Scripture Mission Conference Center is located on the compound of Norwegian Lutheran Mission (NLM) in Karen, Nairobi. The compound was originally bought in 1978 for the establishment of the Norwegian Community School. For a long time, the main activity on the compound was schooling. At the most, 76 children attended school here, whereas 42 of them were in boarding.

At the end of the last century, the number of missionaries had decreased, and along with it there were just a few children in boarding at the compound. But the buildings were there still. In the late 1990s one had to start thinking in new ways regarding how to use the buildings.