International House of Prayer

What International House of Prayer does

International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) is a non-profit religious ministry founded in 1999 and headquartered at 3535 E. Red Bridge Road, Kansas City, Missouri. The organization's defining operation is a 24/7 Prayer Room staffed by singers, musicians, and intercessors serving weekly, broadcast continuously via YouTube to a global audience of more than 2 million livestream participants across over 100 nations. Complementary offerings include weekly services, The Nightwatch extended prayer sessions, a Prophetic & Healing Ministry, the Global Bridegroom Fast, and the Prayer Room Archives on-demand content library. The full-time Intercessory Missionaries and volunteer base number 576 employees organization-wide, with roughly 150 singers, musicians, and intercessors serving the Prayer Room on a weekly basis.

Name

International House of Prayer

Legal name

IHOPKC

Website

https://ihopkc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) is a non-profit religious ministry founded in 1999 in Kansas City that operates a 24/7 prayer and worship room, broadcast globally via YouTube to over 2 million participants across 100+ nations, sustained by donor contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Ministry Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• 24/7 prayer ministry
• Christian prayer services
• Worship and intercession
• Prayer livestream ministry
• Religious missions base

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor/Partner Contributions: IHOPKC is sustained by partners from around the world who donate to support the singers, musicians, and intercessors who staff the Prayer Room around the clock, and to advance the Gospel to every nation. This is a voluntary donor-supported model rather than a product or service revenue model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) operates a continuous 24/7 Prayer Room staffed by singers, musicians, and intercessors who lead worship and prayer. The ministry is sustained by donations and offers in-person attendance at its Kansas City campus alongside a global livestream, weekly services, extended night prayer sessions, prophetic and healing ministry, and devotional resources.

Product overview

International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) is a religious ministry organization offering a unified suite centered on continuous 24/7 prayer with worship. The core offering is the Prayer Room—a round-the-clock prayer and worship space staffed by singers, musicians, and intercessors. This is supported by live streaming via YouTube, weekly weekend services with teaching, The Nightwatch prayer sessions, and a Prophetic & Healing Ministry. Additional resources include the Global Bridegroom Fast program and the Prayer Room Archives. The organization operates primarily in Kansas City with a global reach through its online livestream, serving over 2 million global live stream participants from 100+ nations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24/7 Prayer Room
• Live Stream
• Weekly Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The David House AgencyminorOthers · 1 February 2024Crisis communication firm engaged by IHOPKC during the 2023-2024 crisis involving allegations against founder Mike Bickle. Eric Volz, managing director, served as official spokesperson when no one else could step into that role. The firm provided crisis management counsel and communication support during a difficult period.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• House of Prayer for All Nations: A related 24/7 prayer movement network modeled after IHOPKC's intercessory worship approach. Operates houses of prayer globally and shares theology, missionary structure, and continuous prayer ministry model with IHOPKC.
• 24-7 Prayer: International non-profit focused on sustained prayer and mission, originating from the UK. Operates prayer rooms, retreats, and mission initiatives globally — a direct analog to IHOPKC's 24/7 prayer model.
• The Prayer Movement: Global prayer mobilization ministry focused on training and uniting prayer leaders. Shares IHOPKC's emphasis on lifestyle prayer and missions-driven intercession, though organized as a network rather than a single physical prayer room.

Emerging players

• IHOP (Original / Forerunner) Spinoff Ministries: Independent 24/7 prayer communities that emerged from the original IHOPKC network and model. Operate continuous prayer rooms at smaller scale and represent both collaborators and potential competitors for prayer missionary talent and donor share.
• Jesus Culture (Bethel affiliated): Worship and prayer movement born from charismatic church culture, hosting conferences and continuous prayer/worship events. Comparable in theological tradition and donor-supported worship media model.

Broad incumbents

• Hillsong Church: Global charismatic church with worship label and missions emphasis. Shares theological and operational parallels with IHOPKC, including donor-funded model and significant international reach via media.
• Gateway Church: Large multi-site charismatic church with global outreach and missions focus. Comparable in scale of operations and donor-supported model, though centered on weekend services rather than continuous prayer.
• Bethel Church (Redding, CA): Large charismatic church with affiliated worship music label, school of ministry, and global influence. While broader in mission, Bethel shares IHOPKC's charismatic theology, worship culture, and training-of-ministry model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@IHOPkc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-house-of-prayer

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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