Article 3: KUCU CONSTITUTION: DOCTRINAL BASIS

The doctrinal basis of the CU shall be the fundamental truths of Christianity
Including the following:
a) The unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the Godhead.
b) The sovereignty and the trustworthiness of the Holy Scriptures as originally given, and its supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
c) The universal sinfulness and guilt of all men since the fall, rendering them subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
d) The redemption from guilt, penalty, dominion and pollution of sin, solely through the sacrificial death (as our representative and substitute) of the Lord Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God.
e) The bodily resurrection of our lord Jesus Christ from the dead and his ascension to the right hand of God the Father.
f) The presence and power of the Holy Spirit in the work of regeneration.
g) The justification of the sinner by the grace of God through faith alone.
h) The indwelling and work of the Holy Spirit in every believer.
i) The Holy Universal Church as the Body of Christ unto which all true believers belong.
j) The unity of the believers in the body of Christ without discrimination on the account of race, tribe, gender, disability, or any other manner of discrimination.
k) The expectation of the return, in person, of our lord Jesus Christ.

THE KENYATTA UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN UNION CONSTITUTION


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
1. Part A: PREAMBLE
2. Part B: NAME, AIMS AND DOCTRINE
2.1 Article 1: Name
2.2 Article 2: Aims of the Society
2.3 Article 3: Doctrinal basis
3. Part C: MEMBERSHIP
3.1 Article4l: Members
3.2. Article 4 Il: Members’ Rights and Responsibilities
4. Part D: GOVERNANCE
4.1 Article 5 I: Office Bearers of the Executive Board
4.2 Article 5 II: Duties of the Executive Board
4.3 Article 6 I: Duties of the Bearers of the Executive Committee
4:4 Article 611: Leadership Manual
4.5 Article 7 I: Advisory Committee
4.6 Article 7 II: The Patron.
5. Part E: MEETINGS
5.1 Article 8: Regular Meetings
5.2 Article 9: General Meetings
6. Part F: ELECTIONS AND BY ELECTIONS
6.1 Article 10: Elections
6.2 Article 11: By Elections
7. Part G: FUNDS AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION
7.1 Article 12: Funds
7.2 Article 13: Auditor
8. Part 8: OTHER PROVISIONS
8.1 Article 14: Affiliation
8.2 Article 15: KUCU Assets
8.3 Article 16: Amendment of the Constitution
8.4 Articlel7:Accounts
8.5 Article l 8: List of Members
8.6 Articlel9: Dissolution.
8.7 Article 20: Application Clause

PART A: PREAMBLE
We, the Kenyatta University Christian Union, being:
A. A body of Christian students in Kenyatta University bound together in the common faith in the only God.
B. Joined with the heavenly calling of Christ.
C. Committed to living the Holy Scriptures.
D. Exclusively non-political and non-denominational.

Do adopt, enact and give to ourselves and to the coming Kenyatta University
Christian Union generations this constitution.

We declare that no provision herein shall or will be construed as to qualify, defeat or in any manner contravene the Holy Scriptures. Any such provision shall, to the extent of the contravention have no effect. Without prejudice to the foresaid, it is specifically provided as hereunder:

PART B: NAME. AIMS AND DOCTRINE

Article 1: NAME:

The name of the society shall be Kenyatta University Christian Union (KUCU), herein after referred to as ‘the CU’.

Article 2: AIMS OF THE SOCIETY

The aims of the CU shall be in accord with the preamble and shall be as follows:
a) To nurture the spiritual life of its members, through the study of the Bible, prayer and Christian fellowship.
b) To encourage its members to present Jesus Christ to others and give them an opportunity to make a personal commitment to Him.
c) To sensitize members into mission work in every area of life to which God calls them.
d) To encourage responsible church membership.

Article 3: DOCTRINAL BASIS

The doctrinal basis of the CU shall be the fundamental truths of Christianity
Including the following:
a) The unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the Godhead.
b) The sovereignty and the trustworthiness of the Holy Scriptures as originally given, and its supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
c) The universal sinfulness and guilt of all men since the fall, rendering them subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
d) The redemption from guilt, penalty, dominion and pollution of sin, solely through the sacrificial death (as our representative and substitute) of the Lord Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God.
e) The bodily resurrection of our lord Jesus Christ from the dead and his ascension to the right hand of God the Father.
f) The presence and power of the Holy Spirit in the work of regeneration.
g) The justification of the sinner by the grace of God through faith alone.
h) The indwelling and work of the Holy Spirit in every believer.
i) The Holy Universal Church as the Body of Christ unto which all true believers belong.
j) The unity of the believers in the body of Christ without discrimination on the account of race, tribe, gender, disability, or any other manner of discrimination.
k) The expectation of the return, in person, of our lord Jesus Christ.
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Praise the Lord!
I congratulate the new KUCU leadership on their new posts. It is our prayer that you will serve God and mankind with all the gifts God has given you. I wish to remind you that leadership has never been easy even at the time of Moses, but Jesus being on our side, who can be against us?
May I encourage you with the words in! Corinthians 15:58, “Therefore my dear brothers, stand firm and let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.”
I wish you an enjoyable and fruitful time.

The race is not to the swift or the battle for the strong as the words in Ecclesiastes puts it. We might tend to think that it’s a comfort to the would - be lazy. However, Paul brings out the real meaning as he writes to Corinthians. He goes ahead to ask them “Do you that in a race all the runners compete but only one receives the prize?” The call is clear as he goes ahead to urge them “so run that you may obtain it.”
Even men and women of great talent and energy have to run the complete course before they can claim the victory. To be in front at first turn is meaningless without endurance to finish strongly. The race must be run at a steady pace all the way to the finish. A good runner is even prepared to complete course with a "kick," an extra burst of speed. Athletic talent is of little consequence unless it is matched to adequate endurance.
Likewise the Christian walk will require us to start, endure and complete the course to be victorious. This will only be possible when we learn to put our trust in the lord and not on the road of our experiences.
God bless you all.