Neopolis Network

What Neopolis Network does

Neopolis Network is a private, faith-based nonprofit organization founded in 2017 and headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois (with operational presence in Chicago) that operates a global church-planting network and ministry partnership platform. The organization partners with indigenous churches, pastors, and leaders across Africa (East Africa and South Africa), the Caribbean (Cuba), Europe (France, Germany), Asia (Japan, Korea), and North America to develop leaders, plant Word-centered churches, and translate theological resources into local languages. Core offerings include the Gospel Partnership Network, Leadership Development Programs (Church Planting Residency, expository preaching workshops), regional network programs, Partner Cultivation Trips, webinars, and the monthly newsletter.

The business is not a technology company: it has no proprietary software, app, API, or AI capabilities, and its underlying infrastructure is relationship-driven ministry work coordinated through a small team of roughly seven employees plus embedded regional directors on five continents. Revenue is generated almost entirely through donations and charitable contributions from individuals, partner churches, and grant-like gifts (e.g., a one-time $83,000 gift from The Moody Church); the organization explicitly does not sell products or services and discloses no pricing. Distribution is direct-to-field through regional directors (e.g., Charles Karuri in East Africa, Tsiry Andria in Europe, Robin Cho in Asia, Ivan Vazquez in the Caribbean), with secondary reach via webinars, The Gospel Coalition conference auxiliary events, and social media.

Neopolis's go-to-market is event- and partnership-driven: it cultivates Western church donors (its funding base) through webinars, conferences, and Partner Cultivation Trips, while serving indigenous pastors and churches (its ministry recipients) through training, preaching workshops, and network-building. Leadership is provided by President Felipe Chamy, Founder/Board Chair/Lead for Vision Jon Dennis (also Lead Pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Chicago), VP Partner Development John Talley III, and VP Strategic Development Sully Curtin, alongside four regional directors and a board including co-founders Jay Thomas and Jon Nielson.

Name

Neopolis Network

Legal name

Neopolis Network

Website

https://neopolisnetwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Neopolis Network is a nonprofit global church planting network founded in 2017 that partners with indigenous churches and pastors across Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and North America to develop leaders, plant Word-centered churches, and translate theological resources into local languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious/Christian Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200), 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

Keywords

• Church planting network
• Gospel partnership services
• Leadership development programs
• Expository preaching training
• Global ministry non-profit

Headquarters

HQ city

Wheaton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

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: As a nonprofit ministry organization, Neopolis Network generates revenue through donations from individuals, churches, and partners who invest in the work of supporting global gospel ministry. Partners can give one-time or recurring gifts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Neopolis Network is a city-facing, multi-ethnic global network and family of churches that partners with indigenous churches and pastors to preach, pastor, and plant churches across Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and North America. Its deliverables include leadership development programs (Church Planting Residency, expository preaching workshops), regional church planting networks, partner cultivation trips, webinars, conferences, and translated theological resources. The organization is funded through donations and charitable contributions from individuals, churches, and partners.

