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WEST-CENTRAL AFRICA DIVISION (WAD)

Organized 2003

Territory: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo; comprising the Ghana Union Conference, and the Central African, Eastern Nigeria, North-Western Nigeria, Sahel, and West African Union Missions.

Statistics: Churches, 2,840; membership, 707,276; population, 298,039,000 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 225 (22) 44-00-97, 44-06-15, 44-64-85.

Fax: 225 (22) 44-23-41.

E-mail: [email protected].

Addresses:

Street: Cocody, Rue du Belier Lot 10; Abidjan; Cote d'Ivoire.

Mailing: 22 Boite Postale 1764; Abidjan 22; Cote d'Ivoire.

Administration:

President, Luka T. Daniel.

Secretary, Gilbert Wari.

Treasurer, Ceazar J. Hechanova; Undertreasurer, Ebenezer K. Owusu.

Field Secretary for Strategic Planning/Development, R. Danforth Francis.

Field Secretary for Global Mission, Gabriel Boakye-Dankwa.

Executive Committee:

Luka T. Daniel, Chairman; Gilbert Wari, Secretary; Japheth L. Agboka, Adekunle Alalade, Salomon Assienin, Sylvain Ballais, Gabriel Boakye-Dankwa, Hortense Coulibaly, Andrews L. Ewoo, R. Danforth Francis, Herbert Giebel, James Golay, Erkki O. Haapasalo, Ceazar J. Hechanova, Chiemela N. Ikonne, Seth Laryea, Peter O. Mensah, Priscille A. Metonou, Samuel Misiani, Anastasie Nda, Jean Emmanuel Nlo Nlo, G. C. Nwaogwugwe, Diana Nyatepe-Coo, Agatha Ojemen, Erasmus A. Okpoti, Joseph Ola, Oyeleke A. Owolabi, Ebenezer K. Owusu, Taiwo John Roberts, Lucile Sabas, George Sanz, David R. Syme, Jean-Marie Tchoualeu.

Departments:

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries and Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Japheth L. Agboka.

Children's Ministries and Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Taiwo John Roberts; Associate, Salomon Assienin.

Communication and Youth, Jean Emmanuel Nlo Nlo.

Education, Chiemela N. Ikonne.

Family Ministries and Ministerial Association, Andrews L. Ewoo; Evangelism, Gabriel Boakye-Dankwa; Shepherdess International, Elizabeth Ewoo.

Health Ministries, George Sanz.

Publishing, Oyeleke A. Owolabi.

Stewardship, R. Danforth Francis.

Trust Services and Women's Ministries, Priscille A. Metonou.

Agency:

ADRA Africa Regional Office (Tri-division serving the East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions). 30 Peter Place; Lyme Park, Randburg (Johannesburg); South Africa. Mailing: P.O. Box 1132; Cramerview 2060; South Africa. Telephone: 27 (11) 463-1501. Fax: 27 (11) 463-3951. E-mail: show. Regional Vice President (Acting), David R. Syme. E-mail: show.

Ministries and Services:

Adventist Volunteer Coordinator, Gilbert Wari.

Adventist World Radio. Boite Postale 1751; Abidjan 08; Cote d'Ivoire. Telephone: 225 (22) 44-00-97, 44-06-15, 44-64-85. Program Director, Salomon Assienin.

Auditing: See listing under General Conference Services.

HIV/AIDS Office (Tri-division office serving the East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions). 30 Peter Place; Lyme Park, Randburg; Johannesburg; South Africa. Mailing: P.O. Box 2522; Cramerview 2060; South Africa. Telephone: 27 (11) 463-1501. E-mail: show. Regional Director, Oscar Giordano.

Legal Affairs, Priscille A. Metonou.

Spirit of Prophecy, Chiemela N. Ikonne.
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