CHURCHES IN MISSIONS

What CHURCHES IN MISSIONS does

Churches in Missions (CiM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization founded in 2001 by Dr. Paul Hatmacher and headquartered at a Durham, NC mailing address (P.O. Box 51519). Its core function is facilitating short-term mission trips for US churches, both domestically and internationally across four continents, with disclosed impact of 20,000+ conversions and 14 churches planted across 250–300+ trips since inception. The organization is led by President Sean Coffey and operates with a small team of approximately 10 employees.

The revenue model combines per-participant trip fees ($450–$2,500 per person), which fund the logistics of each deployment, with tax-deductible donations enabled through Tithely. CiM's product surface has expanded beyond trip coordination into complementary programming: the Fermata pastor-care initiative (150+ seminars, 3,500+ pastor couples reached, now under Luciano Pauls), the AMAI Bible Institute for indigenous-leader training, the Champions Arise collaboration with TWR and RTM, and the "Breaking the Silence" anti-trafficking campaign launched in 2022. Distribution is driven by church-to-church relationships and direct pastoral networks. Technology stack is minimal: a content website plus Tithely donation processing; no proprietary platform, no app, and no documented AI or automation tooling. Recent strategic activity centers on domestic expansion into New York and Florida and on post-founder continuity following Dr. Hatmacher's death in 2022.

Name

CHURCHES IN MISSIONS

Legal name

Churches In Missions, Inc.

Website

https://churchesinmissions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Churches in Missions is a Durham, NC-based 501(c)(3) that facilitates short-term domestic and international mission trips for US churches, complemented by pastor-care (Fermata), indigenous-leader training (AMAI), and anti-trafficking programs, funded via per-participant fees and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Mission Trip Facilitation Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Short-term mission trips
• Church mission facilitation
• Pastor care seminars
• Missionary travel services
• Faith-based trip planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Durham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Mission Trip Fees: Churches in Missions generates revenue through participant fees for mission trips. Each trip has a per-person cost that covers transportation, lodging, meals, and ministry logistics. Additional project funds may be collected separately for specific mission projects.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, CiM is wholly supported by friends of the ministry and individual donors who contribute financially to support operations and mission work.
3. Online Giving Platform: The organization accepts donations through an online giving platform (give.mogiv.com) where supporters can make financial contributions to support the ministry's operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Churches in Missions facilitates short-term mission trips for churches, groups, and teams to domestic and international destinations, handling end-to-end logistics including airfare, ground transportation, lodging, meals, and on-the-ground ministry connections with established local partners. Complementary programs include Pastor Care Seminars (Fermata), Champions Arise men's ministry, AMAI Bible Institute for Brazilian Native Indians, and North Valley Bible Camp.

