Love In The Name Of Christ

What Love In The Name Of Christ does

Love In The Name Of Christ, operating as Love INC National, is a faith-based nonprofit ministry organization headquartered in Jenison, Michigan, that mobilizes local Christian churches to serve people in need through a coordinated, volunteer-driven model. The organization operates as a federation of 110+ local Love INC affiliates spanning 29 U.S. states and Kenya, partnering with more than 5,500 churches and engaging over 10,000 volunteers to serve hundreds of thousands of community members facing poverty, homelessness, addiction, and other hardships. Its mission centers on replacing fragmented, individual church outreach with structured inter-church collaboration, offering relational and holistic assistance through local Connection Centers that triage needs and route them to appropriate church-based resources.

Underlying this network is a set of shared national infrastructure assets — including a national CRM, a Learning Management System, and an affiliate resource library — managed by the Senior Director of Program Development to standardize training, curriculum, and operational practices across affiliates. The technology footprint is intentionally lightweight: no proprietary software products, mobile apps, or APIs are sold or licensed, and the IT function is supported by a single data specialist. Strategic content is delivered through a blog featuring transformation stories, an email newsletter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, and a planned 2027 National Conference.

The business model is donation-funded rather than transactional: Love INC generates revenue through contributions from individuals, churches, and organizations, maintains a publicly available Form 990, and does not charge fees to affiliated churches or to people seeking assistance. Growth is driven by a community-led go-to-market motion in which new affiliates are recruited and onboarded through a dedicated Director of Developing New Affiliates, with no venture, private equity, or parent-company ownership. Operating geographies are the United States (29 states) and Kenya, supported by a national board that includes pastors, nonprofit executives, and operating executives from logistics, healthcare, and technology sectors.

Name

Love In The Name Of Christ

Legal name

Love In The Name Of Christ

Website

https://loveinthenameofchrist.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Love In The Name Of Christ (Love INC) is a Jenison, Michigan-based nonprofit that mobilizes 110+ local affiliate networks across 29 U.S. states and Kenya, connecting 5,500+ Christian churches to serve people in need through coordinated, volunteer-driven community assistance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Nonprofit Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAG

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling)

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAE

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

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAF

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries

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

Keywords

• Church mobilization network
• Faith-based nonprofit ministry
• Community assistance programs
• Volunteer coordination services
• Poverty alleviation outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Jenison

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Love INC generates revenue through donations from individuals, churches, and organizations. The organization maintains a 990 public copy available on their website indicating reliance on charitable contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Love In The Name Of Christ (Love INC) is a faith-based nonprofit that operates a national network of local affiliate offices mobilizing Christian churches to collaboratively serve people in need. Through 110+ affiliate locations, it provides churches with coordination infrastructure, volunteer training, program resources, and a structured framework for delivering holistic, relational community assistance such as housing, addiction recovery support, and poverty alleviation.

Product overview

Love INC (Love In The Name Of Christ) is a nonprofit ministry organization that operates as a movement connecting local churches to serve communities in need. It does not offer technology products or software services. The organization coordinates a network of church affiliates across 29 states and Kenya through a collaborative model, providing community assistance, volunteer engagement, and support services. The organization manages a national CRM, Learning Management System (LMS), and affiliate resource library for internal operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Love INC Affiliate Network A national network of 110+ local Love INC affiliate offices across 29 U.S. states and Kenya that local Christian churches join to collaboratively serve people in need through coordinated volunteer engagement, case management, and referral services. The network is provided to participating churches free of charge, funded by donations and grants.
• Start a Love INC Program A program that supports communities and church leaders in establishing a new local Love INC affiliate, providing the framework, training, and resources needed to launch coordinated church-based community assistance in a new area.
• Affiliate Resource Library and Learning Management System (LMS) A national affiliate resource library and LMS that provides curriculum, training, and program resources to Love INC affiliates and their church volunteers to support consistent program delivery across the network.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Chalmers CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as trusted partner organization collaborating with Love INC National. The Chalmers Center works on poverty alleviation approaches and is referenced as a resource and thought partner.
• Redemptive CompassioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as trusted partner organization working alongside Love INC National. Redemptive Compassion provides resources and frameworks for effective poverty alleviation ministry.
• True Charity NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as trusted partner organization. True Charity Network equips churches and nonprofits with practical approaches to poverty alleviation programs. Nathan Mayo serves as VP of Programs at True Charity and is on Love INC's board.
• Mission IncreasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as trusted partner organization. Mission Increase provides resources and support for nonprofit effectiveness and church-based ministry initiatives.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Large Christian humanitarian organization operating community development and disaster relief programs globally. Comparable in faith-rooted community assistance work with an international footprint similar to Love INC's U.S. + Kenya presence.
• Catholic Charities USA: National network of faith-based social service agencies providing housing, food, counseling, and emergency assistance. Comparable to Love INC in operating a federated, faith-rooted network of local affiliates delivering community social services.
• Compassion International: Large faith-based international child sponsorship and community development organization. Comparable in faith-based, church-partnered model for serving vulnerable populations, and directly connected to Love INC through board member Derek McCoy who serves in Compassion's church relations team.
• Church World Service: Faith-based humanitarian organization working through a network of Christian congregations to address poverty, hunger, and disaster. Comparable as a multi-denominational church-coordination model serving community assistance needs.
• Habitat for Humanity: Faith-rooted nonprofit mobilizing volunteers and partner organizations to address housing and community needs. Comparable as a faith-inspired volunteer-driven model serving similar beneficiary populations, though focused on housing rather than broad assistance.
• Salvation Army: One of the largest faith-based social services organizations in the world, providing community assistance, shelter, and recovery programs through a national network. Directly comparable to Love INC as a faith-rooted, multi-site community assistance network serving vulnerable populations in the U.S.

Direct peers

• City Rescue Mission: Faith-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter, food, and recovery services through local mission sites. Comparable as a Christian, church-supported community assistance organization focused on the working poor and homeless populations similar to Love INC's beneficiaries.

Emerging players

• Redemptive Compassion: Resource and training organization for effective poverty-alleviation ministry; named Love INC partner. Operates in the same effective-poverty-ministry thought leadership space with overlapping church-focused audience.
• True Charity Network: Network equipping churches and nonprofits with effective poverty-alleviation approaches; a named Love INC partner. Operates in the same effective-poverty-ministry space with overlapping member organizations and thought leadership.
• Chalmers Center: Specialized poverty-alleviation training and curriculum organization for churches, explicitly named as a strategic partner of Love INC. Highly comparable in targeting the same audience (local churches seeking to serve people in poverty) and overlapping mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/loveincnational
• Instagraminstagram.com/loveincnational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/love-in-the-name-of-christ

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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