africa missions association

Name

africa missions association

Legal name

Africa Missions Association

Website

https://chanceforafrica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Mission Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAF

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDAIAGAI

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Service Learning, Volunteering & Gap Year Programs

SECONDARYEDADALAC

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

SECONDARYEDAIAGAO

Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Service Learning, Volunteering & Gap Year Programs

Keywords

• Christian mission services
• Education sponsorship programs
• Church partnership programs
• Volunteer mission trips
• Donor-funded religious support

Headquarters

HQ city

West Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates entirely on donations from individuals and churches. Donations fund African church support, missionary activities, and the Chance for Africa education sponsorship program. No revenue-generating products or services are sold.
2. Subscription-based Sponsorship (Chance for Africa): Monthly sponsorship program where donors commit $30 per month to send a child to school for an entire year. Students range from first grade to high school with tuition costs between $65-$600 per year depending on age and school costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Africa Missions Association is a donor-funded nonprofit that channels charitable contributions from individuals and churches to African church support, missionary activities, and the Chance for Africa education-sponsorship program. It also coordinates church partnerships and operates mission and volunteer-support activities.

Product overview

Africa Missions Association operates a unified family of churches supporting African churches through multiple interconnected programs. The core offerings include the Chance for Africa education sponsorship program helping children pay for school fees; Visions & Dreams mission trips facilitating 10-14 day visits and longer volunteer stays; the African Churches Network spanning 120 churches across 38 countries in 5 regions; and the Partner Churches Program connecting US churches with African congregations. AMA provides financial support, facilitates church partnerships, identifies and trains missionaries, ensures accurate reporting, and delivers communications to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chance for Africa An education-sponsorship program that helps children from families in AMA's African partner churches pay school expenses including enrollment fees, books, uniforms, and meals. Sponsors may contribute through one-time or recurring donations, and funds are routed to churches and schools for the sponsored students.
• Visions & Dreams A mission-trip program that organizes 10-14 day visits for US disciples to African churches and local communities for worship, fellowship, service, and interaction with charitable projects. It also offers 30-90 day volunteer stays focused on teaching, training, mentoring, and developing deeper church relationships.

Quantifiable outcome

• Started with 21 missionaries in 1989, grown to 6,000+ disciples in 44 churches across 14 nations in French-speaking Africa alone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The New York City Church of ChristcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor US partner church that has played a pivotal role in planting churches across Africa from the late 1980s to early 1990s. Continues to provide ongoing financial support, volunteer teams, and mission leadership.
• Greater Houston Church of ChristcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor US partner church providing financial support and mission volunteers for African church network.
• Triangle Church (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerUS partner church supporting African missions through prayer, financial resources, and volunteer engagement.
• Columbia Church of ChristcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerUS partner church providing ongoing support for African church network.
• Cincinnati Church of ChristcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerUS partner church supporting African missions with financial resources and mission volunteers.
• Mission Point Christian Church (San Antonio, Texas)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerUS partner church that helped make the Africa D-Group gathering possible through generous financial support.
• Two Cities Church of Christ (Minneapolis, Minnesota)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerUS partner church hosting Simunye annual event celebrating unity across nations; supports African missions.
• HOPEWorldwideminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable organization collaborating with AMA on humanitarian work in Africa, including serving children in communities like Mufakose, Zimbabwe.
• Wycliffe AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization that helped make possible the completion of the entire New Testament in Ivorian sign language for the Abidjan deaf ministry.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HOPEWorldwide: Faith-based humanitarian charity collaborating directly with AMA in Africa (e.g., Mufakose, Zimbabwe) and serving similar donor and beneficiary populations through volunteer-driven community programs.
• Africa Inland Mission (AIM): Long-established faith-based mission organization focused on church planting, missionary training, and education across multiple African nations — directly comparable in mission, geography, and donor base to AMA.
• SIM (Serving In Mission): Interdenominational Christian mission organization with deep African presence, focusing on church planting, theological education, and community development — comparable in scale, geography, and donor model.
• Wycliffe Associates: Faith-based Bible translation organization already partnering with AMA on Ivorian sign-language scripture work; comparable in mission-driven, donor-funded, Africa-targeted operating model.
• Beam Mission Foundation: Faith-based foundation funding student-led church planting in West Africa (including AMA-supported Sikensi); closely comparable donor-funded model supporting African ICOC-aligned ministry.

Broad incumbents

• Compassion International: Largest faith-based child sponsorship NGO globally; the dominant incumbent in the same $30-$40/month recurring education-sponsorship category that Chance for Africa operates in.
• World Vision: Large Christian humanitarian organization running child sponsorship and Africa community-development programs; broad incumbent with overlapping programs, donor base, and beneficiary geography.
• ChildFund International: Faith-rooted international child-sponsorship NGO with significant Africa presence; directly comparable subscription sponsorship model targeting poor families in developing countries.
• ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism): Established faith-based mission agency with significant African ministry footprint; comparable in church planting, missionary training, and donor-funded cross-border operations.
• Pioneers: Interdenominational Christian mission organization mobilizing church-based teams to plant churches among unreached people groups; comparable donor-supported, church-partnership-driven Africa ministry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/africamissions3
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@amaafrica
• Facebookfacebook.com/AfricaMissionsAssociation
• Instagraminstagram.com/africamissionsassociation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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