Samen Kerk in Nederland (SKIN)

What Samen Kerk in Nederland (SKIN) does

Stichting Samen Kerk in Nederland (SKIN) is a Dutch non-profit foundation founded in 1992 that operates as the interchurch and intercultural platform for international and migrant churches in the Netherlands. The organization supports 200+ affiliated churches and functions as the recognized knowledge center for more than 1 million Christians with a migration background in the country. SKIN delivers its mandate through advisory services, training and equipping programs, and advocacy, organized around eight specialized projects: Housing (Huisvesting), Social Safe Church (Sociale Veilige Kerk), Financial Progress (Financieel Vooruit), Fundraising and Administration, Counseling and Mental Health, Younger Generations, Theology Education, and Cultural Heritage (Cultureel Erfgoed). A central Knowledge Bank (Kennisbank) provides free downloadable resources on administration, buildings, and healthy communities, and SKIN operates regional offices in Amsterdam and Rotterdam alongside a regional ambassador in Limburg.

SKIN's core technology is conventional: a website with content downloads, social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube), a quarterly newsletter, and event-based engagement. There are no proprietary technology products, AI/ML capabilities, mobile applications, or APIs. The product surface consists of training courses, workshops, conferences (including the annual SKIN Landelijke Deelnemersdag), the BoekClub SamenJong book club, and institutional research outputs such as the Center for Theology of Migration (with VU Amsterdam) and heritage exhibitions (with Museum Catharijneconvent).

The organization's business model is that of an ANBI-status Dutch foundation funded through three streams: individual and church donations (tax-deductible under ANBI rules), foundation and fund grants from 12+ partners including Kerk in Actie, Stichting Rotterdam, Maatschappij van Welstand, Fonds Kerk en Wereld, and others, plus solidarity contributions from religious order KNR-PIN. Member churches pay modest recurring membership contributions. Services are provided free of charge, with no fee-based pricing models. Operations are delivered by a small core staff of approximately 5 paid employees supplemented by project leaders, regional ambassadors, and volunteers, with the board composed primarily of pastors from member churches serving without compensation.

Name

Samen Kerk in Nederland (SKIN)

Legal name

Stichting Samen Kerk In Nederland (SKIN)

Website

https://skinkerken.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam-Duivendrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and gifts: SKIN is recognized by the Dutch Tax Authority as an ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling - Public Benefit Organization), making gifts tax-deductible for income tax purposes. The organization receives donations from individuals ('vrienden' or friends of SKIN) who choose their own contribution amount, either one-time or periodically.
2. Foundation and fund support: SKIN receives financial support from various foundations and funds including Kerk in Actie, Stichting Rotterdam, Maatschappij van Welstand, Fonds Kerk en Wereld, Ds. J. van Dijk Stichting, Hofsteestichting, RDO Balije van Utrecht, Elise Mathildefonds, Haëlla Stichting, RCOAK, and Corine Stichting. Also receives solidarity contributions from religious order KNR-PIN.
3. Participant church contributions: Churches that participate in SKIN pay membership contributions, which provide them with network visibility, support, and access to resources.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

SKIN is a Dutch non-profit foundation that operates as the national interchurch platform for and by international and migrant churches. It supports church leaders and volunteers through direct advice, training (toerusting), and advocacy (belangenbehartiging), delivered via eight project areas covering housing, social safety, financial guidance, fundraising and administration, counseling and mental health, younger generations, theological education, and cultural heritage, alongside a free Knowledge Bank (Kennisbank) and recurring community events.

Product overview

Samen Kerk in Nederland (SKIN) is a non-profit foundation that serves as a platform for and by international and migrant churches in the Netherlands. The organization provides a unified service offering centered around its Knowledge Bank (Kennisbank), which serves as a database with information on administration, buildings, and healthy communities. SKIN's portfolio includes eight specialized projects: Housing (Huisvesting) providing advisory services on church buildings; Social Safe Church (Sociale Veilige Kerk) focusing on social safety; Financial Progress (Financieel Vooruit) training Financial Ambassadors; Fundraising and Administration services; Counseling and Mental Health support; Younger Generations (Jongere Generaties) youth programs; Theology Education (Opleidingen Theologie) connecting churches with theological training; and Cultural Heritage (Cultureel Erfgoed) documenting church heritage. Additional offerings include the BookClub SamenJong, annual National Participants Day conferences, and the Integral Mission course.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kennisbank (Knowledge Bank)

