The Church organized its first stake in Cote d’Ivoire outside of Abidjan on April 12th. The Yamoussoukro Cote d’Ivoire Stake was organized from a division of the Yamoussoukro Cote d’Ivoire District and includes the following five wards and two branches: the Agbanou, Bouafle, Koko, N’Zuessy 1st, and N’Zuessy 2nd Wards and the Habitat and Kokrenou …
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New temple announced for Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)
President Thomas S. Monson Abidjan, Ivory Coast today during the Sunday morning session of the faith’s 185th Annual General Conference. Exact locations of the temples will be announced at a later date. Read more at Mormon Newsroom.
New District Created in Namibia
The Church organized a new district in Namibia last Sunday from the Botswana/Namibia Mission. The Windhoek Namibia District appears to include two branches in Windhoek and a member group in Swakopmund. The Church once operated a district in Namibia during the early 1990s but discontinued it after one of the two branches in the district …
Record baptisms in Africa West Area in 2014.
A report from a senior missionary couple who serves in the area indicates that the Church in 2014 set an all-time record for the number of convert baptisms in the Africa West Area as over 23,000 converts joined the Church during the year. Read more at LDS Church Growth.
Mozambique, Zambia get first stakes; new districts for Zambia, Malawi
First Stake Organized in Mozambique; New District Created in Zambia; First Stake to be Created in Zambia in March; Second District to be created in Malawi Read the details at LDS Church Growth.
New District Created in Cape Verde
The Church organized a new district in Cape Verde on January 25th. The Assomada Cape Verde District was organized from a division of the Praia Cape Verde Stake and includes the following six branches: the Assomada 1st, Assomada 2nd, Calheta, Chão Bom, Ribeirão Manuel, and Tarrafal Branches. Read more at LDS Church Growth
First stakes pending approval for Mozambique and Zambia
Missionaries report that applications have been sent to Church Headquarters requesting the organization of the first stakes in Mozambique and Zambia. Plans call for the organization of three new stakes from the Beira Mozambique District, Maputo Mozambique District, and the Lusaka Zambia District. Mozambique is the country with the fourth most members without a stake …
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2015 LDS Mission Presidents, 6 in Africa
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the following new mission president assignments, effective July 2015.
New stake created in Nigeria
On November 16th, the Church organized a new stake in the cultural region of southwestern Nigeria known as “Yorubaland.” The Abeokuta Nigeria Stake was organized from the Abeokuta Nigeria District and includes the following eight wards: the Ibara, Idi-Aba, Ilewo-Orile, Ita-Oshin, Kuto, Lafenwa, Obantoko, and Odeda Wards. Read more at LDS Church Growth.
New Stake Created in Ghana
On November 9th, the Church created a new stake in the Accra metropolitan area. The Ashaiman Ghana Stake was organized from a division of the Tema Ghana Stake Read more at LDS Church Growth