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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 The General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its headquarters is located in Silver Spring, Maryland and oversees the church in directing its various divisions and ...
, which coordinates the Church's operations in 22 African countries, which include
Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...
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Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
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Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
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Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...
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Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...
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Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...
, Congo,
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
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Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
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Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
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Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
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Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
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Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...
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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
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Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
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Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
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Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
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Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesNigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
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Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
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Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...
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Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
. Its headquarters is in
Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...
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Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
. The Division membership as of June 30, 2021 is 889,196


Sub Fields

The West-Central Africa Division is divided into six Union Missions and four Union Conferences. Thes are divided into local Conferences, Missions and Regions. *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 **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 *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


See also

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Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ghana The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a major Christian denomination with a significant presence in Ghana with over 356,599 members as of June 30, 2018. The country of Ghana is split into two Unions by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Sub Fields *N ...
* Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria *
Seventh-day Adventist Church The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
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List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals The following is a list of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals. North American Division Adventist Health * Adventist Health Bakersfield, Bakersfield, (formerly San Joaquin Community Hospital) * Adventist Health Castle, Kailua, (formerly Castle ...
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List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools The Seventh-day Adventist Church runs a large educational system throughout the world. As of 2008, 1678
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List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...


References


External links

*{{Official website History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Seventh-day Adventist Church in Africa