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ help requests answered in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Museum CatharijneconventcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2021, SKIN and Museum Catharijneconvent have collaborated to research and make visible the tangible and intangible heritage of international churches and Christians with a migration background in the Netherlands. As a result, SKIN-coordinator Madelon Grant was appointed part-time as curator for international churches. The collaboration has resulted in exhibitions (Mystiek Moluks 2021-2022, Christendom en slavernij 2024), publications, and permanent collection additions.
• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership started in 2017-2018 leading to the Center for Theology of Migration - an English-language post-academic program for (future) migrant pastors, church workers, and clergy. The center addresses the need for appropriate education that meets the needs of pastors from international and migrant communities.
• SOFAKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2023, SKIN and SOFAK have operated a dedicated window for funding applications from international churches in the Netherlands, in collaboration with several foundations. SKIN helps churches submit funding applications and meet administrative obligations. SKIN is also responsible for the capacity building component of this project through training courses.
• Kaski Instituut (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted research on space use and potential space needs of international churches in 2021, commissioned by the Rijksdienst Cultureel Erfgoed (Cultural Heritage Agency). Research showed approximately 25% of churches expect to need alternative housing in the next 5 years, totaling 250 churches.
• Connecting ChurchesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in the 'Kerken Delen' (Churches Sharing) initiative from 2017, along with SKIN-Rotterdam, SOFAK, and Kerken voor Kerken.
• Kerken voor KerkenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in the 'Kerken Delen' (Churches Sharing) initiative from 2017.
• Chris en VoorkomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for workshop 'Children with characteristics' organized in Zwolle.
• Protestantse Theologische Universiteit (PThU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrom 2026, SKIN and PThU plan to start research on identity formation and societal engagement of Afro-Dutch young adults who grew up in Afro-Dutch Pentecostal churches.
• MichaNederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKIN network authors contributed to MichaNederland's 'Kerkenpakket slavernij' (Church Package on Slavery) including contributions from board member Rhoinde Mijnals-Doth and Sandra Oosterwijk.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kerk in Actie: Kerk in Actie is the diaconal and mission arm of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. It is both a major funder of SKIN and a peer in providing programmatic support, training, and funding facilitation to churches and faith-based initiatives.
• Kerken voor Kerken: Kerken voor Kerken is a partner in the same 'Kerken Delen' program and a direct peer organization supporting Dutch church communities through shared resources and interchurch solidarity.
• Connecting Churches: Connecting Churches is a Dutch initiative participating in the 'Kerken Delen' (Churches Sharing) program alongside SKIN. It is a direct peer in facilitating resource and building sharing between congregations.
• Raad van Kerken in Nederland: The Dutch Council of Churches is a direct peer: an interchurch umbrella organization in the Netherlands that convenes member churches, advocates on policy, and coordinates ecumenical activity, structurally similar to SKIN's role for international/migrant congregations.
• Stichting Oecumenisch Fonds voor de Aandachtsgebieden (SOFAK): SOFAK is a Dutch ecumenical foundation that funds churches in priority areas and operates a joint funding window with SKIN. It is a close operational peer in funding facilitation, training delivery, and church-capacity-building work.

Broad incumbents

• Protestantse Kerk in Nederland (PKN): PKN is the largest Protestant denomination in the Netherlands and a broader incumbent in the interchurch ecosystem. It serves many of the same communities SKIN reaches, but as a denomination rather than a migrant-church platform.
• RK Kerkgenootschap in Nederland (Roman Catholic Church): The Roman Catholic Church organization in the Netherlands is a broader incumbent in the Dutch religious landscape. It overlaps with SKIN's congregation-support and chaplaincy-style activities, though serving a different denomination.

Others

• Museum Catharijneconvent: Museum Catharijneconvent is a strategic partner of SKIN on cultural-heritage programming. While not a direct competitor, it is thematically comparable as a Dutch religious-heritage institution and ecosystem participant in the same policy and funding circles.
• Stichting Rotterdam: Stichting Rotterdam is a major Dutch family foundation funding social, cultural, and faith-based initiatives including SKIN. While a funder rather than a peer operator, it sits in the same funding ecosystem and shapes the operating environment for Dutch faith-based nonprofits.
• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Center for Theology of Migration): VU Amsterdam partners with SKIN to deliver the Center for Theology of Migration. It is an academic and training institution operating in the same migrant-church capacity-building space, with overlapping target beneficiaries (pastors and church workers).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SamenKerkinNL
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWxrFFIsIGhIH2ttEek1tag
• Facebookfacebook.com/samenkerkinnederland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samen-kerk-in-nederland
• Instagraminstagram.com/skin_landelijk

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

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