East-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists

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East-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists
AbbreviationECD
Formation2003
TypeReligious/Non-Profit
Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya.
Region served
Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda
Membership
4,588,423
President
Blasious M. Ruguri [1]
Parent organization
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Website ecd.adventist.org

The East-Central Africa Division (ECD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which oversees the Church's work in portions of Africa, which includes the nations of Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was founded in 2003 and has its headquarters is in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 2003. The Division membership as of June 30, 2021 is 4,588,423. [1]

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Sub Fields

The East-Central African Division is divided into three Union Conferences, eight Union Missions, one attached Mission and one attached Territory. These are divided into local Conferences, Fields, and Missions. [2]

History

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