Agape International Ministries

What Agape International Ministries does

Agape International Ministries, Inc. is a Christian nonprofit religious organization founded in 1999 by Senior Pastor Lucius P. McDowell in McDonough, Georgia. The church relocated in November 2009 to its current headquarters at 4040 Jonesboro Road in Hampton, Georgia, a facility situated on approximately 10 acres of land purchased during its early growth phase. The organization describes itself as a multigenerational family church whose mission is to "Reach the Lost, Mature the Body, and Spread the Love of Jesus Christ," serving congregants across demographic segments spanning infants through seniors.

The ministry operates a portfolio of interconnected programs delivered primarily in-person at its single Hampton facility, supplemented by an online media channel. Core offerings include weekly Sunday worship services with pre-service prayer and quarterly communion, plus segmented ministries: Kids For Christ (ages one month to ten years), Agape Fire Youth (ages 11-18), Women of Destiny, Agape Men, Marriage Maintenance, Y.A.M. Young Adult Ministries (ages 18-35), Small Care Groups, and an Evangelism/Outreach ministry. The organization also operates the accredited Agape International Ministries Bible Training Institute (AIMBTI), a two-year Biblical Studies program accredited through The Accreditation Commission International, Inc., with charter class graduating in November 2002. The Agape International Media Center extends sermon access online for remote congregants. International mission work has been conducted in Eastern Europe (Albania, 2011) and Uganda, Africa (2014).

The organization's revenue model is based entirely on voluntary tithes and offerings from congregants, accepted both in-person and through online giving portals. As a 501(c)-style religious nonprofit, no fees are charged for attendance or participation. The headcount range of 11-50 employees supports pastoral, administrative, and program delivery functions. Go-to-market relies on community-led engagement, demographic-specific programming, events, and organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), rather than paid acquisition. Technology infrastructure consists of a Wix-hosted website and standard church media platform with no disclosed proprietary systems or AI capabilities.

Name

Agape International Ministries

Legal name

Agape International Ministries, Inc.

Website

https://agapeintlmin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agape International Ministries is a Georgia-based Christian nonprofit church founded in 1999, operating from a single Hampton, GA facility. It serves multigenerational congregants through worship services, age-specific ministries, an accredited two-year Bible Training Institute, and online media outreach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Church ministries
• Biblical education
• Community worship
• Missionary outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Hampton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Members and attendees contribute tithes (10% of income) and offerings as part of their religious practice. The church also provides giving options through its website for online donations.
2. General Giving/Donations: The church accepts various forms of giving including tithes, offerings, and special donations for specific purposes. The Giving page on the website facilitates these contributions.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Agape International Ministries is a Christian church that delivers weekly worship services, Bible-based teaching, and pastoral care at its Hampton, GA headquarters. It supplements core worship with age-specific ministry programs (children, youth, women, men, marriage, young adults), an accredited two-year Bible Training Institute (AIMBTI), and an online Media Center that streams sermons for remote congregants.

Product overview

Agape International Ministries operates as a single-facility church with multiple interconnected ministry programs and an accredited Bible Training Institute. The core offering is weekly worship services supplemented by age-specific ministry programs (Kids For Christ, Agape Fire Youth, Women of Destiny, Agape Men, Marriage Maintenance, Small Care Groups, Evangelism/Outreach, and Y.A.M. Young Adult Ministries). The organization also operates the Agape International Media Center for online sermon access and the Bible Training Institute (AIMBTI), a two-year ministry training program with structured curricula. These programs collectively support the church's mission to 'Reach the Lost, Mature the Body, and Spread the Love of Jesus Christ.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly worship services held at the Hampton, GA headquarters, lasting approximately two hours with 30 minutes of pre-service prayer; includes communion on first Sundays and is open to people from all walks of life.
• Kids For Christ Children's Ministry Children's ministry program for ages one month to ten years, organized into Nursery/Toddlers, Pre-Kindergarten, and ages 6-10 cohorts, with age-specific curriculum and trained adult staff supporting physical, social, and spiritual development.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hope for the World Children's Home (Mireka)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Mission trip partnership with Hope for the World Children's Home in Mireka, Albania during Eastern Europe mission trip in 2011.
• Stevens Center (Tirana, Albania)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Ministry partnership with Stevens Center in Tirana, Albania during the 2011 Eastern Europe mission trip.
• Dynamic Church Planting InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Pastor Lucius McDowell became a certified trainer in Church Planting after successfully completing requirements from Dynamic Church Planting International in Oceanside, California in 2006.
• The Accreditation Commission International, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000The Agape International Ministries Bible Training Institute (AIMBTI) is accredited through The Accreditation Commission International, Inc. of Beebe, Arkansas, operating since 2000.
• Word of Faith International Christian CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Pastor Lucius McDowell was an honor graduate from Word of Faith International Christian Center in 1998 and was ordained shortly thereafter. Bishop Keith A. Butler provided the Bible Training Institute concept for the church.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Word of Faith International Christian Center: The Southfield, MI-based megachurch where founding pastor Lucius McDowell trained and was ordained in 1998. It is the doctrinal and lineage parent of Agape and operates as a same-tradition (Word of Faith) peer with similar Pentecostal teaching and Bible institute programming.
• Cross Pointe Church: A Duluth, GA-based Word-of-Faith / charismatic church of comparable size to Agape, serving the Atlanta metro with multi-generational ministry programming. Direct local comparator in the same doctrinal tradition and similar congregational scale.
• Faith Christian Center: The Houston-area church under Bishop Keith A. Butler where Pastor Lucius McDowell previously served as Minister of Music and Staff Minister. A direct relational peer sharing the same Word of Faith heritage and ministry lineage as Agape.

Broad incumbents

• North Point Community Church: Andy Stanley's flagship Atlanta-area multisite church. Operates in the same Atlanta metro faith market with overlapping family-ministry and teaching programming, but at far larger scale and with a broader evangelical (rather than Word of Faith) identity.
• Elevation Church: Steven Furtick's Charlotte, NC-based multisite megachurch. Comparable in style (contemporary worship, strong digital/online presence, missions orientation) but at substantially larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Church of the Highlands: One of the largest multisite churches in the Southeast, headquartered in Birmingham, AL. Comparable ministry architecture (multi-generational, missions, online media) but operates at scale orders of magnitude greater than Agape.

Regional players

• Victory World Church: A multi-site charismatic church based in Norcross, GA in the Atlanta metro. Same doctrinal stream (Word of Faith / charismatic) and overlapping geographic market, but operates at materially larger scale with multiple campuses.
• McDonough First Baptist Church: A historic Baptist congregation in McDonough, GA - the same Henry County submarket where Agape originated. Local geographic peer competing for the same suburban Atlanta congregant base, though in a different denominational tradition.

Others

• Dynamic Church Planting International: The Oceanside, CA-based church-planting training organization that certified Pastor McDowell as a trainer in 2006. A peer ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor; provides the church-planting methodology that Agape's leadership is credentialed in.
• The Accreditation Commission International, Inc. The Beebe, AR-based accrediting body that has accredited AIMBTI since 2000. Ecosystem / institutional peer relevant to the educational-programming arm of Agape rather than its core worship operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=AKyMRhBM974
• Facebookfacebook.com/AgapeIntlMin
• Instagraminstagram.com/agapeinternationalmin__
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agape-international-ministries

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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