Who We Are
Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus is at our Heartbeat.
Our Vision
Transformed lives in Christ through an empowered Church.
Our Mission
To evangelise the cities of Africa in word and deed in partnership with the Church.
African Evangelistic Enterprise – DRC is an evangelical Christian, interdenominational, non-Governmental, humanitarian organization that was established in Uganda in 1971 by the late Bishop Festo Kivengere.
AE-DRC is an affiliate of African Enterprise International (AEI), an international evangelical and development agency operational in 10 African countries. The organization was incorporated in Uganda in 1984 as an Unlimited Liability company and is Registered as an NGO.
In our programs we work with the most vulnerable and marginalized members of the target communities such as children (both girls and boys), women, youth and persons with disability to make a long lasting impact on their lives while promoting the protection of their rights especially, the rights of children.
Our Core Values
Authority of Scripture
We hold to Christ’s sacrifice and love for us to bring us to eternal life as outlined in the bible and we subscribe to the Lausanne Covenant.
Commitment
We are committed to honoring God along with our partners, effective evangelism, discipleship, peacebuilding, social action and sustaining our work.
Excellence
We are committed to achieving best outcomes through skill, innovation, authenticity and continuous improvement in all we do.
Integrity
We reflect integrity in our accountability to supporters and beneficiaries, trustworthiness, incorruptibility and honesty.
Unity
We believe in unity witnessing to our faithfulness to God’s command, and which is reflected in good teamwork, synergy, respect, conflict prevention, and partnership with churches and other strategic partners.
Claimed for Christ
Our History
As a young South African man, just 21 years old, Michael Cassidy had a heart for his people and felt the Lord calling him to city-evangelism in Africa. During the summer of 1961, he set out on an exploratory visit to 31 major cities of Africa, a trip in which God’s vision for Michael became clear. On a long walk on the beach, Michael drew an outline of Africa in the sand and wrote “Claimed for Christ” inside it. His experience is recounted in the book African Harvest: “He wrote in his diary; ‘I asked God for 50 years of ministry in Africa.’”
Graduating from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1963, Michael returned to South Africa with a small team and his work began. The first city-wide mission was held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and from there the work expanded slowly across the continent. A second team was established in Uganda in 1971 under the leadership of Bishop Festo Kivengere. Today AE has teams in twelve African countries: Ghana, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Zambia.