OWINJI INNOCENT2025-09-122025-09-122025-09-12https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11951/1787The study investigated the historical development of Jonam Archdeaconry and its contributions to the Jonam Community. The Archdeaconry lies along the River Nile that has a number of economic activities, chiefly fishing, that has both positive and negative impacts on the social well-being of the community. The positive ones include: improved income, access to fish as food and others. The negative ones include: early dropout of children from schools for the fishing activity from which they begin to earn money at early ages, and early pregnancies/marriages among the children. The objectives of the study were: to trace and document the sequential and key indicators of development of Jonam Archdeaconry, evaluate the Archdeaconry’s socio-economic contributions to the people within Jonam community and establish the challenges encountered by Jonam Archdeaconry as they make their socio-economic contributions to the community. The study collected both qualitative and quantitative data using questionnaires and interviews that were administered to the respondents. Findings showed that the Archdeaconry made good achievements and contributions in the socio-economic and cultural development and transformation of the community in it in terms of education, health and reforms in cultural practices. However, the community members in the Archdeaconry are still grappling with the challenge of poverty and poor nutrition due to the low income of the people. It was recommended that church leaders and the Christians in the Archdeaconry be provided with knowledge and skills on income generation activities and nutrition for economic empowerment of the community.enThesis