Men for Missions

What Men for Missions does

Men for Missions is a 501(c)(3) lay missions nonprofit organization founded in 1954 by Dr. Dwight Ferguson in Greenwood, Indiana, and currently operating as a ministry of One Mission Society (OMS). The organization mobilizes ordinary Christian men, and to a lesser extent women and families, for short-term mission work, on the premise that God calls everyday tradesmen, farmers, and laypeople, not only the ordained. Its core offering is a portfolio of organized short-term mission trips categorized as work teams, evangelism teams, and disaster recovery teams, dispatched to roughly 30 countries spanning Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Supporting products include ACTION Magazine, a triannual publication now at Volume 77 (Spring 2026), and the Yoder Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides $100-$150 to first-time participants.

The underlying technology stack is intentionally minimal: a standard WordPress-based website with contact and application forms, no proprietary platform, no mobile applications, and no public APIs. Trip management, donation processing, and back-office finance are routed through One Mission Society's giving platform and standard web infrastructure, while ACTION Magazine is distributed digitally via the Yumpu embedded-reader platform. The organization does not describe any AI, machine learning, or data-driven product capabilities.

The revenue model is donation-and-participation based, with no commercial pricing logic. Income streams include (1) tax-deductible donations processed through OMS, (2) trip participation fees ranging from $400 for domestic disaster recovery to $3,000 for international trips such as Brazil, with participants either paying directly or fundraising their own support, (3) recurring $25-per-month SHEEP Haiti child sponsorships, and (4) free ACTION Magazine subscriptions. Customer segments are lay Christian men and families (primary, paying trip costs and fundraising) and individual donors and churches (secondary, providing tax-deductible contributions). The go-to-market combines a website-driven application flow, the triannual magazine, social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube), and a referral channel anchored by partnering churches and the OMSG network.

Name

Men for Missions

Legal name

Men for Missions

Website

https://menformissions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Men for Missions is a 501(c)(3) lay missions nonprofit organization that mobilizes ordinary Christian men and their families for short-term mission trips, evangelism teams, and disaster recovery work across roughly 30 countries, operating as a ministry of One Mission Society.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mission Trip Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Tour Operators (561520), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Pilgrimage & Faith-Based Multi-Day Tour Operators (THAKADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (EDAIAGAF), Adventure & Expedition Travel Agencies (THAKAFAB)

Keywords

• Short-term mission trips
• Lay ministry services
• Christian mission trips
• Disaster relief missions
• Child sponsorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donors contribute to Men for Missions operations, specific projects, scholarships, and mission team funding. Donations are processed through One Mission Society's giving platform and are tax-deductible as Men for Missions is a ministry of OMS, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
2. Mission Trip Participation Fees: Participants cover their own trip costs including airfare, lodging, meals, and in-country transportation. Participants either pay directly or raise their own support through fundraising. Costs range from $400 (domestic disaster recovery) to $3,000 (international trips like Brazil).
3. SHEEP Haiti Sponsorship: Child sponsorship program for Southern Haiti Evangelism and Education Program at $25/month per child, with 300 students waiting for sponsors.
4. ACTION Magazine Subscriptions: Triannual publication delivered to subscribers via email. Content includes mission trip reports, field updates, and testimonies. Free subscription with optional digital access through Yumpu platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Men for Missions organizes short-term mission trips for men and their families to international and domestic locations, covering evangelism, construction work, and disaster recovery. Trips include logistics such as airfare, lodging, meals, and in-country transportation, with participants paying trip fees or raising their own support. The organization also publishes ACTION Magazine triannually and administers the SHEEP Haiti child sponsorship program and the Yoder Memorial Scholarship for first-time participants.

