West-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists
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| Abbreviation | WAD |
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| Formation | 2003 |
| Type | Religious/non-profit |
| Headquarters | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. |
| Coordinates | 5.330565,-3.992254 |
Region served | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo |
Membership | 889,196 |
President | Elie Weick-Dido[1] |
Parent organization | General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
| Website | wad.adventist.org |
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The West-Central Africa Division (WAD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which coordinates the Church's operations in 22 African countries, which include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its headquarters is in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Founded in 2003, the division membership as of June 30, 2021 was 889,196.[1]
Sub-fields
The West-Central Africa Division is divided into six Union Missions and four Union Conferences. These are divided into local conferences, missions and regions.[2]
- Cameroon Union Mission
- Adamaoua-Mayo Rey Conference
- Benoue-Faro Mission
- Central-South Cameroon Conference
- East Cameroon Conference
- Mbam-Sanaga Conference
- North Cameroon Conference
- Nyong-Afamba Conference
- West Cameroon Conference
- Central African Union Mission
- Central African Republic Mission
- Chad Mission
- Congo Region
- Equatorial Guinea Mission
- Gabon Mission
- Eastern Nigeria Union Conference
- Aba East Conference
- Aba North Conference
- Aba South Conference
- Aba West Mission
- Abia North-Central Conference
- Akwa Ibom Conference
- Anambra Mission
- Bayelsa Mission
- Cross River Conference
- Ebonyi Conference
- Enugu Conference
- Imo Conference
- Northern Cross River Mission
- Port Harcourt Conference
- Rivers East Conference
- Rivers West Conference
- Eastern Sahel Union Mission
- Benin Conference
- Burkina Faso Mission
- Cote d' Ivoire Conference
- Niger Region
- Togo Conference
- Northern Ghana Union Mission
- Ashanti Central Ghana Conference
- Ashanti South Ghana Conference
- Central Ghana Conference
- Green View Ghana Conference
- Mid-Central Ghana Conference
- Mid-North Ghana Conference
- Mid-West Ghana Conference
- Mountain View Ghana Conference
- North Ghana Mission
- South Central Ghana Conference
- Northern Nigeria Union Union Conference
- North Central Nigeria Conference
- North East Nigeria Conference
- North West Nigeria Conference
- Southern Ghana Union Conference[3]
- Accra City Conference
- Diamond Field Ghana Conference
- East Ghana Conference
- Eastern View Ghana Conference
- Meridian Ghana Conference
- Mid-South Ghana Conference
- Pioneer Ghana Conference
- South West Ghana Conference
- Volta North Ghana Mission
- Volta South Ghana Mission
- West-Central Ghana Conference
- Western North Ghana Conference
- West African Union Mission
- Central Liberia Mission
- Guinea Region
- Sierra Leone Mission
- South-East Liberia Mission
- South-West Liberia Conference[4]
- Western Nigeria Union Conference
- Delta Conference
- Edo Conference
- Ekiti Conference
- Kogi Region
- Kwara Conference
- Lagos Atlantic Conference
- Lagos Mainland Conference
- Ogun Conference
- Ondo Mission
- Osun Conference
- Oyo Conference
- Western Sahel Union Mission
- Cabo Verde Conference
- Gambia Region
- Guinea-Bissau Mission
- Mali Mission
- Senegal/Mauritania Mission
History
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See also
- Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ghana
- Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
References
- ^ a b "West-Central Africa Division". Adventist Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "West-Cntral Africa Division-Organizational Units". Adventist Organizational Directory. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "SDA inaugurates Southern Ghana Union Conference". Ghana Business News. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ "Liberia: Southwest Liberia Conference of SDA Church Embarks Five Years Plan". AllAfrica. 2001-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
External links
- Official website