More than a building project

The Crystal Fountain Development gives our church a permanent, larger home: a sanctuary built for the size and future of this congregation, while creating a mixed-use tower alongside it that generates income to sustain the ministry for years to come.

The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.

Haggai 2:9

The sanctuary

At the centre of the development is a main auditorium seating 3,000 to 5,000 worshippers. The current building can no longer comfortably hold the congregation, and a sanctuary of this size is sized not for today's attendance but for the church this congregation is becoming.

The design intent is a room built for worship first: clear sightlines, sound that carries to the back row, and a platform that works for a Sabbath service, a graduation, and a full choir alike. Smaller auditoriums alongside it give departments and youth ministries rooms of their own rather than a shared hall booked out every week.

Crystal Fountain Development Project brochure, page 1: a letter inviting members to join the project and give feedback on the development vision, the use of the whole church property, and the funding of the sanctuary, the ministry facilities and the enterprise building

The facilities

Basement parking for up to 700 vehicles runs across three levels, taking Sabbath parking off 5th Ngong Avenue and the surrounding streets.

Above ground the development adds classrooms for Sabbath School and the church school, a library, a church history museum recording the story of Adventism in Nairobi, offices for pastoral and administrative staff, and landscaped grounds that give the site room to breathe.

Crystal Fountain Development Project brochure, page 2, the current development proposal: a development fund starting at KES 10 million, multipurpose use of the property including a centre of influence, a finance model mixing fundraising and equity, a design model finalised by October 2025, and construction beginning in 2026

The commercial tower

A mixed-use commercial tower stands alongside the sanctuary. It is not an afterthought: it is how the development pays for itself over time.

Rental income from the tower is intended to sustain the ministry and the upkeep of the building for years to come, so that the congregation is not asked to fund maintenance out of offerings in perpetuity. A building that earns is a building that lasts.

Crystal Fountain Development Project brochure, page 3, the current sanctuary proposal: a main auditorium seating 3,000 to 5,000, three smaller auditoriums seating 150 to 400, three basement parking levels for up to 700 vehicles, ground level green space with a library, church history museum, offices and classrooms, and construction estimated between KES 500 and 600 million

The site

The development is built on the church's existing property at 5th Ngong Avenue, Nairobi. No land needs to be bought, and the congregation stays where it has always been.

Construction is phased to funding availability, and building approvals are required from Nairobi City County and the National Construction Authority before work starts. Throughout construction the church will continue to operate, with phased arrangements so that worship services and programmes carry on with minimal disruption.

Crystal Fountain Development Project brochure, page 4, mixed use development of the church property: a prime site with a plot ratio of about 300, and three funding options, fundraising, debt financing and equity partnership, of which the development team proposes a mix of fundraising and equity

Road map to the new sanctuary

We are in Step 2 as of September 2026

  1. Step one

    Vision and model

    Complete

  2. Step two

    Planning

    We are here

  3. Step three

    Concept drawing and detailed design

  4. Step four

    Fundraising

  5. Step five

    Construction

  6. Step six

    Dedication, operation and maintenance

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Oversight and accountability

The Crystal Fountain Development Project is overseen by the Development Committee of Newlife Seventh-day Adventist Church working with other departments and church offices. Professional architects, engineers, and project managers will be engaged to execute the work.

All contributions are acknowledged and accounted for. Regular updates on funding, design, and construction progress will be shared openly with the congregation through the church website, bulletin, and official communication channels.

CD-Fund: how the fund is governed, invested, and controlled.

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