What Newfrontiers does

Newfrontiers is a UK-registered charity (New Frontiers International Trust Limited, Charity No. 1060001) that functions as an apostolic fellowship of church networks rather than a commercial enterprise. It operates as a coordinating umbrella for nine semi-autonomous apostolic spheres — Advance, Catalyst, ChristCentral, Commission, Confluence, Disciple Nations, New Ground, Regions Beyond, and Relational Mission — each led by its own apostolic leader and overseeing a portfolio of affiliated churches. The organization traces its origins to Terry Virgo's ministry beginning in the mid-1960s, adopted the name "Coastlands" in 1981 and "Newfrontiers" in 1986, and transitioned in 2011 from a single-leader structure into a decentralized network of 15 apostolic leaders that today spans 800+ churches across 70+ nations.

Its core products and services are ministry-oriented rather than technological: church planting, leadership training, apostolic team equipping, social action (food poverty relief, emergency aid, fostering, refugee support), global mission in unreached nations, and flagship events such as the Global Conference (2020, 2021, 2023), the Newday youth event for 12- to 19-year-olds (since 2004), the Catalyst Festival, and the Commission Festival. Supporting resources include audio/video recordings of conference talks, the Catalyst Magazine, podcasts, and a UK Church Finder service. The underlying technology is minimal: a WordPress-based content site (newfrontierstogether.org), social media channels, email communications, and dedicated microsites per apostolic sphere, with no proprietary platform or AI components.

The business and revenue model is that of a non-profit religious organization. Income is generated from voluntary donations, tithes, and offerings from member churches and individuals, classified as recurring/subscription-like recurring giving. Newfrontiers does not sell products or services in a commercial sense and does not publicly disclose financial statements. Governance is exercised through the Newfrontiers Together Team, led by Steve Tibbert since the Global 2020 transition from David Devenish, with the broader leadership composed of apostolic leaders based in the UK, continental Europe, Africa, North America, the Middle East, and Asia.

Name

Newfrontiers

Legal name

New Frontiers International Trust Limited

Website

https://newfrontierstogether.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Newfrontiers is a UK-registered charity coordinating a global apostolic fellowship of nine church-planting networks (Advance, Catalyst, ChristCentral, Commission, Confluence, Disciple Nations, New Ground, Regions Beyond, Relational Mission), serving 800+ churches across 70+ nations through leadership training, conferences, and mission initiatives funded by donations and tithes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Organization

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB), Capacity Building & Nonprofit Infrastructure Funders (BPAGAKAO), Institutional Capacity Building & Training (Workforce/Systems Strengthening) (BPADAEAC)

Keywords

• Church planting networks
• Religious fellowship
• Leadership training
• Global mission
• Social action ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Global (Multiple Countries)

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Tithes: As a registered UK charity (Registration No. 1060001), Newfrontiers relies on voluntary donations, tithes, and offerings from member churches and individuals to fund operations, church planting, leadership training, and social action initiatives worldwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Newfrontiers is a UK-registered charity (No. 1060001) operating as a fellowship of apostolic leaders who partner together on global mission through nine semi-autonomous church networks known as apostolic spheres (Advance, Catalyst, ChristCentral, Commission, Confluence, Disciple Nations, New Ground, Regions Beyond, Relational Mission). The organization delivers programs including church planting, leadership training, apostolic team equipping, social action, and global mission, supported by audio/video resources, conferences, publications, and a church finder directory.

