FULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MENS FELLOWSHIP IN AMERICA

What FULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MENS FELLOWSHIP IN AMERICA does

Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship in America (FGBMFA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization founded in 1952 by Los Angeles dairy farmer Demos Shakarian following a reported divine vision. The organization operates a national network of volunteer-led local chapters across multiple US states, including Texas, New England, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Oklahoma, with its National Office in North Richland Hills, Texas. It serves primarily Christian business and professional men through fellowship, leadership training, mentorship, and outreach, alongside ancillary programs including the Partners of the Fellowship (POTF) women's ministry, NexGen for young professionals, Prison Ministry, and the Godmobile mobile evangelism initiative.

FGBMFA's core offerings are local chapter meetings, biennial National Conferences (the 20th Anniversary edition scheduled for September 2026), Men's Advance retreats, and the annual State Fair of Texas Gospel Outreach that operates 12 hours daily for 24 days reaching approximately 3.5 million fair attendees. The underlying technology footprint is light: a Squarespace-hosted website (fgbmfamerica.org) integrated with Mailchimp for email, Stripe and PayPal for payment processing, and Google Analytics for traffic measurement. There are no proprietary software products, mobile applications, or API offerings.

The revenue model combines membership dues across four tiers (Dollar-a-Day Giving at $30/month, Regular 1-year at $100, Regular 3-year at $250, Lifetime at $1,500), tax-deductible donations across named funds, and event registration fees (conference from $75). FGBMFA holds registered trademarks for FGBMFA™, FGBMFAmerica™, and Partners of the Fellowship™, but has no disclosed patents, no parent company, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity. The leadership consists of National President Alan Schmook plus a small staff of 5 employees supported by volunteer chapter leaders.

Name

FULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MENS FELLOWSHIP IN AMERICA

Legal name

Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship in America (FGBMFA)

Website

https://fgbmfamerica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship in America (FGBMFA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit network of volunteer-led local chapters serving Christian business and professional men across the United States through fellowship, mentorship, conferences, and outreach programs including the State Fair of Texas Gospel Outreach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Ministry and Faith-Based Fellowship

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Christian fellowship
• Men's ministry
• Faith-based community
• Marketplace ministry
• Nonprofit religious organization

Headquarters

HQ city

North Richland Hills

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual and lifetime membership fees provide recurring and one-time revenue. Membership tiers include Dollar-a-Day Giving ($30/month recurring), Regular Membership 1yr ($100), Regular Membership 3yrs ($250), and Lifetime Regular Member ($1,500 one-time).
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, FGBMFA accepts tax-deductible donations. Donors can give to specific funds including General Fund, State Fair Gospel Outreach, National Conference, and Mentoring Program. Donations are solicited through the website and at events.
3. Event Registration and Merchandise: Revenue generated from event registrations including the National Conference ($75+ per person), meals and banquet tickets, and potential bookstore/merchandise sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship in America (FGBMFA) operates a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fellowship network connecting Christian business and professional men through local chapters, national events, and ministry programs. Its core offerings include membership tiers, chapter fellowship meetings, a biennial National Conference, Men's Advance retreats, mentoring, and specialized ministries (Prison Ministry, Godmobile, State Fair of Texas Gospel Outreach), supported by sub-programs NexGen for young professionals and Partners of the Fellowship for women.

Product overview

FGBMFA is a nonprofit Christian fellowship network of business and professional men operating as a platform with multiple membership tiers and ministry programs. The core offering includes local chapter meetings, national conferences (FGBMFA 20th Anniversary National Conference), and Men's Advance retreats. Supporting programs include the NexGen young professional initiative, Partners of the Fellowship (POTF) women's ministry, Mentorship Program, Prison Ministry, Godmobile Ministry, and State Fair Gospel Outreach. Membership tiers range from Dollar-a-Day Giving ($30/month) to Lifetime Regular Member ($1,500 one-time). All programs are built around the mission of reaching men with the Gospel through economic evangelism in the marketplace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Partners of the Fellowship (POTF): A women's ministry dedicated to encouraging, strengthening, and praying for the Fellowship while empowering wives, widows, and sponsored women to share in FGBMFA's mission.
• NexGen

Products and services

• FGBMFA Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaches men where traditional church outreach often fails to connect
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Focus on the Family: Established broad Christian organization with programming that includes men's spiritual content and family discipleship. Overlaps with FGBMFA in serving Christian men but operates at much larger scale.
• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Large, diversified interdenominational Christian ministry with broad programs including men's initiatives and marketplace ministry. Covers overlapping audiences but is much larger and multi-focused.
• Young Life: Large Christian youth ministry with active U.S. chapter network and club-style outreach. Compares structurally as a chapter-driven, faith-based nonprofit with events and grassroots operations, though targeting younger demographics.
• The Navigators: International interdenominational Christian ministry with men's discipleship programs and one-on-one mentoring. Overlaps with FGBMFA's mentorship and marketplace-evangelism positioning.

Emerging players

• Man in the Mirror: Christian men's discipleship organization focused on church-based transformation programs. Compares as a specialized peer addressing the same target demographic through a different delivery model (church partnerships vs. independent chapters).
• Athletes in Action: Faith-based fellowship targeting a specific demographic (athletes) within the broader Christian men's space. Comparable as a niche fellowship with a defined persona and event-driven engagement model.

Direct peers

• Christian Business Men's Connection (CBMC): Faith-based network of Christian business and professional men organized through local groups, sharing the same core audience (Christian male professionals) and marketplace outreach ethos as FGBMFA.
• Iron Sharpens Iron: Regional men's ministry conferences and fellowships networks targeting Christian men seeking biblical community and leadership — closely aligned with FGBMFA's chapter + event model.
• Promise Keepers: National men's Christian ministry focused on spiritual leadership and discipleship, often staging stadium events and conferences. Directly competes for the same Christian men's engagement and donor dollars.
• Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International (FGBMFI): The international parent of the FGBMFA movement, sharing the same 1952 founding vision and operating the same layman/fellowship model worldwide. Directly comparable on mission, membership structure, and chapter-based ministry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/full-gospel-business-mens-fellowship-in-america

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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