Cococodji Benin Stake

Cococodji Benin Stake
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Type	Stake
Address	Benin
Map	[map]
Date Founded	20 June 2021
Country / State	Benin
President	P
1st Counselor	1
2nd Counselor	2
Temple District	Accra Ghana Temple

Stake History

2021 New Stake Creation

Today, the Church organized its second stake in the West African nation of Benin. The new stake, the Cococodji Benin Stake, was organized from the Cococodji Benin District. The Cococodji Benin District was organized from a division of the Cotonou Benin Stake in late 2018. It is unclear whether any units from the Cotonou Benin Stake were reassigned to the new stake. Likely thousands of members appear to be attending the conference in the video. For those French speakers, please try to find where the information is presented on the new stake organization and let me know which units were assigned to the new stake and which branches became wards.

Recent numbers indicate as much as 85% of recent converts continue to regularly attend church services. The Cotonou Benin Stake reported more than 80% of members regularly attend church services during early 2021, and there were approximately 100 converts baptized in the stake in 2020.

• Stake Conference Video A video of the conference can be found here. The infromation about the creation of the new stake, with it's units, start at 42 minutes into the video. The following branches became wards in the new stake: Hevie, Cococodji, Cocotomey, Agla and Fidjrosse branches. The Aibatin Ward and the Gbegame Branch where transfered from the Cotonou stake and the Porto Novo branch was assinged form the Mission to the Contonou stake.

A new stake has been created from the Cococodji Benin District and Cotonou Benin Stake. The Cococodji Benin Stake, which consists of the Gbegame and Hilacondji branches and the Agla, Aibatin, Cococodji, Cocotomey, Fidjrosse and Hevie wards, was created by Elder Larry S. Kacher, General Authority Seventy, and Elder D. Martin Goury, an Area Seventy.

COCOCODJI BENIN STAKE: (June 20, 2021) President — Lionel Joseito Missigbeto, 40, Seminaries and Institutes coordinator; wife, Megnissoun Diane Hounton. Counselors — Ecué-Mathé Robert Mensah, 32, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints student teacher and assistant administrator; wife, Edo Sefako Julie Danikey. Fagla Delphin Hounsounou, 36, secondary school teacher; wife, Fidele Ayina..

Benin Home Centered Church Opportunities

We teach that true religion begins in the home: "Home Centered / Church Supported". To that end families may consider the following local resources and programs to strengthen your core beliefs and values:

1. Come Follow Me: - Daily & Weekly family gospel study
2. Vanguard Scouting: - Featuring age-appropriate Family Activities, Service, Crafts, Field Trips, & Outdoor Adventures. The Benefits of Scouting are many, and there are lots of personal growth ideas to help your family pursue the new Churchwide Children & Youth Program.
3. LIFE School Curriculum: an LDS gospel based homeschool program that is built on the foundation of the scriptures, giving the child a sense of who he is and setting him on the path of discovering his divine mission. It is presented in a four year chronological rotation, integrating all areas of study to create a clear picture of the history of our world.
4. Family History: Resources to help you explore your family tree

• • Mormon Pioneers - 200+ stories of early faithful Latter-day Saint pioneers.
  • Familypedia - Come help build Benin's largest Family History online Encyclopedia.

5. Local Recreation:

• • Benin Scouting - Outdoor Trails, camping, museums and other family attractions.
  • Pioneer Treks

Accra Ghana Temple

The Accra Ghana Temple is the 117th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the 1st temple completed in Ghana, after second African temple after Johannesburg South Africa Temple (1985). The tradition of holding a youth cultural celebration before the dedication of a temple began with the dedication of the Accra Ghana Temple at the request of President Gordon B. Hinckley.

See Also

• Africa List of Stakes of the Church