West-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists
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| West-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | WAD |
| Type | Religious/Non-Profit |
| Headquarters |
Cocody, Rue du Belier Ilot 10 Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire |
| Location | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. |
| Coordinates | 5.330565,-3.992254 |
| Region served | West-Central Africa |
| Membership | 880,000 |
| Official languages | French, English |
| President | Gilbert Wari |
| Parent organization | General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
| Website | www.wad-adventist.org/ |
The West-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Its headquarters are in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
It administers the church's activities in the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
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]
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- ^ 2012 Yearbook of Seventh-day Adventists, Online Edition Retrieved Ddecember 20, 2012
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