Ambassadors for Christ International, Inc./ AFCI 
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Summary
Ambassadors for Christ International (AFCI) was founded on the belief that Nationals in Ministry (Christian nationals living and working in their own countries) provide the best foundation for the church to thrive and grow.
Each national team has its own ministry focus, but all of us are committed to the vision of AFCI, which is "Teams of Nationals accelerating the spread of the Gospel through local churches worldwide."
Under one banner, we believe that the mission of the church is truly international and that leadership for world missions should be a cooperative effort involving input from many nations, not just one nation taking their ideas to the world.
We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. (2 Corinthians 5:20 - NIV)
Contact information
Mailing address:
Ambassadors for Christ International
PO Box 470
Tucker, GA 30085
Website: afciworld.org
Phone: 770-921-4705
Email: info@afciworld.org
Organization details
EIN: 581303476
CEO/President: Brian Hamilton, International Director
Chairman: Mr. William E. Frantz
Board size: 6
Founder:
Ruling year: 1978
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2004
Purpose
The purpose of AFCI is, "To glorify God by life and ministry as we seek to know Him and to make Him known to the nations." Out of this flow the vision, mission and core values of the ministry. The vision is the "what," the mission is the "how," and the core values "guide the process."
AFCI's vision is to establish a network of highly effective teams of nationals to accelerate the spread of the Gospel through local churches worldwide.
Mission statement
AFCI's mission is accomplished by focusing on revival in the church, evangelism through the church, and training for the church worldwide. This is accomplished primarily through preaching and teaching ministries.
Statement of faith
Ambassadors for Christ International uses the following to communicate its Statement of Faith:
- 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.
- We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- We believe in "that blessed hope," the personal imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the rapture of the church.
- 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.
- 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.
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Transparency grade
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Evangelism Support
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 218 of 1022 | 11 of 51 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 240 of 1024 | 13 of 51 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 483 of 1024 | 21 of 51 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 319 of 1022 | 15 of 51 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 96% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 85% | 83% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 94% | 100% | 96% | 95% | 92% | 96% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 78% | 85% | 82% | 82% | 79% | 80% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 6% | 0% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 4% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | 0% | 7% | 10% | 15% | 9% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 13% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.24 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.78 | 1.65 | 1.99 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.28 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.66 | 2.00 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 27.36 | 312.58 | 105.12 | 58.09 | 39.75 | 340.35 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.53 | 6.71 | 6.83 | 6.60 | 7.06 | 5.99 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 3% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 0% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 76% | 56% | 57% | 55% | 59% | 50% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $617,365 | $617,123 | $581,017 | $506,392 | $424,002 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $4,986 | $7,516 | $6,195 | $23,428 | $18,111 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $622,351 | $624,639 | $587,212 | $529,820 | $442,113 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $2,188 | $2,785 | $1,084 | $2,166 | $1,649 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $2,188 | $2,785 | $1,084 | $2,166 | $1,649 |
| Total assets | $624,539 | $627,424 | $588,296 | $531,986 | $443,762 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $1,991 | $5,942 | $10,108 | $13,328 | $1,299 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $1,991 | $5,942 | $10,108 | $13,328 | $1,299 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $1,991 | $5,942 | $10,108 | $13,328 | $1,299 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Without donor restrictions | $622,548 | $621,482 | $578,188 | $518,658 | $442,463 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $622,548 | $621,482 | $578,188 | $518,658 | $442,463 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $1,108,408 | $1,128,797 | $1,108,491 | $954,074 | $920,634 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $902 | $1,613 | $804 | $477 | $0 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $715 |
| Total other revenue | $902 | $1,613 | $804 | $477 | $715 |
| Total revenue | $1,109,310 | $1,130,410 | $1,109,295 | $954,551 | $921,349 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $948,432 | $931,660 | $910,827 | $750,921 | $735,498 |
| Management and general | $131,691 | $129,782 | $113,758 | $104,817 | $114,032 |
| Fundraising | $29,632 | $25,674 | $25,180 | $22,618 | $33,752 |
| Total expenses | $1,109,755 | $1,087,116 | $1,049,765 | $878,356 | $883,282 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($445) | $43,294 | $59,530 | $76,195 | $38,067 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($445) | $43,294 | $59,530 | $76,195 | $38,067 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Alvin Whittinghill | Director | $69,214 |
| Wallace Francis | Director | $40,000 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2019
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 11/9/2021. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
Ambassadors for Christ International (AFCI) was founded in 1948 when Australia's leading evangelist John Ridley, together with a godly building contractor, became deeply concerned about the need for biblical preaching to build up the Australian churches and penetrate Australia's secular society. The burden was for true revival in the churches and effective evangelism through the churches. Together they formed the Australian Institute of Evangelism to train young men and women biblical truths and practical evangelism.
As believers from nearby countries came to Australia to be trained, the vision spread to other parts of the world with an emphasis on building up local church leaders to more effectively reach their nations. With the international expansion and new teams being formed in other nations, the name was changed to Ambassadors for Christ International. Training local pastors in evangelism and church growth principles has been central to AFCI's mission through the years and remains so today. The methods have changed over time, but the mission has remained the same.