The plot on which St. Mary Catholic church stands now was donated by the late Peter Gichumbi. The name was in memory of his late wife who was called Mary.
By then the Christians of this area used to go to church at Maragua Catholic church and the elderly found it hard to reach there. So when this person announced that he will donate a piece of his land to the church, the news was received with joy and gratitude. The plot was given out and the first Mass was celebrated in the year 2004.
The Christian community of this area started meeting on this plot despite no structure was erected. A committee was elected to oversee the preparations of erecting a structure where people could gather for prayers and Masses.
Despite the many hurdles encountered, since some people were still going to church at Maragua centre, a consensus was reached to build a permanent church. This materialised when the first fund raiser was held on the 27th of Nov. 2007 and St. Mary Catholic Church was declared an out station of Maragua Parish during the Mass bringing the number of out station to thirteen by then.
Through hard work and intercessions through mother Mary, great achievements have been experienced at St. Mary. Today stands a beautiful permanent church with access to electricity and water. St. Mary have got six small Christian communities i.e. St. Michael, St. Boniface, Mary Immaculate, St. Ignatious of Loyola, St. Gabriel and St. Maria Goretti. The Christian population of st. Mary is around 350. The Patron Saint of this Church is Mary Mother of God.
The feast day is January 1 which is also the Family Day of this local church. St. Mary is Located along Thika Murang’a road 2Kms from Maragua town on your way toThika. St. Mary is one of the most acting and lively out station in Maragua Parish.
Welcome to St. Mary Catholic Church.