What We Do

The Need:

Poverty in Africa

• Many of our schools are located in regions with more than 59% of children under the age of 18 living in poverty.

• Illiteracy in rural areas is 90%.

• 35-50% of children are malnourished.

• 45% of the people do not have access to clean water or adequate sanitation.

• Millions of children in these two regions live in slums and extreme poverty.

Religion in Zambia

While Christianity is accepted in most parts of Zambia, other religions present a challenge to biblical Christianity and the Gospel:

Witchcraft and Sorcery — Animistic beliefs strongly affect the lives of many Zambians. Widespread superstitions and occult practices oftentimes overlap and pollute Christian belief.

Islam — Muslims are aggressively targeting Zambia, and it is growing twice as fast as Christianity.

Jehovah’s Witnesses — This false religion is very numerous and active in outreach. Their literature floods the nation and confuses many professing Christians.

Religion in West Africa

Islam — Islam is the predominant religion in West Africa, and anyone who puts their faith in Jesus are disowned by their family and face persecution.

Christian Education

The work of BCA begins with our desire to give each child a distinctly Christian education through our child sponsorship program. Our schools are the main vehicle for reaching the orphan and the poor with the Gospel. We are committed to implementing a rigorous Christian education so that children will be equipped for their future vocations and a life in submission to the Gospel (Deut. 6:4-9).

Church Planting

Because our schools, at their core, are a church planting strategy, our end goal is not simply a Christian education. Our end goal is the same as the church! It’s making disciples, and seeing those disciples follow Jesus in healthy churches. At each one of our schools, we have partnered with church planters to plant a church at each location.

Missions Mobilization

We believe the Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) was given to the Church. Therefore, we seek to serve and empower local churches in fulfilling Christ’s command of being witnesses “to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). We partner with theologically aligned churches to support the work of our schools and church planting efforts.

Where We Serve

Zambia, Africa

BCA has two school locations in Zambia, Africa. Our first location began in 2011 in the Copperbelt region of Zambia, and our second location began in 2014 in the Northern region of Zambia.

Burundi, Africa

BCA opened a school in Burundi in 2024. There are 50 students in this first Kindergarten class.