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Nigeria Port Harcourt North Mission
Port Harcourt, Nigeria, is home to a growing mission with deep Church history in the region.
- English
- Igbo
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About the mission
English and Igbo are spoken in the mission area. English is widely used in education, government, and Church settings, while Igbo is an important regional language.
At a glance
- Country
- Nigeria
- Main city
- Port Harcourt, 1,005,904 people in the 2006 census
- Time zone
- West Africa Time (UTC+1)
- Climate
- Tropical monsoon, with long rainy seasons and short dry seasons
- Church in Nigeria
- 250,341 members, 77 stakes, 840 congregations, 11 missions
- FamilySearch Centers
- 147
A short history of the area
Port Harcourt lies along the Bonny River in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Oil was discovered at Oloibiri in 1956, and Port Harcourt exported Nigeria's first shipload of crude oil in 1958. The city is also known as the Garden City and Nigeria's oil capital.
The Church here
- Early 1960sChurch leaders attempted to establish a mission in Nigeria after Nigerians organized unofficial congregations and wrote to Church leaders.
- Early 1960sPlans for a mission were put on hold because missionary visas could not be obtained and men of African descent were not yet ordained to the priesthood.
- 1978Following President Spencer W. Kimball's revelation, worthy Church members of African descent could receive priesthood ordination and temple blessings, and the Church was established in Nigeria.
- 1988The Nigeria Aba Mission was organized, later becoming the Nigeria Port Harcourt Mission.
- 1995The Nigeria Aba Mission was relocated to Port Harcourt and renamed the Nigeria Port Harcourt Mission.
- 2005The Aba Temple was dedicated.
- 2018More than 160,000 Latter-day Saints lived in Nigeria, 40 years after the first baptisms there.
Temples nearby
Aba Nigeria Temple
Dedicated August 7, 2005 · About 30 miles from Port Harcourt
Uyo Nigeria Temple
Announced · About 65 miles from Port Harcourt
Eket Nigeria Temple
Announced · About 65 miles from Port Harcourt
Calabar Nigeria Temple
Announced · About 90 miles from Port Harcourt
The Book of Mormon here
Missionaries in this mission share the Book of Mormon in these languages. Tap a cover to read it free.
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Before you go
Phrases to learn
- NdewoHello
- Kedu?How are you?
- DaalụThank you
- BikoPlease
Foods to try
- Jollof rice (seasoned rice cooked with tomatoes, peppers, and spices)
- Egusi soup (a thick soup made with ground melon seeds and leafy vegetables)
- Pounded yam (smooth, stretchy yam served with soup)
- Moi moi (steamed bean pudding made from blended beans)
Fun facts
- Port Harcourt was named World Book Capital for 2014, becoming the first city in Black Africa to receive the designation.
- Port Harcourt was built partly to export coal from Enugu, which is 243 kilometres north of the city.
- The city has a tropical monsoon climate, with September averaging 367 millimetres of rain.
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