I-UB Global Inc.

What I-UB Global Inc. does

UB Global (legal name I-UB Global Inc., operating as UB Global) is a private, donation-funded Christian missionary nonprofit headquartered at 302 Lake Street, Huntington, Indiana. The organization serves as the designated missions arm of United Brethren in Christ (UB) churches in Canada and the United States and operates a six-person home office team that mobilizes, trains, and resources churches and individual believers for cross-cultural ministry. Its core service is sending and supporting cross-cultural workers (missionaries), with a current deployed workforce of 13 family units serving in 8 countries; the broader UB denomination footprint includes over 500 UB churches established in nearly 20 countries, including 118 churches in Honduras, 78 in Sierra Leone, 49 in Mexico, and 13 in Canada.

UB Global's product portfolio spans three interlocking categories: (1) missionary deployment programs offering short-term (1-3 weeks), mid-term (3 weeks to 12 months), long-term (3+ years), internship (1-12 months), and Gap Year pathways; (2) donation processing and fund management, including online giving, recurring Direct Deposit transfers, and designated international projects (Thailand Outreach, Haiti Child Sponsorship at $41/month, Mattru Hospital, Restricted Access ministry), plus an annual $18,000 Give What You Like campaign supporting the Good Soil Community Center in Chiang Rai, Thailand; and (3) educational and mobilization resources including the Kairos nine-lesson course (active in 70+ countries), Xplore 7-lesson curriculum co-developed with the Center for Missions Mobilization, the Partnering Well video series with Dr. Mary Lederleitner, an annual Vacation Bible School missions curriculum, Missional DNA church consulting, WorldView newsletter, and a Vimeo-hosted media library. The organization maintains no proprietary technology platform; its infrastructure consists of a website (ubglobal.org) for donations and information, a Give Virtuous donor portal, Facebook and Instagram accounts, and email newsletters.

UB Global generates no commercial revenue and is funded entirely through donations from individual supporters and UB churches in the US and Canada, with additional financial support from partner churches in international fields. Governance is provided by an 8-12 person board drawn from US and Canadian UB leadership. The organization has no parent company in the corporate sense but operates in coordination with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, and has no external venture capital or private equity backing. Founded as the Home, Frontier, and Foreign Missionary Society in 1855 and reorganized in its current form in 2001 when Canadian and American UB churches formalized their cooperative missions entity, UB Global traces 170+ years of continuous mission history.

Name

I-UB Global Inc.

Legal name

UB Global

Website

https://ubglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1855

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UB Global is a Christian missionary nonprofit and the designated missions arm of United Brethren in Christ churches in the US and Canada. It mobilizes, trains, and supports the sending of cross-cultural workers from UB churches to unreached people groups in approximately 20 countries, funded entirely by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Missionary Mobilization Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Work Exchange & Farmstay Programs (WWOOF/HelpX-Style) (EDAIAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

International Student Academic & Personal Support (case management, referrals) (EDALANAE)

Keywords

• Mission mobilization services
• Missionary sending services
• Church missions resources
• Donation processing services
• Missions education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntington

HQ country

United States

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals: Individual donors contribute to UB Global through the website, direct deposit, or mailing checks. Donations support cross-cultural workers, international projects, and organizational operations.
2. Church Partnerships: UB churches in Canada and the United States provide financial support to UB Global as the missions arm of the denomination.
3. Direct Deposit Recurring Donations: Monthly automated donations from bank accounts for ongoing support of missionaries and projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

UB Global is a missionary nonprofit that mobilizes, trains, and sends cross-cultural workers (missionaries) from United Brethren churches to unreached people groups in approximately 8 countries, while supporting them with training, logistics, and field oversight. It offers short-term, mid-term, long-term, internship, and gap year mission opportunities; processes donations and recurring Direct Deposit gifts; runs a prayer network and regional Celebrate events; and publishes educational curricula (Xplore, Kairos, Partnering Well, VBS Missions Focus, Missional DNA). It also operates the Good Soil Community Center in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Product overview

