Ghana Accra Mission

Ghana Accra

The Republic of Ghana, formerly Gold Coast and a former colony of the British Empire is situated in the Gulf of Guinea between longitude 3 15' W and 1 12' East, latitude 5 and 10 north. It is bordered to the East by Togoland (Former French Colony), the West by Ivory Coast (Former French Colony), the North by Baukina Faso (Former French Colony) and the South by the Atlantic Ocean. It's land mass covers a total of about 238,500 km sq.

The following explains the flag colors:
Red: Blood Shed For Independence
Yellow(Gold) - Riches Of The Coast
Green: - Fertile land
Black Star: - Lone Star Of African Freedom

Ghana Mormons

Ghana Accra Mission
P.O.Box 2585 Ghana
Accra, Ghana

Phone: (011-233-21) 222531

Mission History

From the Church Almanac 1999 - 2000:

"In the 1950s, various pamphlets about the Church found their way to Ghana which were read by Ghanaians, believed and used as the basis to start their own LDS congregations. Ghanaians also learned of the Church as they visited other countries.

Pres. David O. McKay attempted to have leaders visit these sincere but unauthorized congregations, but the leaders were unable to obtain visas.

In August of 1978... Merril Bateman and Edwin Q. "Ted" Cannon were sent by the Church to West Africa on a fact finding trip."

On Dec. 9th, 1978, 89 were baptized and in 1989 a building program began. With a year there were 400 members. By 1981 seven Branches were established. The Africa West Mission was organized July, 1st 1980 and the Ghana Accra Mission July 1st, 1985.

June 14, 1989 Ghana government expelled the missionaries and banned the Church. Members were permitted to hold services in their homes. On Dec. 1, 1990 meetings were allowed to resumed.

On Feb. 16 1998 Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley announced that the first temple in West Africa would be built in Ghana.

1997 Stats at Year End:

*Population:*	*18,497,000*
*Members*	*16,000*
*Stakes*	4
*Wards*	25
*Branches*	32
*Districts*	5

The picture to the left shows the Mensah family (now living in the USA), all natives of Accra Ghana. Br. Mensah feels good about the Church's progress in Ghana. At the time he left Ghana the Church was not allowed in the Country. His wife's cousin, a member of the Church left to serve a mission and it enticed her to follow in becoming a member of the Church. Br. Mensah met the missionaries in Virginia and after answering his question about the Church's relationship with the blacks he too joined in Maryland. Their son, David is now serving a mission in Nevada. Sr. Mensah visited Ghana in 1999 and was amazed with the strength of the members there. She said, "I think that members there might be even stronger in Spirit than us here in the USA".

For more on African LDS check out:

http://www.gatheringofisrael.com/africa

Left: Boti Falls
Above: Pounding Fu Fu
Pictures supplied by Elder R. Williams

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