President of Seventy
Sylvester Ochieng
Sylvester Anyanga Ochieng serves as a member of the Council of Presidents of Seventy for Community of Christ, providing leadership for Africa Mission Field 3. He has served as a president of seventy since August 2025.
From August 2021 to July 2025, Sylvester served as field missionary coordinator for the South, West, and East Africa mission field. His missionary work has taken him across Kenya and to Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. In 2012, he served as a World Service Corps volunteer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
His other church leadership roles have included congregation pastor in Kisumu and Nairobi for 12 years, Kenya Mission Center secretary for more than 10 years, national youth coordinator, and young leaders trainer for the Kenya Mission Center. In 2015, he led the Kenyan youth delegation to the International Youth Forum in Ndola, Zambia.
Sylvester also worked for 10 years as a licensed teacher with the Teachers Service Commission of Kenya. He received a Certificate of Excellence from the deputy president of Kenya for his leadership with the Kenya Scouts Association, and a Certificate of Excellence in Wildlife Conservation from the Kenya Wildlife Service.
Sylvester earned a degree in theology in 2007 from the United Church of Zambia University College, in collaboration with the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. He also holds a diploma in teaching from Kamagambo University (1998), a diploma in information and communication technology from Tulips Commercial College (2011), and a certificate in computer packages from Tulips Commercial College (2010).
Sylvester comes from Njukini, a small village in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya. He is passionate about leadership development, evangelism, and church planting. He enjoys preaching, developing leaders, teaching youth and adults, reading inspirational books, and playing volleyball.
Community of Christ has approximately 250,000 members in more than 60 nations. Its mission is to proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace. The church’s international headquarters is in Independence, Missouri, USA.