ACF is an organization of African Christians in the Diaspora, who through fellowship strive to create better societies both where they reside and in the continent of Africa.

ACF seeks to facilitate unity amongst African Christians of all denominations in order to sound the voice of the oppressed and persecuted in Africa, bring physical and spiritual relief and build healing bridges between Africans and the people around the world.

Founded in 1977 as an outreach ministry to African Students, ACF-USA has since grown to over forty (40) chapters located in several cities across the United States of America.

We are excited to see the Lord molding together African Christians across ethnicity, countries of origin, language groups, and denominations into a harmonious team and for His glory.

Membership is open to all African Christians, as well as to all Christians who have been called to minister to Africa and Africans.

The African Christian Fellowship (ACF) is dedicated to building partnerships across denominations, nations, cultures and ministries with the goal of advancing God's purpose among the the people and nations of Africa.

In the midst of the many challenges facing contemporary Africa, God is raising a standard, and raising for himself men and women who are dedicated to the simple notion that as surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, the glory of the Lord shall rise in the midst of the people and nations of Africa.

ACF has defined four Core Strategic Initiatives that guide ACF programs and activities.   The four core initiatiaves are namely:

Reconnecting with the continent:  

Initiate and maintain active and relevant connections with the continent of Africa (through support for missions, church planting, evangelistic outreaches, business and economic investments).

 

Building Bridges: 

Establish viable and productive (cooperative and collaborative) relationships with other Christian organizations (African and other people groups) that share common believes, vision and objectives with the ACF.

 

 Building the ACF Family and Community: 

Build and preserve a stable, functional, and harmonious Christian community that effectively addresses the spiritual, physical, social and emotional needs, and recognizes the diversity of its members.

 

Passing The Legacy: 

Inculcate in our children and youth, an appreciation for our cultural and Christian values, thereby equipping them to effectively serve God in their generation.

 

 

 

 

 

  

2010 Mission Reports

Kumi Uganda

2011 Mission Reports

Benin Republic

Fort Portal Uganda

Kumi Uganda

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2012 Mission Reports

 

Mission Projects Presentation

Given the clear mandate in God's word and the overwhelming evidence of the needs in Africa, we must get beyond mission awareness and get to action driven by love and the urgency of the task.    What a privilege to be alive at such a time as this and to witness the final harvest in Africa! As our understanding of biblical missions increases, we need to bear in mind what Jesus said in Matt. 28:19  Go and make disciples of all the nations.   This is the time to get involved!   This is the year to get involved!

 

FEBRUARY 2012 

MERCY INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL MISSION TO NIGERIA - FEB. 16 - MARCH 2, 2012

HOPE INSTITUTE OF UGANDA MISSION TRIP TO UGANDA - FEB. 18 - 29, 2012. 

 

MARCH 2012

WEST REGION MEDICAL MISSION TO CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC - MARCH 22 - 31, 2012

 

 

Mission:

Initiate and maintain active and relevant connections with the continent and peoples of Africa to maximize the benefits of Africa’s spiritual, social, economic, and cultural resources.

Goal 1:  Support missionary activities in Africa           

Actions/Activities

1.   Develop aggressive, imaginative, and transparent programs to raise funds and resources both from within and outside the Fellowship to support missions

2.   Actively support the training and development of missionaries in Africa.

3.   Sponsor Christian missionaries and organizations to work among unreached Africans both in the continent and in the Diaspora.

4.   Create and maintain a database of trustworthy Christian Churches and Ministries in Africa and among Africans in the Diaspora for use in communication and support.

5.   Provide Christian literature, tapes, videos and films to stimulate growth and development of Christians and Churches in Africa.

 

Goal 2:   Promote economic investments in Africa      

Actions/Activities

1.   Create and maintain a database of expertise within the fellowship to draw upon for consultations and actions to help economic development in Africa

2.   Facilitate business partnerships between American and African companies.

3.   Encourage the establishment of businesses by Fellowship members in Africa

4.   Supply educational materials, books, equipment and computers to educational institutions in Africa.

5.   Facilitate the exchange of scholars between Universities in the Continent and in the United States.

6.   Support the establishment of quality schools in needy communities in Africa.

Goal 3:   Mobilize relief efforts for Africa        

Actions/Activities

1.   Organize and undertake humanitarian relief efforts in Africa to demonstrate Christian love and compassion to needy Africans.

2.   Identify and establish relationships with agencies in the United States who provide relief materials.

3.   Collect and distribute relief materials in the event of emergencies in the United States thereby also developing a record of sources and experience for potential action in Africa

4.   Seek membership on Boards and teams of organizations undertaking relief activities in Africa

5.   Maintain a news network to be informed of actionable events in Africa

Goal 4:   Enhance the health and social well‑being of peoples in Africa

Actions/Activities

1.   Solicit dental, medical, pharmaceutical and hospital supplies for shipment to Africa.

2.   Mobilize volunteer teams of professional and technical experts for short term services in Africa.

3.   Recognize individuals and organizations for their exemplary service to  Africa

4.   Support the development of strategic infrastructure all over Africa

Goal 5:  Educate ACF members on current issues and needs in Africa

Actions/Activities

1.   Regularly publish and circulate informative Newsletters and Reports on the Fellowship’s missions activities and needs.

