{"id":20,"date":"2026-08-06T05:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T05:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:48:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/?page_id=20","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahba-whitebg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9879098637160977;width:404px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahba-whitebg.jpg 627w, https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ahba-whitebg-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formed out of the Indian Pentecostal Church and the African United Methodist in Malawi, who requested in 2017 to work with us. The <strong>Interdenominational Assembly of Churches<\/strong> and the Association Ministry was born upon the teaching of Christ.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statement of&nbsp;Purpose<\/strong><br>Our ministry includes international and domestic mission, theological education, advocacy for religious liberty, literature production for pastors and other church workers, and the infrastructure necessary to keep these cooperative efforts operational. Specifically, the association was created \u201cto provide a general organization for Christians in Canada and for the promotion of Christian missions at home and abroad and any other objects such as Christian education, benevolent enterprises, and social services which it may be advisable for the Kingdom of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of our ways of offering future pastors, Christian leaders and laymen, through a partnership, a very low-cost Bible Ministry certificate in English, as well as in French. You need to have good basic English (French) and the desire to study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MISSION<\/strong>: <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0693e3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Outreach for Church Leaders<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The mission of the EMMI interdenominational association of churches is to promote excellence and preserve the traditions of church benefit boards and church benefit plans through collaboration and fellowship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Given Africa\u2019s rapidly growing population, there is an urgent need for trained church leaders and ministry workers, particularly in regions where the Gospel has yet to reach. At the African Harvestime  Bible Academy, we are dedicated to equipping and certifying the next generation of leaders for this vital mission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This ministry is under the care of the <strong>Academic Research in Christian Theology and Apologetics Teaching Methods<\/strong>, governed by the Franciscans of the Immaculate, a third order of the Independent New Life Catholic Ministry. We are open to all Christians. Our members are African Evangelists, African Methodists, African Presbyterians, Canadian Baptists, Canadian and American Catholics, and, in the majority, African and Asian Pentecostals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Members Since 2017:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>District 04<\/strong> <strong>&nbsp;Malawi<\/strong>: African United Methodist, Life in Jesus Pentecostal Church, Prophet J Elisha Ministries, Divine Light Ministries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 05<\/strong> <strong>Uganda:<\/strong> Greater Grace Ministries Evangelical church, Set free Church &amp; Ministries,&nbsp; Happy Times Care Ministries, Touch Jesus Outreach Ministries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 07 <\/strong><strong>Kenya:<\/strong> <strong>Province Our Lady of Africa, <\/strong>Christ Commission Fellowship Church, Glory Ministries, Bethel Orphanage Care Foundation, Grace Ministries Welfare Society, Builders For Christ Assembly Church, House of Light Church, Grace Outreach Church, Wilken of Builders for Christ Assembly Church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D<\/strong><strong>istrict 10<\/strong>&nbsp; <strong>RD Congo: Province Our Lady of Africa<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 11<\/strong> <strong>Nigeria:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 12<\/strong> <strong>Zambia:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 30<\/strong> <strong>South Africa:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 32<\/strong> <strong>Mozambique:<\/strong> Divine Light Ministries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 33<\/strong> <strong>Burundi<\/strong>: Jean NDAYIZIGA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 34<\/strong>&nbsp; <strong>Liberia<\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 35 Togo<\/strong>: Agape Family Fellowship, Espoir pour Afrique Togo 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 36 Ghana<\/strong>: Agape Family Fellowship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District 37 Cameroon:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/franciscansimmaculate.org\/province-jesus-the-good-shepherd\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3213\">Province Jesus the Good Shepherd<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OLD CAMP GROUND BIBLE INSTITUTE OF EASTERN AFRICA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686090499_1357492366191953_7948561652032570999_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43\" style=\"width:337px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686090499_1357492366191953_7948561652032570999_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686090499_1357492366191953_7948561652032570999_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686090499_1357492366191953_7948561652032570999_n.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Most Reverend Eric M. Gagnon M.I., OFS<\/strong>, Chaplain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Founder, Metropolitan Archbishop, President Bishop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Canada is the central headquarters, where the Metropolitan Archbishop Eric M. Gagnon is the international Elected Prelate and executive director.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formed out of the Indian Pentecostal Church and the African United Methodist in Malawi, who requested in 2017 to work with us. The Interdenominational Assembly of Churches and the Association Ministry was born upon the teaching of Christ. Statement of&nbsp;PurposeOur &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/?page_id=20\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135,"href":"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bibleacademy.africa\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}