AFLC

Name

AFLC

Legal name

Association of Free Lutheran Congregations

Website

https://aflc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Denomination Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Lutheran church body
• Religious ministry services
• Church planting
• Evangelism resources
• Bible college education

Headquarters

HQ city

Plymouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Congregational Giving and Subsidies: The AFLC operates primarily through voluntary contributions and subsidies from member congregations. The 2026 General Fund subsidy request is $504,600. Expenses include payroll and benefits, program and promotional costs, administrative expenses, and property maintenance.
2. Individual Donations: Individual congregation members and supporters contribute financially to various AFLC departments including Evangelism and Discipleship, Youth Ministry, World Missions, Home Missions, and Bible College and Seminary.
3. Designated Gifts and Special Projects: Donors can make designated gifts to specific ministries or special projects such as Equipping Workshops, Digital Equipment, Journey Through the Old Testament Bible curriculum reprinting ($20,000), or Luther's Small Catechism reprinting ($25,000).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC) operates as a fellowship of independent Lutheran congregations working interdependently for service in the Kingdom of God. It coordinates multiple ministry departments including evangelism and discipleship, youth ministries, women's missionary federation, home and world missions, and operates the Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary along with Ambassador Publications.

Product overview

The Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (AFLC) is a fellowship of independent Lutheran congregations in the United States with over 250 member congregations. The organization's digital presence centers on its main website (aflc.org) which serves as a hub for information about the church body, its ministries, and member congregations. The AFLC operates through multiple ministry sub-brands including Women's Missionary Federation (WMF), AFLC Youth Ministries, and AFLC Evangelism & Discipleship. The Evangelism & Discipleship ministry produces numerous educational resources including the Discipleship Manual (revised 2025), the annual Rekindle the Fire event, Disciple Equipping Workshops, Living as a Disciple podcast, and various pamphlets and books on evangelism, leadership, and spiritual growth. The AFLC also provides access to RightNow Media subscription service for pastors and offers resources through Ambassador Publications. Additional sub-brands include World Missions (international church planting), Home Missions (domestic church planting), and the Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary (FLBCS).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AFLC Youth Ministries

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• Ambassador PublicationscoreOthersAFLC-affiliated ministry providing biblical Lutheran educational and devotional resources, including the Lutheran Ambassador magazine and online bookstore.
• Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary (FLBCS)coreOthersEducational institution providing Bible College and Seminary training for AFLC pastors and ministry workers, located at flbc.edu.
• AFLC World MissionscoreOthersInternational mission coordination for church planting in Brazil, India, Mexico, Uganda, Paraguay, Switzerland, and other locations through Ambassador Institute and Journey Missions.
• AFLC Home MissionscoreOthersChurch planting ministry with goal to help churches plant three new congregations every year, providing training and matching gifts for church planters.
• FLY ConventionmajorOthersAnnual youth convention organized by AFLC Youth Ministries for teenagers across member congregations.
• ARC-CAMPminorOthersAFLC-affiliated ministry focused on camping and retreat programs for youth and families.
• FLAPS MinistryminorOthersAFLC-affiliated ministry providing resources and support for specific ministry area.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Presbyterian Church in America (PCA): A conservative Reformed fellowship of churches in the US. Comparable to AFLC in being a theologically conservative denominational body organized around member congregations, with parallel ministry arms (missions, education, publications).
• Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA): An evangelical fellowship of churches with a strong international missions emphasis. Comparable to AFLC in the congregational-fellowship model and the prominence of global missions work in the organization's identity.
• Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC): A small conservative Lutheran church body, also tracing theological roots to the broader Lutheran Free tradition. Comparable to AFLC in scale, conservative confessional stance, and fellowship-of-congregations governance.
• Free Methodist Church USA: A conservative Wesleyan/holiness denomination with a congregational fellowship structure. Comparable to AFLC in conservative evangelical identity, mission orientation, and congregational governance model.
• Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS): Another conservative confessional Lutheran church body in the US. Closely aligned with AFLC in theological stance and fellowship-of-congregations structure; a primary direct peer in the conservative Lutheran segment.
• Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA): An evangelical fellowship of autonomous congregations with shared theological convictions. Directly comparable to AFLC in structure (fellowship of independent churches with centralized missions, education, and publishing arms) and conservative evangelical identity.

Emerging players

• Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC): A more recently formed fellowship of Lutheran congregations emphasizing missional and local autonomy. Overlaps with AFLC in non-geographic, congregation-based fellowship structure but tends toward less rigid confessionalism.

Broad incumbents

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA): The largest Lutheran body in the US, formed in 1988. Comparable in mission and ministry breadth but more mainline theologically; represents the broader Lutheran denominator in which AFLC operates.
• Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS): Larger, established conservative Lutheran church body in the US. Directly comparable to AFLC in conservative Lutheran doctrine, congregational fellowship structure, and ministry portfolio (missions, education, publications), but operates at materially greater scale.

Others

• Bible Study Fellowship (BSF): An interdenominational Bible study and discipleship organization. Adjacent to AFLC's Evangelism & Discipleship ministry in its emphasis on discipleship content and structured study programs, though not a congregational denomination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AFLCYouthMin
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100095283116118
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-of-free-lutheran
• Instagraminstagram.com/freelutheran

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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