What Outreach does

Outreach is a Colorado Springs, Colorado-based, privately held company founded in 1996 that operates as a vertically specialized e-commerce and marketing services provider exclusively for churches and faith-based organizations in the United States. The company serves over 30,000 churches with a comprehensive catalog spanning physical printed goods (vinyl and fabric banners, yard signs, postcards, bulletins, communion cups, devotional books, branded apparel), recurring services (New Mover direct mail programs with demographic targeting, Outreach Smart Mail subscriptions, annual Digital Kit Subscriptions), and digital marketing products (Outreach Ads for social platforms, Outreach Social, video downloads, graphic bundles, free texting, and Outreach Films for movie licensing including The Chosen).

The company's underlying technology centers on a custom online design editor that allows churches to customize 11,000+ pre-designed templates with their own text, logos, and branding, supplemented by a Canva integration for template authoring. Production is handled through an in-house print-on-demand system supporting vinyl, fabric, and rigid substrates across a wide range of sizes (2'x3' A-frame signs through 5'x15' mega banners). The company has assembled a portfolio of strategic partnerships with established ministries and media properties — Awana, Alpha, The Chosen, MomCo, National Day of Prayer, Bible Gateway, and trypraying — that generate licensed co-branded product lines difficult for generalist print vendors to replicate.

Revenue is generated across five streams: one-time product sales of physical goods (the primary driver based on the catalog structure and unit pricing), recurring subscription revenue from direct mail and digital kits, fee-based custom design services, advertising revenue (Outreach Ads and Bible Gateway placements), and free strategy consultations that function as a sales funnel. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through outreach.com, an inside sales call center operating Monday–Friday 7am–5pm MT, and a free specialist consultation service. The company maintains a sub-brand portfolio spanning advertising, social, films, speakers, devotionals, and women's ministry (MomCo), and operates as the sole disclosed entity under legal name Outreach, Inc. with no parent company or subsidiaries and no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Outreach

Legal name

Outreach, Inc.

Website

https://outreach.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church Marketing & Communication Materials

NAICS

Other Services Related to Advertising (54189)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious & Spiritual Print-on-Demand (Bibles, Devotionals) (MPAJANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides) (MPAJAHAC), Sermon, Homiletics & Ministry Resource Publishing (Preaching Aids, Pastoral Resources) (MPAJAHAD), Denominational & Community Periodicals (Church Magazines, Diocesan/Temple Newsletters) (MPAJAHAI), Devotional & Prayer Publishing (Devotionals, Prayer Books, Meditation Guides) (MPAJAHAB), Religious & Spiritual Books Retail (CRALAAAE), Religious & Specialty Publishing Distribution (CRAOALAD)

Keywords

• Church marketing materials
• Church communication tools
• Printed church banners
• Church direct mail
• Church supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Physical Goods): One-time product sales of printed church marketing materials including banners, signs, postcards, bulletins, apparel, and supplies. Customers purchase individual items or bulk quantities with volume pricing available.
2. Direct Mail Services: Subscription and per-use direct mail services for church outreach campaigns including new mover programs and saturation mailing with demographic targeting options.
3. Digital Subscriptions: Digital kit subscriptions for sermon series content, video downloads, graphic bundles, and streaming church films.
4. Custom Design Services: Fee-based custom design services where Outreach designers create bespoke church marketing materials for a small additional charge.
5. Advertising Services: Church advertising services including Outreach Ads for Facebook/Instagram/Threads, Bible Gateway ads, and social media video ads.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Outreach sells customizable printed church marketing and communication materials — including outdoor and indoor banners, signs, postcards, bulletins, apparel, communion supplies, and devotional books — complemented by direct mail services (new mover outreach), digital marketing suites (social ads, video downloads), faith-based film licensing, and free online design tools with Canva integration, targeted at churches of all denominations.

Product overview

Outreach is a church communication and marketing tools company offering a comprehensive portfolio of physical and digital products designed to help churches reach their communities with the Gospel. The core offerings center on customizable printed materials: Church Banners & Signs (outdoor/indoor vinyl and fabric banners, yard signs, flag banners in various sizes), Direct Mail Postcards (new mover programs, targeted mailing with demographic reports), Invitation Stations & Cards (custom invite cards in multiple formats), Church Bulletins, T-Shirts & Apparel, Church Supplies (communion cups, journals, devotional books), and Discipleship Materials (small group kits, movie studies, Alpha resources). These are supplemented by digital services including Outreach Digital Suites (social media ads, video downloads, graphic bundles), Outreach Films (faith-based movie licensing and streaming), Free Texting, and the New Mover Program for neighborhood outreach. The company also provides custom design services via an online editor and Canva integration, plus free strategy consultations. Partner products include MomCo, National Day of Prayer, Awana Clubs, and The Chosen licensed materials. Outreach positions itself as a one-stop shop for churches seeking to communicate, promote events, and disciple congregants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Outreach Ads: Advertising services for churches
• Outreach Social
• Outreach Digital Suites
• Outreach Smart Mail
• Outreach Films
• OutreachSpeakers.com
• Outreach Everywhere
• DiscipleReach
• MomCo
• trypraying

