An Investigation into the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Mission and Its Influence on Domestic Violence within Gusii Region, Kenya

The study sought to investigate the Seventh-day Adventist (S.D.A.) church mission and its influence on domestic violence within Gusii region. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to establish the nature of domestic violence in the S.D.A church within Gusii region; to analyse the effects of domestic violence on the S.D.A church within Gusii region; and to assess the S.D.A church involvement in domestic violence within Gusii region. The findings were intended to broaden the scope of scholars’ understanding of the un-detachable interlink between the S.D.A church mission and domestic violence. The conclusion arrived points that the S.D.A church within Gusii region was a major player in successfully mitigating domestic violence. The study was descriptive in nature and therefore employing qualitative approach which allowed the use of triangulation employing cross sectional survey research design, to ascertain the views of different types of people in relation to the study. The cross sectional research design deals with different types (group) of respondents. The study suited within the provisions of descriptive research design because the researcher collected data and reported the way things were given by respondents without manipulating any variables. The study employed purposeful sampling because it enabled the researcher to pick out the key subjects who had rich and relevant information needed in the study. Personal interviews, observation, and literature review were used as instruments for data collection