Ghana - Revision history

RichardThiessen at 06:04, 12 March 2026

2026-03-12T06:04:09Z

RichardThiessen: /* 2025 Update */

2026-03-12T05:55:45Z

2025 Update

RichardThiessen: /* 2025 Update */

2026-03-12T05:54:08Z

2025 Update

RichardThiessen: /* 2020 Update */

2026-03-12T05:51:40Z

2020 Update

SamSteiner: updated bibliography

2021-03-30T14:35:22Z

updated bibliography

SamSteiner: /* 2020 Update */

2021-03-30T14:33:11Z

2020 Update

SamSteiner: /* 2014 Update */ updated table

2021-03-30T14:28:23Z

2014 Update: updated table

RichardThiessen at 05:31, 7 May 2014

2014-05-07T05:31:17Z

RichardThiessen: Forced table of contents to top of page.

2014-05-07T05:30:49Z

Forced table of contents to top of page.

RichardThiessen: Revised bibliography.

2014-05-07T05:29:54Z

Revised bibliography.

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 Mennonite World Conference. "Global Map: Ghana." Mennonite World Conference. Web. 30 March 2021. https://mwc-cmm.org/global-map.
 Mennonite World Conference. "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches Worldwide, 2006: Africa." Web. 2 March 2011. [broken link].
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 Wikipedia. "Ghana." Web. 3 April 2011. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana].
-{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 5, p. 340|date=April 2011|a1_last=Grove|a1_first=Erma|a2_last=Thiessen|a2_first=Richard D.}}
+{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 5, p. 340|date=March 2026|a1_last=Grove|a1_first=Erma|a2_last=Thiessen|a2_first=Richard D.}}
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 ! Denominations
 ! Congregations<br /> in 1978
-! Membership<br /> in 1978
+! Members<br /> in 1978
 ! Congregations<br /> in 1990
-! Membership<br /> in 1990
+! Members<br /> in 1990
 ! Congregations<br /> in 2000
-! Membership<br /> in 2000
+! Members<br /> in 2000
 ! Congregations<br /> in 2012
-! Membership<br /> in 2012
+! Members<br /> in 2012
 ! Congregations<br /> in 2020
-! Membership<br /> in 2020
+! Members<br /> in 2020
 ! Congregations<br /> in 2025
-! Membership<br /> in 2025
+! Members<br /> in 2025
 |-
 | align= "left" | [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]]|| || || || || || ||2||94||7||201||10||153

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 ! Membership<br /> in 2025
 |-
-| align= "left" | [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]]|| ||||||||||||2|94|7||201||10||153
+| align= "left" | [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]]|| || || || || || ||2||94||7||201||10||153
 |-
 | align= "left" | [[Ghana Mennonite Church]]||16||607||17||1,200||21||3,537||28||5,000||30||5,100||29||3,975
 |-
-| align= "left" | [[Ohio Wisler Mennonite Churches|Ohio Wisler Mennonite Church]]|| ||||||||||||1||15||1||25||1||24
+| align= "left" | [[Ohio Wisler Mennonite Churches|Ohio Wisler Mennonite Church]]|| || || || || || ||1||15||1||25||1||24
 |}

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 Several missionary doctors worked in hospitals operated by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in the Volta Region. Assistance was also given to the following for short periods of time: [[Church World Service|Church World Service]]; Ghana Bible Society; ''Christian Messenger, ''a Christian newspaper; Christoffel-Blindenmission; [[Islam|Islam]] in Africa Project; Peace Corps; and in various teaching positions.
-== 2020 Update ==
+== 2025 Update ==
-Between 1990 and 2020 the following Anabaptist denominations were active in the country, and had the following membership:
+Between 1990 and 2025 the following Anabaptist denominations were active in the country, and had the following membership:
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 ! Congregations<br /> in 2020
 ! Membership<br /> in 2020
 |-
-| align= "left" | [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]]|| ||||||||||||2
+| align= "left" | [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]]|| ||||||||||||2|94|7||201||10||153
 |-
-| align= "left" | [[Ghana Mennonite Church]]||16||607||17||1,200||21||3,537||28||5,000||30||5,100
+| align= "left" | [[Ghana Mennonite Church]]||16||607||17||1,200||21||3,537||28||5,000||30||5,100||29||3,975
 |-
-| align= "left" | [[Ohio Wisler Mennonite Churches|Ohio Wisler Mennonite Church]]|| ||||||||||||1
+| align= "left" | [[Ohio Wisler Mennonite Churches|Ohio Wisler Mennonite Church]]|| ||||||||||||1||15||1||25||1||24
 |}

