Ambassadors for Christ International, Inc./ AFCI

Summary

Ambassadors for Christ International, Inc. ("AFCI") strives to share the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world. AFCI serves to supplement and support the function of the church and to support the preaching of the gospel, in association with affiliated corporations that share the vision and name of Ambassadors for Christ.

The AFCI organization is the servant of the ministry. AFCI is an international network of national teams and facilitates mutual accountability and encouragement.

When following the practical methods of AFCI, it supports evangelism under two broad means:

1. By sharing the Godpel of Jesus Christ through seminars, confrences, training, individual discipleship, and
2. By giving to other organizations that do, such as John North's Ministry, AFC South Africa, AFC Australia, AFC Fiji Island, AFC Philippines, AFC Singapore, AFC Sudan, AFC Ghana, AFC United Kingdom, AFC Dominica, AFCI Poland, Alfred Mussad Cairo Egypt, AFC South Pacific, Ian North Australia, Jay Orvis, Dan Rudman, Heartland International Ministries.

AFCI is a nonprofit organization and contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. In addition, it is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

Contact Information: [ Back to top ]

Mailing Address:	1355 Terrell Mill Rd., Bldg. 1462, Suite 100 Marietta, GA 30067-5496
Website:	www.afci-usa.com
Phone:	(770) 980-2020
Email:	You need to enable javascript to see the email

Organization Details [ Back to top ]

EIN: 581303476

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CEO/President:	Mr. Al Whittinghill	Tax Deductible:	Yes
Chairman:	Mr. William E. Frantz	Fiscal Year End:	December 31
Board Size:	5	Financial info from:	Audit
Founder:		Member of ECFA:	Yes
Year Founded:	1948	Member of ECFA since:	1988

Purpose [ Back to top ]

Ambassadors for Christ International, Inc. ("AFCI") strives to share the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world. AFCI serves to supplement and support the function of the church and to support the preaching of the gospel, in association with affiliated corporations that share the vision and name of Ambassadors for Christ.

The AFCI organization is the servant of the ministry. AFCI is an international network of national teams and facilitates mutual accountability and encouragement.

When following the practical methods of AFCI, it supports evangelism under two broad means:

1. By sharing the Godpel of Jesus Christ through seminars, confrences, training, individual discipleship, and
2. By giving to other organizations that do, such as John North's Ministry, AFC South Africa, AFC Australia, AFC Fiji Island, AFC Philippines, AFC Singapore, AFC Sudan, AFC Ghana, AFC United Kingdom, AFC Dominica, AFCI Poland, Alfred Mussad Cairo Egypt, AFC South Pacific, Ian North Australia, Jay Orvis, Dan Rudman, Heartland International Ministries.

AFCI is a nonprofit organization and contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. In addition, it is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

Ambassadors for Christ International uses the following to communicate its Mission Statement:

Our Vision: To glorify God by life and ministry, seeking to know Him and make Him known to the nations of the world.

Our Purpose: We are a fellowship of gifted preachers and teachers, called of God, existing to work together with a focus on “Revival in the Church... Evangelism through the Church... and Training for the Church... among all people groups.”

Our Mission: To impact the Church in the Nations, and reach the Nations within our Nation.

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

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Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

Ambassadors for Christ International uses the following to communicate its Statement of Faith:

1. We believe in the Scripture of the Old and New Testaments, as verbally inspired by God, inerrant in the original writings, and that they are of supreme and final authority in faith and life.
2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
4. We believe that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and in the case of those who reach moral responsibility, become sinners in thought, word and deed.
5. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.
6. We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, in His present life there for us as High Priest and Advocate.
7. We believe in "that blessed hope," the personal imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the rapture of the church.
8. We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God.
9. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, in the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost.

History [ Back to top ]

In 1948, a renowned Australia evangelist and a godly building contractor became deeply concerned about the need for biblical preaching and founded the Australian Institute of Evangelism to penetrate the unreached secular population in their country. Their burden was for revival in the churches and effective evangelism through the churches. Ten years later, the name was changed to Ambassadors for Christ.

As Australians Christians and believers from nearby countries trained with AFCI, the vision spread to other parts of the world. In 1964, Ian North was appointed Director for Ambassadors for Christ India. When an Indian citizen was appointed to that position in 1971, Ian moved to Atlanta, Georgia. When he became International Director in 1975, Atlanta became AFCI’s international headquarters. Allan Gardner has served as the International Director since May of 1991.

Now, almost fifty years since its humble beginnings, AFCI has become an international fellowship of believers on five continents committed to fulfilling the Great Commission across all cultural and linguistic boundaries. In 30 countries on 5 continents, AFCI is involved in planting national teams to minister to the churches and to reach the citizens of their countries with the message of revival and evangelism.

Ministry Needs [ Back to top ]

Ambassadors for Christ International, Inc. has communicated the following needs:

Prayer is one of the most important request made

Research Analysis

Transparency Grade [ Back to top ]

Transparency Grade of : A
Criteria category	Grade	Other Comments
Timeliness:	100
Financial Information:	100
Foundational Clarity:
Level of Cooperation:	100	8/8/2008 9:58:14 AM: Answers to questions were thorough.

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MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Evangelism Support Sector
Overall Efficiency Rating		115 of 352	11 of 35
Fund Acquisition Decision		58 of 352	6 of 35
Resource Allocation Decision		176 of 352	17 of 35
Asset Utilization Decision		179 of 352	13 of 35

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