Ekklesia

Name

Ekklesia

Legal name

Ekklesia

Website

https://ekklesiamsu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Campus Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Campus ministry services
• Student housing programs
• Worship resources publishing
• Faith community programs
• Spiritual formation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Ekklesia relies on donor support to fund campus ministry operations, student programs, and community initiatives. The organization explicitly states that donor contributions are vital to their continued operation and impact on students.
2. Student Housing Rental: The Multicultural House offers furnished student housing starting at $450/month, including utilities, laundry, parking, printing, and coffee. Revenue is generated through monthly rental payments from students.
3. Liberate Faith Ministry Resources: Ekklesia develops and sells ministry resources including the Liberate Faith Conversation Deck and Liberate Worship Academic Year Lectionary Worship Guide. The conversation deck is currently available, and the worship guide was available for pre-order with digital copies releasing August 10, 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ekklesia is a nonprofit progressive Christian campus ministry serving university students in Springfield, Missouri, founded around 1960. It provides inclusive worship services, community gatherings, and affordable student housing through The Multicultural House, and publishes faith-based resources under its Liberate Faith line for use by individuals and congregations.

Product overview

Ekklesia is a campus ministry organization serving university students for over six decades. Its product portfolio includes Liberate Faith, a suite of ministry resources developed by young adults comprising a 48-card conversation prompt deck (Liberate Faith Conversation Deck) and a 32-week worship resource (Liberate Worship) aligned with the academic year. The organization also operates The Multicultural House, an affordable and inclusive off-campus student housing community. Community programming includes weekly worship services (LIBERAtE), social gatherings (Ekklesia Lunch Bunch, Sunday Free Dinner + Fun), and interfaith dialogue groups (The Q Gathering).

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Liberate Faith: A suite of ministry resources developed by young adults for young adults, including a 48-card conversation prompt deck and a 32-week worship resource aligning with the academic year.
• LIBERAtE Worship Service

Products and services

• The Multicultural House Affordable inclusive student housing operated by Ekklesia near Missouri State University for university students seeking an inclusive living community grounded in progressive Christian values.
• Liberate Faith Conversation Deck Published faith resource card deck produced by Ekklesia's Liberate Faith ministry to facilitate conversations about progressive Christian faith and inclusion.
• Liberate Worship Progressive Christian worship service program run by Ekklesia for university students and the wider community in Springfield, Missouri.
• Ekklesia Lunch Bunch Weekly community lunch gathering for university students hosted by Ekklesia as a relational outreach and fellowship program.
• Sunday Free Dinner + Fun Free community dinner and fellowship event hosted by Ekklesia each Sunday for university students and community members.
• The Q Gathering Affirming gathering program specifically supporting LGBTQ+ university students within Ekklesia's inclusive ministry.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFTE provided support for the development of Liberate Faith ministry resources. Ekklesia students and staff, including Rev. Michelle Scott-Huffman and Peer Ministers Duck George, Elliot Barber, and James Oetinger, developed the Liberate Faith suite of resources during an FTE retreat in Springfield, Missouri.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Brethren Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Interests (BMC): Progressive Anabaptist/LGBTQ-affirming faith organization supporting inclusive ministry. Comparable to Ekklesia in theologically progressive, affirming faith space, though operates more as a denominational advocacy network than a campus ministry.

Broad incumbents

• Hillel International: Largest Jewish campus organization serving students across hundreds of universities with cultural, religious, and social programming. Comparable in serving university students seeking faith community and identity-affirming space, though across a different religious tradition.
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: Large, established evangelical campus ministry operating on hundreds of U.S. college campuses. Comparable in core function (student faith community, weekly gatherings, leadership development) but operates at vastly larger scale and is theologically more conservative than Ekklesia.
• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Major established campus ministry organization with national infrastructure for student outreach, small groups, and leadership training. Comparable in targeting college students for faith formation, though again more evangelical in orientation than Ekklesia's progressive Christian model.

Regional players

• Campus Christian Center (various independent ministries): Independent ecumenical campus ministries in the progressive Christian tradition (e.g., Pacific School of Religion's centers, Claremont Lincoln University affiliated ministries). Comparable in inclusive, justice-oriented student ministry model though operating in different geographies than Ekklesia.

Direct peers

• Newman Center (Catholic Campus Ministry): Catholic campus ministries that serve as faith community anchors at universities through worship, social events, and student formation. Comparable delivery model (weekly programs, community dinners, leadership pipeline), though serves a different denominational tradition.
• UKirk (Presbyterian Campus Ministry): National network of Presbyterian-affiliated campus ministries serving students through worship, community, and formation. Operates with a similar progressive-leaning mainline Protestant identity and comparable programmatic structure to Ekklesia, making it a directly comparable peer in delivery model.
• Canterbury House / Episcopal Campus Ministry: Episcopal-affiliated campus ministries typically serve progressive, intellectually-oriented student populations with worship, formation, and dialogue programming. Highly comparable to Ekklesia's inclusive, ecumenical model and its appeal to students questioning traditional theology.
• Wesley Foundation at Missouri State University: United Methodist-affiliated campus ministry that historically shares the same student population as Ekklesia at MSU. Directly comparable in mission (faith-based community for college students), delivery model (weekly worship, small groups, retreats), and denominational lineage, though typically more theologically centrist than Ekklesia's progressive stance.

Others

• The Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE): Strategic partner and enabler that supported development of Liberate Faith resources; FTE nurtures young adult leaders exploring vocations in theological and progressive ministry contexts. Directly relevant as a peer comparator in the young-adult progressive faith space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ekklesiamsu
• Instagraminstagram.com/multicultural_house
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ekklesiamo

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