Topic
Leadership
WAD Annual Council | Two new books dedicated by the Division President
Pastor Bassey E. O. Udoh presents two books to participants at the Annual council and Church leaders from the General Conference.
Education
First Day of the Division’s Year-End Meeting: A Call for Commitment and Good Management
The Division’s year-end meeting officially opened on November 5, 2026, bringing together members and leaders to prepare for and reflect on the remainder of the five-year term. The first day was marked by an opening address from Pastor Udoh Bassey, president of the Division.
Leadership
Atlanta, Georgia, USA – A New President at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA – The Fastest and Strongest Adventist Growth Is Taking Place in an Atlanta City Church. One of the Seventh-day Adventist churches in the city of Atlanta is experiencing rapid growth, while Adventist churches elsewhere in the country are growing more slowly. Although y...
Leadership
Central and Southern Cameroon Conference | New Leaders Elected
The new leaders were elected during the 7th Constituent Session, held from February 3 to 7, 2021, at the Conference headquarters in Avebe, near Sangmélima. Pastor Paul Bernard Ahanda was elected as the new president. Prior to his election, he served as the district pastor of Nkondongo in Yaoundé....
Leadership
Centenary of the Adventist church in Cameroon
From November 2026 to November 2028, the Church’s 150,000 members will celebrate the centennial across a country of 480,000 square kilometers, stretching from the Gulf of Guinea to Lake Chad.
Documentary
WAD President Pays Courtesy Visit to Veteran Church Leader Elder Philemon Onwere
Pastor Bassey Udoh, President of the West-Central Africa Division, visited veteran Adventist leader Elder Philemon Onwere at his home in Abia State, Nigeria, to honor his decades of service. In 1972, Onwere gave up senior finance positions in the United States to serve the Church, and in retirement he founded the Sherman A. Nagel Foundation to help widows.
Family
“Keep your eyes on the ark,” pastor Douglas urges WAD Leaders.
Pastor Paul Douglas, General Conference Treasurer, urged pastors and their spouses at the WAD Ministerial Conference in Babcock University to keep their focus on God in uncertain times, reminding them that the God who led Joshua through the Jordan is still at work today.
Fundamental Beliefs
General Conference President Pastor Erton Köhler Encourages Babcock University to Advance Global Mission
Over 2,000 people from the West-Central Africa Division welcomed General Conference President Pastor Erton Köhler to Babcock University on July 3, 2026, during his first visit as GC President. He praised the University as a leading Adventist institution and urged it to train mission-minded leaders and embrace the OneVoice27 global evangelistic initiative.
GC Release
GC President Calls Church to Proclaim Christ's Soon Return During Historic Visit to Nigeria
General Conference President Pastor Erton Köhler preached in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, urging Adventists to announce Christ’s soon return and promoting the OneVoice27 initiative. He met Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who pledged support for the Church and the proposed Southern Nigeria Union Conference, then traveled to Babcock University for the WAD Bible Conference.
GC Release
Thirsting for God: Dr. Ramon Canals calls believers to deep personal renewal
Dr. Ramon Canals, Director of the General Conference Ministerial Association, delivered the Day 3 devotional at the WAD Bible Conference and Leadership Summit, urging delegates to find personal renewal through reading the Bible for themselves. Drawing from Psalm 63, he encouraged them to bring their burdens to Jesus, who remains the answer for those tempted to despair.
Events
From linotype to livestream
Dr. Ramon Canals, General Conference Ministerial Association Secretary, urged leaders at the WAD Bible Conference to use digital media intentionally for mission, stressing that the medium has changed but the mission has not, and that without the Holy Spirit, technology is just noise.
Events
“Adam, Where Are You?” WAD Summit Calls Men to Break the Burden of Silence.
Pastor Leonard Johnson, General Conference Vice President, challenged men at the WAD Bible Conference and Leadership Summit to reject silence, shame, and isolation and return to God. Drawing from God’s question to Adam in Genesis 3:9, “Where are you?”, he urged leaders not to pretend all is well, to stop hiding from God, and to be truly present with their families, not just near them.
Adventist Mission