Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria
Encyclopedia
The Seventh-day Adventist Church
is a major Christian denomination
with a significant presence in Nigeria
.
Eastern Nigeria Union Mission and North-Western Nigeria Union Mission exist. They have more than 100,000 members each. Eastern Nigeria Union Mission is divided into Anambra-Imo Conference, East Central Conference, East Nigeria Conference, Rivers Conference and South East Conference. North-Western Nigeria Union Mission is divided into Edo-Delta Conference, North East Nigeria Conference, North West Nigeria Conference, South West Nigeria Conference and West Nigeria Conference. Babcock University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Nigeria. Inisa Community Medical Centre, Jengre Seventh-day Adventist Hospital and Seventh-day Hospital Ile-Ife are Seventh-day Adventist institutions in Nigeria. There is a motherless children's home in Abia State
.
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
is a major Christian denomination
Christian denomination
A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and doctrine within Christianity. In the Orthodox tradition, Churches are divided often along ethnic and linguistic lines, into separate churches and traditions. Technically, divisions between one group and...
with a significant presence in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
.
Eastern Nigeria Union Mission and North-Western Nigeria Union Mission exist. They have more than 100,000 members each. Eastern Nigeria Union Mission is divided into Anambra-Imo Conference, East Central Conference, East Nigeria Conference, Rivers Conference and South East Conference. North-Western Nigeria Union Mission is divided into Edo-Delta Conference, North East Nigeria Conference, North West Nigeria Conference, South West Nigeria Conference and West Nigeria Conference. Babcock University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Nigeria. Inisa Community Medical Centre, Jengre Seventh-day Adventist Hospital and Seventh-day Hospital Ile-Ife are Seventh-day Adventist institutions in Nigeria. There is a motherless children's home in Abia State
Abia State
Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia, although the major commercial city is Aba, formerly a British colonial government outpost. The state was created in 1991 from part of Imo State and its citizens are predominantly Igbo people...
.