East African Church Planting Methods for Western Contexts

Executive summary

The East-Central Africa Division (ECD) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church encompasses over five million members across Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and Kenya, making it one of the denomination's fastest-growing regions. Growth is driven by lay-led methods including volunteer church planting teams, Discovery Bible Reading (DBR), prayer groups, house-to-house visitation, and church extension models from established congregations. In 2024, the South Pacific Division partnered wi...