Privacy Policy

Welcome to PCEA Miracle Church, Mwihoko Parish, Nairobi North Presbytery. As a Christian fellowship dedicated to worship, spiritual discipleship, and community service, we take the confidentiality, privacy, and protection of your personal information with deep pastoral and legal responsibility.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, store, utilize, and protect your personal data when you visit our website (www.pceamiracle.org), submit prayer requests, contribute tithes or offerings, sign up for church communications, or participate in church fellowships.

Depending on how you interact with our church online and in-person, we may collect the following categories of information:

• Personal Identification Data: Full name, email address, phone number, physical address, or district fellowship affiliation when you fill out contact forms, register as a member, or request pastoral visitation.
• Prayer Requests & Spiritual Inquiries: Details shared voluntarily when submitting prayer needs, thanksgiving messages, or guidance inquiries.
• Donations & Tithes Information: M-Pesa transaction reference codes, transaction amounts, payment dates, and donor names submitted to verify church contributions or project pledges. Note: We never store your M-Pesa PIN, bank credentials, or credit card numbers.
• Newsletter & Communication Subscriptions: Email addresses provided to receive weekly notices, liturgical announcements, and digital newsletters.
• Technical & Browsing Data: IP address, device type, browser specifications, and usage patterns collected automatically to optimize website responsiveness and prevent automated security attacks.

We use the data collected strictly to fulfill our mission as a Christian ministry and maintain church operations:

• Providing pastoral support, counseling, and spiritual follow-ups.
• Delivering ministry announcements, worship schedules, and church event reminders.
• Acknowledging tithes, thanksgiving offerings, and building fund contributions.
• Coordinating group fellowships (e.g., PCMF, Woman’s Guild, Youth & Teens / YAPC, Children’s Ministry).
• Protecting the security and technical integrity of our website, databases, and forms against abuse or unauthorized access.

We will never sell, rent, trade, or monetize your personal information to commercial third parties.

We understand that prayer requests and counseling requests often contain sensitive, personal, or health-related matters.

• Strict Confidence: Prayer requests submitted through our online portal or forms are treated with strict pastoral confidentiality.
• Restricted Access: Only designated clergy (the Parish Minister / Pastor) and authorized members of the Church Intercessory & Prayer Team have access to prayer items.
• Anonymous Submission: You are welcome to submit prayer requests anonymously if you prefer not to disclose your name or contact details.

Contributions made to PCEA Miracle Church (via Safaricom M-Pesa Paybill 4082553 or Equity Bank Paybill 247247 / Account 408255) are processed through regulated financial institutions and payment gateways.

• Church financial administration records transaction confirmation IDs and amounts purely for accounting, auditing, and official church receipting.
• We implement encrypted storage and role-based access control so that financial records are only accessible to designated church treasurers and audit committees.

PCEA Miracle Church regularly livestreams Sunday services and records church events for ministry broadcast, digital archiving, and public evangelism on YouTube, Facebook, and our website.

• Public Sanctuary Worship: By attending our in-person public worship services, you acknowledge that your likeness or voice may appear in public video broadcasts, livestreams, or church photo galleries.
• Children’s Privacy: We exercise elevated discretion regarding photos and footage of children during Sunday School activities. We do not publish personally identifying details of minors without parental or guardian consent.
• Opt-Out & Privacy Concerns: If you or a family member wish to have a specific photograph removed from our online media channels, please contact our Church Media Team.

Our website uses standard session cookies to provide secure browsing (such as CSRF anti-forgery tokens on contact and newsletter forms) and aggregate performance analytics.

You can configure your browser to reject cookies or notify you when a cookie is placed. Note that disabling essential session cookies may prevent you from submitting interactive forms securely.

Our website interfaces with trusted third-party providers to enhance your online experience:

• YouTube (Google LLC): For streaming Sunday sermons and worship clips.
• Google Maps: For displaying directions and church location in Mwihoko.
• Social Media Links: For quick access to our verified Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and WhatsApp communication channels.

These third-party platforms have their own independent privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

Under the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019, you have rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Right to Access: Request confirmation and copies of personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete details.
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal contact data where retention is no longer necessary for church records.
• Right to Object / Opt-Out: Unsubscribe at any time from our newsletter broadcasts or communications.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, or need assistance regarding church records, please contact our secretariat: