Africa Missions Association (AMA) — Organization Profile
Africa Missions Association (AMA) is a Christian missions partnership network that connects churches in the United States with like-minded churches and ministry efforts across Africa. AMA is US-based, with offices listed in Helotes, Texas, and West Columbia, South Carolina, and it describes its work as a “unified family of churches” supporting African churches through coordinated partnerships, resourcing, and ongoing reporting.
AMA’s stated mission is to support African churches in ways that include financial support, church-to-church partnerships, missionary identification and training, accurate reporting, and regular communication—all aimed toward the goal that “every African” can hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Its published vision is “a community of devoted disciples of Christ within walking distance of every African,” framing its work around strengthening local congregations and extending gospel presence into cities, towns, and villages.
A distinctive of AMA is how it organizes relationships between North American churches and African churches, including opportunities for partner churches to “pair up” with specific congregations. AMA also publishes a growing directory of churches it supports across West Africa, French West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa, reflecting a broad geographic scope and a commitment to serving established congregations as they mature, become self-supporting, and plant other churches.
AMA also oversees specific initiatives that focus on practical needs alongside local church ministry. Chance for Africa, launched in 2007, is an education support program that helps families connected to partner churches cover school-related expenses such as fees, books, uniforms, and meals. The program emphasizes student vetting and structured handling of donations through AMA’s administrative and financial processes, and it encourages monthly giving as a way to sustain student sponsorships over time.
In addition, AMA lists Visions + Dreams (V+D) as an affiliated program that mobilizes disciples and friends to meet identified needs in ICOC churches in Africa and surrounding communities. V+D organizes short mission trips (generally 10–14 days) that combine worship and fellowship with local congregations and service opportunities, and it also facilitates longer volunteer stays (30–90 days or longer) for individuals or small groups with teaching, mentoring, training, or professional skill contributions.
People can engage with AMA by partnering as a church, giving financially (one-time or recurring), subscribing for updates, and participating in trips or longer-term volunteer opportunities connected to AMA’s affiliated programs. For those exploring involvement, AMA provides public contact details and program pages to help churches and individuals connect with its leadership and learn more about current opportunities.
Key Links
- Website: https://www.amaafrica.org/
- About: https://www.amaafrica.org/about-us
- Contact: https://www.amaafrica.org/contact-us
- Get Involved: https://www.amaafrica.org/get-involved
- Partner Churches: https://www.amaafrica.org/partner-churches
- African Churches Directory: https://www.amaafrica.org/african-churches
- Chance for Africa: https://www.amaafrica.org/chanceforafrica
- Visions and Dreams (V+D): https://www.amaafrica.org/visionsanddreams
- Donate (Friends of Africa): https://amaafrica.kindful.com/
Contact Information
- Email: in**@*******ca.org
- Email: we*******@*******ca.org
- Phone: 210-727-9695
- Mailing address: 12030 Bandera Rd, Suite 108 PMB 1008, Helotes, TX 78023
- Mailing address: 1049 Harbor Drive, West Columbia, SC 29169
Socials
- https://www.facebook.com/amaafricamissionsassociation
- https://www.instagram.com/africamissionsassociation/
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0egHVTS3tO3Wrl-628WMA
Leadership
- Tom Ziegler — Executive Director
- Belinda Kennelly-Bancken — Financial Director
- Ivey Baird — Chairman of the Board
- Mark Ottenweller — Visions + Dreams (V+D) Contact
