The Cumorah Foundation recently published its February 2013 newsletter, which included several pieces about the growth of the LDS Church in Africa, including: Opening of Tamale, Ghana to missionary work Wards in Praia, Cape Verde Stake increased from 6 to 8 5 new missions in Africa First missionaries assigned to northern Ghana Congregational growth trends …
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New mission to be created in Ghana
Missionaries serving in the Ghana Accra Mission report that the mission will divide this summer to create the new Ghana Accra West Mission. The Ghana Accra Mission will likely be renamed the Ghana Accra East Mission. Read more at LDS Church Growth: New Mission to be Created in Ghana.
58 new missions being created
The Church has announced that because of the influx of new missionaries caused by the change in policy to allow 18 year old young men and 19 year old young women to serve, they will create 58 new mission. In Africa, new missions will be created in Angola, Botswana, Chana, Liberia, and Nigeria. Read the entire …
Church’s 3000th stake organized in Sierra Leone
A historic milestone was reached Sunday, Dec. 2, with the creation of the 3,000th stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve organized the Freetown Sierra Leone Stake, the first stake in Sierra Leone, a West African country of about 5.6 million people. …
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First branch created in Gabon
Two Sundays ago, the Church created its first branch in the African country of Gabon. The Libreville Branch was organized from the Libreville Group and had 15 local members in attendance. The Church obtained government registration within the past couple months, paving the way for the organization of an official church congregation in the country. …
2 new stakes created in DRC
The Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Binza Stake was organized from the Kinshasa DR Congo Mont Ngafula and Kinshasa DR Congo Ngaliema Stakes and includes the following seven wards and one branch: The Binza, Binza Pigeon, Binza UPN, Lubudi, Musey, Nsanga Maba, and Manenga Wards and the Camp Luka Branch. The Kinshasa DR Congo …
New stake president in Aba, Nigeria
ABA NIGERIA STAKE: (Sept. 22, 2012) President — Kennedy Asuburke Godwin Njoku, 35, chief executive officer; succeeding Francis Onyebueze Nmeribe; wife, Christiana Amaka Ogoke Njoku. Counselors — Justice Nwachinemere Otuonye, 32, doctor; wife, Kate Anurika Otuonye. Francis Ngozi Nji, 50, security officer; wife, Uloma Constance Nji. via LDS Church News.
First LDS Stake in Botswana
Members in Botswana report that the Church will create its first stake in Botswana on November 4th. The Church has worked for many years to create the first stake in Botswana. The Church created its first official branch in 1991 and the following year organized a district headquartered in Gaborone. Read the entire story at LDS …
New stake created in Côte d’Ivoire
The Church created a new stake in Côte d’Ivoire last Sunday. The Port-Bouët Côte d’Ivoire Stake was created from the Cocody Côte d’Ivoire Stake and Côte d’Ivoire Abidjan Mission and includes the Adjouffou, Jean-Folly, Koumassi, Marcory, Port-Bouët, and Vridi Wards and the Grand-Bassam 1st and Grand-Bassam 2nd Branches. The Church created its first stake in …
New stake presidency in Nigeria
CALABAR NIGERIA STAKE: May 27, 2012 President — Victor Offiong Bassey, 43, English teacher; succeeding Solomon E. Asha; wife, Uche Nicholine Bassey. Counselors — Walter Ifere Obeten, 42, community mobilization officer for the Government of Cross River State; wife, Jane Bassey Arikpo. Abam Etim Ekpenyong, 31, mission driver; wife, Glory Abam Ekpenyong. via LDS Church …