Lay Institute for Global Health Training

What Lay Institute for Global Health Training does

Lay Institute for Global Health Training (LIGHT) is a U.S.-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) supporting ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that delivers health evangelism training to church members and lay missionaries worldwide. The organization was founded in 2005 through field experiments in Western Europe and Central Asia, formally organized in 2007, and has since trained over 35,000 graduates in more than 92 countries via four core online certification courses (Home Remedies Coach, 10 hours; Hydrotherapy & Massage, 25 hours; Herbal Remedies, 150 hours; and Essentials of Health Evangelism, 120 hours), a network of over 50 affiliate LIGHT schools, and on-site church training programs.

The technology stack is a conventional video-based learning management system (LMS) at online.lightingtheworld.org that supports self-paced enrollment, mobile-friendly access, and 12-month course access with optional annual renewals, supplemented by an e-commerce storefront for training manuals, multilingual cookbooks (English, Spanish, Portuguese), and Health Expo banner kits. Course content is produced by an in-house research team of medical professionals, health educators, and pastors; no proprietary AI, data flywheel, or advanced platform technology is evident in the disclosures.

Commercially, LIGHT monetizes through one-time course fees (ranging from $98 to $498 with payment plans), unit-priced in-person church training sessions ($599 for weekend, $1,199 for one-week programs, plus travel), physical product sales, and modest recurring revenue from a $75 annual course extension. The organization also accepts tax-deductible donations. The customer base is overwhelmingly individual Seventh-day Adventist members, local churches, and regional conferences, with distribution executed through church networks, ASI-affiliated outreach, the church-affiliated 3ABN television network, and an in-person affiliate-school channel rather than conventional B2B sales infrastructure.

Name

Lay Institute for Global Health Training

Legal name

Lay Institute for Global Health Training

Website

https://lightingtheworld.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lay Institute for Global Health Training (LIGHT) is a 501(c)(3) supporting ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that delivers online and in-person certification courses in natural health, hydrotherapy, herbal remedies, and health evangelism to lay church members and missionaries in 90+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Education and Training

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (6117), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Missionary Training Colleges & Schools (EDAHAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Health evangelism training
• Natural remedies courses
• Herbal medicine certification
• Hydrotherapy education
• Wellness coaching programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wildwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Online Course Sales: Individual online certification courses sold directly to consumers. Courses include Home Remedies Coach ($98), Hydrotherapy & Massage ($198), Herbal Remedies ($498), and Essentials of Health Evangelism ($498). Revenue from one-time course purchases with optional payment plans.
2. Church Training Services: On-site church training programs including weekend training ($599) and one-week training ($1,199). Includes travel expenses for instructors. Revenue from service fees for delivering training programs to churches.
3. Product Sales: Sale of training manuals, cookbooks, health habit booklets, and health expo materials through the online store. Products range from $10 booklets to $979 expo banner sets.
4. Course Extensions: Annual renewal/extension for online courses at $75 for continued access to course materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LIGHT delivers online and in-person certification courses in health evangelism, herbal remedies, hydrotherapy and massage, and home remedies coaching, ranging from 10 to 150 hours, designed to equip individuals and church members with practical natural health skills aligned with biblical principles. Courses are available individually for $98-$498 or as part of in-person church training programs ($599-$1,199) delivered through 50+ affiliate LIGHT schools worldwide.

