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    Africa Missions Association

    A community of devoted disciples within walking distance of every African.

    Established 1994

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    Churches
    120
    Attendance
    17,928
    Countries
    55
    Founded
    1994

    Mission & vision

    The Africa Missions Association (AMA) coordinates ICOC mission work across West, East, Central and Southern Africa, supporting churches, missionaries and training programs on the continent.

    AMA reports coverage of more than 100 churches across Africa, and channels partner-church giving into education scholarships, mission trips and missionary placement.

    Developing a community of devoted disciples of Christ within walking distance of every African.

    100+ churches

    Coverage

    West, East, Central and Southern Africa

    1994

    Established

    Figures as published by the society. Map counts above come from the January 2025 Disciples Today church survey.

    Founding & milestones

    1. 1994

      AMA is established

      The Africa Missions Association is formed to coordinate mission support across the African continent.

      Source: 2016 ICOC Global Missions Report

    2. Today

      100+ churches across Africa

      AMA supports churches and missionaries in West, East, Central and Southern Africa alongside its scholarship and mission-trip programs.

      Source: amaafrica.org(opens in a new tab)

    Territory

    55 countries · 120 churches

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    Initiatives & programs

    Chance for Africa(opens in a new tab)Education scholarships for students across the continent.
    Visions & DreamsShort-term mission trips connecting disciples abroad with African churches.
    Missionary volunteeringPlacement pipeline for disciples serving longer terms with African congregations.
    • • Chance for Africa (education scholarships)
    • • Visions & Dreams (mission trips)
    • • Missionary Volunteering

    Goals

    01

    Walking-distance reach

    A community of disciples within walking distance of every African.

    02

    Strengthen existing churches

    Training and support for the 100+ congregations already planted.

    03

    Educate the next generation

    Grow the Chance for Africa scholarship pipeline.

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    Churches

    120 of 120 shown · January 2025 Disciples Today survey.

    Abidjan Church of ChristAbidjan, Ivory Coast3,142
    Lagos Christian ChurchLagos, Nigeria2,200
    Nairobi Christian ChurchNairobi, Kenya1,528
    Johannesburg Church of ChristJohannesburg, South Africa1,075
    Eglise du Christ de KinshasaKinshasa, Congo (DRC)680
    Tshikapa Church of ChristTshikapa, Congo (DRC)520
    Eglise du Christ de Pointe NoirePointe Noire, Congo (ROC)450
    Eglise du Christ de BrazzavilleBrazzaville, Congo (ROC)426
    Accra Christian ChurchAccra, Ghana320
    Monrovia Church of ChristMonrovia, Liberia300
    Lome Church of ChristLome, Togo284
    Abuja Christian ChurchAbuja, Nigeria280
    Luanda Church of ChristLuanda, Angola239
    Zambia Intl Church of ChristLusaka, Zambia230
    Freetown Christian ChurchFreetown, Sierra Leone230
    CapeTown Church of ChristCape Town, South Africa219
    Tshwane Church of ChristTshwane, South Africa217
    Cotonou Church of ChristCotonou, Benin189
    Daloa Church of ChristDaloa, Ivory Coast180
    Igreja de Cristo Internacional de MozambiqueMaputo, Mozambique171
    Kisumu Christian ChurchKisumu, Kenya151
    Douala Church of ChristDouala, Cameroon150
    Eglise du Christ de BanguiBangui, Central African Republic150
    Kananga Church of ChristKananga, Congo (DRC)150
    Ilorin Christian ChurchIlorin, Nigeria130
    Bouake Church of ChristBouake, Ivory Coast128
    Eldoret Christian ChurchEldoret, Kenya120
    Port Harcourt Christian ChurchPort Harcourt, Nigeria120
    Warri Christian ChurchWarri, Nigeria120
    Bujumbura Christian ChurchBujumbura, Burundi115
    Kampala Intl. Church of ChristKampala, Uganda111
    Yamoussoukro Church of ChristYamoussoukro, Ivory Coast110
    Yenegoa Christian ChurchYenegoa, Nigeria110
    Eglise Chretienne de ConakryConakry, Guinea101
    Bulawayo Intl Church of ChristBulawayo, Zimbabwe98
    Ibadan Christian ChurchIbadan, Nigeria90
    Asaba Christian ChurchAccra, Ghana88
    Soubre Church of ChristSoubre, Ivory Coast81
    Kasangani Church of ChristKasangani, Congo (DRC)80
    San Pedro Church of ChristSan Pedro, Ivory Coast79
    Gagnoa Church of ChristGagnoa, Ivory Coast73
    Calabar Christian ChurchCalabar, Nigeria73
    Lola Church of ChristLola, Guinea70
    Lumunbashi Church of ChristLumunbashi, Congo (DRC)70
    Benin City Christian ChurchBenin, Nigeria70
    Jos Christian ChurchJos, Nigeria70
    Gaborone Disciples of ChristGaborone, Botswana69
    Antananarivo Church of ChristAntananarivo, Madagascar67
    Eglise de Christ de BonouaBonoua, Ivory Coast66
    Durban Church of ChristDurban, South Africa64
    Cairo Church of ChristCairo, Egypt64
    Matadi Church of ChristMatadi, Congo (DRC)60
    Yaounde Church of ChristDouala, Cameroon60
    Mthatha Church of ChristMthatha, South Africa59
    Windhoek Church of ChristWindhoek, Namibia57
    Eglise du Christ Internationale de Mbuji MaylMbuji Mayl, Congo (DRC)55
    Eglise du Christ de OuagadougouOuagadougou, Burkina Faso50
    Luanda Church of ChristLuanda, Kenya49
    Owerri Christian ChurchOwerri, Nigeria48
    Mombasa Church of ChristMombasa, Kenya46

    Get involved

    Visit the society(opens in a new tab)Read their own updates, teams and training calendar.Get in touch(opens in a new tab)info@amaafrica.orgExplore the territoryOpen this society on the live All Nations map.

    Sources

    Church data compiled by Sergio Pulido and Disciples Today (January 2025).