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Association of Military Christian Fellowships (AMCF)

AMCF A worldwide association of national military Christian fellowships (MCFs) and individual mil- itary Christians in nations that do not have an organized MCF.

Character of the AMCF n An association – not an organization n A voluntary agreement of more than 140 indigenous Military Christian Fellowships of the world to work together to spread the good news of Jesus Christ among the militaries of the world . n Non-denominational, non-political, and not affiliated with any nation or church n It has no office, budget or staff

AMCF History • 1851: Start of OCU/MCF (Capt. Trotter, UK) • 1920: Beginning of AMCF (Maj. Smith, UK) • 1930: 1st International Conference (Capt. Trotter) (4 Countries) • 2004: 12th AMCF World Conference (134 Countries) (Maj. Smith ) • 2014: 13th AMCF W.C (Rep. of South Africa)

AMCF History 1851: Start of OCU/MCF (Capt. Trotter, UK) 1920: Beginning of AMCF (Maj. Smith, UK) 1930: First International Conference of Fellowship of Na- Captain Trotter tional Officers Christian Unions (FNOCU) – 4 countries. Army Prayer Union (1851) 1959: International conferences re-started (Maj. Smith) after WWII. 4 countries in 1959; 9 in 1961 1980: Name of “FNOCU” changed Baron Von Tuyll to AMCF 1994: 94 countries at Sir Robert 11th World Conference Ewbank MG Clay Buckingham • 12 World Conferences since 1930 Sir Laurence New • Attendance has grown from 4 Gen Lee, Pil to 134 countries Sup Gen Srilal Weerasooriya

Past AMCF World Conferences Year Location No. of Countries Attendance 1930 Zuylen Castle, Netherlands 4 1937 Zuylen Castle, Netherlands 8 55-70 1959 Camp Wabanna, MD 4 140 1961 Berchtesgaden, Germany 9 300 1964 The Netherlands 9 300+ 1967 Seoul, Korea 8 1971 Dassel, Germany 12 1976 Massanetta Springs, VA 21 600 1980 Stanwick, England 40 350 1984 Seoul, Korea 54 500 1994 Virginia Beach, VA 94 1,047 2004 Seoul, Korea 134 3,217

Structure of the AMCF 1 President (10 Years) 14 Vice-Presidents (7 Years) ENE ESC NA EA ME AF Asia S ASE CA AW AE SA Pac AS 7

AMCF Mission and Goal Mission To bring the good news of Jesus Christ to m ilitary men and women of every nation of th e world. Goal That every country in the world have an MCF and that it become mature and effective.

How the AMCF Works Praying • Reaching out • • Meeting together • Communicating • Teaching & Encouraging • Cooperating

Praying • Pray and Plan • Noontime prayer • AMCF Day of Prayer (September) 10 Especially for countries with no MCF

Reaching Out to Non-MCF Countries Region Country ARMENIA, CYPRUS, TURKEY, BOSNIA, CROATIA, IRELAND, MALTA, 18 Europe MONTENEGRO, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, ICELAND, ANDORRA, KOSOVO, LIECHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBOURG, MONACO, SAN MARINO IRAN, IRAQ, ISRAEL, MARREQUES, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ALGER- 14 Mideast IA, BAHRAIN, KUWAIT, LIBYA, MAURITANIA, OMAN, QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN 5 Asia AFGHANISTÁN, CHINA, MALDIVES, BRUNEI, NORTH KOREA 6 Pacific COOK ISLANDS, KIRIBATI, MICRONESIA, NAURU, SAMOA, TUVALU 5 Africa EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ZIMBABWE, DJIBOUTI, SOMALIA, ERITREA 11

Meeting Together – Local, national, regional, and worldwide conferences – Small Groups for prayers, Bible study, and fellowship – 12th AMCF World Conference (14-18 September 2004) – Location: Osanri Prayer Mountain, Seoul, Korea – Theme: “Arise, Shine” (Isaiah 60:1) – 3.217 delegates from 134 countries – Outcome – Implementation of AMCF motto: “All One in Christ Jesus” – Contribution to AMCF Goal: >60 new MCFs formed 2003-present

Meeting Together 13th AMCF World Conference • When: 23-29 November 2014 (7 days) • Where: Cape Town, Republic of South Africa • Theme: “Be strong and very courageous” (Joshua 1:7) • Estimated size: 1,000+ delegates from 150+ countries • Please help with: • Prayer • Financial support • Sending delegates “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” 13 Mark 16:15

http://www.amcf2014.org/wsurvey.php?survey_id=3889

Communicating n Newsletter • Website • Fax / Tel n E-mail 15

Teaching and Encouraging • Visits to national MCFs/regional ministry • Interaction Rocky Mountain High • International military student ministry • Academy exploration Program • Chaplain Interaction & IAEC support • English Language Camps ACCTS • MSO E·C • MCF Leaders • Cyber Institute CATT Conferences • MEO-P • FMS-K MSO MMI • SIMM • Visits to national MCFs • Cadet Conference • Leadership conferences • Skiing Retreat • Sailing Retreat • Visits to national MCFs 16

Cooperating Three Principal Supporting Organizations MMI 1974 MSO ACCTS 2002 1972 AMCF 1930 Other Supporting Org. (22) USA12, UK5, ROK5 17

Objective Before the “48 CCMs ” 2013.7.21 Second Advent “How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in harmony!" (Psalm 133:1) 18

Resource Web Sites n AMCF: www.amcf-int.org n ACCTS: www.accts.org n Journal of Faith and War: www.faithandwar.org

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