Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft

What Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft does

Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH is a privately held German Protestant Christian publishing house headquartered in Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany, organized as a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) and associated with the Erziehungsverein (educational association). It issues a broad catalog of German-language religious and theological content, including Bibles for adults and children, devotionals, theological reference works, the vergissmeinnicht family calendar and other annual/perpetual calendars, the Talk-Box and Mini-Talk-Box conversation card series, children's and youth literature, audiobooks, e-books in EPUB format, and practical ministry resources for confirmation work, religious education, Bible-week study, worship planning, and church development. The company operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market with a primary e-commerce storefront built on Shopware, fulfillment outsourced to Blessings 4 you GmbH, and a secondary trade/retail channel supported by a Händler-Newsletter, preview catalogs, and review copies; it also markets via email newsletter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. It sells to a horizontally segmented base of churches and religious communities, Christian families, children and youth, and theology students and educators, with individual unit pricing generally between €2.05 and €26.00, plus tiered volume discounts for bulk ministry purchases (e.g., Bible-week participant booklets). The company is led by two managing directors (Annegret Puttkammer and Mathias Türpitz), has no disclosed parent company, no subsidiaries, and no funding history, and ships to Germany, EU, and selected non-EU European destinations while explicitly excluding the USA.

Name

Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft

Legal name

Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://neukirchener-verlage.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft is a privately held German Protestant Christian publishing house, selling German-language Bibles, devotionals, calendars, children's literature, and ministry resources primarily direct-to-consumer via its Shopware-based online store, with order fulfillment handled by Blessings 4 you GmbH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Book Retailers and News Dealers (459210)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Children’s Publishing (Faith-Based Kids & YA) (MPAJAHAJ), Religious & Spiritual Books Retail (CRALAAAE), E-books, Digital Content & Licensing Distribution (CRAOALAE)

Keywords

• Christian publishing
• Religious books
• Bible publications
• Church resources
• Devotional calendars

Headquarters

HQ city

Neukirchen-Vluyn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Book and Publication Sales: Sale of physical books, Bibles, calendars, children's books, and other religious publications through the company's e-commerce platform. Products include Sachbuch (non-fiction), Geschenke (gifts), Bibel (Bibles), materials for church practice, calendars, and children's/youth literature.
2. Digital Products (E-books): Sale of digital products including e-books in EPUB format. Products like 'Praxisbuch Bibliolog' are available as 'Digitalprodukt / E-Book'. Some e-books have separate ISBNs for digital versions.
3. Audiobooks: Sale of audiobooks (Hörbücher) including children's audiobooks and religious content. Products available in audio format with pricing shown separately from print versions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH is a German Christian publishing house that produces and sells Protestant religious books, Bibles, calendars, audiobooks, conversation card sets, gifts, children's and youth titles, fiction, and church practice materials. Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer via its own online shop, complemented by trade/retail partner channels, with digital extensions including EPUB e-books and proprietary calendar apps.

Product overview

Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft is a Christian publishing house offering a diverse portfolio of religious and theological products. The core offerings include the Talk-Box conversation card series (Talk-Box, Foto-Talk-Box, Mini-Talk-Box) for group discussions in church and family settings; Bibles and Bible-related products for various age groups; annual and perpetual Calendars including the popular vergissmeinnicht family calendar and Neukirchener Kalender; Hörbücher (audiobooks) including children's content and theological works; Sachbuch (non-fiction) covering topics such as death/mourning, devotionals, spirituality, family, and theology; practical ministry resources under 'Für die Praxis' including workbooks for faith courses, confirmation work, religious education, and church development; children's and youth books; Geschenke (gifts) such as blessing cards and gift books; and Belletristik (fiction). The company also publishes materials for the Ökumenische Bibelwoche (Ecumenical Bible Week) and offers bargain items under Schnäppchen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Christian books (Sachbuch / non-fiction)
• Christian fiction (Belletristik)
• Children's and youth books (Kinder- und Jugendbuch)
• Ecumenical Bible Week materials (Ökumenische Bibelwoche)
• Practice resources (Für die Praxis)
• Bibles and Bible-related products
• Calendars (Kalender)
• Audiobooks (Hörbücher)
• E-books (EPUB)
• Calendar apps
• Talk-Box & Co. (conversation card sets)
• Gifts (Geschenke)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Blessings 4 you GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFulfillment service provider handling order processing, shipping, payment collection, and delivery for the Neukirchener online store. Located at Motorstraße 36, 70499 Stuttgart (also listed as Großmoltenstraße 3, 71739 Oberriexingen). Contract for purchase agreements is concluded between Blessings 4 you GmbH and the customer.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Herder Verlag: Germany's largest Catholic publisher with theology, devotionals, and church resources. Different denomination but adjacent in religious-publishing model and target buyer (churches, families).
• SCM Verlagsgruppe: One of Germany's largest Christian publishing groups (with brands including R. Brockhaus, Gerth Medien, and Hänssler). Broad incumbent with overlapping Christian catalog at significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Calwer Verlag: Stuttgart-based Protestant publisher focused on Sunday school materials, religious education, and church practice — the closest narrow match to Neukirchener's catechetical and educational offerings.
• Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft: German Bible society publisher of Bibles, Bible translations, and Bible-study resources; directly comparable on Neukirchener's Bible category and ecumenical Bible-Week materials.
• St. Benno-Verlag: Catholic publisher of missals, hymnals, devotionals, and parish practice materials; comparable on church-practice and seasonal liturgical product range despite denominational difference.
• Evangelische Verlagsanstalt: Leipzig-based German Protestant publisher producing theological, ecumenical, and church-practice literature directly overlapping Neukirchener's 'Für die Praxis' and theology ranges.
• Brunnen Verlag: German Christian publisher offering devotionals, faith-based fiction/non-fiction, calendars, and gifts; similar mid-sized, ecumenical Protestant/evangelical positioning.
• Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht: Major German Protestant academic and theological publisher, comparable on theology and Bible-Week scholarly content but skewed toward academic rather than practical audiences.
• Gütersloher Verlagshaus: German Protestant publisher (part of Random House Germany) with a comparable catalog of theology, religious education, devotionals, and practical church materials. Closest comparable by denominational focus and product mix.
• Verlag Katholisches Bibelwerk: Catholic counterpart producing Bible-week workbooks, participant booklets, and Bible-study materials; directly comparable to Neukirchener's Bibelwoche and Bible-education products.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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