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Presentation
Côte d'Ivoire is a country in West Africa, with an area of 322,462 km², bordered to the south by the Atlantic Ocean, to the north by Burkina Faso and Mali, to the east by Ghana, to the west by Liberia and Guinea. A country with an agricultural vocation, Côte d'Ivoire draws its wealth from the land. It has 23 million inhabitants. Abidjan, the economic capital, has 4.5 million inhabitants. On the religious level, Côte d'Ivoire is divided between Christianity, Islam and animism. Christianity mobilizes about 40 % of the population. The dominant Christian religions are Catholicism, Methodists, Evangelicals: Baptists, Assemblies of God, etc.
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The Union of Evangelical Churches Services and Works:
These so-called Protestant Evangelical Churches were born of evangelization work carried out by the Biblical Mission in Côte d'Ivoire since 1927. The Union of Evangelical Churches Services and Works includes 14 regions, with autonomous assemblies, spread over the whole National territory. These 12 regions manage more than 1,000 places of worship, bringing together 70,000 worshippers. 132 pastors teach the faithful and the 24,000 baptized.
The works of the UEESO:
By work is meant any establishment or any other formation created or acquired by the Union, or whose management is entrusted to it and which has at least two of the following four purposes:
To. spread the Word of God,
b. contribute to the spiritual growth of Christians,
vs. materially or financially support the Union or the Churches in their missions,
d. contribute to the social well-being of Christians and populations.
Doctrinal basis:
The UEESO Churches have adopted the confession of faith of the French-speaking Baptist Churches.
The Biblical and Theological Institute of Man
tuition fees are 375,000 F.CFA (600 €) and for married students, these fees are 530,000 F.CFA (800 €). In the current context, these costs are therefore increasingly heavy to bear by the Churches of the Union which already have difficulties in supporting their servants of God.
The nursery
The rural animation service (SAR)
- The breeding of poultry of local and mixed breeds,
- The planting of hundreds of grafted or selected fruit trees
- The cultivation of market gardens,
- Awareness and training sessions in the villages on hygiene, maternal and child protection and nutrition.
The Protestant secondary school of Daloa
Primary schools
The UEESO health center
The technical service of the Evangelical Churches of Côte d'Ivoire: SERTEECI
The Sassandra Bible Training Center
The servants of Bethany
The Disciples of Emmaus
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