Medienhaus der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau GmbH

What Medienhaus der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau GmbH does

Medienhaus der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau GmbH is a church-owned media services company headquartered in Frankfurt am Main (Emil-von-Behring-Straße 3, 60439), operating as a wholly-owned GmbH subsidiary of the Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau (EKHN), a regional Protestant church body in Germany. Founded in 1997 and staffed by 24 employees, it functions as the in-house communication, media, and publishing arm of the EKHN, serving parishes (Gemeinden), neighborhood spaces (Nachbarschaftsräume), daycare centers (Kitas), deaneries (Dekanate), and other church institutions across the Hessen-Nassau region. The entity has no external private equity or venture capital ownership and operates on a mission-driven, captive-customer basis rather than as a commercially independent business.

The product portfolio spans four interlocking layers: (1) communication services — Beratung/Kreation consulting, Fundus media library, Fundraising-Mailings, Mitgliederkommunikation member communication, Video und Grafik production, and custom website development; (2) a proprietary digital platform — the Ev. Webbaukasten der EKHN, a domain-specialized website builder hosted at demobaukasten.ekhn.de and embedded in the Philippus support ecosystem, complemented by the Web-to-Print-Shop for personalized member mailings and Segen freischalten, a digital contact management service running on the churchx platform; (3) owned media brands — chrismon plus Hessen-Nassau (print and digital magazine subscriptions), epd Mitte-West regional news service with its epd aktuell News App, EKHN.de portal, Gemeinde leiten leadership publication, and indeon.de podcast and digital content platform; and (4) broadcasting — Privater Rundfunk support and "Kirche im hr" programming on Hessischer Rundfunk. The Impulspost campaign template service (2026 theme: "Wieder wundern") provides annual Advent-season newsletter assets for parishes.

The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, restricted geographically to the EKHN region in Germany; there is no public pricing, and revenue is not disclosed. Distribution relies on direct service provision to the EKHN's institutional units, supplemented by organic social (Facebook, LinkedIn), YouTube, radio/TV, and podcast channels for community engagement. The company has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no external funding rounds, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Medienhaus der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau GmbH

Legal name

Medienhaus der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau GmbH

Website

https://medienhaus.ekhn.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Medienhaus der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau GmbH is the wholly-owned media services subsidiary of the EKHN regional Protestant church, providing communication services, a church-specific website builder, print/digital magazines, regional news, and broadcasting support to parishes, daycare centers, deaneries, and church institutions across the Hessen-Nassau region of Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Media and Church Communication Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Religious Organizations (8131), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAI

Faith-Based Media, Publishing & Broadcasting (Radio, TV, Digital, Press)

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

SECONDARYMPAJAHAD

Sermon, Homiletics & Ministry Resource Publishing (Preaching Aids, Pastoral Resources)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Religious & Spiritual Publishing

SECONDARYMPAJAHAG

Religious Nonfiction & Theology Publishing (Apologetics, Doctrine, Ethics)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Religious & Spiritual Publishing

SECONDARYMPAJAHAC

Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Religious & Spiritual Publishing

Keywords

• Church communication services
• Religious media publishing
• Member engagement solutions
• Fundraising direct mail
• Parish website builder

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Communication Services: The Medienhaus provides various communication services to Protestant church organizations including website development, video and graphic production, fundraising mailings, and member communication tools.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Medienhaus der EKHN provides professional communication, media, and digital services to Protestant church communities in Hessen und Nassau. Its core offerings include consulting and creative services, website development via the proprietary Ev. Webbaukasten platform and custom builds, video and graphic production, fundraising direct mail services, member communication tools, media brand publications (chrismon plus magazine, epd news service), radio/TV broadcasting, and a media resource library. The company serves as the integrated media arm of the Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau.

Product overview

Medienhaus der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau GmbH is a church media company offering a diverse portfolio of communication services and products. The offering spans three main areas: (1) Communication Services including consultation/creation, fundraising mailings, member communication, video/graphics production, and website development (both the Ev. Webbaukasten platform and custom websites); (2) Media Brands including chrismon plus Hessen-Nassau magazine subscriptions (print and digital app), epd Mitte-West news service with its news app, EKHN.de portal, indeon.de platform with podcasts, and social media services; (3) Broadcasting including private radio/TV support and Kirche im hr programming; and (4) Resource services including the Medienzentrale media library and Fundus media archive. Key digital services include the Web-to-Print-Shop for member direct mail, the Segen freischalten digital contact system via churchx platform, and Impulspost newsletter templates for seasonal campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• chrismon plus Hessen-Nassau: Magazine subscription service offering print and digital editions of the chrismon religious magazine
• epd Mitte-West
• EKHN.de
• Gemeinde leiten
• indeon.de
• Ev. Webbaukasten der EKHN

Products and services

• Beratung/Kreation (Consulting/Creation)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Katholische Nachrichtenagentur (KNA): National Catholic news agency analogous to epd on the Protestant side. Comparable as a faith-aligned news and media-services organization with subscription-based distribution and app products similar to epd aktuell Mitte-West.
• chrismon GmbH: Publisher of the national chrismon magazine whose regional edition (chrismon plus Hessen-Nassau) the Medienhaus sells via subscription tiers. Comparable as a faith-based periodical publisher with both print and digital-app distribution.

Direct peers

• Medienhaus der Evangelischen Kirche in Württemberg: Regional Protestant church media house for Württemberg, offering the same portfolio of web, video, print, and member-communication services to its Landeskirche. Closest structural twin to Medienhaus EKHN, differing only in geography and denomination territory.
• Evangelischer Pressedienst (epd): National Protestant news agency whose regional Mitte-West desk the Medienhaus distributes via the epd aktuell news app. Operates in the same editorial and subscription news business that anchors a major share of the Medienhaus portfolio.
• GEP – Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik: Frankfurt-based media organization of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) producing TV, radio, web and print content for Protestant audiences nationwide. It is the most direct analogue to Medienhaus EKHN at a national scale, serving the same church-communication mission.

Regional players

• Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern – Medienwerk: Communications and media arm of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, producing digital, print and broadcast content for Bavarian Protestant communities. Comparable as a regional church media operation that does not overlap geographically with Hessen und Nassau.
• Medienhaus der Evangelischen Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz (EKBO): Media services unit of another German regional Protestant church, providing web, publishing and member-communication support to its parishes. Functionally analogous to Medienhaus EKHN but serving a different Landeskirche territory.

Emerging players

• ChurchDesk: European SaaS provider of church websites, communication, and member-engagement tools. Competes with the Ev. Webbaukasten platform concept in the broader church-software market, illustrating the type of private-sector vendor that could pressure the Medienhaus's web-builder franchise.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@medienhausderekhn
• Facebookfacebook.com/MEDIENHAUS.EKHN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medienhaus-ekhn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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