Missio Dei

What Missio Dei does

Missio Dei is a Gospel-centered church plant founded in 2012 in Glassboro, New Jersey, operating under an elder-led volunteer model with no paid staff and an estimated average weekly attendance of approximately 30 people. Its core functional activities include Sunday worship services (4:00pm, with approximately 45 minutes of Bible teaching), midweek Community Groups meeting on multiple weekdays, age- and gender-specific ministries (MD|kids for children through 4th grade, MD|men, MD|women), and recurring community events including the annual Marriage Conference and the Fourth Friday Movie Nights at the Glassboro Town Square. Outreach extends to approximately 500 Rowan University students annually during move-in events and includes board-level involvement with the Glassboro Family Success Center and volunteer engagement with the Boys & Girls Club of Glassboro.

The church's digital stack is built entirely on third-party platforms: a Squarespace-hosted website (missiodeinj.com), YouTube live audio streaming, a sermon podcast, Church Center Online for online giving, and a Slack-based community communication channel branded MD|slack. Its technology footprint is not proprietary but rather a curated assembly of consumer-grade and ministry-focused SaaS tools, with partnerships including D6 Family curriculum and various discipleship apps (Streetlights Audio Bible, BibleMemory.com, Prayer Mate App, Crown Financial Ministries). The church does not publish APIs, mobile apps, or proprietary software.

Missio Dei's revenue model relies entirely on voluntary tithes and offerings from the congregation; all services, programs, and events are free, there are no membership tiers or paid offerings, and 100% of donations flow to ministry and outreach given the absence of paid staff. Leadership consists of unpaid elders Justin Gruber (primary teaching pastor), Jesse Gruber, and John Gruber, supported by volunteer Community Group facilitators and ministry coordinators. The organization is an independent religious nonprofit with no parent company, subsidiaries, external ownership, or institutional investment, operating from 270 E High Street in Glassboro with a mailing address at 111 East High St. Geographic scope is concentrated in southern New Jersey, while digital channels (podcast, YouTube) are accessible globally without an explicit growth or monetization strategy attached.

Name

Missio Dei

Legal name

Missio Dei

Website

https://missiodeinj.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Missio Dei is a Gospel-centered church plant in Glassboro, New Jersey serving local residents and Rowan University students through Sunday worship, midweek Community Groups, family ministries, and town outreach events, with digital reach extended via podcast, YouTube streaming, and Slack.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues)

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAG

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

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Church worship services
• Biblical counseling
• Community small groups
• Global missions support

Headquarters

HQ city

Glassboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Church relies on voluntary donations from congregation members. No paid staff, so all giving goes directly to ministry expenses and community outreach programs. Members can set up recurring gifts through the church's online giving platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Missio Dei is a Christian church in Glassboro, New Jersey that provides weekly Sunday worship services, community-based small groups, biblical counseling, student and children's ministry programs, and supports global missions efforts. The organization is staffed entirely by volunteers and is funded through voluntary tithes and offerings from its congregation.

Product overview

Missio Dei is a Gospel-centered church in Glassboro, NJ offering a portfolio of ministry programs and digital resources. The church operates a multi-platform digital presence including sermon archives, podcasts, livestreaming, and Slack-based community communication, alongside traditional in-person ministries including Community Groups, men's and women's ministries, children's programs (MD|kids), and community events like Movie Nights and Marriage Conference. The church utilizes third-party platforms including Squarespace for web hosting, Church Center Online for giving, YouTube for livestreaming, and Slack for internal communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Christian worship gatherings held in-person and online for congregants and visitors in the Glassboro, NJ area.
• Community Small Groups Small group meetings held throughout the community for fellowship, Bible study, and prayer, supporting spiritual formation and relationship-building among congregants.
• Biblical Counseling One-on-one and group counseling services grounded in biblical teaching, offered to church members and attendees seeking spiritual guidance.
• Student Ministry Ministry program targeted at middle and high school students, providing biblical teaching, mentoring, and community activities.
• Children's Ministry Age-appropriate biblical teaching and programming for children of congregants during church services and events.
• Global Missions Support Mission program supporting missionaries and outreach efforts in regions outside the local Glassboro, NJ community, funded through congregational giving and volunteer engagement.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• D6 FamilycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Children's curriculum provider based on Deuteronomy 6:5-9 principles. D6 connects church to home and families to one another, providing Sunday School and small group curriculum with home connection resources including Splink! weekly email.
• Glassboro Family Success CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2014Church has board members (Nathan and Amy) serving on the Glassboro Family Success Center board to strategically care for those hurting in the community. Coordinates adopt-a-family Christmas outreach and community care initiatives.
• Boys & Girls Club of GlassborocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2014Emily Senski serves the organization by helping with communication, organizing events, and caring for hurting, broken children in the community through this youth services organization.
• Choices of the HeartminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2014Local ministry organization that church members can serve with through John or Pat's leadership involvement.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Watermark Church: Large Dallas-area Gospel-centered church known for transparent leadership, community groups, and strong teaching. Mirrors Missio Dei's emphasis on belonging and small-group community but operates at much broader scale.
• Summit Church: Large Gospel-centered church (formerly Southern Baptist) led by J.D. Greear with strong preaching, small groups, and missions engine. Comparable in Gospel-centrality and disciple-making framework, but at significantly greater scale.
• The Austin Stone Community Church: Large Gospel-centered, Acts 29-affiliated church with strong preaching, community group structure, and missions focus. Shares Missio Dei's theological orientation and small-group model but serves a far larger metro congregation.
• The Village Church: Large, Gospel-centered, Acts 29-affiliated church led by Matt Chandler. Highly comparable in theological identity (Gospel-centered preaching and community) and missional posture, but operates at materially greater scale and across multiple campuses.
• Redeemer Church (various locations): Gospel-centered church movement with strong city-focused ministry, preaching emphasis, and community group model. Shares theological and structural DNA with Missio Dei, particularly the Table/Pulpit/Square framing.

Direct peers

• Mercy Church: Church plant with Gospel-centered mission, community groups, and family ministry programming comparable to Missio Dei's MD|women, MD|Men, and MD|kids structure. Similar small-to-mid scale and missional community posture.
• Cornerstone Church: Gospel-preaching, community-oriented church plant with small group system and family ministry tracks analogous to MD|kids, MD|women, and MD|Men. Comparable in size, mission framing, and Sunday + midweek rhythm.
• Sojourn Community Church: Gospel-centered church plant network rooted in Louisville, KY, with similar theological commitments, community group emphasis, and church-plant multiplication orientation. Closely comparable in values and structure, though historically larger in scale.

Others

• Church Center Online: SaaS giving and church management platform used by Missio Dei for online tithes and event registrations. Included as an adjacent/ecosystem peer given its direct integration into the church's donation and event operations.
• D6 Family: Children's and family ministry curriculum provider (Deuteronomy 6-based) used by Missio Dei's MD|kids program. Relevant as an enabling ecosystem partner for the church's family discipleship track.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/missiodeinj
• YouTubeyoutube.com/missiodeinj
• Facebookfacebook.com/missiodeinj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/missio-dei

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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