The Luke Society

What The Luke Society does

The Luke Society is a Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based faith-based nonprofit that partners with indigenous Christian medical professionals to deliver healthcare, health education, and evangelism in underserved communities worldwide. The organization operates a distributed network of approximately 30+ independently led ministry sites across more than 22 countries spanning Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Caribbean — including named facilities such as Consultorio Jehova Rafa (Nicaragua), Mision San Lucas Ecuador, Clinica Esperanza (Ecuador), AGAPE Community Care and Training Center (Sri Lanka), Siloam Clinic (Myanmar), Christian Medical Center Transcarpathia (Ukraine), and the Marty Doot Christian Rehabilitation Center (Ukraine). Each site typically offers general medical consultations, laboratory testing, dental and pharmacy services, plus locally adapted programs including mobile clinics, children's feeding, addiction rehabilitation, women's literacy, and church planting — with spiritual ministry intentionally integrated into clinical care.

The organization's business model is donation-driven rather than transactional. Revenue is generated through individual donors, churches, and project-specific fundraising campaigns executed via direct mail, a blog, GAP prayer newsletters, social media, and a Givebutter-powered online donation portal for targeted initiatives such as vehicle purchases, equipment, and clinic construction. There is no proprietary technology platform, API, mobile app, or AI capability disclosed; the 'product' is the funded deployment of credentialed clinicians (physicians, dentists, optometrists, nurses) operating in their home regions. Distribution is via direct field operations and Partnership Ministry Teams (PMTs) — groups of supporters committed to prayer and financial backing for specific ministry directors.

The organization has roughly 1–10 central office staff, with leadership including Executive Director Dr. Brent Van Andel, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Troy Tompkins (appointed August 2024 following the retirement of Dr. Greg Kuiper after 17 years), Chief Administrative Officer Nathan Stob, and regional coordinators for Latin America and Asia. Revenue, donor counts, and financials are not publicly disclosed on the organization's website.

Name

The Luke Society

Legal name

Luke Society

Website

https://lukesociety.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Luke Society is a Sioux Falls-based nonprofit that partners with indigenous Christian medical professionals to deliver Christ-centered healthcare, health education, and evangelism across 22+ countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, funded entirely by individual donations and project-specific fundraising campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based International Healthcare Ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Faith-based healthcare
• Community health services
• International medical missions
• Indigenous ministry partnerships
• Global health outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Sioux Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The Luke Society raises funds through online donations, direct mail campaigns, and specific project fundraising. Donors contribute to general operations as well as specific initiatives like vehicle purchases, medical equipment, clinic construction, and ministry support. The organization sends out regular donor letters and newsletters requesting support for ongoing projects worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Luke Society partners with indigenous Christian medical professionals (ministry directors) to operate a global network of clinics, community health programs, and evangelism ministries. Each director runs a local facility providing consultations, laboratory testing, dental care, pharmacy access, and preventive health education, while integrating Bible teaching, church planting, and discipleship into the care delivered.

Product overview

The Luke Society operates a network of independent medical and community health ministries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Rather than a unified software product, the organization supports approximately 30+ active ministry sites, each led by local directors running medical clinics, community health programs, rehabilitation centers, and evangelism initiatives. Each ministry operates its own clinic with services including general consultations, laboratory testing, dental care, pharmacy, and specialized programs such as children's feeding programs, elderly care, addiction rehabilitation, and church planting. The ministries use various facility names (e.g., Clinica Esperanza, El Buen Pastor, Siloam Clinic) but these are independent local operations under the Luke Society partnership umbrella rather than a single product or platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consultorio Jehova Rafa Medical clinic in Leon, Nicaragua providing consultations, laboratory tests, dental services, pharmacy access, and mobile medical care to impoverished communities, operated by Dr. Marwel Garcia with a staff of five.
• Vida en Abundancia de Mexico (VAM) Multi-service ministry in Jalapa, Mexico offering medical, dental, and psychological services, two soup kitchens serving 100+ children daily, educational tutoring, and vocational training for women in baking and sewing, operated from a three-story facility with clinic, warehouse, workshop, kitchen, and dining facilities.
• Association Saint-Luc d'Haiti (Clinique et Pharmacie Bethesda) Clinic in Cayes-Jacmel, Haiti serving the southern coastal region with mobile clinics providing health, sanitation, and clean drinking water services, supported by community evangelism teams conducting outreach three times monthly; remodeled clinic opened in 2025 with staff of 11.
• Accion Medica Integral San Lucas (AMI San Lucas) Medical clinic in San Juan, Guatemala offering general consultations, specialist visits, lab testing, pharmacy, and soon dentistry, plus community programs in food security, church involvement, youth development, and women's empowerment taught from a Biblical perspective; new medical clinic opened in 2024.
• Asociacion Vida Ministry in Patzun, Guatemala offering affordable dental and medical services with community health outreach to mountain villages, providing health education for disease prevention, nutrition, hygiene, and midwife certification, and working with regional pastors for spiritual growth.
• Fundacion Ministerio Vision Familiar Preventive health ministry in Metapan, El Salvador focused on health education, home health visits, Bible-based evangelism, prayer for the sick, and church collaboration, with local school programs teaching virtues and health through a Christian worldview and women's mental health support through literacy and entrepreneurship courses.
• Mision San Lucas Ecuador (Clinica Esperanza) Ministry in Quininde, Ecuador operating Clinica Esperanza (opened 2019) providing full-service healthcare, women's Scripture groups, organic agriculture, savings bank, health education, entrepreneurship training, and children's mentoring across three urban neighborhoods.
• El Buen Pastor Clinic in Rafey, Dominican Republic serving primarily Haitian immigrants with general consultations, Biblical-perspective workshops on sexuality, and trained community health workers connected to churches; new permanent clinic facility opened in 2023.
• Sumaj Sonqo Clinic in Chilimarca, Bolivia serving low-income residents near Cochabamba with general consultations, elderly and women's and children's programs, animal vaccination, chagas disease education, and specialized services for abuse victims; new facility opened August 2023.
• Christian Medical Center Transcarpathia Medical center in Munkacs, Ukraine with a main campus and satellite clinic in Vilok, offering 12 specialty service areas including CT, laboratory, and ultrasounds, serving patients from up to 200 kilometers away, with community health work in gypsy communities and a developing center for children with physical and mental disorders.
• The Right Way Alcohol and drug treatment center in Rivne, Ukraine at the Marty Doot Christian Rehabilitation Center, helping recovering addicts build recovery plans and a spiritual relationship with Jesus Christ; demand has increased due to war conditions.
• Luke Society Lugansk Mobile medical ministry in Lugansk, Ukraine conducting visits approximately twice monthly through Christian churches, with doctors otherwise working in municipal hospitals as evangelistic mission fields; focuses on discipleship, mentoring, and training believing medical students.
• AGAPE Community Care and Training Center Center in Habaraduwa, Sri Lanka addressing affordable healthcare, addictions, and sexual abuse near the Koggala free trade zone; new three-story building opened and dedicated in 2023 for patient care, counseling, and health training, and serves as a Kingdom entrance point to the southern province.
• Luke Society Palawan Multi-faceted health ministry in Palawan, Philippines with a base clinic offering consultations, X-rays, lab services, pharmacy, and birthing services, plus Lighthouse Baptist Church, a medium-frequency radio station for Gospel transmission to fishermen, and the Luke Society Kiddie Center with 50+ preschool students annually.
• Luke Society Nepal Ministry in Birtamode, Nepal providing community health promoter trainings, health education, evangelism, discipleship training, and church planting in an area with strong Hindu presence and persecution toward Christians.
• Siloam Clinic Clinic in Matupi, Myanmar operated five days weekly as the region's only healthcare center, providing community health education on malaria, well-child care, nutrition, and sanitation, located in the Hannie Memorial Center with guest house, administrative offices, and prayer hall.
• Terang Lentera Sahabat Indonesia Ministry in Papua, Indonesia serving the Wolani people and 35 villages in the Mbeamo region through nutrition promotion, tuberculosis treatment, vaccinations, health worker training, a Bible school with 800+ graduates, and walking evangelistic trips to remote areas.
• Luke Society Odisha Ministry in Odisha, India teaching basic health practices to remote villages including hygiene, disinfectants, sanitizers, safe drinking water, immunizations, and mosquito nets for malaria and dengue prevention, with a five-employee team providing healthcare as testimony for Jesus Christ.
• Luke Society Eloxochitlan Small clinic in Eloxochitlan, Mexico operated by husband-wife team Dr. Adan Diaz (dentist) and Dr. Keila Fernandez (optometrist), providing emergency treatments, suturing, foreign body removal, and an annual youth camp, while building community relationships through socioeconomic surveys.

