WEST-CENTRAL AFRICA DIVISION

Organized 2003

Territory: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, 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, 3,187; membership, 834,899; population, 336,275,000 (online statistics).

Administration:

President, Gilbert Wari (E-mail: ).

Secretary, Onaolapo Ajibade (E-mail: ).

Treasurer, Emmanuel S. D. Manu (E-mail: ); Associate, Max Willy Langi.

Field Secretary for Development, Oyeleke A. Owolabi.

Field Secretary for Stewardship, G. Salomon Assienin.

Field Secretary for Strategic Planning, R. Danforth Francis.

Executive Committee:

Gilbert Wari, Chair; Onaolapo Ajibade, Secretary; Kone Allah-Ridy, Ray Allen, G. Salomon Assienin, Emmanuel Batsa-Nakotey, A. Bori Biodon, Marc Bopelet, Ricardo Bull Men, N. John Enang, R. Danforth Francis, Herbert Giebel, Oscar Giordano, Erkki O. Haapasalo, Chiemela N. Ikonne, Samuel Kamara, Zakari Kassoule, Max Willy Langi, Samuel Adama Larmie, Seth A. Laryea, James A. K. Makinde, Emmanuel S. D. Manu, Peter O. Mensah, Priscille A. Metonou, Jean Emmanuel Nlo Nlo, Gideon C. Nwaogwugwu, Joseph Adebisi Ola, Adeyinka Samuel Ogunseitan, Kingsley Osei, Oyeleke A. Owolabi, Brempong Owusu-Antwi, Birgit Philipsen, Taiwo John Roberts, Guy F. Roger, Gloria Ugiri, L. Josephine Wari.

Departments:

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, and Family Ministries, Peter O. Mensah.

Children's Ministries, and Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Taiwo John Roberts.

Communication, and Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Jean Emmanuel Nlo Nlo.

Education, Chiemela N. Ikonne; Associate, L. Josephine Wari.

Ministerial Association, R. Danforth Francis; Evangelism, Oyeleke A. Owolabi; Shepherdess International (Acting), Rachel Nlo Nlo.

Publishing Ministries, Oyeleke A. Owolabi.

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

Youth Ministries, N. John Enang.

Agency:

ADRA Africa Regional Office (Tri-division serving the East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions). Advent Hill, Magadi Road; Ongata Rongai; Nairobi; Kenya. Mailing: Private Bag; Mbagathi 00503; Nairobi; Kenya. Telephone: 254 (20) 660-3623/4/5. E-mail: . Director, Birgit Philipsen (E-mail: ); Finance Director, Ronald Sandoval; Programmes and Planning Director, Akintayo Odeyemi; Technical Advisor, Yetunde Odeyem; Administrative Assistant, Rubbie Mtike.

Ministries and Services:

Adventist AIDS International Ministry (Tri-division office serving the East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions). 30 Peter Place; Block B, Bryanston 2060; South Africa. Mailing: P.O. Box 1823; Cramerview 2060; South Africa. Telephone: 27 (11) 463-1501. Regional Director, Oscar Giordano (E-mail: ).

Adventist Mission, and Adventist Moslem Relations, Zakari Kassoule.

Adventist Volunteer Service Coordinator, Onaolapo Ajibade.

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

Adventist World Radio, Africa Region (includes East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions). 1 Milbanke Court; Milbanke Way; Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1RP; England. Telephone: 44 (1344) 401-401. Fax: 44 (1344) 401-419. Region Director, Ray Allen; Program Coordinator, Vasili Makarchuk.

Auditing: See listing under General Conference Services.

Legal Affairs, Priscille A. Metonou.

Spirit of Prophecy, N. John Enang.