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With broken hearts we share the tragic news of the passing of Fredrick “Uncle Fred” Bankole Coker (55), long-time and dedicated AFM career missionary. Uncle Fred died in a car accident on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, while traveling on a project-related trip from the AFM Kono Project to Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Fred and his family became official career AFM missionaries for the Susu Project in 2012. Under Uncle Fred’s leadership, they forged deep relationships with their Muslim Susu neighbors, planted new churches, built a thriving school in the city of Fria, Guinea, and discipled two new cross-cultural missionaries currently serving with AFM.
More recently, Fred and his wife, Isatta, launched a new project in the province of Kono, Seirra Leone, where they are building a radio station, clearing land for a training center and starting a new church-planting movement in their neighborhood.
A gentle giant in spirit and stature, Uncle Fred was beloved by family, friends, and strangers he befriended. His passion for people, modeled after the love he saw in Jesus, drove him to share the gospel with all who would hear, first in Guinea and then in his home country of Sierra Leone, leaving an indelible mark on the growth of the Adventist Church in West Africa.
He is survived by his wife, Isatta, two sons, Fredrick Jr. and Emmanuel, two daughters, Patricia and Florence and adopted daughter, Daniella.
Funeral services will be held at the Kono Project property in Tankoro Koidu City, Kono District, Sierra Leone on April 9, 2025.
Please check the AFM home page for further details on memorial services in the U.S. as they become available.
A memorial fund has been set up to help defray funeral expenses. If you wish to help the family, please donate online to the Fred Coker Memorial Fund. This is NOT a tax-deductible donation as these funds go directly to support the family.
We encourage you to share with the Coker family your messages of hope, favorite memories of “Uncle Fred” and any photos or videos on ForeverMissed.com/Fredrick-bankole-coker/about
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