transformation.

Achievements

  • Participation in celebration of marriage milestones during annual World Marriage Day
  • Preparation of couples for weddings especially in mass weddings
  • Active participation in Archdiocese Family Life events including annual couples’ mass and dinners
  • Organisation of family-based seminars and talks
  • Participating in charity outreach events

CFC Family Ministries

CFC accompanies persons through every stage of life through six interconnected family ministries, a “womb-to-tomb” pastoral structure ensuring no one is left without a community of faith regardless of their life stage.

1. Kids for Christ (KFC) (Under 13 years)

  • Introduces children to Jesus Christ through age-appropriate faith formation, worship, activities, and camps.
  • Equips parents to be the primary educators of their children’s faith.

2. Youth for Christ (YFC) (13–21 years)

  • Provides a vibrant community for young people after Confirmation.
  • Forms young disciples and future Church leaders through camps, conferences, assemblies, leadership formation, and mission.

3. Singles for Christ (SFC) (21–40 years)

  • Focuses on the four pillars of Leadership, Lifestyle, Livelihood, and Love Life.
  • Accompanies single adults in vocational discernment and preparation for marriage or consecrated life.

4. Couples for Christ (CFC) (Married couples)

  • Provides sustained Christian community, ongoing faith formation, marriage enrichment, and practical accompaniment.
  • Supports sacramental marriages and family renewal, including the annual Marriage Convention and parish-based evangelization.

5. Handmaids of the Lord (HOLD) (40+ years)

  • Offers pastoral care, spiritual formation, and community for widowed women, separated women, and mature single women.
  • Encourages healing, service, and continued growth in Christian discipleship.

6.Servants of the Lord (SOLD) (40+ years)

  • Offers pastoral care, spiritual formation, and community for widowed men, separated men, and mature single men.

    Promotes fraternity, healing, leadership, and active participation in the Church’s mission.

Our Activities

Formation - Christian Life Program (CLP)

The CLP is CFC’s foundational 8-talk formation experience and the gateway for new members. Each family ministry conducts its own CLP, sharing the same essential structure: encounter, formation, community, and commitment.

Households

Small communities of four to eight families or individuals gathering regularly for prayer, Scripture sharing, and mutual support. Constitutionally mandated by CFC’s International Statutes as the foundational unit of the movement, the primary space where formation happens through sustained, covenantal relationship.

Ongoing Formation

Regular retreats, recollections, and conferences for continuous spiritual growth, including the annual Couples Conference/retreats, Marriage Enrichment Retreats, Women’s and Men’s Conferences, Youth and Singles Conferences, and Kids Camps.

Charity - Social Mission: ANCOP

Besides charity visits as a household, CFC’s commitment to the poor is expressed through ANCOP, Answering the Cry of the Poor, the movement’s primary humanitarian and social development arm. In Kenya, ANCOP Kenya Limited (AKL) participates in education and scholarship assistance especially for seminarians and child sponsorship programs.

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How to Join

Membership is open to validly married Catholic couples. Any Catholic who is single, widowed, separated, or a young person may also join through the appropriate family ministry (KFC, YFC, SFC, HOLD, or SOLD). CFC transcends cultural, economic, and social distinctions, uniting people across all sectors of society.

Step 1 — Attend a Christian Life Program (CLP), the foundational entry point into CFC and all its family ministries.

Step 2 — Make your membership covenant and be integrated into a Household community for ongoing formation and support.

Step 3 — Participate in the life of your chapter through assemblies, conferences, and service activities.

Get In Touch

Ready to join our community or learn more? We’d love to hear from you.

Visit Us

Cardinal Otunga Annex (1st Floor) Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m

Call Us

+254 712 311 394

Email Us

info@holyfamilybasilica.org​