Families on Mission International

What Families on Mission International does

Families on Mission International (legal entity: Families on Missions International, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, founded in February 2015. The organization's stated mission is to mobilize families through shared mission experiences rather than individual participation, emphasizing parent-child participation as a unit. Its core service offering is organized mission trips operating across four program verticals: (i) local one-day projects via Operation Backyard and Street Hope TN; (ii) the Softball Prison Ministry across Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama in partnership with Sports Reach Ministry; (iii) international trips to Honduras, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Tanzania, Brazil, Israel, and Myanmar executed with partners including Wellspring of Life, Calvary Road Ministries, Amazon Outreach, and One Vision International; and (iv) the annual Live Nativity outreach on Market Square in downtown Knoxville and Haifa, Israel. The operating model is event-driven and partnership-mediated: families are recruited primarily through a network of partner churches (Faith Promise Church, Sevier Heights Baptist Church, Northstar Church South), and in-country execution is carried out by partner missionary organizations. The Board of Directors comprises Carl Smith, Dana Smith, Hugh Brogdon, Craig Connatser, Dwayne Frye, and Gary Webb, with Carl Smith as Executive Director and Dana Smith as Business Manager (the only two paid core staff). The technology surface is a website at familiesonmissionintl.org with PayPal-linked donation processing and active social profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Reported outcomes include 132 men indicating faith decisions during a March 2016 Florida prison trip, 500+ inmates reached in a single January 2020 prison trip, and 825 gospel copies distributed in one day at the 2018 Knoxville Live Nativity. A 2025 published trip schedule lists 15+ trips across the partnership network, indicating continued operating activity through 2025.

Revenue is generated via two streams: (a) tax-deductible donations to the 501(c)(3) processed through PayPal online and mailed checks, with all donations directed entirely to ministry expenses; and (b) pass-through mission trip participant fees that vary by trip type — local trips are free of cost, national trip fees vary by location/activity, and international trips cover airfare/transportation, lodging, group meals, work materials, translators, and insurance but exclude passport/visa, immunizations, and personal items. Pricing models are described in the source as recurring donations and one-time/perpetual-license trip fees; FOMI does not publicly disclose pricing or financial figures. The customer/beneficiary segments are (1) primary: families seeking shared mission experiences; (2) primary vertical: local churches seeking mission opportunities for their congregations; and (3) secondary personas/geographies: prison inmates reached through Sports Reach softball outreach, and international missionaries and communities in Honduras, Kenya, Tanzania, Brazil, Myanmar, Dominican Republic, and Israel. Reported donor and partner logos anchor on a small set of Knoxville-area churches and U.S. missionary organizations.

Name

Families on Mission International

Legal name

Families on Missions International, Inc.

Website

https://www.familiesonmissionintl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Families on Mission International is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that organizes family-focused mission trips across the U.S. (prison softball, local service, Live Nativity) and internationally (Honduras, Kenya, Tanzania, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Israel, Myanmar) through church and missionary partner networks, funded by tax-deductible donations and pass-through participant fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Mission Trip Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Group Travel (Church/Mosque/Temple) Organizers (THAKAHAH)

Keywords

• Christian mission trips
• Family ministry programs
• Prison outreach ministry
• Volunteer mission coordination
• Nonprofit religious services

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Families on Mission International operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that raises funds through donations. All donations are tax-deductible and used entirely for ministry expenses.
2. Mission Trip Fees: Mission trip participants cover their own costs including airfare, lodging, meals, work materials, translators, and insurance. International trip costs cover transportation, lodging, group meals, work materials, translators, and insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Families on Mission International organizes, facilitates, and leads shared mission experiences for families across local, regional, national, and international levels. Core programs include Softball Prison Ministry trips, Operation Backyard local mission projects, international mission trips to countries in Central America, South America, East Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, the annual Live Nativity outreach event, and Story Cloth evangelism training. The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit and funds its work through tax-deductible donations and participant-paid trip fees.

Product overview

Families on Mission International is a non-profit Christian mission organization that organizes, facilitates, and leads shared mission experiences for families. The organization operates as a single unified mission service offering multiple program types: local mission opportunities through Operation Backyard, Softball Prison Ministry trips, international mission trips to countries like Honduras and Tanzania, annual Live Nativity outreach events, and Story Cloth evangelism training programs. The organization partners with churches and mission organizations including Calvary Road Ministries, Sports Reach Ministry, Sevier Heights Baptist Church, and Wellspring of Life to extend its reach. Revenue is generated through donations, which are processed via PayPal. The organization is led by Executive Director Carl Smith and Business Manager Dana Smith, and is governed by a Board of Directors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Family Mission Trip Programs Organized, facilitated, and led shared mission experiences for families locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. Targets Christian families who want to experience mission work together as a household unit.
• Local Mission Opportunities (Operation Backyard) One-day local mission projects in the Knoxville, TN area where families with children of any age can participate in simple, free mission work to meet physical and spiritual needs in the community.
• Softball Prison Ministry Trips Trips to prisons in Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama where teams play softball with inmates and share the gospel of Jesus Christ. Open to men ages 18 and older.
• International Mission Trips Mission trips to countries including Honduras, Dominican Republic, Tanzania, Kenya, Israel, Brazil, and Myanmar. Partnering with organizations like Wellspring of Life, Calvary Road Ministries, and One Vision International to support construction, education, and evangelism work.
• Live Nativity Outreach Annual Christmas outreach featuring a live nativity scene with live animals and volunteers dressed as biblical characters, distributing gospel materials in downtown Knoxville, with an international edition held in Haifa, Israel during the Holiday of Holidays Celebration.
• Story Cloth Evangelism Training Uses Chronological Bible Stories (the Story Cloth) to train and equip volunteers and local teams to reach communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ, particularly among the Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania.
• Online Donation Platform Secure online donation processing through PayPal partnership, allowing donors to contribute tax-deductible gifts to support ministry expenses. Checks may also be mailed to P.O. Box 20796, Knoxville, TN 37940.

