Worshippers at the Nakuru African Inland Church (AIC) were on Sunday turned away from attending church services by security guards and police officers.
Ten police officers armed with a court order had chained the gates of the church.
Speaking to the press outside the church yesterday, Reverend Anthony Njoroge said that the ongoing troubles at the church had been caused by four members.
He said that the four had gone to court earlier in the week and obtained an injunction restraining some of the church leaders from either entering or even conducting any church affairs.
"On April 14, four members of this church obtained a court order from Resident Magistrate Eunice Kelly who directed the Nakuru OCS not to allow any person into the church compound until April 27 when the case will be heard through an inter-party hearing,” Njoroge said.
More than 80 worshippers had already signed a petition that demanded the removal of the reverend, wanting the previous election nullified. The petition wanted an interim office put in place before the repeat of the elections.
Joseph Njoroge, who is a member of the church, said that they wanted to replace Reverend Njoroge.
“The main reason why we went to the court is to seek to be heard on what we want. We want to replace reverend Anthony and his team. We can only do that by following the right procedure and that is why we went to court,” Njoroge said.
Mary Mwaura, another worshiper, told the press that she was astonished to see the gates closed.
“I was not aware of what was taking place until this morning. All I am requesting is for the management to resolve their differences in an amicable manner,” Mwaura said.
The frustrated members decided to go on with their Sunday service along London Prison Road where they held their prayers.