Archbishop Fredrick Wang’ombe (Right) after he took over the AIPCA leadership mantle from retired Archbishop Amos Kabuthu. [Photo/theinformer.co.ke]Wrangling leaders of the AIPCA church will meet at the church’s headquarters in Bahati, Nairobi on Thursday with an aim to resolve the long-running infighting that has brought sharp divisions in the church.The church national Chairman Paul Ngichu and secretary general Stanley Mwangi convened a meeting in Kenol, Murang'a on Tuesday where talks on reconciliation began.“I believe it is now time for all church leaders to come together and help us move forward in unity.We have invited 6 leaders from every diocese who are expected to attend the meeting,” Ngichu said as quoted by the Star.He added: “We are asking all our followers to remain calm as we work towards solving all our issues."They said infighting has hampered the operations of the church which Ngichu blamed on the failure to adhere to the church's constitution.The divisions in the church led to the consecration of both Fredrick Wang'ombe and Julius Njoroge as archbishops. The controversial consecrations followed the retirement of Archbishop Amos Kabuthu who rose to the position in 2013 in a ceremony witnessed by former President Mwai Kibaki.Kabuthu stepped down in January, following a High Court court order to hand over the mantle to Wang’ombe. Church members however conducted elections on January 9 during which Njoroge was elected archbishop in a process that was widely criticised.Deputy President William Ruto attended the ordination of Njoroge as the archbishop in a ceremony held at the Kasarani Stadium in March.

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