What WEC International (Worldwide) does

WEC International (Worldwide Evangelisation for Christ) is a private, non-profit Christian missionary organization founded by C.T. Studd in 1910 and formally renamed in 1913. It operates as a global fellowship of approximately 1,900+ active members drawn from 70+ countries, working in more than 60 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and Oceania.

The organization's core mission is to proclaim the Christian gospel to unreached people groups and to plant churches among them, delivered through national branch offices that serve as local recruitment, training, sending, and member-care hubs. Activities span evangelism, discipleship, youth work, teaching, medical work, music and arts, Bible translation and literacy, missional business enterprises, and specialized ministries including Betel International (addiction recovery, 100+ cities across 24 nations) and Rainbows of Hope (children in crisis). Short-term mission opportunities are offered through WEC Trek, and missionary preparation is supported via partnerships with training colleges such as Cornerstone, Eastwest, Worldview, and MTC Latino Americano.

WEC's revenue model is decentralized and donation-driven: individual members raise their own financial support from churches, friends, and supporters, while each national branch (e.g., WEC USA, WEC UK, WEC Australia) operates semi-autonomously under the shared Four Pillars identity (Faith, Holiness, Sacrifice, Fellowship). The organization has no proprietary technology products, no public stock listing, and no parent company. Its distribution and mobilization channels include the corporate website, publications, prayer networks, mission courses, and a network of regional mobilization initiatives including WAVE (Europe) and Acts 13 Africa.

Name

WEC International (Worldwide)

Legal name

WEC International

Website

https://wecinternational.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

WEC International is a non-profit Christian missionary fellowship with 1,900+ members from 70+ countries, operating in 60+ nations to plant churches among unreached peoples through evangelism, training, and social ministries including addiction recovery and children's care.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Various

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices27 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Support and Donations: WEC International operates through the voluntary support and donations from members, churches, and supporters worldwide. Workers raise their own support to serve cross-culturally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WEC International is a global Christian missionary fellowship that mobilizes, recruits, trains, and sends cross-cultural workers to unreached people groups. The organization plants churches, conducts evangelism, and runs specialized ministries (Betel for addicts; Rainbows of Hope for children in crisis) through a network of national branch offices in 20+ countries and field teams active in 60+ countries.

Product overview

WEC International is a Christian mission organization (not a technology company) operating as a global fellowship of approximately 1,900+ members across 70+ countries. The organization offers mission services including evangelism, church planting, and mobilization, delivered through country-specific WEC offices worldwide. Key sub-brands include Betel International (addiction ministry), Rainbows of Hope (children's ministry), and WEC Short-Term Mission (trek opportunities). Training is provided through affiliated colleges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rainbows of Hope: WEC's ministry to children in crisis, bringing healing and hope in Jesus' name to children, youth and families at risk and in crisis.
• Betel
• WEC Short-Term Mission (WECTrek)
• WAVE (WEC Advance Venture Europe)

Products and services

• WEC International Missionary Fellowship A global Christian mission program that proclaims the gospel to unreached peoples, plants churches, and mobilizes workers for cross-cultural missions across 60+ countries. Members raise their own support and serve through national branch offices and field teams.
• Betel International Christ-centered rehabilitation program for people affected by addiction, homelessness, and brokenness. Residents join communities free of charge and are trained in life skills through work in various businesses, with church planting and discipleship components.
• Rainbows of Hope Ministry delivering healing, care, and hope to children, youth, and families at risk and in crisis globally. Provides child care, education, and trauma support services.
• WEC Short-Term Mission (WECTrek) Short-term mission program that allows individual Christians to serve cross-culturally for 6 months to 2 years as part of outreach teams alongside experienced WEC missionaries.
• WEC Cross-Cultural Training Program Pre-field training and preparation for missionaries, delivered in partnership with cross-cultural training colleges including Cornerstone (Netherlands), Eastwest (New Zealand), Worldview (Australia), and MTC Latino Americano (Brazil).

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ cities in 24 nations served through Betel ministry
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Betel InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBetel is WEC's ministry to addicts, beginning in Madrid approximately 30 years ago. It has grown into over 100 cities in 24 different nations. The ministry focuses on reaching men and women trapped in addiction and homelessness through church planting, mission, evangelism, and discipleship. Residents join communities free of charge and are trained in life skills through working in various businesses.
• Rainbows of HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRainbows of Hope is WEC's ministry to children in crisis. It brings healing and hope in Jesus' name to children, youth and families at risk and in crisis around the world.
• WEC LatinocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWEC Latino serves the Spanish-speaking population in the Americas (except Mexico). It focuses on recruiting, equipping, sending, and caring for Latino workers going to unreached people groups, and plants missions' seeds in Latino churches.
• WAVE (WEC Advance Venture Europe)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWAVE (WEC Advance Venture Europe) aims to see a wave of new cross-cultural workers from Europe to sweep over Europe and the world. Its mission is partnering with the European Church and WEC branches in mobilizing, recruiting, training, and sending cross-cultural workers.
• Acts 13 AfricamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActs 13 Africa is WEC's African coordination initiative mobilizing and facilitating African Christians for cross-cultural mission across the continent.
• IMM (International Missionary Ministry)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMM is listed as a partner organization with connection to WEC International for missionary coordination.
• Evangelical Church of GhanamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWEC Ghana works in partnership with the Evangelical Church of Ghana to plant churches in places where currently there are no churches, especially among unreached peoples of Ghana.
• Evangelical Church of Guinea-BissaumajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWEC works in multicultural teams together with the Evangelical Church of Guinea-Bissau to bring the Good News to those who have not yet had the opportunity to hear.
• Evangelical Church of Chad (EET)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWEC Chad works in cooperation with the Evangelical Church of Chad (established by the Sudan United Mission), one of the largest Protestant denominations in Chad.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pioneers: Pioneers focuses specifically on church planting among unreached people groups through team-based ministry, closely aligned with WEC's unreached-peoples mission and worker-team structure.
• SIM (Serving in Mission): SIM is a global interdenominational mission fellowship sending cross-cultural workers, with a comparable federated national-branch structure and similar focus on unreached peoples — directly comparable to WEC's model.
• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): YWAM is a global missionary movement with hundreds of operating locations and a strong short-term missions/discipleship training pipeline, overlapping significantly with WEC's Trek and training programs.
• Frontiers: Frontiers is a mission-sending movement focused exclusively on unreached people groups, with team-based church planting that mirrors WEC's core operating model.
• OMF International (Overseas Missionary Fellowship): OMF is a major evangelical mission agency focused on East Asia's unreached peoples, with a federated international structure and similar recruitment/training pipeline — a direct functional peer to WEC.
• Interserve: Interserve is an international mission agency focused on serving among least-reached peoples in Asia and the Middle East, comparable to WEC in unreached-peoples focus and worker-deployment model.
• Operation Mobilisation (OM): OM is one of the largest evangelical mission organizations globally, mobilizing both short-term and long-term workers cross-culturally — directly comparable to WEC in scope and method.
• AIM (Africa Inland Mission) International: AIM is a historic evangelical mission society with origins in Africa similar to WEC's, operating through multi-country sending branches and field teams — a structurally comparable peer.

Broad incumbents

• Samaritan's Purse: Samaritan's Purse is a large evangelical relief and mission organization with humanitarian programs (disaster relief, children's ministry) that overlap with WEC's Betel and Rainbows of Hope social-impact work.
• Church Missionary Society (CMS): CMS is a long-established (1799) Anglican mission society with broader denominational scope than WEC, serving as a historical incumbent comparable to WEC's longer-tenure peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries3 records

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