NAMB Canada

Name

NAMB Canada

Legal name

NAMB Canada

Website

https://nambcanada.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee Camp Coordination & Management (CCCM) (BPADAHAC)

Keywords

• Church planting services
• Religious nonprofit services
• Church network support
• Pastor coaching training
• Refugee relief services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cooperative Program Contributions: NAMB Canada is a registered charity funded by the generosity of churches and individuals across North America who give to the Cooperative Program (CP) and special mission offerings. In Canada, these offerings are collected and administered by the Canadian National Baptist Convention (CNBC).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

NAMB Canada is a registered charity that helps existing CNBC churches become Sending Churches through training, equipping, networking, and funding support for new church plants, and helps entrepreneurial pastors and leaders become church planters through assessment, training, coaching, and connection to a broader network of like-minded leaders and churches. It also mobilizes Supporting Churches to come alongside Sending Churches and runs community engagement initiatives, including the Send Relief Centre that serves refugees and vulnerable neighbours with gospel-rooted care across five major Canadian cities.

Product overview

NAMB Canada is a registered charity offering a portfolio of church planting and mission services. Its core offerings include the Send Network (a church planting network with training, coaching, and connection services), Church Planting Support (helping existing churches become Sending Churches), Church Mobilization (mobilizing Supporting Churches), Community Engagement Programs, and the Send Relief Centre (a refugee care program). Regional representatives provide localized support across five focus cities: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton, representing approximately 44% of Canada's population.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Send Network Canada: A network focused on church planting across Canada, led by Andrew Lamme as Send Network Canada Director.
• Send Relief Centre

Products and services

• Church Planting Support Helps existing CNBC churches become Sending Churches by training and equipping them to plant new churches, connecting them with a larger network of like-minded churches, and providing funding support for new church plants. Intended for existing churches seeking to multiply.
• Send Network A network that connects church planters with resources, assessment, training, coaching, and a community of like-minded leaders and churches across Canada. Intended for entrepreneurial pastors and leaders pursuing church planting.
• Church Mobilization Mobilizes Supporting Churches to come alongside Sending Churches by praying, providing resources, and participating with them to start new churches. Intended for CNBC-affiliated congregations seeking mission engagement.
• Community Engagement Programs Helps existing churches discover and embrace opportunities to practically demonstrate Jesus' love to their community through missional outreach. Intended for CNBC churches and partner organizations.
• Send Relief Centre A centre that cares for refugees and vulnerable neighbours with hospitality, justice, and practical compassion delivered through gospel-rooted care. Intended for refugees, vulnerable neighbours, and the broader community.
• Regional Church Planting Representation Regional representatives across Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and additional regions) serve as direct points of contact for church planting inquiries, assessment, training, and ongoing coaching support. Intended for churches, associations, organizations, and individuals exploring church planting.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70+ churches planted in Quebec since 2008
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Canadian National Baptist Convention (CNBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CNBC is a network of Canadian churches affiliated with NAMB Canada. NAMB Canada works with CNBC-affiliated churches to plant new CNBC churches. CNBC administers the Cooperative Program offerings in Canada that fund NAMB Canada.
• North American Mission Board (NAMB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAMB is a sister organization to NAMB Canada - a U.S.-based non-profit and agency of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) with a similar mission to support pastors and churches in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.
• Churches and Individuals (Cooperative Program)coreOthersNAMB Canada is funded by the generosity of churches and individuals across North America who give to the Cooperative Program (CP) and special mission offerings. These offerings are collected and administered by the CNBC in Canada.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Bible Society: Long-standing Canadian Christian nonprofit with national reach focused on Scripture distribution and engagement — comparable faith-based membership/donor-funded model operating across Canada.
• The Salvation Army Canada: A major Christian denomination operating humanitarian programs, addiction recovery, and community services nationally in Canada. Comparable registered-charity model with regional officers analogous to NAMB Canada's regional missionaries.
• Samaritan's Purse Canada: A large evangelical relief and mission organization operating in Canada with international disaster response, child sponsorship, and Gospel outreach — comparable faith-based charitable model at much larger scale.
• Compassion Canada: A large evangelical child sponsorship and Christian development organization in Canada — comparable registered charity with donor-funded model and church-partner engagement.

Direct peers

• InterVarsity Canada: InterVarsity is a faith-based nonprofit focused on campus ministry and church planting/mission engagement in Canada — comparable mission and church-multiplication mandate.
• North American Mission Board (NAMB): NAMB is the U.S. parent/sister organization of NAMB Canada — a Southern Baptist mission agency supporting church planting and mission engagement. Direct functional peer operating the same model in the United States.
• Tearfund Canada: A Canadian Christian relief and development agency working through church partners on poverty, justice, and disaster response — comparable faith-based charity model with church-network engagement.
• Send Network (U.S.): Send Network is the U.S. counterpart church-planting network under NAMB. Operates the same assessment/training/coaching model for church planters that NAMB Canada offers through Send Network Canada.
• Canadian National Baptist Convention (CNBC): CNBC is the affiliated Canadian Baptist denomination that partners with NAMB Canada on church planting and administers its funding via the Cooperative Program. Same Baptist network, complementary role.

Emerging players

• Church Planting Canada (CPC): An emerging Canadian church planting network focused on multiplying churches across denominations — directly comparable church-multiplication mandate and Canadian scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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