Empower One

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Summary

Empower One empowers local leaders to bring the gospel to the unreached and under-engaged peoples of Africa.

Contact information

Mailing address:
Empower One
PO Box 551755
Dallas, TX 75355

Website: empower-one.org

Phone: (469) 737-0790

Email: [email protected]

Organization details

EIN: 261515698

CEO/President: Mike Congrove

Chairman:

Board size: 0

Founder:

Ruling year: 2009

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2020

Purpose

To see a movement of vibrant, reproducing churches led by trained local leaders among every unreached and under-engaged people group in Africa.

Mission statement

To train and support indigenous/local church leaders in Africa, with a strategic focus on planting churches in the hardest-to-reach areas, especially among those who have little or no access to the gospel.

Statement of faith

We believe that the Scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, are divinely inspired and given by God and therefore free from error and untruths (as they appeared in the original manuscripts); that they are necessary and clear for knowing and understanding the gospel of salvation, and they are the supreme standard in all matters of faith and practice. Exodus 24:4 - Deut. 4:1-2 - Psalm 19:7-10 - Matt. 5:17-18 - Luke 24:27; 44 - John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17 - Rom. 15:4; 16:25-26 - 1 Cor. 2:13 - 2 Tim. 3:15-17 - Heb. 1:1-2; 4:12 - 1 Peter 1:25 - 2 Peter 1:19-21
We believe in the one and only true God who eternally exists in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is the distinctive mark of the Christian faith and life. Deut. 4:35; 6:4 - Isaiah 43:10 - Matt. 28:18-19 - Mark 12:29 - John 1:14 - Acts 5:3-4 - 1Cor. 8:4-6 - Eph. 4:4-6 - Rev. 22:13
We believe in God the Father, creator of heaven and earth and ruler over all His creation according to His sovereign will, who through grace and love offered his Son, Jesus Christ as redemption for mankind. Gen. 1-2 - Exodus 6:2-3 - Deut. 32:6 - Jeremiah 10:10 - Mark 1:9-11 - John 14:6-13 - Acts 1:7 - Rom. 5:8 - 1 Cor. 8:6
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ as the eternal Son of God, His virgin birth, sinless life, vicarious and atoning death on the cross, burial, bodily resurrection, ascension, present ministry of intercession, and His imminent, future return to reign as King. Matt. 1:18-25 - Luke 1:34-35 - John 1:1-18 - Acts 1:9-11 - Rom. 5:8 - 1 Cor. 15:1-28 - 2 Cor. 5:21 - Phil. 2:6-11 - Col. 1:15-23 - 1 Tim. 2:5-6 - Heb. 1:1-6; 4:15-16; 7:23-25 - 1 Peter 2:21-25; 3:18 - 1 John 2:2
We believe in the divine Holy Spirit who draws people to Christ, convicts people of sin, and regenerates and indwells all believers. The Holy Spirit fills and comforts the believer, enables him to grow in holiness, and equips the believer with spiritual gifts for the edification of the body of Christ. Gen. 1:2 - Psalm 139:7 - Isaiah 61:1-3 - Matt. 3:16; 28:19 - Luke 1:35; 12:12; 24:49 - John 4:24; 14:16-17, 26; 15:26; 16:7-14 - Acts 1:8; 2:1-4, 38; 10:44 - Rom. 8:9-11, 14-16, 26-27; 12:3-8 - 1 Cor. 2:10-14; 3:16; 12:3-13 - Eph. 1:13-14 - 1 Peter 4:10-11 - 1 John 4:13
We believe that Adam and Eve, created in the image of God, were tempted by Satan and disobeyed God; that all people have inherited their sin and by nature and choice are deserving of God's righteous judgment; that man is unable to save himself or contribute in any way toward his acceptance before God and therefore that all people are in need of a Savior. Gen. 1:26-30; 2:5, 7, 18-22; 3; 6:5 - Psalm 14:1-3; 32:1-5; 51:5 - Acts 17:26-31 - Rom. 1:19-32; 3:10-18, 23; 5:12, 19; 17:14-25 - 1 Cor. 1:21-31; 15:21-22 - Eph. 2:1-22 - Titus 3:5
We believe that Christ's life, death, burial and resurrection is the good news of the gospel and provides the only way of salvation for sinful mankind. We believe that salvation is a gift of God to those who repent and trust only upon the person and work of Jesus Christ whose death on the cross in our place satisfied the demands of God's righteous judgment. We believe that salvation means the believer has been made a new creation, declared righteous before God, forever secure in Christ, and given the gift of eternal life which cannot be lost. John 3:16 - Acts 16:30-31 - Rom. 1:16-17; 3:20-31; 4:22-25; 5:6; 6:6; 8:1-17; 10:8-13 - 1 Cor. 15:1-4 - 2 Cor. 5:21 - Eph. 1:13-14; 2:8-10 - Phil. 3:9 - Col. 1:21-22 - Titus 3:3-7 - 1 Peter 3:18 - 1 John 1:8-2:2
We believe the Church, the body of Christ, is made up of all believers from all nations who have turned from sin in repentance and trusted only upon the person and work of Jesus Christ for salvation. We believe a local church is an autonomous group of baptized believers who have covenanted together as a local church under identifiable church leaders gathering together regularly to celebrate the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. They do this through worshiping and praying to God through Jesus Christ, teaching, studying, and obeying God's Word, exercising spiritual gifts and service for the edification of the body of Christ, and observing the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper. Local churches scatter into the world for the purpose of making disciples of all nations. Matt. 16:15-18; 28:18-20 - Mark 16:15 - John 17:18 - Acts 1:8; 2:41-47; 6:3-6; 14:23, 27 - Rom. 12:5, 9-13 - 1 Cor. 1:2; 12 - 2 Cor. 5:18-20 - Eph. 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 4:11-16 - Col. 1:18 - Heb. 10:24-25 - 1 Peter 2:9-10

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Sector: Foreign Missions

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Question	Response	Score
Does the organization have a statement of faith consistent with historic Christian creeds and is that statement of easily found on its website?	Yes	3/3
Does the board have no more than 2 non-independent members?	No	0/10
Does the board have at least four independent board members for every non-independent member?	No	0/3
Does the board contain at least 5 members and no more than 12 members?	No	0/5
Does the organization file a Form 990 and make its Form 990 available to the public?	No	0/25
Does the organization post its audited financial statement or review (if annual revenue is less than $1 million) on its website?	No	0/2
Is the organization a member of the ECFA?	Yes	20/20
Is the CEO/President's compensation within one standard deviation of the median compensation?	No	0/2
For the past five years, has the organization been free of any lawsuits or administrative actions filed against it by an employee, client, board member, vendor, donor, or other related party?	Yes	2/2
Does the organization require its employees to affirm upon hiring the statement of faith of the organization?	Yes	2/2
Is the board chair an independent member of the board?	Yes	2/2
Have there been no public accusations of misdeeds against the organization, founder, CEO, senior pastor, or board members in the past five years?	Yes	2/2
Has the organization refrained from the use of non-disclosure agreements?	Yes	2/2
Does the organization have an overall financial efficiency rating of at least 3 stars?	No	0/20
Total donor confidence score		33/100