Product overview

Newfrontiers is a church fellowship organization rather than a technology product company. It operates as a partnership of apostolic church networks (Advance, Catalyst, ChristCentral, Commission, Confluence, New Ground, Regions Beyond, Relational Mission) engaged in church planting, leadership training, equipping apostolic teams, social action, and global mission. The organization provides audio/video resources, hosts events like Newday (youth) and Global Conference, publishes Catalyst Magazine, and offers a church finder service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Newfrontiers Church Networks (apostolic spheres fellowship) A fellowship of nine apostolic church networks (Advance, Catalyst, ChristCentral, Commission, Confluence, Disciple Nations, New Ground, Regions Beyond, Relational Mission) partnering on global mission with shared values and beliefs; for churches seeking apostolic alignment and for individuals seeking connection to a member church.
• Church Planting Program Core ministry activity focused on planting new churches and restoring existing churches to biblical principles; delivered through regional apostolic leaders across the nine spheres.
• Leadership Training Program Programs designed to raise and develop leaders at every level of church life in order to propagate healthy churches; offered to pastors, elders and apostolic team members.
• Apostolic Teams Equipping Program Support and equipping for apostolic teams based on Ephesians Chapter 4 gifts; provides apostolic covering and oversight to affiliated churches.
• Social Action Program Ministry to the poor and community outreach including compassion projects, food poverty initiatives, and emergency aid delivered through affiliated churches and apostolic spheres.
• Global Mission Program Strategic effort to take the gospel to unreached nations with non-English speaking churches now in the majority of the Newfrontiers fellowship.
• Newday Youth Event Annual youth event for 12- to 19-year-olds run by the Newfrontiers network for training and inspiration; first held in 2004.
• Global Leadership Conference Major leadership conferences including the "Together on a Mission" series (2002-2011) and Global conferences held in 2020, 2021, and 2023 to train leaders and advance church planting.
• Catalyst Magazine Magazine publication from the Catalyst network providing news, articles, and stories from across the Newfrontiers apostolic spheres.
• Church Finder Directory UK church directory search function, integrated with Find a Church, that allows individuals to locate Newfrontiers-affiliated churches; sphere websites also list member churches globally.
• Audio and Video Resource Library Audio and video recordings of talks from conferences and events available through dedicated sphere websites; senior leader resources from Terry Virgo and David Devenish are hosted on their own resource websites.
• Podcast Series Podcast series including Faith in the Arts Podcast, Adventure Together Podcast, and 'Tis Mercy All podcast; audio/video recordings from conferences; produced for the Newfrontiers network.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AdvancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal team of churches working into over 30 nations, led by Alan and Rynelle Frow. Alan has written three books on church life and multiplication. Part of Newfrontiers apostolic fellowship.
• CatalystcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork led by Simon Holley, based at King's Arms Church Bedford. Passionate about believers walking in encounters with God's love and equipping them to demonstrate God's power. Hosts Catalyst Festival.
• ChristCentralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam led by Jeremy Simpkins serving over 100 churches on 5 continents - North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Active in 15+ nations including UK, Norway, Sweden, Canada, USA, Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, Cambodia, Zambia, Tanzania.
• CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Guy Miller and Vinu Paul, overseeing churches in 15+ nations including India and UK. Believing God for 1000 churches by 2030. Associated with Westminster Chapel in London.
• ConfluencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily of churches led by Bryan Mowrey, Lead Pastor of Jubilee Church multi-site church in St. Louis, Missouri. Passionate about training leaders and seeing the lost find their way back to God.
• Disciple NationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Scott Marques, overseeing River of Life Church in Zimbabwe and Disciple Nations family of churches. Focused on urban and rural church vitality and raising next generation in Southern Africa.
• New GroundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore team led by James Silley with David Holden traveling widely across the church family. Based at New Community Church in SE London. Member of Newfrontiers Together Team.
• Regions BeyondcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Fusi Mokoena and Steve Oliver, with Fusi serving as Lead Elder at Citygates Church in Dubai. Committed to building relationships with church leaders, supporting new church plants, and raising new leaders. Active in Dubai, Malawi, Burundi, South Australia, Penang, Netherlands, USA.
• Relational MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Mike Betts, focused on church planting, gospel expansion, empowering the poor, developing corporate prayer, and seeing next generation grow. Mike has authored several books including 'From the Inside Out' and 'Relational Mission: A Way of Life'.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hillsong Church: Global charismatic church network with presence in dozens of countries, large conferences, and similar emphasis on church planting, leadership development, and contemporary worship. Significantly larger scale than Newfrontiers but comparable in mission and audience.
• Bethel Church: Large charismatic church with global influence through music, conferences, and church-planting resources. Operates in similar charismatic tradition with comparable training and global mission programs.
• Church of the Nazarene: Global Wesleyan-Holiness denomination with presence in 170+ countries, district governance, and emphasis on mission, leadership development, and compassion ministries.
• Willow Creek Association: Global church network focused on leadership development, church health, and resourcing pastors worldwide. Comparable in training, conferences, and church-planting support mission.
• Redeemed Christian Church of God: Massive global Pentecostal denomination with presence in 190+ countries, structured parish system, and emphasis on church planting. Comparable in global footprint scale and church-multiplication focus.
• Assemblies of God (UK & Worldwide): Major Pentecostal denomination with UK headquarters, global network, and similar charismatic theology, missionary activity, and district-led structure.

Direct peers

• Acts 29 Network: Global church-planting network with regional structures, leadership assessment, and church membership criteria. Direct comparable in network model and emphasis on multiplying healthy churches.
• Sovereign Grace Churches: International family of churches with shared values, regional oversight structure, and church-planting emphasis. Highly comparable network governance model and theological orientation to Newfrontiers.
• Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland: UK-based network of charismatic churches with similar apostolic governance model, church-planting focus, and global mission emphasis. Closely aligned theologically and structurally with Newfrontiers' apostolic spheres.
• Relational Mission: Actually one of Newfrontiers' own apostolic spheres led by Mike Betts; included as the clearest structural and theological peer in its own right.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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