Sowing Seeds of Hope

What Sowing Seeds of Hope does

Sowing Seeds of Hope (SSOH) is a nonprofit mission partnership initiative of the Alabama Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (Alabama CBF), founded in 2000 and headquartered in Marion, Alabama. The organization operates as a 25-year, community-led commitment to holistic rural poverty alleviation in Perry County, one of the poorest counties in the United States, with child poverty exceeding 50% and unemployment above 10%. Inspired by Matthew 25 and conceptualized by Dr. Wayne Flynt of Auburn University, SSOH delivers home repair and housing solutions (including ramp building for seniors), healthcare assistance, educational resources, spiritual renewal activities, and the Seed Camp youth program. Service delivery is volunteer-driven, with church mission teams from Alabama CBF and ecumenical partners conducting week-long service projects in the county.

The organization is funded entirely through donations from three primary streams: individual undesignated gifts, church contributions through Alabama CBF's annual budget, and the designated Frances Ford Offering for State Missions named in honor of SSOH's first Executive Director. It has a small staff of 13 including Coordinator Lucas Dorion and Associate Coordinator Alisha Seruyange, and operates without a proprietary technology platform or AI integrations. SSOH maintains strategic partnerships with Together for Hope for rural poverty and disaster response coordination and with Alabama Rural Ministries for Building Hope weekend service projects that have expanded into Macon County. There is no discretionary commercial revenue, no public financials, and no investor-shareholder structure; governance rests with Alabama CBF's Coordinating Council.

Name

Sowing Seeds of Hope

Legal name

Sowing Seeds of Hope

Website

https://alabamacbf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sowing Seeds of Hope is a nonprofit mission partnership of Alabama CBF, founded in 2000, delivering volunteer-driven home repair, healthcare assistance, education, and youth programs to families in Perry County, Alabama, funded by individual donations and church contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Community Housing Services (624229), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Activity Enrichment Camps (Academic + Arts + Sports) (EDAMALAA), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Faith-based community development
• Rural poverty relief
• Volunteer mission programs
• Home repair services
• Youth enrichment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Marion

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Undesignated gifts from individuals that go to support the missions and ministries of Alabama CBF including Sowing Seeds of Hope as specified in the budget
2. Frances Ford Offering for State Missions: Designated offering named for Frances Ford, the first Executive Director of Sowing Seeds of Hope, to support state missions work in Perry County
3. Church Contributions: Cooperating churches support the work financially through annual budget contributions or individual member gifts designated to Alabama CBF and its initiatives

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sowing Seeds of Hope is a faith-based community development partnership that delivers volunteer-driven home repair and housing solutions (including accessibility ramps), healthcare assistance coordination, spiritual renewal programming, and Seed Camp youth enrichment services free of charge to families in Perry County, Alabama. The initiative coordinates volunteer mission teams from dozens of partner churches for hands-on service projects and is funded through individual donations and church contributions to Alabama Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Product overview

Sowing Seeds of Hope (SSOH) is a mission initiative operated by Alabama CBF in partnership with Perry County communities. Founded in 2000, it represents a 25-year commitment to holistic community development in one of Alabama's poorest counties. The program encompasses multiple service areas: home repair and housing solutions, healthcare assistance, spiritual renewal opportunities, educational resources, and youth programming through Seed Camp. The initiative also raises funds through the Frances Ford Offering for State Missions. SSOH coordinates volunteer teams from member churches for hands-on service projects including home repairs, ramp building for seniors, and children's ministry programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sowing Seeds of Hope (SSOH) Mission Partnership A faith-based community development partnership serving families in Perry County, Alabama through home repair, healthcare assistance, spiritual renewal, and educational resources. Founded in 2000 as a 25-year commitment by Alabama CBF and partner churches.
• Seed Camp

Quantifiable outcome

• Child poverty rate in Perry County exceeds 50%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Perry County CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Founding partnership between Alabama CBF and the people of Perry County, established in 2000 as a 25-year commitment to holistic community development including home repair, healthcare, education, and spiritual renewal. This is the core initiative of Sowing Seeds of Hope.
• Alabama CBF ChurchescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDozens of Baptist and other denomination churches from inside and outside Alabama send volunteers and financial resources to support Perry County through Sowing Seeds of Hope. Churches serve as the primary channel for volunteer recruitment and fundraising.
• Together for HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Together for Hope for rural poverty elimination efforts and disaster response coordination. The organization partners with families in Macon County and Perry County regions for home repairs and community building.
• Alabama Rural MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Alabama Rural Ministries (ARM) entering fourth year for Building Hope work weekends in Macon County. ARM provides bunk-house style housing for volunteers during service projects.
• Field Personnel PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlabama CBF supports field personnel including Jade and Shelah Acker serving in Uganda through Refuge and Hope International, and Missy Ward-Angalla and Francis Angalla serving in Kampala through Amani Sasa.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Christian Appalachian Project: Faith-based organization serving people in poverty in rural Appalachia through home repair, food, and youth programs. Directly comparable holistic rural poverty ministry with a long-term geographic commitment.
• Together for Hope: A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship rural poverty initiative working in 20+ underserved counties including Perry County and Macon County. Directly comparable to SSOH as a faith-based, place-based rural poverty partnership with overlapping volunteer networks and identical theology.
• Fuller Center for Housing: Faith-driven nonprofit building and repairing homes for low-income families globally. Comparable faith-based, volunteer-supported housing solution model.
• Appalachia Service Project: Faith-based nonprofit providing home repair and replacement in rural Appalachia through volunteer mission teams. Directly comparable faith-based, volunteer-driven home repair model serving distressed rural counties.
• Alabama Rural Ministries: Faith-based nonprofit running Building Hope work weekends in Macon County and other rural Alabama communities. Directly comparable to SSOH in volunteer home repair model, ecumenical posture, and rural Alabama focus.

Emerging players

• Society of St. Andrew: Faith-based hunger relief organization serving rural communities through gleaning and food distribution. Comparable faith-based rural poverty ministry with adjacent (food vs. housing) service focus.
• Henderson Settlement: Faith-based community development ministry in Appalachian Kentucky providing home repair, food, and youth programs. Comparable long-term, rural, holistic community development model with smaller scale.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity: Global nonprofit focused on affordable home building and critical home repairs for low-income families. Comparable housing mission but operates at vastly larger scale and is not faith-specific or rural-Alabama-focused.
• Catholic Charities USA: National faith-based social services network providing housing, food, and community support across rural America. Adjacent in faith-based rural poverty work but broader, ecumenical, and significantly larger.
• Cooperative Baptist Fellowship: National denominational body of which Alabama CBF is a state affiliate. Operates Together for Hope and field personnel partnerships that overlap directly with SSOH; broader incumbent with wider geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alabama_cbf
• Facebookfacebook.com/alabamacbf
• Instagraminstagram.com/alabama_cbf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sowing-seeds-of-hope

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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