West Ethiopia Conference
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WEST ETHIOPIA CONFERENCE

(Formerly part of Ethiopian Union Mission - retired)

Organized 1925; reorganized 2014;
Reorganized, and territory divided 2017; reorganized 2019

Territory: The West Wollega zone (except Aira Woreda); and Beneshangul Gumuz region.

Statistics (June 30, 2022): Churches, 239; membership, 70,469; population, 1,811,027 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 251 (11) 71-0007, 71-0047.

Fax: 251 (57) 771-0047.

E-mail: show.

Website: https://weumadventist.org/west-ethiopia-conference.

Address:

Street: Gimbie Adventist Hospital Compound; Gimbie, West Wollega; Ethiopia.

Mailing: P.O. Box 2; Gimbie, West Wollega; Ethiopia.

Administration:

President, Fekede Kelbesa.

Secretary, Tamene Kitila,

Treasurer, Boka Daniel.

Departments:

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, and Youth Ministries, Tariku Kebede.

Children's Ministries, Health Ministries, and Women's Ministries, Age Bulti.

Communication, and Education, Tesfaye Hika.

Family Ministries, and Ministerial Association, Tesfa Umeta; Evangelism, Tariku Kebede; Ministerial Spouses Association, ___.

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Publishing Ministries, and Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Solomon Terefu.

Stewardship Ministries, Tariku Kebede.

Other Ministries and Services:

Adventist Mission, and Adventist-Muslim Relations, Tariku Kebede.

Adventist-Orthodox Relations, Tesfa Umeta.

Prayer Ministries, Age Bulti.

System Codes: EntityID: 13638; OrgMastID: AFZX11; AdmFieldID: WETF.
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