Quantifiable outcome

• Individual ministry directors see 100-200+ patients monthly; Dr. Patricia Dimene's clinic nearly doubled patient volume and doubled revenue after new clinic construction
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ministry Directors (International)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Luke Society partners with indigenous medical professionals who serve as ministry directors in their home countries. These directors operate clinics and health ministries that combine physical healthcare with Gospel-centered evangelism. Each director is supported through funding, training, prayer partnerships, and connection to the central office. The partnership model allows indigenous leaders to reach their own people with culturally relevant care.
• Partnership Ministry Teams (PMTs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroups of individuals and families who commit to praying for and supporting specific ministry directors. PMTs serve as a vital link between the Luke Society central office and the field ministries, providing spiritual support, communication, and sometimes financial assistance.
• Drs. Ádan Diáz and Keila FernandezcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA husband-wife medical team serving Eloxochitlán, Mexico since 2023. Ádan serves as dentist while Keila works as optometrist, operating from a small clinic providing emergency treatments and building community relationships for Christ-centered healthcare.
• Dr. Troy TompkinscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChief Medical Officer joining the Luke Society staff in August, replacing retiring Dr. Greg Kuiper. Dr. Tompkins is a family practice physician from Arizona with international health experience, including five years as a medical missionary in Ghana.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Ships: Faith-based organization operating hospital ships providing surgical care in developing nations. Shares the Christian healthcare missions ethos but uses a vastly different delivery mechanism (floating hospitals vs. fixed community clinics).
• Serving in Mission (SIM): Global evangelical Christian mission organization operating healthcare, education, and church-planting ministries across dozens of countries. Overlaps with Luke Society's dual healthcare-and-evangelism focus.
• Samaritan's Purse / World Medical Mission: Large evangelical humanitarian organization running World Medical Mission, which places Christian medical volunteers in overseas hospitals and clinics. Much larger in scale than Luke Society but shares the faith-based healthcare missions model.
• Medical Teams International: Faith-inspired global health organization operating medical clinics and dental services in vulnerable communities worldwide. Comparable operating model (community-based clinics serving low-income populations) but with broader humanitarian rather than explicit evangelistic mandate.

Regional players

• Africa Inland Mission Health Ministries: Mission organization with substantial health programming in Africa, combining medical service with evangelism and church planting. Geographic overlap with Luke Society's African ministries.

Direct peers

• Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA): US-based association of Christian healthcare professionals supporting medical missions, education, and overseas healthcare ministry. Overlaps with Luke Society's mission of mobilizing Christian medical professionals for cross-cultural service.
• MedSend: Faith-based nonprofit that enables medical professionals to serve in cross-cultural healthcare missions. Comparable in mission and constituency (Christian healthcare professionals serving internationally), though MedSend focuses primarily on education-debt funding rather than direct clinic operations.
• Medical Mission Adventures: Faith-based nonprofit that organizes medical mission trips supporting indigenous Christian healthcare workers in developing countries. Closely aligned operating model to Luke Society's community-led, indigenous-leader approach.

Emerging players

• Acts of Mercy / Medical Ministry International: Faith-based medical mission organization sending volunteer healthcare teams to underserved communities internationally. Comparable volunteer-driven, clinic-based healthcare missions model.
• CURE International: Faith-based nonprofit operating pediatric specialty hospitals and surgical programs in developing countries. Comparable faith-based healthcare delivery model but narrower clinical focus on surgical care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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