Product overview

Men for Missions offers a portfolio of mission-focused services centered around organizing and facilitating short-term mission trips for men and their families. The core offerings include Short-Term Mission Trips (work teams, evangelism teams, and disaster recovery teams to locations across Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America), ACTION Magazine (a triannual publication featuring mission trip reports and field updates), and the Yoder Memorial Scholarship Fund ($100 scholarship for first-time participants). The organization is a ministry of One Mission Society and operates globally with offices in the U.S., Canada, and U.K.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Short-Term Mission Trips Organized mission team trips to various international and domestic locations including Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Types include work teams, evangelism teams, disaster recovery teams, and combined work/evangelism teams. Participants pay trip costs ranging from $400 (domestic) to $3,000 (international) covering airfare, lodging, meals, and in-country transportation.
• ACTION Magazine Triannual publication featuring mission trip reports, field updates, and stories of God at work around the world. Free subscription distributed via email with optional digital access through the Yumpu platform.
• Yoder Memorial Scholarship Fund $100 scholarship for first-time short-term mission participants to assist with travel expenses, established by Wally and Marilyn Yoder in honor of their first mission experience in Haiti.
• SHEEP Haiti Child Sponsorship Child sponsorship program supporting Christian education for children in southern Haiti. Sponsors contribute $25 per month per child through One Mission Society's giving platform.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• One Mission Society (OMS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1954Men for Missions is a ministry of One Mission Society, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. OMS handles donation processing, financial administration, and provides the organizational umbrella for MFM's global mission operations. MFM operates as an affiliated lay missions organization under OMS.
• OMSG Signatories and Partner OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMen for Missions works with OMSG signatories, partner organizations, churches, and individuals around the world to challenge men to reach the lost.
• ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)flagshipOthersOne Mission Society (parent of Men for Missions) is a Charter Member of ECFA, demonstrating financial accountability and transparency standards.
• Fuller Center Disaster RebuildersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for disaster recovery missions. MFM teams work with Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders to help families affected by Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, NC.
• Peña de HorebminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in Auñon, Spain for olive harvest mission. MFM teams help staff at Peña de Horeb with agricultural work.
• SHEEP Haiti ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouthern Haiti Evangelism and Education Program - child sponsorship initiative supporting Christian education for children in southern Haiti.
• Local Churches WorldwidecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMFM partners with national churches in each field location to host teams, provide translators, and facilitate local evangelism and work projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AMG International: Evangelical faith-based organization running international short-term mission trips with focus on evangelism and humanitarian work. Comparable to MFM in Christian lay-volunteer mobilization and global field deployment.
• Volunteer Missions: Faith-based short-term missions aggregator connecting lay Christians to trips worldwide. Comparable to MFM in volunteer-mobilization and short-trip model, though operates as a referral platform rather than a direct trip operator.
• Adventures in Missions: Faith-based organization running short-term mission trips worldwide for lay Christians, with a similar model of trip-based mobilization and donor-supported operations. Highly comparable to MFM in target market (lay adults), trip portfolio, and church-referral recruitment.
• Baptist Global Response: Short-term missions-focused organization connecting lay volunteers with international projects including construction, disaster relief, and evangelism. Closely comparable to MFM in trip types, lay-volunteer recruitment, and denominational sponsorship model.

Regional players

• Latin America Mission: Faith-based missions organization focused on Latin America, running short-term teams and church partnership projects. Regionally comparable to MFM's strong Latin American trip portfolio (Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico).

Broad incumbents

• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): One of the largest global faith-based mission organizations, deploying short-term teams across evangelism, mercy ministry, and disaster relief. Comparable to MFM in trip-style operations and global reach, though YWAM is far larger and includes youth-focused programming MFM does not.
• International Mission Board (SBC): Southern Baptist global missions agency running short-term volunteer trips and long-term missionary deployment. Comparable in faith-based mobilization and global field infrastructure, but denominational and far larger in scale than MFM.
• Christ for the Nations Institute: Faith-based missions-training and deployment organization with global short-term team programs. Comparable in evangelical trip portfolio and global mission field network, though it is primarily an institute rather than a volunteer-mobilization ministry.
• Habitat for Humanity: Major nonprofit organizing construction-focused volunteer trips domestically and internationally. Directly comparable to MFM's work-team model (e.g., Mexico City roof repair, Dominican Republic construction teams), though secular in scope and far larger.
• Samaritan's Purse: Large evangelical relief organization running disaster recovery teams (e.g., Hurricane Helene response that overlaps with MFM's NC disaster trips) and short-term volunteer projects. Comparable in faith-based disaster response and lay volunteer deployment, though far larger in budget and media reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/menformissions

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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