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 In another area Edwin and Irene Weaver began relating to the sister churches in Accra of the Spiritual Independent churches ([[African Independent Churches|African Independent Churches]]) they had served in Nigeria. This resulted in the founding of a school called the Good News Training Institute (1971; now the Good News Theological College and Seminary), a day school for training church leaders in these churches. The school is controlled by a board of governors composed of persons from the various denominations of the city and by the Sponsoring Churches Association. Over the years the following Mennonite missionaries served these churches and the school: Willard Roth, Stanley and Delores Friesen, and Erma Grove.
-Several missionary doctors worked in hospitals operated by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in the Volta Region. Assistance was also given to the following for short periods of time: [[Church World Service|Church World Service]]; Ghana Bible Society; <em>Christian Messenger, </em>a Christian newspaper; Christoffel-Blindenmission; [[Islam|Islam]] in Africa Project; Peace Corps; and in various teaching positions.
+Several missionary doctors worked in hospitals operated by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in the Volta Region. Assistance was also given to the following for short periods of time: [[Church World Service|Church World Service]]; Ghana Bible Society; ''Christian Messenger, ''a Christian newspaper; Christoffel-Blindenmission; [[Islam|Islam]] in Africa Project; Peace Corps; and in various teaching positions.
 == 2020 Update ==
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 = Bibliography =
-Kraybill, Paul N., ed. <em>Mennonite World Handbook: A Survey of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches, 1978</em>. Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1978: 83.
+Kraybill, Paul N., ed. ''Mennonite World Handbook: A Survey of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches, 1978''. Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1978: 83.
-Lichdi, Diether Götz, ed. <em>Mennonite World Handbook 1990: Mennonites in Global Witness</em>. Carol Stream, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1990.
+Lichdi, Diether Götz, ed. ''Mennonite World Handbook 1990: Mennonites in Global Witness''. Carol Stream, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1990.
-Mennonite World Conference. "2000 Africa Mennonite &amp; Brethren in Christ Churches." Web. 2 March 2011. [http://www.mwc-cmm.org/Directory/2000africa.html http://www.mwc-cmm.org/Directory/2000africa.html].
+Mennonite World Conference. "2000 Africa Mennonite &amp; Brethren in Christ Churches." Web. 2 March 2011. [broken link].
-Mennonite World Conference. "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches Worldwide, 2006: Africa." Web. 2 March 2011. [http://www.mwc-cmm.org/Directory/2006africa.pdf http://www.mwc-cmm.org/Directory/2006africa.pdf].
+Mennonite World Conference. "Global Map: Ghana." Mennonite World Conference. Web. 30 March 2021. https://mwc-cmm.org/global-map.
 Mennonite World Conference. World Directory = Directorio mundial = Répertoire mondial 2012: Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and Related Churches = Iglesias Menonitas, de los Hermanos en Cristo y afines = Églises Mennonites, Frères en Christ et Apparentées. Kitchener, ON: Mennonite World Conference, 2012: 5.
-<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite World Handbook Supplement</em>. Strasbourg, France, and Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1984: 12.
+''Mennonite World Handbook Supplement''. Strasbourg, France, and Lombard, IL: Mennonite World Conference, 1984: 12.
 Wikipedia. "Ghana." Web. 3 April 2011. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana].
 {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 5, p. 340|date=April 2011|a1_last=Grove|a1_first=Erma|a2_last=Thiessen|a2_first=Richard D.}}
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 Several missionary doctors worked in hospitals operated by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in the Volta Region. Assistance was also given to the following for short periods of time: [[Church World Service|Church World Service]]; Ghana Bible Society; <em>Christian Messenger, </em>a Christian newspaper; Christoffel-Blindenmission; [[Islam|Islam]] in Africa Project; Peace Corps; and in various teaching positions.
-== 2014 Update ==
+== 2020 Update ==
-Between 1990 and 2012 the [[Ghana Mennonite Church |Ghana Mennonite Church]] was the only Anabaptist denomination active in the country, and had the following membership:
+Between 1990 and 2020 the following Anabaptist denominations were active in the country, and had the following membership:
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 | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Congregations<br /> in 2000'''
 | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Membership<br /> in 2000'''
 | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Congregations<br /> in 2012'''
 | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Membership<br /> in 2012'''
 |-
-| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite||||||||||||||||||2||94
+| [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]]|| ||||||||||||2
 |-
-| Ghana Mennonite Church||16||607||17||1,200||21||3,537||28||4,806||28||5,000
+| [[Ghana Mennonite Church]]||16||607||17||1,200||21||3,537||28||5,000||30||5,100
 |-
-| Ohio Wisler Mennonite Church||||||||||||||||||1||15
+| [[Ohio Wisler Mennonite Churches|Ohio Wisler Mennonite Church]]|| ||||||||||||1
 |}
 </div>

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 == Introduction ==
 The Republic of Ghana is located in West Africa and is bordered by [[Côte d'Ivoire|Côte d'Ivoire]] (Ivory Coast) to the west, [[Burkina Faso |Burkina Faso]] to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. Ghana has an area of 238,535 km<sup>2</sup> (92,098 sq mi) and an estimated population in 2010 of 24,233,431. In 2009 the population was reportedly divided into the following groups: Christian 68.8%, Muslim 15.9%, Traditional African beliefs 8.5%.

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