Impact Campus Ministries

What Impact Campus Ministries does

Impact Campus Ministries (ICM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian organization founded in 1995 (originally as Harvest Campus Ministries, renamed to Impact Ministries International in 1999 and to ICM in 2010) and headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana. ICM operates on-campus Christian ministry teams at 21 universities across 8 U.S. states (Idaho, Washington, Utah, Indiana, Florida, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania), serving college students with Bible studies, small groups, worship gatherings, mentorship, and weekly community events. Its stated mission is to develop intimacy with God among university students, with a long-term vision of reaching 19 million students on America's 4,000 college campuses.

The organization delivers its programs through a distributed staffing model (approximately 34 staff: an executive team, 11 Lead Campus Ministers, 8 Associate Campus Ministers, 6 support staff, and 3 recruits) and supplements in-person ministry with a digital offering called BEMA Discipleship. BEMA Discipleship is anchored by the BEMA Podcast — a walk-through audio teaching series covering the historical and textual context of the Bible — and is operationalized as a fully virtual campus using Zoom and Discord for one-on-one meetings, group gatherings, and "Olam" spiritual-discipline sessions for students worldwide. The organization also runs an Apprentice Program (1- and 2-year internships) and a Champion Program to engage donors, mentors, and advocates.

ICM is a support-based ministry, meaning all staff personally raise the charitable contributions needed to fund their salaries and ministry expenses, with donor funds flowing through the Classy online donation platform and StockDonator for stock gifts. No products or services are sold; the sole revenue stream is voluntary charitable contributions from individuals, churches, and organizations. ICM holds 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, is accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), and operates under a board of directors chaired by Lori Brock, with Marty Solomon serving as President since 2016.

Name

Impact Campus Ministries

Legal name

Impact Campus Ministries

Website

https://impacttheu.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Impact Campus Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating on-campus Christian ministry teams at 21 universities across 8 U.S. states, supplemented by the BEMA Discipleship virtual campus (Zoom/Discord) and podcast, funded entirely by charitable donations raised by its support-based staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Campus Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAHAI

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

SECONDARYBPAGAJAE

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

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

SECONDARYEDAIAGAI

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Service Learning, Volunteering & Gap Year Programs

Keywords

• Campus ministry services
• Christian discipleship programs
• Bible study resources
• Religious nonprofit services
• Youth spiritual formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Mishawaka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Charitable Contributions: Impact Campus Ministries operates as a support-based ministry funded entirely by charitable contributions from individuals, churches, and organizations. All staff members raise personal support for their ministry positions. The General Fund provides oversight and administrative support, also funded by donors.
2. Donor Partnerships: Champions (donors) provide financial support through one-time gifts, automated recurring donations, or stock donations. Donors can give to specific staff members, ministry teams, apprentices, or projects/trips.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Impact Campus Ministries operates Christian campus ministry teams at US universities across 8 states and runs the BEMA Discipleship virtual campus ministry along with the BEMA Podcast. The organization delivers Bible-based teaching, mentorship, fellowship, and leadership development to college students, supplemented by the Apprentice Program and Champion Program for emerging ministry leaders.

Product overview

Impact Campus Ministries operates as a single, unified campus ministry organization offering on-campus Christian ministry services at universities across the United States, along with BEMA Discipleship, a unique virtual campus ministry. The organization also provides an Apprentice Program for training future campus ministers and a Champion Program for engaging supporters. Donations are facilitated through integrated Classy and Stockdonator platforms. The core offering centers on developing intimacy with God among college students through Bible studies, fellowship gatherings, mentorship, and community-building activities at 20+ campus locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BEMA Discipleship: A walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history. A virtual campus ministry for college students who listen to the BEMA Podcast.
• Impact Current

Products and services

• Campus Ministry Teams

Quantifiable outcome

• 21 campus ministry teams across 8 states serving students on multiple campuses
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Classy (Donation Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationClassy provides the secure online donation platform for Impact Campus Ministries, allowing donors to give via credit/debit card or bank draft, set up donor profiles, view receipts, and manage gifts. This is the primary technology platform for processing charitable contributions.
• Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)coreOthersICM is a member of the ECFA and follows the highest ethical standards established by this Christian financial accountability organization. This membership provides credibility and accountability for financial practices.
• His House Christian FellowshipminorOthersHis House Christian Fellowship at Michigan State University is where founding leader Dean Trune served as campus minister before starting Harvest Campus Ministries (later Impact Campus Ministries) in 1995.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): The largest US evangelical campus ministry, with presence at most major universities and a broad discipleship and missions focus. Closest large-scale peer to ICM in mission, staff model, and college-student audience.
• Reformed University Fellowship (RUF): Presbyterian Church in America-affiliated campus ministry active at dozens of US universities, focused on Bible study, discipleship, and community. Directly comparable in mission, staff model, and university-based delivery.
• Navigators: Faith-based collegiate ministry focused on discipleship, mentoring, and Bible study with a similar one-on-one and small-group methodology. Highly comparable in theology, target audience, and content-led approach.
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: One of the largest evangelical campus ministries in the US, operating Bible studies, small groups, and missions programs at hundreds of universities. Directly comparable to ICM in target audience, ministry model, and reliance on support-raised staff.
• Chi Alpha (Assemblies of God): Pentecostal campus ministry network with chapters at hundreds of US universities, offering Bible studies, worship, and missions. Comparable in scope, denominational affiliation, and student-engagement model.
• Young Life: Christian youth and college ministry organization with a similar relationship-discipleship model and support-raised staff structure. Comparable through its growing college ministry programs and emphasis on authentic community-building.
• Catholic Newman Centers: Catholic campus ministry network serving students at hundreds of US universities with sacraments, fellowship, and formation programs. Comparable as a large-scale denominational campus ministry peer, though liturgically distinct.
• Baptist Collegiate Ministries: Network of Southern Baptist-affiliated campus ministries offering Bible study, fellowship, and missions to college students. Directly comparable in target audience and on-campus ministry model, though more denominationally anchored.
• Wesley Foundation (United Methodist): United Methodist campus ministry organization serving students through fellowship, study, and service. Comparable as a denominational campus ministry peer with similar small-group and community-based structure.

Emerging players

• Alpha USA: Christian evangelistic program running Alpha courses on many US college campuses, with an emphasis on introductory discussions of faith. Partial overlap with ICM's audience and intent, but more evangelism-event focused than ongoing discipleship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impactcampusministries

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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