The Church of the Province of West Africa (CPWA)

Missionary work by SPG began in Ghana in 1752 at Cape Coast Castle. The Revd Philip Quaque, the first African ordained by the Church of England, later became chaplain at Cape Coast Castle.

The CPWA was established in 1951 with five West African dioceses: Accra, Gambia and Guinea, Lagos, Niger, and Sierra Leone. The Diocese of Kumasi was created from Accra in 1973, and the Diocese of Liberia joined CPWA in 1977. The Church in Nigeria became a separate province in 1979.

In 1981 Sierra Leone was divided into the Diocese of Freetown and the new missionary Diocese of Bo. Four new Ghanaian dioceses were formed: Cape Coast, Koforidua-Ho, Sekondi and Sunyani-Tamale. In 1985, the Diocese of the Gambia and Guinea divided into English-speaking Gambia and French-speaking Guinea.  In 1997, Sunyani-Tamale split into Sunyani Diocese and Tamale Diocese. The Diocese of Asante Mampong was inaugurated in 2014.

The CPWA is divided into the Internal Province of Ghana (lpG) and the Internal Province of West Africa (IpWA). The current Archbishop of the IpWA and metropolitan of the CPWA is the Most Revd Jonathan Hart. The Most Revd Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith is the Archbishop of the lpG.

USPG accompanies the CPWA in the implementation of their strategic plans, theological education, healthcare, and economic empowerment programmes for young people.

The CPWA also took part in USPG's 2021 Communion Day of Prayer. You can watch their contribution below.