Bible Study Fellowship

Name

Bible Study Fellowship

Legal name

Bible Study Fellowship

Website

https://bsfinternational.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bible Study Ministry / Religious Education

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Interdenominational Bible study
• Bible study ministry
• Religious education programs
• Online Bible study
• Christian discipleship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: BSF operates as a faith-based nonprofit ministry supported entirely by voluntary donations from class members, volunteers, and supporters. The organization states it operates by faith on the generosity of members and friends, accepting gifts through online giving, checks, appreciated securities, and IRA gifts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bible Study Fellowship delivers free, interdenominational, verse-by-verse Bible study through a 30-week curriculum offered in in-person church-based groups, online virtual groups, and the WordGo mobile app. The ministry serves over 500,000 participants globally and includes specialized programs for adults, young adults, children (BSF Kids, ages 0-5), students (BSF Students, ages 5-17), and the Word in the City urban ministry, supported entirely by voluntary donations.

Product overview

Bible Study Fellowship offers a comprehensive Bible study ecosystem consisting of the core BSF 30-Week Study program (available in-person or online through BSF Online), the WordGo mobile app for on-the-go daily Bible study, and specialized programs including BSF Kids (ages 0-5), BSF Students (ages 5-17), and Word in the City. All programs provide free, interdenominational in-depth Bible study in community settings, serving over 500,000 participants globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WordGo: Free mobile Bible study app offering short daily studies with Scripture and guided questions for individuals or groups
• BSF Kids
• BSF Students
• BSF Online
• Word in the City

Products and services

• BSF 30-Week Study Free, interdenominational, verse-by-verse Bible study in community, offered as a 30-week program led by trained Teaching Leaders and available in-person or online. Built for individual adults and serving more than 500,000 participants globally. The 2026-2027 study focuses on the Book of Romans.
• BSF Online Online virtual group version of the BSF Bible study program allowing participants worldwide to study the same 30-week curriculum remotely with BSF-trained Teaching Leaders via a dedicated online learning platform.
• WordGo App Free mobile Bible study app (iOS and Android) offering short daily studies with Scripture and guided questions for individual or group use; available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
• BSF Kids Children's Bible study program for ages 0-5, integrated with in-person women's groups. Children learn age-appropriate Bible truths through interactive activities including Bible stories, scripture verses, singing, and quiet time in a safe environment.
• BSF Students Youth Bible study program for ages 5-17 delivered through in-person and online day and evening classes. Students investigate the same Scripture as adult groups but with age-appropriate activities and discussion.
• Word in the City Urban Bible study program referenced alongside BSF classes, BSF Online, WordGo, and the BSF App as part of BSF's suite of Bible study applications.
• BSF App Mobile application referenced in BSF's Terms of Use for accessing BSF study materials, class information, and resources alongside the other BSF Applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ people study the Bible through BSF programs globally

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• The Bible Project: The Bible Project produces animated, free video-based Bible study content viewed tens of millions of times. Its free, video-led study format competes with BSF's verse-by-verse curriculum and WordGo's digital delivery.
• RightNow Media: RightNow Media is a streaming video library used by 30,000+ churches for Bible study and discipleship content. It serves the same church-based small-group and individual study use case that BSF addresses.
• YouVersion (Life.Church): YouVersion is the world's most-downloaded Bible app with hundreds of millions of installs, offering free digital Bible reading, plans, and verse-by-verse study. It directly competes with BSF's WordGo app for digital Bible study engagement.
• Walk Thru the Bible: Walk Thru the Bible is a faith-based Bible teaching ministry that runs structured, in-person and digital Bible study courses through churches—closely aligned with BSF's church-hosted, small-group Bible study model.
• Alpha International: Alpha runs a globally scaled, free evangelistic Bible study course deployed through churches worldwide. It mirrors BSF's church-hosted, free, discussion-based model with similar global reach and volunteer-leader structure.
• Bible Gateway: Bible Gateway is a long-standing online Bible platform offering free scripture reading, devotionals, and study resources. It overlaps with BSF Online and WordGo as a free destination for personal Bible study.
• Logos Bible Software (Faithlife): Logos/Faithlife produces Bible study software and digital tools for in-depth Scripture study. It overlaps with BSF's scholar-informed, verse-by-verse study approach but serves a more paid-software, individual-user model.
• Bible.org: Bible.org hosts free, structured online Bible study courses and commentaries. It directly parallels BSF Online's free, in-depth, community-supported Bible study offering.

Others

• Subsplash: Subsplash is a technology platform providing mobile apps, giving, and media tools for churches and faith-based ministries. It serves as an enabling technology layer that ministries like BSF could leverage, rather than a direct study competitor.

Emerging players

• Got Questions Ministries: Got Questions provides free online Bible study Q&A and topical resources reaching millions of users. It overlaps with BSF's educational mission as a free digital Bible study destination, though its format is reference-based rather than curriculum-based.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@WeAreBSFKids

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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