Quantifiable outcome

• 132 men came to faith in Christ through one prison ministry trip (March 2016)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wellspring of Life (Brent & Anne Ozanne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornerstone Christian Academy and Ranch in El Doradito, Honduras. Their mission is to educate and equip with the Word of God to transform the whole community. They operate a K-11th grade school and are developing a 275 acre ranch. FOMI takes families to assist with facility upgrades and ministry to children and community.
• Sevier Heights Baptist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in Knoxville, TN, seeking to reach metropolitan Knoxville and beyond with the gospel of Jesus Christ. They value truth over trends, what's lost over what's found, growing relationships over getting results, and serving over sitting. FOMI founders Carl & Dana are active members.
• Calvary Road Ministries (CRM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRM is involved in reaching the Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania with the gospel of Jesus Christ. They equip volunteers and Maasai teams to use the Chronological Bible Stories (Story Cloth) to reach and disciple others. FOMI partners for Tanzania Co-Ed Discipleship Mission Trips.
• Sports Reach MinistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReaches unsaved populations through sports in prisons, schools, churches, local communities, and international competitions. Uses softball as evangelism tool in prisons. FOMI partners with Sports Reach for Softball Prison Ministry Trips, with Robbie Speer as contact.
• Faith Promise ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch in Knoxville, TN that partners with FOMI for regional mission trips. Has sent groups of 16-27 people including families on trips to Williamsburg, KY.
• Steve & Susan JettcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociational Missionaries serving in Williamsburg, KY. FOMI partners with them for Appalachian regional mission trips to help revitalize homeless shelters and paint church facilities.
• Amazon OutreachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobilizes mission teams to assist Brazilian churches in making disciples by sharing the love of Jesus along the Amazon River Basin. FOMI exploring partnership beginning July 2021.
• Street Hope TNminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal mission organization in Knoxville, TN. FOMI partners with them for local mission projects in the Knoxville area.
• Operation BackyardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal mission organization. FOMI partners with them for simple, free, one-day local mission projects where families can be involved.
• Cedaridge MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry that helps meet the physical and spiritual needs of people in the Appalachian region. FOMI worked with them on trips to Williamsburg, KY.
• One Vision InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry partner for Dominican Republic missions. FOMI has partnered with them to minister in Carrera de Palma community, reaching children, families, and men through baseball ministry.
• Northstar Church SouthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch in Knoxville, TN partnering with FOMI for Amazon Outreach Brazil mission trip.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Adventures in Missions: Faith-based mission organization that mobilizes families, youth, and adults on short- and long-term mission trips domestically and internationally; directly comparable short-term mission trip model and family-friendly positioning.
• GO Trips / Group Mission Trips: Faith-based organization specifically focused on organizing group and family mission trips domestically and internationally; directly comparable target market (church groups, families) and trip coordination service.
• Missionary Ventures International (MVI): Christian mission agency coordinating short-term mission trips and partnerships with missionaries and churches; directly comparable family/church trip coordination model and partnership-based delivery.
• Engage International (formerly Praying Pelican Missions): Christian short-term mission trip organizer serving churches and families on international mission trips; directly comparable trip-coordination service model and church partnership channel.

Broad incumbents

• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): Large established global Christian mission movement running mission trips, training programs, and outreach in 100+ countries; broadly comparable international mission trip offerings with overlapping target demographic.
• Operation Mobilization (OM): Global Christian mission organization running short-term mission trip programs and volunteer mobilization worldwide; broadly comparable faith-based short-term mission trip model at significantly larger scale.
• Compassion International: Large Christian child sponsorship and mission organization running volunteer trips and donor-funded programs; broadly comparable faith-based volunteer mission offerings at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• FamilyLife: Christian family ministry organization running family conferences, events, and outreach programs; overlapping family-focused faith-based positioning with comparable church partnership channels.
• Center for Mission Mobilization: Faith-based organization focused on mobilizing Christians for missions including family involvement; overlapping church partnership channels and family-mission recruitment approach.
• OneHope: Faith-based organization focused on distributing gospel materials and running evangelism programs for children and youth globally; comparable distribution of gospel copies and evangelistic outreach activities analogous to FOMI's Live Nativity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fomintl
• Facebookfacebook.com/familiesonmissionintl.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/fomintl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/families-on-mission-international-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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