National Missions Associations in Africa

published 25 June, 2026

The Africa Missions Association (AfMA) was formed in 2013 to catalyze the formation of National Missions Associations (NMAs) in Africa to maximize the sending potential of the African Church. NMAs seek a collaborative approach among evangelical expressions of the Body of Christ at national, regional, and global levels to ensure the gospel is presented to least-reached and unreached people groups. (Read a brief definition of “Evangelical” here: https://bit.ly/4ehgfnl.)

Although local missions are growing within African countries, often there is fragmentation and duplication when mission agencies are not working together. This results in uneven training standards, poor missionary care, fewer options for aspiring missionaries, and limited influence for promoting mission needs.

AfMA believes that when evangelical churches, institutions, and mission organizations come together in an NMA, there is more opportunity for strategic coordination across mission mobilization, training and sending. Association partners and networks can share research and intelligence and promote strategic engagement for greater impact. Cooperation also encourages greater missions sending, with a variety of options for those called to go. NMAs gain strength before the international community as they present a united front to engage globally. Importantly, NMAs provide credibility to member organizations through accountability, theological stability, and visibility.

The Nigeria Evangelical Missions Association (NEMA) is the pioneer NMA on the continent, founded in 1982, followed by the Ghana Evangelical Missions Association (GEMA) in 1990. A Consortium of Evangelical Missions in Uganda (ACEMU) was formed in 2017. In recent years, the Kenya Missions Association (KEMA) and the Malawi Evangelical Missions Association (MEMA) have taken shape. Launched in 2026, the Liberia Evangelical Missions Association (LEMA) is the latest MA in the fold.  AfMA reports that currently in progress are MAs in Ethiopia, South Sudan, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone.

For information on what is happening in your country with respect to missions, contact the Africa Missions Association via email at afmamovement@gmail.com.

Nigeria: NEMA  https://nemanigeriamissions.org/

Ghana: GEMA  https://gemagh.org/

Uganda: ACEMU  https://www.acemu-ug.org/

Kenya: KEMA  https://kemamission.org/

Malawi: MEMA  https://shorturl.at/SsvI8

Liberia: LEMA https://facebook.com/LiberiaMissionsAssociation