FEDAME

What FEDAME does

FEDAME (Fédération des Assemblées du Ministère de l'Evangile) is a French-registered non-profit religious federation founded in 1992 by Apostle Marcel Kouamenan. The organization coordinates a global network of hundreds of AME (Assemblée du Ministère de l'Evangile) churches and affiliated/mission churches spanning five continents — Europe, Asia, America, Africa, and Australia. Its stated mission covers worship, biblical training, prayer ministry, and evangelization.

The federation's core offerings are two-fold. First, in-person worship services, conferences, and pastoral support delivered through the global AME church network, with regular gatherings in locations such as Noisy-le-Grand, France, and flagship events including the "Badaboum" conference (November 2025). Second, structured online biblical formation delivered through a wholly-owned subsidiary called Fedame Formation, operating the LearnDash-powered e-learning platform at formation.fedame.me. The Académie Internationale des Ministères Bibliques (International Academy of Biblical Ministries) offers sequential 12-week paid video courses — DEVOTION (launched December 2020) and CONSECRATION (launched March 2021) — each priced at €120 per session and providing 12+ hours of video content with weekly releases.

FEDAME's revenue model combines (i) one-time course enrollment fees from the online Academy at €120 per session and (ii) voluntary donations solicited through the federation website, WhatsApp, and email to fund conferences, seminars, evangelization programs, and ministry operations. Distribution spans the global AME church network (physical), the self-serve online formation platform (digital self-service), and event-based engagement (regional conferences and concerts). Go-to-market is community-led, anchored on the founder's personal brand across Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, with product-led growth layered through the Academy's online enrollment funnel.

Name

FEDAME

Legal name

FEDAME (Fédération des Assemblées du Ministère de l'évangile)

Website

https://fedame.me

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Short description

FEDAME is a French non-profit religious federation founded in 1992 by Apostle Marcel Kouamenan, coordinating hundreds of AME churches across five continents and operating an online biblical training academy (Fedame Formation) with paid 12-week courses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Organization Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Standalone Creator Course Platforms (Branded Schools) (MPACALAB)

Keywords

• Religious organization services
• Biblical ministry training
• Church federation coordination
• Online theological education
• Evangelical worship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-pierre-des-corps

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course Enrollment Fees: Revenue generated from paid enrollment in biblical training courses. The International Academy of Biblical Ministries charges €120 per session (e.g., Devotion session, Consécration session), with each program spanning 12 weeks of content.
2. Donations and Offerings: The organization accepts donations to support its ministry mission of prayer, salvation, healing, and deliverance ministry worldwide. Donations fund conferences, seminars, evangelization programs, and the raising of an army of fire and formation of sentinelles for the Kingdom.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FEDAME is a federation of hundreds of evangelical AME churches and affiliated mission churches across five continents, providing worship services, biblical teaching, pastoral support, and prayer ministry. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Fedame Formation, it operates an online biblical training academy (Académie Internationale des Ministères Bibliques) delivering 12-week sequential video courses priced at €120 per session.

Product overview

FEDAME operates two primary online educational offerings: the main Fedame website (fedame.me) serving as the informational hub for the church federation, and the Fedame Formation platform (formation.fedame.me) providing structured online Bible-based training programs. The Fedame Formation platform offers the Académie Internationale des Ministères Bibliques series, consisting of sequential 12-week courses—the first session (DEVOTION) and second session (CONSECRATION)—each priced at €120. These courses deliver video-based content with weekly releases and include modules on spiritual development topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Académie Internationale des Ministères Bibliques (AIMB): International Academy of Biblical Ministries offering theological training programs with sessions on Devotion, Consécration, and related biblical teachings

Products and services

• Académie Internationale des Ministères Bibliques: 1ere Session DEVOTION A 12-week online Bible study program providing over 12 hours of video content with weekly lessons released each Saturday. Covers topics on discipleship, divine calling, God's plan, and divine will. Priced at €120.
• Académie Internationale des Ministères Bibliques: 2e Session CONSECRATION A 12-week online formation program focused on consecration, building upon the foundation of the DEVOTION session. Covers spiritual gifts, spiritual weapons, tools and equipment, service to God, and God's alliance. Priced at €120.
• AME Church Worship Services and Fellowship Worship services, community fellowship, prayer ministry, and pastoral support offered through hundreds of AME churches and affiliated mission churches across Europe, Asia, America, Africa, and Australia.
• FEDAME Conferences and Events (e.g., Badaboum Conference) Live evangelization conferences, seminars, and church concerts held at venues including Noisy-le-Grand, France, designed to engage believers and promote ministry programs.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): YWAM is a global evangelical missions movement operating across hundreds of locations in multiple countries, with structured Discipleship Training Schools (DTS) offered as multi-week residential/online programs. It is the closest peer to FEDAME in combining a worldwide fellowship of ministries with formal, paid training curricula.
• Ligonier Ministries: Ligonier Ministries is a Reformed evangelical organization offering structured, paid online theological teaching courses and certificates via its Ligonier Connect platform. It is a direct peer to FEDAME's Fedame Formation in the paid, video-based biblical training space, though with a more theologically academic orientation.
• Church Multiplication Network (CMN): CMN is an evangelical network that plants and resources churches across multiple countries and provides leader training tracks for church planters. It parallels FEDAME's federation-plus-training model for evangelizing and planting AME-style churches globally.
• Christ for the Nations Institute (CFNI): CFNI is a US-based Pentecostal/charismatic Bible institute offering online and on-campus ministry training programs of several weeks to multi-year durations. It is a close peer to FEDAME's Académie Internationale des Ministères Bibliques in providing paid, structured biblical/ministry formation courses to a global student body.

Broad incumbents

• Church of the Highlands: Church of the Highlands is a large US evangelical megachurch with multisite expansion and online courses via Highlands College. It parallels FEDAME in operating both a physical church network and a structured, paid ministry/biblical training program.
• Bethel Church: Bethel Church is a large US-based charismatic/evangelical congregation with global satellite churches and a well-developed online school (Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry) offering paid, multi-week formation programs. It parallels FEDAME's combination of global church network plus structured online training academy.
• Moody Bible Institute: Moody Bible Institute is an established evangelical biblical training institution offering online courses, certificates, and degree programs globally. It is comparable to FEDAME's formation academy as a paid, online-delivered ministry/biblical training provider, though at significantly larger scale and with formal accreditation.
• Hillsong Church: Hillsong is a global evangelical megachurch network with branded churches across multiple continents and an online presence for worship content and leadership training. It is comparable to FEDAME as a multi-continent federation running paid ministry/leadership programs, though at substantially greater scale and brand recognition.

Regional players

• Universal Church of the Kingdom of God: UCKG is a Pentecostal/charismatic federation with churches across multiple continents (notably Brazil, Europe, and Africa) led by a central founding figure. It is comparable to FEDAME as a founder-led global Pentecostal federation, though its strongest geographic overlap with FEDAME is in Europe and Africa.
• Église Chrétienne de Bordeaux: Église Chrétienne de Bordeaux is a French-based Pentecostal/evangelical church network with multiple sites in France and francophone Africa, offering leadership and ministry training. It is a comparable regional peer to FEDAME in the French-speaking evangelical and Pentecostal space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/MarcelKOUAMENAN
• Facebookfacebook.com/pasteurmarcelkouamenan
• Instagraminstagram.com/marcelkouamenan

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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