West Africa Theological Seminary

New Campus Tour Update

The photos below comprise an update, as of April 15, 2006, to the original 'New Campus Tour' of March 26,2006.

Vahan Sipantzi starts to bring some beauty to the new campus by planting palm trees around the perimeter.

Bungalow nearing completion: April 28, 2006.

By the first week of April the walls of the annex were beginning to go up.

These pictures show progress on the annex as of April 15.

By April 15 the annex is nearing roofing level.

The security house near the front gate has been roofed. The front wall has yet to be plastered and painted.

Left: Waiting for the floor to dry in the new library.

Right: Moving a library of about 60,000 volumes entails a lot of work! Here, on April 15, the metal library shelving has been put in place in the new library.

Lagos has no public sewer system, so we must build our own septic systems on the new property.

Dr. Charles Osume teaching a Masters class on the new campus.

Bishop Emmanuel Gbonigi, chairman of the WATS board, addressing the audience in the new chapel on Dedication Day, April 10, 2006..

At the WATS April 10 New Campus Dedication Service, clockwise from upper left:

WATS Deputy Provost, Rev. David Njoku, with WATS trustee, Brigadier General Samuel Teidi (ret'd).

At the close of the service WATS trustee, Rev. Kofi Obiako, greets WATS board member, Archbishop Sunday Makinde, of the Methodist Church Nigeria.

Emma Lou Maxey greets Rev. Dr. Wilson Badejo, General Superintendent of the Foursquare Gospel Church of Nigeria, and WATS board alumnus and board member.

Rev. Lawrence Ettu