Sunday morning I went to two different churches in Abidjan. The first service at 7am was at Cocody Baptist Church. This church is mostly attended by university students in the surrounding neighborhood. I was blown away to see and recognize Charles Kakomba leading the service. Charles was a childhood playmate of mine when I lived in Bouake from 1986 to 1990. My father mentored his older brother Dabilla who was a young pastor at the time. Charles is now married to a beautiful Christian woman and has a baby coming along soon. It is very encouraging to see the fruits of relationships that were forged decades ago.
Around 9:30am I went to Treichville Baptist Church in the neighborhood of the same name. This church’s pastor is also the head of the Cote d’Ivoire Baptist Convention. The service there was very different from the organized, “western” church service I attended earlier that morning. Also attending the service were the Singermans who serve in Benin, the McAfee’s, a new couple who just came to Cote d’Ivoire with their two children, and Deron Meilstrup.
I hope the gallery of images below gives you a feel for what the church services in Abidjan are like.
Cocody Baptist Church
Cocody Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Cocody Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Noah Sharpe at Cocody Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Married couple announcing they want to get “re” married at Cocody Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Cocody Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Cocody Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Mony Luc pastor of Cocody Baptist Church 
A young girl at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Mony Luc pastor of Cocody Baptist Church
Treichville Baptist Church
Treichville Bapist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Treichville Bapist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
The choir at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
An Ivorian man looks up Scripture at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Pastor of Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Members give their tithes and offerings at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Members give their tithes and offerings at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
An Ivorian woman prays at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
New missionaries Mike and Heather McAfee and their daughter 
IMB missionaries Jeff and Barbara Singerman pray at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. 
Children’s church at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
A young Ivorian girl in children’s church at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Children’s church at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 
Caroline, an usher at Treichville Baptist Church in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire