African Enterprise has been engaged in evangelistic campaigns in Africa since 1962. In other words, AE’s objective is to reach all men, women and children in the urban centres of Africa with the message of Christ.

AE’s stated mission is “to evangelise the cities of Africa through word and deed in partnership with the church”, and, since 1962, the Word – the Good News of the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ – has been taken from Cape Town to Cairo, from Monrovia to Mombassa, AE teams reaching out to thousands of people, many of them shattered through thousands of disasters, many simply searching for God. They include Pan African missions to Kigali, capital of Rwanda, Kampala, capital of Uganda, Accra, capital of Ghana, and two major outreaches first to nine and then 12 cities in Egypt. Many people have come to commitment in Christ. A major project aimed at the youth of South Africa – the Foxfire Programme, with its team of young evangelists with energy and a huge heart for the Gospel – is constantly evangelising in schools, universities, churches and wherever young people gather. They are helping to take AE into its second generation. AE also offers an exciting mission thrust – a Seniors Ministry to retirement complexes and old aged homes in South Africa, working with and through local churches which, after the mission, continue to minister in the complexes.
But, though evangelism lies at they very heart of AE, the realisation that one cannot preach Christ without also revealing his practical love for people has led AE firmly into the area of social concern – the “deed” part of the mission statement.

Evangelism is a closely defined part of mission, but our ministry extends beyond the proclamation aspect to embrace many areas of mission. The outreach is not an event but a process, which starts with the first exploratory visit – and never ends! When the AE mission team leaves and returns to base to plan the next outreach, the local church is left to continue what is, after all, their mission. Apart from Pan African missions to cities, we undertake outreaches to smaller urban clusters and communities. They can last 10 days or four, depending on the needs of the churches involved.

AE’s city-wide mission methodology is long-term, and a high priority is encouraging and training the local Church, particularly leadership. Several years can go into preparing a mission. Fostering and encouraging unity among the local churches and para-church organisations is primary, as is the training of God’s people in evangelism, prayer, pastoral care and follow-up. This process is co-ordinated by Songe Chibambo, AE's Pan-African missions Director, and acting South African missions Manager. click to read our Mission Strategy....

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