Middle East & African Partnership

What Middle East & African Partnership does

Middle East & African Partnership (MAP Missions) is a US-based, Tennessee-domiciled religious nonprofit founded in 1985 by Dr. Edgar M. Feghaly, originally as the Bible Baptist Church of Beirut. Since 1996, the organization has expanded its missionary operations across the Middle East and Africa, currently operating in at least 15 countries including Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan (North and South), Ghana, Liberia, and Kurdistan. Its core activities are church planting, radio broadcasting, pastor training, Bible and Christian literature distribution, humanitarian aid to refugees, and the planned operation of an international school in Baghdad.

The operational backbone consists of a network of locally led national pastors who run churches, institutes, and radio stations in their home countries, supported by North American church partners. The organization runs five Christian radio stations across Iraq (Basra, Baghdad, El Hillah, Dahuk, Irbil/Kurdistan) plus the Liberty Christian Radio Station in Monrovia, Liberia, with the Al Hillah station reaching a 100+ mile radius that touches the suburbs of Baghdad. The recently launched Baghdad International School Project is planned for 1,900 students using ABeka and Bob Jones Christian curricula, with an estimated $6.5 million budget. Cumulative ministry footprint includes 37 churches in Liberia, 13 church buildings in Egypt, 7 churches and 4 parsonages in Ghana, 5 churches plus a Bible Institute in North Sudan, and the Bible Baptist Seminary-Lebanon online Bible college.

MAP Missions is entirely donor-funded through partner churches and individual contributions; no pricing, revenue, or contributed-income figures are publicly disclosed. There is no commercial product, no app, no API, and no proprietary technology beyond the ChurchSpring-based website and traditional radio broadcast infrastructure. Funded recurring costs include annual radio station taxes ($16K Baghdad, $13K Basra, $2K satellite) and the larger one-off Baghdad School Project capital outlay. The organization is privately operated by Dr. Feghaly as President, with documented family involvement and a partner network of national pastors covering the Middle East and Africa.

Name

Middle East & African Partnership

Legal name

MAP Missions

Website

https://mapmissions.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MAP Missions is a US-based religious nonprofit founded in 1985 that plants churches, runs Christian radio stations in Iraq and Liberia, trains national pastors, and is building a 1,900-student international school in Baghdad, supported by donations from North American partner churches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Nonprofit / Missionary Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Religious/Faith-Based Radio Networks (MPABABAC)

Keywords

• Missionary services
• Church planting
• Religious broadcasting
• Pastor training
• Humanitarian aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Powell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MAP Missions is a faith-based nonprofit missionary organization that plants churches, operates Christian radio stations, trains national pastors, and distributes Bibles and humanitarian aid across the Middle East and Africa. Core activities include church planting in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Ghana, and Liberia; Christian radio broadcasting in Iraq and Liberia; and the development of a planned international school in Baghdad using Christian curriculum.

Product overview

Middle East & African Partnership (MAP) Missions is a missionary organization, not a technology company. It operates a portfolio of ministry services focused on evangelizing and building Christian infrastructure in the Middle East and Africa. The core offerings include church planting across multiple countries, a network of Christian radio stations in Iraq and Liberia, an international school project in Baghdad, and training programs for national pastors through conferences and Bible institutes. The organization also distributes Bibles and Christian literature, and provides humanitarian aid including food and medicine to refugees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Al Hillah Radio Station Christian radio station based in Al Hillah, Iraq, broadcasting the Gospel across a 100-mile radius, including suburbs of Baghdad and serving millions across three or four provinces. Designed to reach listeners in regions traditionally closed to traditional missionary activity.
• Baghdad School Project Planned international school in Baghdad, Iraq, designed to accommodate 1,900 students using Christian curriculum (ABeka or Bob Jones). Positioned as the first Christian school of its kind in Iraq, intended for children in the Baghdad area.
• Church Planting Planting and supporting independent, fundamental Baptist churches throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa, including established works in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, and Ghana. Includes acquisition of church buildings, training of pastors, and ongoing support to national congregations.
• Radio Broadcasting Ministry Network of Christian radio stations broadcasting the Gospel message across Iraq (Basra, Baghdad, El Hillah, Dahuk, and Irbil in Kurdistan) and Liberia. Stations are directed by national pastors and reach entire cities with Christian programming.
• Pastor Training and Bible Institutes Training conferences and local church Bible institutes for national pastors across the Middle East and Africa, teaching the Bible and Biblical methods of evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. Includes the Bible Baptist Seminary-Lebanon online Bible college co-founded by a national partner.
• Bible and Christian Literature Distribution Shipping and distributing Bibles and biblical materials to regions closed to traditional missionary activity, including New Testaments distributed alongside food and medicine aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
• Humanitarian Aid for Refugees Distribution of food, medicine, New Testaments, and the Gospel message to Syrian refugees in Lebanon and to displaced families in Northern Iraq following the ISIS takeover of Mosul.