Product overview

Neopolis Network is a city-facing, multi-ethnic, global network and family of churches focused on gospel partnership. The organization operates through a unified partnership model comprising regional church planting networks across East Africa, South Africa, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and North America, supported by leadership development programs, preaching workshops, partner cultivation trips, webinars, and conferences. Rather than a technology product, Neopolis offers ministry programs and services centered on church planting, leader development, and fostering global gospel partnerships through indigenous leaders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gospel Partnership Network A global network of churches and church planters committed to gospel partnership, focused on preaching, pastoring, and planting churches to the glory of God across multiple regions worldwide. It is the core relational infrastructure through which Neopolis connects Western supporting churches with indigenous ministry partners.
• Leadership Development Programs Programs to develop indigenous leaders through training, coaching, and mentorship, including the Church Planting Residency program and expository preaching workshops. Designed for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders across all regions.
• Regional Network Programs Regional networks in East Africa, Southern Africa, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and North America, each with a dedicated regional director and team that supports church planting, leadership development, and indigenous ministry in the region.
• Preaching Workshops (Expository Preaching Workshops) Swahili and other-language expository preaching workshops and training events focused on faithful gospel proclamation and strengthening the local church. Hosted in venues such as Manna Bible Church in the Likoni area of Mombasa. Targeted at indigenous pastors and ministry leaders.
• Partner Cultivation Trips Organized trips for church leaders and donors to visit and build relationships with global ministry partners, including visits to East Africa, Cuba, France, South Africa, and other regions. Designed for Western partner churches and individual supporters.
• Webinars and Conferences Virtual and in-person events including webinars on missions paradigms and TGC auxiliary events focused on Word ministry in various global contexts. The TGC25 Word Ministry events are panel discussions with European and Cuban leaders.
• Financial Partnership / Giving Program Opportunities for individual donors, churches, and partners to give financially to support the work of Neopolis globally through one-time or recurring gifts, with funds deployed to church planting, leadership development, and regional ministry programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 20 churches in Cuba network (Red de Iglesia)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GracePoint Church (Kenya)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Partner church that organized the Rooted Conference 2025, with Neopolis East Africa team participating and hosting a pre-conference shepherding event.
• Predica Fiel (Faithful Preaching)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2024Founded by Alexis Perez after attending the Cornhill Training Course in London in 2008, Predica Fiel trains leaders in expository preaching across Cuba and works alongside Neopolis for church planting, revitalization, and developing leadership pipelines.
• Campus Outreach (South Africa)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Partnership with Campus Outreach for campus ministry initiatives in Pretoria, South Africa alongside Red Door Church and other city pastors.
• Cornhill Training Course / Proclamation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024The training methodology that influenced Alexis Perez's expository preaching approach in Cuba was developed through the Cornhill Training Course established by the Proclamation Trust.
• Lausanne MovementminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Neopolis participated in Lausanne 4 Congress on World Evangelization in Incheon, Korea with over 5,200 leaders from nearly every country, with clarion call for the church to declare and display Christ together.
• Red Door Church (South Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2024Red Door Church in Pretoria has officially partnered with Neopolis to plant and mature more churches throughout Southern Africa. Pastor Rhynhardt de Bruin leads this partnership and attended the Neopolis Church Planting Residency program in Chicago in 2017.
• The Moody ChurchcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 July 2024The Moody Church is a Key Global Initiative (KGI) partner that has significantly increased its giving to Neopolis by 33% and provided an $83,000 one-time gift to enable Cuban pastors to have sustainable sources of income. Their Global Outreach Pastor Bill Van Tuinen has joined Neopolis on two trips to Cuba.
• Crossway BooksminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2023Crossway Books sponsors Neopolis auxiliary events at The Gospel Coalition conferences, including events on Word Ministry in Post-Christian Europe and Word Ministry in Communist Cuba.
• Nueva Vida Church (Havana, Cuba)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2015Founded by Alexis and Lourdes Perez, Nueva Vida Church started in a cemetery and grew to become a hub for training pastors and leaders across Cuba. Through partnership with Neopolis and miraculous provision, they purchased a church property in Old Havana.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• 9Marks: Organization equipping pastors with theological resources and church health content. Comparable as an enabler of healthy church planting movements, though primarily content/training rather than a planting network itself.
• The Gospel Coalition: Evangelical network and conference organization that convenes pastors and leaders around gospel-centered ministry. Not a direct competitor but a strategic convener and partner through which Neopolis engages donors and leaders.

Direct peers

• Acts 29 Network: Global church planting network that identifies, trains, and resources planters and church leaders. Directly comparable to Neopolis in mission, network-based structure, and emphasis on Word-centered church planting across multiple regions.
• Newfrontiers: International family of churches focused on church planting, leadership training, and gospel partnership across multiple continents. Comparable to Neopolis in its relational, network-driven, indigenous-leader-empowering model.
• Redeemer City to City: Church planting movement working globally to plant and support urban churches through training, coaching, and networks. Comparable to Neopolis in its city-facing, multi-region church planting focus and reliance on indigenous leader development.
• Multiply (Vineyard): Church planting and missions mobilization arm of Vineyard Churches, focused on global church multiplication and leader development. Comparable to Neopolis in training-driven, church-planting focus with cross-cultural sending.
• Sovereign Grace Churches: Network of churches emphasizing gospel-centered ministry, church planting, and theological training for leaders. Directly comparable as a denomination-like network that plants churches and develops leaders across geographies.

Emerging players

• ForMission: UK-based church planting network focused on training leaders and planting churches among least-reached peoples. Comparable to Neopolis in its leadership development and international partnership model, though smaller and more Europe-anchored.

Broad incumbents

• Send Network (NAMB): North American church planting network affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Comparable to Neopolis as a church-planting network, but operates at much larger scale and within an established denominational infrastructure.

Regional players

• iServe Africa: East African network equipping gospel workers and church leaders, with deep ties to Neopolis (Harrison Mungai serves as both iServe Africa Executive Director and Neopolis Nairobi Catalyst). Closely comparable in mission and overlapping personnel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/neopolisnetwork

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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