2.   Organize missions awareness activities for the benefit of our members.

3.   Publish a brochure of ACF activities in Africa and circulate to other relevant organizations

4.   Maintain an internet news link and news mailing list for members

5.   Invite missionaries, indigenous, and other workers in Africa to speak on missions and welfare issues

Goal 6: Recognize and promote positive African culture

Actions/Activities

1.   Encourage and organize tourist trips to Africa.

2.   Create and maintain a database of host families in various African nations to receive tourists.

3.   Establish regional cultural, library, or community centers to teach and promote core Godly African values such as respect for elders, care for the elderly and the young, responsibility of the youth, entrepreneurism, responsibility to the extended family, chastity, honor, integrity, resilience and resourcefulness.

4.   Encourage parents to teach their children their native (vernacular) language.

5.   Develop aggressive, imaginative, and transparent programs to raise funds and other resources both from within ACF and outside for promoting Godly African cultural values. 

The African Christian Fellowship West Region is pleased to announce the 2012 Short Term Medical Mission trip to Central Africa Republic.  

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Summer 2010

The Summer Missions’ trip to Uganda took place between July 30 and August 14, 2010.   The Seven team members from the United States came from the different chapters in ACF USA, Eastern Region (Baltimore, Northern New Jersey, Pittsburg and Washington D.C. chapters).   They were joined on the ground by ACF Uganda, including the young adults in ACF Kampala and ACF Kumi. ACF has two missionary sites in Uganda, the Fort Portal area in western region and Kumi in the eastern region of the country. The team went first to the site in Kumi district.

School Visit:

The team visited schools attended by ACF sponsored children the first two days of the trip.   During the visit, the team with the school authority, reviewed the academic records of the sponsored children, and received situation reports on each child. The team provided counseling to the children based on the report received from the school authority. Most of the children are doing well academically and in their Christian lives. However, a few of them are struggling with their studies while others have behavioral problems. ACF is working with the school authorities and the coordinators of our program to address the problems.

The conditions of students in one of the schools the team visited were very deplorable.   More than 75 percent of the students wore torn school uniforms and were on bare foot.   The team was informed that a good number of the students were sick.   The team being moved with compassion contributed money on the spot and gave to the school to buy uniform for about 27 students with worst condition.

Personal Witnessing:

Personal evangelism is an important part of ACF missions’ activity. It provides all the missionaries especially the young adults and youths the experience of sharing their faith with others. On the second day of school visit, some team members especially the young adults,

organized market evangelism.  The young adults came back with awesome testimonies of how the Spirit of God revealed to them some issues in the lives of the people they witnessed to, and how many of them gave their lives to Christ during the outreach.

Medical Outreach:

The next two days were used for medical outreach in Totolim village in the Panaka sub-county of Kumi district. The team went with five medical doctors and five nurses including a pharmacist that came with the U.S. team. According to report from community leaders and the residents, the outreach was the first of its kind in the community. There are no social services in the community, including pipe-borne water supply and medical services.   The only borehole that serves the entire community is several miles away. Consequently, greater part of the community depends on the nearby river for water supply.   The crowd that came after the first day of the medical outreach was so overwhelming that the team ran out of medical supply and drugs. The team ended up giving out clothing to those that were not able to see the doctors and receive medication.

The health conditions of the people in the community are so deplorable that one literally sees expression of pain and misery on the faces of the adult and children.   Skin diseases were prevalent. In addition, many of the adults counseled during the outreach complained of pain, coughing blood and urinating blood. As a result of the deplorable situation, the ACF Mission Director after the first day of the outreach, lost appetite and could not eat till the following day.   But the consolation of the whole situation was that ACF was able to make a difference in this community that seems to have been abandoned by everyone.   God used ACF to put smiles on the faces of the elderly men and women who came for the medical outreach. Many people gave their lives to Christ during the counseling session, and one of the team members confessed that he won more souls to Christ during this outreach than he has done for his entire 20 years in the United States.

Visit to the Government Officials:

The team was able to visit government offices, especially the District Health officer’s office for preliminary discussion on the construction of a medical clinic in the Kamenya sub-county in Kumi district.    The community had provided a piece of land to ACF for construction of a medical clinic during the 2008 summer mission’s trip. During the discussions, the District Health Officer and the team agreed that ACF will conduct a feasibility study for the project to address all the government and ACF concerns, before construction could be commenced.