West-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists
| Abbreviation | WAD |
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| Type | Religious/Non-Profit |
| Headquarters |
Cocody, Rue du Belier Ilot 10 Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire |
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| Coordinates | 5.330565,-3.992254 |
Region served | West-Central Africa |
Membership | 880,000 |
Official language | French, English |
President | Elie Weick-Dido |
Parent organization | General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
| Website | www.wad-adventist.org/ |
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The West-Central Africa Division 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.
This division was established in 2003. According to the 2012 Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook, the division includes 3,339 churches with a membership of 879,434. [1]
See also
References
- ↑ 2012 Yearbook of Seventh-day Adventists, Online Edition Retrieved December 20, 2012
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