Product overview

Churches in Missions is a nonprofit religious organization that operates as a single unified service offering centered around short-term mission trip facilitation. The core product is the Short-Term Mission Trips program, which includes both Domestic Mission Trips (serving locations across the United States) and International Mission Trips (spanning Central/South America, Caribbean, and Europe). Supporting ministry services include Pastor Care Seminars (Fermata), Champions Arise men's ministry, AMAI native Indian ministry with Bible Institute, and North Valley Bible Camp. An additional module allows organizations to Request a Team for on-site mission support. All services are coordinated through a single integrated approach, with the organization handling logistics (transportation, housing, food, local contacts) to enable churches and groups to focus on ministry work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Short-Term Mission Trips End-to-end short-term mission trip facilitation for churches, groups, and teams including all logistical planning (airlines, transportation, food, local contacts) to domestic and international destinations across four continents.
• Domestic Mission Trips Short-term mission trips within the United States to locations including Bradenton FL, Rochester NY, Welch WV, Honeybrook PA, Farmington NM, and Kentucky. Costs range from $450-$1,300 per person depending on location and duration.
• International Mission Trips Short-term mission trips to international destinations including Panama, Ecuador/Peru/Bolivia, Brazil (Mato Grosso Do Sul and Jandira), Lithuania, Jamaica, and Belize. Costs range from $1,500-$2,500 per person plus project funds.
• Pastor Care Seminars (Fermata) Three-day events providing rest, encouragement, and spiritual renewal to church leaders. Approximately 3,500 pastor couples have participated across 17 states in Brazil, in partnership with Radio Trans Mundial (RTM).
• Champions Arise Men's ministry initiative emphasizing Prayer-Programming-Discipleship, with Edmund Spieker as Advisor and Luiz Leidner as national coordinator. Operates campaigns addressing issues such as pornography addiction in Brazil.
• AMAI Bible Institute for Native Indians Two-year Bible Institute training Native Indians of Brazil, currently serving 45 students and 8 pastors, plus twice-yearly short-term mission trips to indigenous villages.
• North Valley Bible Camp Ministry Bible camp ministry in Brazil reaching people of all ages through various events, supervised by CiM Missionary Mrs. Suzete Souza.
• Request a Team Service allowing ministries and churches in need of mission teams to request assistance; CiM matches sending churches with receiving ministry locations based on outreach needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,000+ people have trusted Christ as Savior through CiM-facilitated trips
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Champions Arise (TWR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Men's ministry initiative in partnership with TWR (Trans World Radio) and RTM Brazil. Champions Arise emphasizes Prayer-Programming-Discipleship. In March 2022, launched the 'Breaking the Silence' campaign addressing pornography in Brazil. Edmund Spieker serves as Advisor with Luiz Leidner as national coordinator.
• Fermata Ministry (Radio Trans Mundial / RTM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Fermata ministry, Radio Trans Mundial (RTM), and CiM work in partnership to strengthen the leadership of the Brazilian church. Fermata provides pastor care seminars (3-day events) for rest and encouragement, while RTM provides broadcast reach and prayer programming. Luciano Pauls assumed leadership in 2017.
• TithelysupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party payment processing system used by CiM for secure online donations and transaction handling. Users are directed to review Tithely's privacy policy for payment-related questions.
• AMAI (Missionary Agency to the Native Indians of Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian mission agency founded in 2015 by Marcos Souza to reach Brazilian Native Indians. AMAI operates a two-year Bible Institute for Native Indians (45 students, 8 pastors) and organizes short-term mission trips to indigenous villages twice yearly.
• North Valley Bible CampsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBible camp ministry in Brazil operating since 1998 under the supervision of CiM Missionary Suzete Souza. Key ministry for reaching people of all ages through various events.
• Mainland China Missions InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical mission partnership prior to CiM's founding. Larry and Bea Henderson served with Mainland China Missions International for three years as U.S. Director and Director of Church Relations before co-founding CiM in 2001.
• Trans World RadiosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdmund Spieker served 34 years with Trans World Radio before joining CiM in 2003. TWR provides radio ministry infrastructure supporting Fermata and Champions Arise programs in Brazil.
• Bold HopesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBelize-based ministry partner through which CiM facilitates mission trips. Bold Hope helps local national pastors and offers community evangelism, VBS, sports outreach, and building projects.
• Jamaica Link MinistriessupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJamaica-based ministry partner facilitating CiM mission trips to communities surrounding Montego Bay.
• La Biblia DicesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner organization working with Pablo Lagacho to facilitate CiM trips to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia for gospel outreach, sports, VBS, and medical missions.
• The Father's Heart MinistrysupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRochester, NY-based ministry working on the streets ministering to homeless, prostitutes, and drug addicts. CiM sends teams to serve alongside missionaries Russ and Ann.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): YWAM is a large, globally established faith-based mission movement operating short-term outreach teams and Discipleship Training Schools worldwide — a broader incumbent that overlaps with CiM's short-term-team offering at larger scale.
• Send Relief (North American Mission Board): Send Relief is the compassion and missions arm of the Southern Baptist Convention that coordinates short-term mission projects and disaster relief for sending churches — a broader denominational incumbent with comparable church-trip logistics.
• Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM): UMVIM is the United Methodist Church's short-term mission volunteer program facilitating church team trips domestically and internationally — directly comparable trip-planning model, though denominational rather than inter-denominational.

Direct peers

• Adventures in Missions: Adventures in Missions is a faith-based nonprofit that organizes short-term mission trips (World Race, Mission Adventures) for churches, groups, and young adults — directly comparable to CiM's core service line and customer base of US church teams.
• Mission Discovery: Mission Discovery is a faith-based nonprofit that arranges short-term mission trips for church youth and adult groups to multiple international destinations — a direct peer serving the same customer base of US church teams.
• Go International: Go International is a short-term mission trip facilitator sending US church teams to multiple countries — overlaps directly with CiM's international destinations (Latin America, Caribbean, Europe) and church-team customer segment.
• e3 Partners: e3 Partners facilitates church-planting and short-term mission trips for US churches globally, with a similar 'send a team to plant/reach' value proposition matching CiM's trip facilitation model.

Emerging players

• Center for Mission Mobilization: The Center for Mission Mobilization is a smaller US-based nonprofit that coaches and resources churches for mission engagement — adjacent to CiM with partial overlap in helping pastors organize and mobilize mission teams.
• BrightLight Mission: BrightLight Mission is a smaller US nonprofit facilitating short-term missions and church partnerships — partial overlap with CiM's small-team trip facilitation model in a niche footprint.

Others

• Frontier Ventures: Frontier Ventures (formerly US Center for World Mission) is a faith-based organization focused on frontier-people mission mobilization — adjacent/ecosystem peer rather than direct competitor, but active in the same church-mobilization space as CiM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles3 records

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