UB Global is the missions arm of United Brethren in Christ churches in Canada and the United States, operating as a missionary nonprofit organization rather than a software product company. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs: missionary sending and support services (Cross-Cultural Workers, Long-Term, Short-Term, Mid-Term, Internship, Gap Year), donation processing and fund management (including Direct Deposit giving), prayer mobilization (Prayer Network, Relational Networks), and educational resources (Xplore Curriculum, Kairos Course, Partnering Well Curriculum, VBS Missions Focus, Missional DNA, Presentation Slides, WorldView Newsletter, Media/Video Resources, Celebrate Events). The Good Soil Community Center in Thailand represents their primary field ministry operation, while Endorsed Affiliates extends their network reach. International Projects (Thailand Outreach, Haiti Child Sponsorship, Mattru Hospital, Restricted Access) provide designated giving opportunities. Together, these offerings support UB Global's mission of advancing the Great Commission among unreached people groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kairos: An exciting, nine-lesson interactive study of the purpose and plan of God from Genesis to the end of the age, active in over 70 countries.
• Xplore
• Partnering Well
• Missional DNA

Products and services

• Cross-Cultural Worker Sending & Support Direct sending, oversight, and care for 13 family units of long-term cross-cultural missionaries serving unreached people groups across 8 countries.
• Short-Term Mission Trips Two-to-three-week team mission trips with training, logistics, and debriefing for participants traveling to UB Global mission fields.
• Mid-Term Mission Opportunities Three-week to 12-month overseas ministry opportunities for adults, including training, logistics, and post-trip debriefing support.
• Long-Term Mission Service 3+ year missionary service commitments to gospel-deprived locations with comprehensive training and ongoing support.
• Internship Program 1-12 month internships for young adults serving alongside UB cross-cultural workers in Chiang Rai, Thailand, or at the Huntington, IN home office.
• Gap Year Program One-year immersive program with three stages: domestic field with refugee/immigrant communities, home office in Huntington, IN, and international field with unreached people groups.
• Donation Processing & Fund Management Multi-channel donation processing including online giving, Direct Deposit recurring transfers, designated gifts to cross-cultural workers, international projects, and seasonal offerings (Easter, Thank Offering).
• Direct Deposit Giving Automated monthly recurring donation system enabling supporters to set up bank transfers to UB Global for ongoing missionary and project support.
• Prayer Network Monthly virtual prayer calls on the third Tuesday of each month at 8am and 7pm, plus in-person regional prayer events supporting missionaries and UB Global missions.
• Good Soil Community Center (GSCC) Community center in Chiang Rai, Thailand serving three urban neighborhoods through classes, gatherings, home visits, and relationship-building with ethnic Thai Buddhists.
• International Projects Vetted designated giving opportunities including Thailand Outreach, Haiti Child Sponsorship ($41/month), Mattru Hospital (Sierra Leone), and Restricted Access ministry.
• Kairos Course Nine-lesson interactive course covering God's purpose and plan from Genesis to end of age; biblical, historical, strategic, and cultural dimensions of mission, active in over 70 countries.
• Xplore Curriculum Seven-week small group study developed with the Center for Missions Mobilization covering God's global purpose, frontier missions, world religions, and personal participation in missions.
• Partnering Well Curriculum Self-paced video curriculum co-developed with Dr. Mary Lederleitner for small groups, Sunday Schools, or mission boards covering healthy international partnerships.
• Missional DNA Church consulting process using surveys, interactive workshops, and guided strategy sessions to help churches develop their unique missions approach and implementation plan.
• VBS Missions Focus Annual Vacation Bible School missions curriculum with videos and resources designed to spark lifelong passion for the Great Commission in children.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ United Brethren churches established in nearly 20 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Huntington UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuntington University operates in partnership with the United Brethren Church. UB Global places missionaries and was formerly connected to the university for internship and gap year program support.
• Emmanuel Community ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmmanuel Community Church hosts the Kairos Movement course, an interactive study of God's purpose and plan from Genesis to the end of age. The course is offered at Emmanuel Community Church in Fort Wayne, IN.
• Frontier VenturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDave Datema, a UB Global Board member, serves as Missiology Catalyst for Frontier Ventures. Dave has been an endorsed UB missionary since 1999.
• Karis Disability ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMark Wallace, a UB Global Board member, serves as Executive Director of Organizational Culture and International Partnership for Karis Disability Services.
