Ghana

Missionaries: Jim & Linda Poitras, and Nick & Pam Sisco
The first UPCI missionaries to Ghana arrived in 1969.  Currently the UPC has 12,753 constituents, 103 licensed, 259 churches.

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Location:
Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Ivory Coast and Togo
Size:
 239,460 sq. km. (slightly smaller than Oregon)
Elevation varies from sea level to 880 meters
Population:
20,757,000 (approximately)
   * 0-14 years: 38%
   * 15-64 years: 58.3%
   * 65+ years: 3.7%
Average age: 20 years
Life expectancy: 56 years
HIV / AIDS: 3.1%
Religion:
Christian 63%
Indigenous beliefs 21%
Muslim 16%
Language:
English (official)
Akan
Moshi-Dagomba
Ewe
Ga
Government:
Constitutional Democracy
Capital:
Accra
Independence:
6 march 1957 (from UK)