Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a major Christian denomination with a significant presence in Nigeria with over 239,104 members as of June 30, 2017. The Seventh-day Adventist Church splits Nigeria into three unions.[1][2][3]

Sub Fields

  • Eastern Nigerian Union Conference website
    • Aba East Conference
    • Aba North Conference
    • Aba South Conference
    • Abia North-Central Conference
    • Akwa Ibom Conference
    • Anambra Mission
    • Bayelsa Mission
    • Cross River Conference
    • Ebonyi Conference
    • Enugu Conference
    • Imo Conference
    • Port Harcourt Conference
    • Rivers East Conference
    • Rivers West Conference
  • Northern Nigerian Union Conference
    • North Central Nigeria Conference
    • North East Nigeria Conference
    • North West Nigeria Conference
  • Western Nigeria Union Conference
    • Delta Conference
    • Edo Conference
    • Ekiti Conference
    • Kogi Region
    • Kwara Conference
    • Lagos Atlantic Conference
    • Lagos Mainland Conference
    • Ogun Conference
    • Ondo Mission
    • Osun Conference
    • Oyo Conference

Social works

The Seventh-day Adventist Church operates four hospitals and 17 clinics in Nigeria named Inisa Community Medical Centre; Jengre Seventh-day Adventist Hospital; Seventh-day Adventist Hospital and Motherless Babies' Home, ABA; Seventh-day Adventist Hospital Ile-Ife; Aiyetoro Ekiti Medical Centre; Gbongan Adventist Health Centre; Ilishan-Remo Adventist Health Centre; Ramin Kura Health Centre; Ubakala Adventist Health Centre; Maigamo Dispensary; Edeoha Community Rehabilitation Center; Jengre Veterinary Clinic; Seventh-day Adventist Veterinary Clinic; Arum Tumara Clinic; Gurum Clinic; Kayarda Clinic; Kurgwi Clinic; Massenge Clinic; Salingo Clinic; Tirwum Clinic & Tshohon Yadi Clinic.[4]The Seventh-day Adventist Church operates one school of higher learning named Babcock University.[5]There is also a second Seventh-day Adventist school of higher learning that is independently owned called Adeleke University.

References

  1. Adventist Directory Retrieved June 28, 2017
  2. Adventist Directory Retrieved June 28, 2018
  3. Adventist Directory Retrieved June 28, 2018
  4. Adventist Yearbook Retrieved June 28, 2018
  5. Adventist Yearbook Retrieved June 28, 2018

See also

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