St. Bakhita Centre

St. Bakhita Centre has a quiet, serene environment that invites prayer, reflection, and learning. It is ideal for retreats, seminars and workshops such as team building, church gatherings, etc

It is equipped with:

• A beautiful chapel and oratory
• A spacious recreation center
• Spacious dining facilities
• Computer room and WIFI Internet
• Conference hall and three meeting rooms
• Beautifullandscaped garden, conducive to prayer and reflection
• We offer accommodations for novices taking courses at Chemi Chemi in the months of February, May and October

Persons who come to St. Bakhita not only find a place of beauty and spaciousness on our grounds, but can also look forward to the hospitality of our staff and the community. Gradually, one will notice that the concerns of one’s everyday life fall into perspective in the experience of solitude and silence. You will be given encouragement inyour faith-filled seeking and leave with helpsto continue growing in practices that promote integrationof your faith and your life.

Likewise, each group coming will be encouraged and accommodated in reaching the goals of their encounter on our grounds. St. Bakhita exists to provide the gift of solitude so that you can learn to listen within your own heart for the voice of God.

St. Bakhita is the patron Saint of our Centre. She was born in the Sudan around the year 1869. As a child, she experienced the anguish of being kidnapped and held in slavery. All this, however, did not diminish her trust in God, but increased it immeasurably. After obtaining her freedom in 1890, she was baptized and received the Sacraments of Initiation of the Catholic Church. She entered the Canossians Daughters of Charity religious order in 1893. St. Bakhita was known for her gentle voice, smile and hospitality.

She died on February 8, 1947, and was canonized as the first African Saint on October 1, 2000, by Pope John Paul II. St. Bakhita, Pray for Us.

Photo courtesy of Vatican News

Learn more about St. Bakhita

P.O. Box 24366-005002
Karen, Kenya

Email:  [email protected]