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                                                                                                      ABSTRACT

The study investigated the “personal characteristics of church workers in the study areas: years spent as a Christian and years spent in church” on a comparative basis between Uyo (Nigeria) and Cotonou (Benin Republic). The multiple stage sampling procedure was used for the study. The research area was Uyo in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria and Cononou in Benin Republic, all in West Africa. The total respondents were 116 and 32 for Uyo and Cotonou respectively. The questionnaire used for the study is titled: Training Needs Assessment of Church Workers Questionnaire (TNACWQ). The data obtained were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) statistics. All hypotheses were tested at 0.1 and 0.5 alpha level respectively. Hypothesis result showed that there is a significant relationship that exist between years spent as a Christian and that spent in Christian service in both cases (uyo and Cotonou) and there was a strong and positive relationship between age of a church worker and the years spent in church missions activities in both countries. Findings also indicated a weaker relationship for results from Benin Republic

KEYWORDS: Personal Characteristics, Uyo and Cotonou.