Christian Education

What Christian Education does

Feofil (Феофил), trading under Christian Education (Христианский интернет-магазин «Феофил»), is a Ukrainian online Christian retail store headquartered in Odesa at Dobrovolskogo 152A. Founded in 2014 as the e-commerce division of the parent publishing house Khristianskoe prosveshchenie (Christian Education), which has been operating since 1993, the store sells Bibles (195+ options), Christian literature (3,689+ titles), children's educational materials, stationery, gifts, and souvenirs with Christian themes. The platform supports Russian, Ukrainian, and English languages, serving customers across Ukraine and internationally in countries including the USA, Canada, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, and Georgia.

The underlying technology is a standard Bitrix-based e-commerce website operating 24/7 with customer account functionality, a shopping cart, and multiple payment options including cash on delivery, bank transfer, and card payments. Distribution is handled through partnerships with Nova Pochta (1-2 day domestic delivery from 40 UAH) and Ukrpochta (up to 5 days domestically; international delivery to 10+ countries at $6-$40 depending on weight), with self-pickup available at the Odesa physical store. The company also maintains social media presence on VK, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Livejournal, plus an email newsletter for customer engagement.

The business model is direct-to-consumer e-commerce retail with one-time product purchases priced in Ukrainian Hryvnia. A standard 10% discount applies to all books and Bibles, with a deeper 30% discount on titles published by the parent publishing house. The store targets individual Christian readers, church Sunday schools, Christian families, and theology students, primarily in the post-Soviet Russian/Ukrainian-speaking market. The company is privately held with 1-10 employees, no disclosed external funding, no management team information, and no publicly available revenue figures.

Name

Christian Education

Legal name

Христианский интернет-магазин «Феофил»

Website

https://feofil.com.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Feofil (Феофил) is a Ukrainian online Christian retail store, founded in 2014 as a division of the Khristianskoe prosveshchenie publishing house (est. 1993). Operating from Odesa via feofil.com.ua, it sells 3,689+ Christian books, 195+ Bibles, stationery, and gifts to individual consumers and churches across Ukraine and 10+ international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Bookstore / Religious Retail

NAICS

Book Retailers and News Dealers (4592), Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers (459)

SIC

Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses (5961), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious & Spiritual Books Retail (CRALAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides) (MPAJAHAC), Worship & Liturgy Publishing (Liturgical Texts, Missals, Service Books, Hymnals) (MPAJAHAE)

Keywords

• Christian books retail
• Bibles and literature
• Religious gifts retail
• Christian children's products
• Online bookstore

Headquarters

HQ city

Odessa

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - Retail: The company operates as an online retail store selling Christian books, Bibles, gifts, souvenirs, children's items, and stationery. Revenue is generated through one-time product purchases. The store offers a 10% discount on all books and Bibles, and 30% discount on books from their own publishing house 'Khristianskoe prosveshchenie'. Products are priced in Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH), ranging from approximately 45 UAH to over 4000 UAH depending on the item.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Christian Education (Feofil) operates an online Christian bookstore headquartered in Odesa, Ukraine, retailing Bibles, Christian literature, religious gifts, stationery, and children's Christian products to individual readers, church communities, and families. The store serves as the e-commerce division of a Christian publishing house established in 1993, combining in-house published titles with offerings from partner publishers across multiple languages. Orders are fulfilled across Ukraine and internationally via national and international postal services.

Product overview

Feofil is a Ukrainian Christian online store operating as a single unified e-commerce platform. The company was established in 1993 as a division of the publishing house "Christian Enlightenment" and expanded its assortment over time. The core offering consists of Bibles in multiple languages (Russian, Ukrainian, English, and others) available in various formats, along with Christian books spanning theology, spiritual edification, Sunday school materials, fiction, and poetry. Additional product lines include stationery items (notebooks, diaries, pens) featuring Christian themes, children's products (toys, car seats, high chairs), and gifts/souvenirs (calendars, clocks, bracelets, bookmarks, decorative ceramics). The company also sells products from its parent publishing house with a 30% discount, while other items carry a 10% discount.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bibles
• Christian Literature and Books
• Children's Christian Products
• Religious Gifts and Souvenirs
• Stationery and Office Supplies

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Христианское просвещение (Khristianskoe prosveshchenie) Publishing HousecoreOthers · 1 January 1993Feofil emerged as a division of the publishing house 'Khristianskoe prosveshchenie' which began operations in 1993. This publishing house helped establish and support a local church in Odessa and continues to publish Christian literature. Feofil originally sold books from this publisher and expanded to include books from other publishers over time.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cokesbury: United Methodist-affiliated retailer of Bibles, theology books, church supplies, and curriculum. Comparable as an institutional-leaning Christian retailer serving clergy, seminaries, and churches — overlapping with Feofil's theology student and minister segment.
• Ozon: Large Russian e-commerce marketplace with an extensive books and Christian literature category. Comparable as a destination for Russian-language Bibles and Christian books across the same customer base, particularly for Russian and Belarus customers.
• Lifeway Christian Resources: US Southern Baptist-affiliated retailer of Bibles, books, church supplies, and VBS/Sunday school curricula. Comparable as a large incumbent in Christian retail that competes across the same assortment categories (Bibles, study materials, gifts, children's ministry) and serves the same institutional Sunday school segment.

Direct peers

• Christianbook.com: Large US-based online Christian retailer carrying Bibles, books, gifts, children's products, and church supplies across multiple translations. Directly comparable as a category specialist in online religious retail with multi-language Bibles, gift/souvenir assortment, and a focus on serving church programs and families.
• Logos: Major Ukrainian Christian bookstore chain, primarily physical retail with online ordering. Directly comparable as a Ukrainian-rooted competitor operating in the same product categories (Bibles, Christian literature, gifts) and serving the same Orthodox and Protestant customer base.
• Mardel Christian & Education: US specialty retailer of Christian books, Bibles, gifts, children's products, and educational supplies. Closely comparable in product mix (Bibles, books, gifts, school supplies) and customer base (Christian families, Sunday schools, homeschoolers).
• Bogoslov.ru: Russian Orthodox Christian online bookstore and information portal selling theological books, Bibles, and church supplies. Directly comparable as a Russian-language Orthodox Christian specialist serving clergy, seminarians, and lay readers — overlapping with Feofil's theology/minister segment.

Regional players

• Yakaboo: Largest Ukrainian online bookstore generalist, with a Christian and religious literature section. Comparable as a Ukraine-based e-commerce book retailer sharing the same customer base, though operating as a broad-line generalist rather than a Christian specialist.
• Лабиринт (Labyrinth): Major Russian online bookstore with religious and Christian literature sections. Comparable as a Russian-speaking online book retailer serving an overlapping customer base, though operating as a broad-line generalist rather than a Christian specialist.

Emerging players

• Bible Society of Ukraine: Ukrainian affiliate of the United Bible Societies focused on Bible translation, publishing, and distribution. Comparable as a Ukrainian-rooted publisher-distributor of Bibles in Ukrainian and other languages, partially overlapping with Feofil's core Bible assortment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/feofil_com_ua

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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