History
The Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) was formed on 26th February 1966 at Limuru, Kenya, East Africa, during a meeting of 102 evangelical Christian leaders from 23 African nations and missionaries from other countries. The meeting had been convened as a result of the felt need by the evangelicals for a permanent association which would help build a united movement of the Body of Christ, that would promote evangelical unity, fellowship and Christian witness in Africa.
In its 37 years of existence, AEA has grown into a continental family of over 70 million evangelicals comprising 33 National Evangelical Fellowships that are made up of numerous local churches. There are 34 Associate Members who consist of Para-Church organizations, and 11 Special Members representing local Churches in countries where there are no National Evangelical Alliances.
