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African Enterprise

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Our vision

...“to build strong partnerships for the mutual benefit of Africa and Canada.” We were part of the founding of African Enterprise in 1961.

When our founder, South African Michael Cassidy went to Africa to test the calling, to evangelize the cities through word and deed in partnership with the Church, he took with him 4 fellow-students: One Canadian, Paul Birch, from Vancouver and three Americans. Together they launched the first outreach in Pietermaritzburg the provincial capital of Natal South Africa in 1962.

Within a few years, the ministry became indigenous and Paul Birch returned to Canada where he, with his parents Rev. Bob and Dorothy Birch and friends, started a Canadian AE support group in 1965. After many years of faithful support the AE Board in Canada appointed their first Executive Director in 1989. In 1991 the first CEO went on to complete a doctorate in Christian Ethics and the current Executive Director and CEO, David Richardson was appointed. Born in Northern Ontario, Canada, David joined AE in South Africa in 1980 and for 12 years served all the Africa based teams as Pan-African Missions Director.

From Canada we have resources (human, material and financial) to offer while Africa brings to Canada rich resources of biblical leadership, courageous faith, vibrant worship & evangelism. In spite of great poverty and strife Africa’s deep sense of community offers to Canada a loving freedom from political correctness as they express their exuberance and joy in the Lord Jesus Christ.

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