Pentecostal Evangelist Fellowship of Africa church leaders Sunday asked President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga to tone down their hardline positions over planned talks.
They further urged bargaining teams in bi-partisan talks to deliberate with sobriety to save the further agony.
The country sorely yearns for peace, not violence, said Mophat Kilioba, former national presiding Bishop .
"As a country, we vouch for the peaceful coexistence of Kenyans, not a country where terror and anarchy reigns because of protests," said Kilioba.
PEFA is a large Pentecostal with more than 6000 branches across the country.
Bishop Mophat was speaking during the official dedication of the Kisii town church branch at Nubia area in Daraja Mbili .
The sentiments from the church leaders come a day after President William Ruto told Azimio Coalition leader Raila Odinga off over handshake push.
Ruto spoke Sartuday during his tour of Central Kenya.
Kilioba told Ruto and Odinga to put the interest of the nation first amid the push for the talks.
" In every contest, their must be a winner and loser," he said.
The church however emphasised on the need for the creation of office of the chief of the opposition to stem politics fractions.
"Already as a church we had pronounced ourselves on this matter that there was need for the establishment of the seat of the official opposition leader so that we don't end up with the vicious cycle of violent demos in our streets, "stated Kilioba.
Political violence in the country, he said, traces to the winner takes all phenomenon .
"If we look the other side and forget to sit down as a nation to address this matter then we will be confronting the same problem now and again, "stated the Church leader.
His sentiments were supported by West Nyanza region head Bishop Semeon Mosoti.
The function in Kisii was attended by local bishops and other leaders.
Kilioba said by now the state actors should be aware that Kenyans were growing weary of violent clashes.
He said already it has occasioned massive loss of lives.
"The church is tired, Kenyans are weary of dying in the streets over nonsensical issues that can be addressed.
" We don't want this to continue any more, in fact it should had been stopped as early as yesterday," he told journalists.
He cited the recent protests which he said destroyed most properties many of them belonging to the poor.
The church plans to establish a hospital in addition to the existing school.
Bishop Simeon Mosoti, on his part, asked Azimio not to instigate any further protests in the country in the name of politics.
"Let all efforts be directed at dialoguing rather than fighting. As a church we are pro-peace," he said.
