The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Pacific Area president Ian S Ardern has been transferred to head the Africa Central Area, which has Kenya in its jurisdiction.
The appointment marks the third time at the helm for the 69-year-old Elder of the church, whose roots are in the US. Ardern is assisted by former Maryland Baltimore president as First Counselor Thierry K Mutombo from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and ex- North America South West Area President Paul B Pieper from the United States of America (USA) as the Second Counselor.
“The work of the Lord rolls forward through the effort of his faithful disciples. I count myself as one of those faithful disciples and with so many others in the Africa Central Area, I am committed to building up the Church, and teaching and testifying of Jesus Christ as the saviour of the world,” said Ardern after the appointment
The Africa Central Area has 17 countries, with most of the area’s 180,000 members living in various African countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo (63 per cent) Uganda (13 per cent), Kenya (11 per cent), and Congo (7 per cent).
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