• Joshua ProjectminorOthersJoshua Project is referenced as an authoritative missions resource for learning about people groups. UB Global directs people to Joshua Project for information about unreached people groups.
• PrayercastminorOthersPrayercast provides tools for praying for nations, religions, Muslims, and special topics. UB Global recommends their prayer resources to supporters.
• Center for Missions MobilizationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUB Global partnered with the Center for Missions Mobilization to offer Xplore curriculum - a 7-week study on practical missions. UB Global created accompanying videos to enrich the learning.
• Dr. Mary LederleitnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Partnering Well series is a curriculum co-developed by experienced missiologist Dr. Mary Lederleitner. It's designed for small groups, Sunday Schools, mission boards, or individuals passionate about missions.
• UB Churches in Canada (UB Canada)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUB Global serves as the missions arm of United Brethren churches in Canada. All 13 Canadian churches are located in Ontario Province and have strong ties to UB churches in Haiti.
• UB Churches in United States (ub.org)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUB Global serves as the missions arm of United Brethren churches in the United States. There are over 150 UB churches in the US.
• Honduras ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHonduras Conference (118 churches) is the pacesetter in the denomination for starting new churches. They provide oversight of the El Salvador mission district and have sent missionaries across the ocean to work among unreached people groups.
• Sierra Leone ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSierra Leone Conference (78 churches, 40 primary schools, 5 high schools, Mattru Hospital) shepherded Liberian churches to become their own national conference. They have a sister congregation in Berlin, Germany.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OMF International: OMF International is a missionary sending agency focused on East Asia, particularly among Chinese, Thai, and other Asian unreached people groups. Their work in Thailand, Macau, and similar regions directly overlaps with UB Global's mission fields, with comparable sending and supporter models.
• Pioneers: Pioneers is a missionary sending organization focused on church-planting movements among unreached people groups. They operate in similar restricted-access regions and offer comparable mobilization-to-deployment pathways, donor-supported models, and church partnership structures.
• SEND International: SEND International is an interdenominational missionary sending agency that mobilizes and deploys missionaries to unreached people groups globally. Similar to UB Global, they offer short-term, mid-term, and long-term service pathways, internship programs, and church-based mobilization.
• Frontiers: Frontiers is a missionary sending agency exclusively focused on reaching Muslims and other unreached people groups, with similar donor-supported models, gap year/internship-style programs, and church mobilization initiatives comparable to UB Global's approach.
• Church of the Nazarene Global Missions: Church of the Nazarene Global Missions is the denominational missions arm of the Nazarene church, sending missionaries globally under a similar church-network funding model. They offer comparable short-term, mid-term, and long-term service pathways, plus extensive educational resources and field ministry programs.
• Wesleyan World Missions: Wesleyan World Missions is the global missions arm of The Wesleyan Church, sending missionaries to unreached people groups through a similar donor-supported, church-network-funded model. Comparable in denominational scale, missionary sending approach, and field ministry focus.
• Free Methodist World Missions: Free Methodist World Missions is the denominational missions arm of the Free Methodist Church, sending missionaries to plant churches among least-reached populations. Closely mirrors UB Global's structure as a denomination-affiliated missions agency with church-network support and long-term field commitments.
• TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission): TEAM is an interdenominational missionary sending agency that mobilizes, trains, and supports missionaries worldwide, with a focus on church planting and unreached people groups. Similar to UB Global, they offer internship programs, short-term trips, and full-length career missionary pathways.

Others

• Joshua Project: Joshua Project is a research and data resource that compiles information on unreached people groups globally. UB Global directly references Joshua Project as an authoritative resource and recommends it to supporters, making it a closely aligned ecosystem partner rather than a competitor.
• Frontier Ventures: Frontier Ventures is a missiological organization focused on frontier missions and unreached people groups, with a UB Global board member serving in a leadership role. They provide research, training, and strategic direction that aligns with UB Global's mission focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ubglobalministries
• Instagraminstagram.com/ubglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ubglobal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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