Products and services

• Church Banners & Signs Customizable church banners and signs including outdoor vinyl banners, indoor banners, flag banners, yard signs, light pole banners, A-frame signs, and backdrops in various sizes, materials, and designs for church ministries.
• Direct Mail Postcards
• Invitation Stations & Cards
• Church Bulletins
• T-Shirts & Apparel
• Church Supplies
• Devotional Books
• Discipleship & Small Groups
• Outreach Digital Suites
• Outreach Films
• Outreach Everywhere
• New Mover Program
• Design Services & Online Editor
• Outreach Strategy Consultation
• Design Suites (Church Branding)
• Outreach Speakers

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• MomCocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMomCo is a sub-brand partnership providing apparel and ministry materials specifically designed for mothers in the church community. MomCo products include shirts, banners, and accessories targeting women's ministry.
• National Day of PrayercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial partnership providing National Day of Prayer themed materials including t-shirts, banners, downloads, and accessories for churches participating in annual prayer events.
• The ChosenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for The Chosen faith-based film series with free church streaming, indoor/outdoor banners, invite cards, and flag banners. Churches can stream The Chosen content for free and purchase promotional materials.
• AwanamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's ministry partnership providing Awana Clubs branded materials including Puggles, Cubbies, and Sparks program banners and promotional items.
• AlphamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiscipleship partnership offering Alpha program materials including books, banners, invite cards, and posters for churches running Alpha courses.
• Bible GatewayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdvertising partnership offering Bible Gateway display ads as a church marketing product for reaching audiences searching scripture.
• CanvacoreTechnology or IntegrationDesign integration partnership allowing Outreach customers to use free Canva templates for designing church marketing materials directly integrated with Outreach's product offerings.
• tryprayingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing trypraying devotional books and banners for churches promoting prayer initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• SermonCentral: SermonCentral provides sermon series resources, preaching aids, and ministry content to pastors. It overlaps with Outreach's sermon series campaign kits and digital kit subscriptions but stays primarily in the content/preaching layer.
• WorshipHouse Media: WorshipHouse Media provides worship and church media for download and streaming. It is comparable to Outreach Films and digital kits, but smaller in scale and with a narrower focus on music/worship video rather than full marketing communication.
• Faithlife (Logos): Faithlife, parent of Logos Bible Software, sells Bible study tools and faith content to churches and individuals. It is comparable to Outreach's DiscipleReach journals and devotional books as well as its trypraying partnership, sharing the same church resource buyer.

Direct peers

• Sharefaith: Sharefaith sells church-specific media, graphics, presentations, and website resources to churches worldwide. It directly competes with Outreach's downloadable kits, graphic bundles, and church design templates, sharing the same church-communications vertical and DIY customization model.
• Church Motion Graphics: Church Motion Graphics offers worship loops, sermon media, and video content tailored to churches. It overlaps with Outreach Films and Outreach's Digital Kit Subscriptions, targeting the same church content/media buyer with subscription and per-download products.

Broad incumbents

• Subsplash: Subsplash is a broader church engagement platform spanning mobile apps, giving, email, and media. It competes with Outreach Digital Suites and Outreach's Free Texting offering while serving the same church communicator persona with adjacent digital tools.
• Pushpay: Pushpay (now belonging to BCE) provides church giving, engagement, and management software. While more focused on payments than print, it sells into the same church operational budget and competes for Outreach's digital services spend.
• Vistaprint: Vistaprint (Cimpress) is a large-scale custom print and direct mail platform. It is an incumbent commercial-print alternative that churches use for banners, postcards, and apparel, putting competitive pressure on Outreach's print catalog.
• 4imprint: 4imprint is a promotional products and printing distributor serving organizations of all types. It competes with Outreach on banners, apparel, and direct mail but does not specialize in church-specific designs.

Others

• Canva: Canva is a general-purpose design platform that Outreach integrates with via templates. Although not a direct competitor today (Outreach bundles Canva with print), it represents the dominant alternative for self-service church graphic creation and an emerging competitive risk.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/outreach
• Facebookfacebook.com/outreachinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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