Product overview

Lay Institute for Global Health Training (LIGHT) offers a platform of online certification courses and in-person training programs focused on health evangelism and natural health education. The core course offerings include Essentials of Health Evangelism (120 hours), Herbal Remedies (150 hours), Hydrotherapy & Massage (25 hours), and Home Remedies Coach (10 hours), each available as standalone online programs or as part of in-person church training workshops. LIGHT also provides physical training manuals, cookbooks (Plant-Based Made Simple Volumes 1 and 2), and educational booklets including the Light Up Your Life Health Habits series and Health Expo banners. The organization operates over 50 affiliate LIGHT schools worldwide for hands-on training experiences, and all materials are aligned with biblical principles and scientific research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Essentials of Health Evangelism A 120-hour online certification course priced at $498 that trains learners to approach health holistically and coach others using health evangelism principles aligned with biblical and scientific foundations.
• Herbal Remedies A 150-hour online certification program priced at $498 covering scientifically proven healing properties of herbs and practical preparations including teas, extracts, syrups, and decoctions for personal and community use.
• Hydrotherapy & Massage A 25-hour online certification course priced at $198 that equips learners with skills to apply water treatments, massage techniques, and charcoal applications to promote health and reverse disease naturally.
• Home Remedies Coach A 10-hour online certification course priced at $98 covering basic principles and skills to monitor vital signs, boost immune function naturally, and apply simple hydrotherapy and charcoal treatments.
• Weekend Church Training A 3-day on-site weekend training program priced at $599 per program where LIGHT instructors travel to churches to deliver health evangelism training, with additional travel charges of $0.85/mile plus $200 lodging if travel exceeds 700 miles.
• One-Week Church Training A 7-day on-site church training program priced at $1,199 per program combining the weekend curriculum with home remedies certification, including instructor travel expenses per the same pricing structure.
• On-Site Training at Affiliate LIGHT Schools In-person hands-on certification training delivered through more than 50 affiliate LIGHT schools located worldwide across North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
• 1 Year Online Course Extension A $75 annual subscription that extends access to any online course for an additional year, allowing graduates to revisit training materials.
• Essentials of Health Evangelism Training Manual (English) A printed training manual priced at $49.99 in English that complements the Essentials of Health Evangelism online course for lay members ministering to communities physically, mentally, and spiritually.
• Health Remedies Coach Manual (English) A printed manual priced at $19.99 in English providing comprehensive instructions for eight hydrotherapy treatments and several natural remedies to enhance immune function.
• Plant-Based Made Simple Cookbook Volume 1 A plant-based cookbook priced between $22.99 and $29.99 featuring over 80 recipes with pictures covering breakfast to dinner, including options for soy-free, nut-free, oil-free, or gluten-free diets, with QR codes linking to video guides.
• Plant-Based Made Simple Cookbook Volume 2 A second-volume plant-based cookbook featuring over 70 brand-new simple, nutritious, and delicious plant-based recipes for everyday life.
• Health Habits Booklet for Kids A 40-page illustrated workbook designed for children ages 9-12 teaching the 8 laws of health through activities including crosswords and Bible searches, sold in packs of 10.
• 8 Health Expo Banners A set of 8 full-color Health Expo Banners (36 inches wide x 6 feet tall) priced starting at $979, available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu for use at health fairs and expos.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000 graduates trained through LIGHT courses
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASI (Adventist-laymen Services & Industries)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Official member organization of ASI under the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists since 2008. ASI is a department of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists that supports lay ministry initiatives. LIGHT operates as a supporting ministry of the SDA Church.
• Outpost Centers InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Outpost Centers International (OCI) in developing LIGHT curriculum. OCI focuses on establishing outpost centers for community ministry and health outreach.
• Wildwood Health Institute / Wildwood Lifestyle CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Wildwood Health Institute in curriculum development and training. Many LIGHT leaders and board members are graduates of Wildwood's Medical Missionary Program. Wildwood provides educational resources and training materials.
• 50+ Affiliate LIGHT SchoolscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal network of over 50 affiliate schools in 92 countries providing in-person hands-on training and certification. Schools include Wildwood Health Institute (USA), Cedarvale Health Retreat (Australia), Pearl Health Center (Kazakhstan), Aenon Health Care (Malaysia), and many others in Africa, South America, Europe, and Asia.
• General Conference of Seventh-day AdventistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIGHT is a supporting ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The organization works with churches and conferences in over 90 countries to prepare members for health evangelism ministry.
• Healthevangelism.comminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated organization focused on health evangelism. Listed alongside OCI and Wildwood as affiliated organizations on the LIGHT website.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Uchee Pines Institute: Lifestyle center in Alabama offering residential health education programs covering herbal remedies, hydrotherapy, and plant-based cooking. Directly comparable as a faith-based lifestyle medicine training alternative serving a similar Seventh-day Adventist member base.
• Hartland Institute: Adventist lifestyle education and health evangelism training center offering courses in natural remedies and medical missionary work. Closely comparable to LIGHT in mission, curriculum scope, and target audience within the SDA community.
• Outpost Centers International (OCI): Strategic co-development partner of LIGHT that establishes outpost centers for community health ministry. Directly comparable mission around training lay people for health evangelism and operating an international network of outpost training locations.
• Black Hills Health and Education Center: Adventist lifestyle and health education center in South Dakota delivering residential programs in natural remedies, hydrotherapy, and cooking. Operates a similar faith-based health training model to LIGHT and is a credible alternative destination for the same SDA member audience.
• Wildwood Lifestyle Center: Adventist-affiliated lifestyle center in Wildwood, Georgia offering plant-based nutrition, hydrotherapy, and medical missionary programs. Directly comparable as LIGHT's strategic curriculum partner and the source of multiple LIGHT board members and divisional directors.
• Health Evangelism (Wildwood Health Institute): Affiliated Adventist organization focused on health evangelism content. Listed alongside LIGHT as an affiliated organization and overlaps with LIGHT on curriculum, branding, and target audience.

Broad incumbents

• 3ABN (Three Angels Broadcasting Network): Adventist-affiliated Christian television network where LIGHT has appeared for cooking show content. Operates a broader media and programming portfolio but serves the same SDA audience and channels content from LIGHT-aligned contributors.
• Loma Linda University: Major Adventist institution of higher education offering health sciences and lifestyle medicine programs. Operates at significantly larger scale and academic credentialing level than LIGHT, but serves the same SDA community with overlapping health-education themes.

Emerging players

• Lifestyle Medicine Education Foundation: Non-faith-based organization promoting evidence-based lifestyle medicine training and certification. Adjacent competitor for the same individual learner interest in plant-based nutrition, hydrotherapy, and natural remedies, but without the SDA denominational positioning.

Others

• ASI (Adventist-laymen Services & Industries): Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists that has formally recognized LIGHT as an official member organization since 2008. Functions as an ecosystem umbrella for SDA-aligned ministries rather than a direct training competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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