The Vincentian Prayer House (VPH) is a Catholic retreat centre operated by the Vincentian Fathers (Congregation of the Mission).

It offers prayer, spiritual renewal, healing and deliverance programmes, alongside counselling, confessions and Holy Mass for members of the public.

In Kenya, the ministry operates three main centres located in Lavington, Nairobi, Thika and Buoye in Kisumu County.

Vincentian Prayer House Nairobi

The Vincentian Prayer House (VPH) Nairobi is a Catholic retreat centre run by the Vincentian Fathers under the Sacred Heart Region of the Vincentian Congregation.

Established in 2001, the centre offers retreats rooted in the teachings of the Bible and the Catholic Catechism, alongside prayer, spiritual renewal and other faith-based programmes.

2026 Retreat Schedule

The Nairobi centre has lined up several retreats for 2026, including:

  • Bible Convention: July 27–30
  • Inner Healing Retreat: August 31–September 3
  • Healing and Deliverance Retreat: September 28–October 1
  • Marian Retreat: October 26–29
  • Inner Healing Retreat: November 30–December 3
  • Youth Retreat: December 14–17

Members of the public can contact the Vincentian Prayer House Nairobi by calling +254 712 000242 or by emailing info@vphnairobi.org or vincentianprayerhouse@gmail.com.

The centre is located on Amboseli Road, off Gitanga Road, in Lavington, Nairobi.

Thika Centre

The congregation traces its origins to 1904, when it was founded in India by Rev. Fr. Varkey Kattarath, and was granted pontifical status by the Holy See on February 11, 1968.

Inspired by the spirituality of St. Vincent de Paul, the congregation oversees the retreat centre’s prayer, evangelisation and spiritual formation programmes.

The centre holds Friday prayer services every week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., featuring Holy Mass, confession, preaching and healing adoration.

It also hosts five-day residential retreats throughout the year, annual Bible conventions, monthly night vigils, and spiritual counselling sessions from Monday to Thursday.

In addition, VRC Thika offers confession, daily silent adoration, and a Bible Nursery programme for children during school holidays.

Members of the public can contact the centre by calling +254 706 128 129 or +254 731 679 168, or by emailing info@vrcthika.org. The retreat centre is located along the Thika Superhighway, Nairobi.

History Kisumu Centre

The Vincentian Prayer House Kisumu was established in 2015 after the late Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth invited the Vincentian Fathers to serve the Diocese of Kisumu following a series of parish renewal retreats.

The ministry was allocated land at Buoye, where the centre was officially inaugurated in May 2015 before beginning operations in August under the leadership of its founding director, Rev. Fr. Joseph Marottiparambil, alongside other Vincentian priests.

It holds silent adoration every Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and offers counselling every Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., except on retreat days.

The centre also conducts Saturday prayer services every week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., special deliverance services on the second Saturday of every month during the same hours, and night vigils on the last Friday of each month from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Vincentian Retreat Centre Chemelil hosts fasting prayer sessions on the first and last Friday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Members of the public can contact the Vincentian Prayer House Kisumu via WhatsApp at 0748 033 468 or by email at vphkisumu@gmail.com.

The prayer house is located along the Kisumu–Nairobi Highway.

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Vincentian Prayer House in Thika PHOTO/ Vincentian Prayer House
Vincentian Prayer House in Thika PHOTO/ Vincentian Prayer House