Quantifiable outcome

• 37 churches established in Liberia during civil war
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mike WardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichael Ward grew up in Southwest Arkansas, saved at age 15. Surrendered to preach at age 20. After serving 33 years as a Pastor, he and his wife Mona are now involved in full time Missionary Service in the Middle East and West Africa in partnership with Brother Feghaly. The Wards have three children who have all served in Ministry and 9 Grandchildren.
• Milad KhaledcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor in Lebanon. Saved as a teenager during Brother Feghaly's pastorate at the Bible Baptist Church in Lebanon. He comes from a Catholic background. After salvation, he became involved in ministry, was ordained, and became pastor of the church in Haddath. He is also President and co-founder of the Bible Baptist Seminary-Lebanon, an online Bible college. He assists in ministry across the Middle East.
• Farah TanbourcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor in Egypt. Leader in the ministry in Egypt and supervises the legal aspect of the ministry. Met Brother Feghaly in 2004 in Jordan. Ordained on July 12, 2007. Very active in Egypt, serving as pastor and church planter.
• Maher DaoudcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor in Iraq. Planted the NT Baptist Church of Baghdad, Iraq. Presently pastor of the church and director of radio stations located all over Iraq (Basra, Baghdad, El Hillah, Dahuk, and Irbil, Kurdistan). After ISIS took over Mosul, ministry expanded with another church established in Irbil, reaching more than 750 displaced families.
• Karim DahdahcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor in Central Lebanon. Reaches a large number of Syrian refugees who fled Syria to Lebanon. In coordination with the ministry, distributed food and medicine to refugees. Along with this aid New Testaments were distributed and many people came to know the Lord as Savior.
• Dahn DemeycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor in Liberia at Harvest Baptist Church in Monrovia. Started ministry in a school. Ministry helped him build a church and plant many other churches across Monrovia and Liberia. During the Ebola plague, the Lord miraculously saved his life. He is the director of Liberty Christian Radio Station. Ordained 7 churches in February. Graduated from fundamental Baptist College in Accra, Ghana. Oversees ministry of safe house and two Christian schools.
• Angelo NassercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor in Sudan. Partner in ministry serving the Sudanese community.
• Abdul KarimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor to Iran and Middle East via Satellite. Serves in outreach to Iran and broader Middle East region through satellite communications.
• Clement MapourcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry partner in Juba, South Sudan. Serves the local community through Christian ministry.
• NSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor planting a church in the Province of Darfur, Sudan.
• Pensacola Christian CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPotential curriculum partner for Baghdad International School. Pastor Nathan Barker has connection with Pensacola Christian College and may facilitate use of ABeka curriculum.
• Nathan BarkercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor from West Virginia involved in Baghdad School Project. Experienced in education and building projects on international level. Connected with Pensacola Christian College for potential ABeka curriculum use.
• Mark BosjecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrother Mark Bosje participated in Baghdad School Project. Experienced in both Education and building projects on the international level. Part of team reviewing building plans and curriculum options (ABeka, Bob Jones).
• International Education CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA company that if agreed, will partner with MAP in starting the Baghdad school, run it for 5 years bringing in their own teachers, take a commission, and after 5 years deliver the school to MAP to run.
• Bible Baptist Seminary-LebanoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline Bible college co-founded by Milad Khaled. Provides Biblical training for national pastors in Lebanon and across the Middle East.
• Ur of Chaldea Church (Bishop)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBishop of church being built near Ur of Chaldea offered to allow radio tower and rent space on their property, providing opportunity to reach millions in three or four provinces.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SIM (Serving In Mission): Large evangelical missions organization with decades of presence across Sudan, South Sudan, Liberia, and Egypt — overlaps substantially with MAP's country footprint but operates with a much broader portfolio of services.
• Operation Mobilisation: Large global evangelical missions movement active across the Middle East and Africa; comparable to MAP's role in mobilizing Western partners to underwrite indigenous-led outreach, though far larger in scale.

Direct peers

• TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission): Evangelical faith-missions agency with active church-planting teams in the Middle East and West Africa — comparable funding model (partner churches and donations) and similar focus on national-pastor development.
• Frontiers: Missions organization devoted exclusively to church planting among Muslim peoples in the Middle East and North Africa — shares MAP's emphasis on indigenous-led ministry and reaching unreached/closed countries.
• Baptist Mid-Missions: Independent Baptist faith-missions agency that plants churches and trains national pastors across the Middle East, Africa, and other restricted-access regions — closely aligned with MAP's theology, methodology, and target geographies.
• Pioneers: Church-planting missions agency with heavy concentration in Muslim-majority regions of the Middle East and Africa; comparable mobilization of indigenous leaders and emphasis on Gospel access in restricted countries.
• ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism): Baptist missions organization focused on church planting, theological education, and national-pastor training in the Middle East, North Africa, and West Africa — directly comparable to MAP's ministry model and geographic priorities.

Emerging players

• Christ for the Nations: Missions-focused Bible college and training ministry that equips missionaries for cross-cultural church planting — overlaps MAP's Bible-Institute and pastor-training programs but is primarily an educational/training institution rather than a field-deploying agency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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