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===Historical Background=== | ===Historical Background=== | ||
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Angola struggled during the country’s civil war. Even though the church’s membership grew to some 300,000 members around the country, much of the church’s infrastructure was damaged. In just one region of the country, 145 church buildings were destroyed. | |||
The Bongo Mission Station, where Adventist work began in 1924, was abandoned. In 1986 workers at the mission station were forced to flee as fighting moved into the area. The station’s buildings are still standing but are in urgent need of repair and refurbishment.<ref>'''Window into Angola''', Adventist World, https://archives.adventistworld.org/2008/october/window-into-angola.html, accessed 17 March 2020.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Angola]] | [[Category:Angola]] | ||