MISSIONS IN
Africa
God is moving across Africa
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NIGERIA
Killings, kidnappings, and ransom demands targeting pastors and church leaders
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SOMALIA
El-Shabaab sends soldiers door to door looking for Christian converts.
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SUDAN
Churches seized as military installations since the Civil War began
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ERITREA
Forced displacement of Christian farming communities
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LIBYA
Islamic insurgents burn family homes of suspected Christians
Active Projects across Africa
Central African Republic
Bible Translation in Sango
Translating scripture into Sango so families can read the Word in their heart language.
90% FUNDED
Central African Republic
Building / New Housing
Accommodations for Doctor’s / Nurses
60% FUNDED
Central African Republic
Clean water for the Bayaka
Feeding wells and the gospel where villages still walk for dirty water.
75% FUNDED
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The State of Missions in Africa
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1.57B
POPULATION
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759M
CHRISTIANS
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249M
EVANGELICALS
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984
UNREACHED
PEOPLE
GROUPS -
2,200
LANGUAGES
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58
COUNTRIES
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A History of God's Faithfulness in Africa
From the earliest missionaries who crossed oceans with little more than faith and a Bible, to the vibrant African church of today, the story of Christianity on this continent is one of courage, sacrifice, and God’s unfailing faithfulness.
Generation after generation, believers have planted churches, translated Scripture, raised up leaders, and carried the Gospel into places once thought unreachable. What began as a seed sown by outsiders has grown into a harvest led by Africans themselves.
This is not just history—it is an ongoing story of a God who keeps His promises and a people who continue to hold the rope for the next generation.
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Early Beginnings
Early missionaries arrived with the Gospel, Scripture, and a call to plant churches across Africa.
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1900s
Churches, schools, and Bible translation expanded as mission work took root among many peoples.
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Independence Era
The church continued to grow, and local leaders took greater responsibility for witness and discipleship.
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Modern Movement
A new wave of missions focuses on unreached people groups, cities, and partnership with national churches.
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Today
Africans are taking the Gospel across Africa and to the nations.
Be a part of what God is doing in Africa
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