New Name – Same Mission Over 40 years, MAI has grown in intentional and organic ways from its beginnings in Southern California, to launching offices in Charlotte, Chicago, High Point, Phoenix, and Orlando – not to mention, our International Affiliates, International Training program, and impactful International Outreach Ministry. As we begin our next 40 years…
The Charlotte Eagles are coming to Waxhaw, NC. MAI and the Charlotte Eagles officially acquired a top of the line soccer complex, called the Charlotte Eagles Soccerplex. This is an amazing story of God’s providence and provision for our organization. The complex is complete with a full-sized artificial turf field, stadium seat bleachers, two full-sized…
We are excited to introduce the Orlando Eagles! Orlando’s Executive Director, Austin Shaner, has been working diligently to build relationships in preparation for ministry in Orlando. Shaner is no stranger to MAI. He participated in Chicago’s Summer Academy in 2016 and then worked with the Charlotte Eagles from 2018 to 2019. After leaving the Charlotte…
Today, Missionary Athlete’s International (MAI) and Buena Vista Sports Academies (BVSA) are excited to announce a strategic ministry partnership! The vision of each organization includes sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ using the environment of soccer. Through a signed Memorandum Of Understanding, MAI and BVSA have very intentionally agreed to work together to impact the…
Missionary Athletes International is excited to announce strategic ministry growth through the opening of a brand-new office. The Phoenix Eagles are officially the fifth office and will focus on serving the Phoenix, AZ area. The Phoenix Eagles join existing MAI ministry offices in Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA and High Point, NC. We…
Over the last two years, MAI has provided several trainings in Bangladesh as part of our International Training strategy. Through a partnership with an organization on the ground in Bangladesh, there are now around 90 trained coaches throughout the country. Several of those coaches have explored having teams for young women and we had the…
My name is Tina Y and when I was three years old, my family fled our home country of Vietnam in fear of being persecuted for being Christians. We were hoping for a better life in the US, but when we finally settled down in an apartment complex called Birchcroft in Charlotte, NC, we discovered…
Introducing the new USL2, WPSL, and Select team jersey sponsor for the 2022-2024 seasons!!! We are excited to partner with a ministry that we support and who similarly seeks to share the gospel around the world. “Compassion International is a Christian child development organization dedicated to releasing children from poverty. Our…
By: Bri Mikalson College friends wore our fundraiser T-shirts around campus. Team parents praised us for flying across the world to spread the gospel. In Japan, we were guests of honor. Local pastors advertised the visiting American athletes to draw people to church. Groups of teen girls wanted to pose with us for selfies. We…
MAI is pleased to announce Cliff Wright has accepted the position as Executive Director of the Charlotte Eagles. Cliff comes with an impressive background in ministry serving with Young Life for over 16 years. Cliff has served with YL in Kentucky, Virginia and in North Carolina. For the past 6 years he has been serving…