The release of the 49 comes even as police continue investigations into the activities of the church.
Members of the church the Melkio St Joseph Mission Messiah Church Africa live in the compound and are buried there when they die.
Controversy surrounding St Joseph Mission Messiah of Africa Church has taken a fresh twist after a court ordered the police to detain the 57 members who were rescued, for 30 days.
Families whose loved ones are still missing after reportedly joining the controversial St Joseph Missions of Messiah in Africa Church in Migori are pains as they struggle to trace them.
Police have arrested 57 followers of St Joseph Messiah Mission of Africa Church a day after they rescued them from the church.
Members of the church who were escorted to Rongo Sub-County Hospital for medical attention caused drama after they refused to be examined.