World Indigenous Missions, Inc.

Name

World Indigenous Missions, Inc.

Legal name

World Indigenous Missions Inc.

Website

https://worldim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Nonprofit Missionary Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF), Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Missionary sending agency
• Cross-cultural ministry support
• Missionary training programs
• Nonprofit religious services
• Member care services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Braunfels

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: WIM operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded through donations. Contributions are typically designated for specific missionaries. Missionaries raise their own support through relationships with churches and friends. Ten percent of contributions are set aside to benefit all missionaries, covering administrative costs including utilities, office staff salaries, and general operating expenses.
2. General Fund Donations: Funds given to WIM's General Fund go into a checking account and are used to pay the expenses of the headquarters office. Extra funds go into a savings account until enough is collected to complete a project, purchase specific equipment, or fulfill another purpose.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

World Indigenous Missions recruits, trains, sends, and supports long-term cross-cultural Christian missionaries and related ministry workers. The organization equips missionaries through Orientation & Training Week at its New Braunfels, Texas headquarters, deploys them globally to 45+ countries, and provides ongoing administrative, financial accountability, donor relations, and member care services. WIM also administers a portfolio of funded ministry projects and a triennial international conference.

Product overview

World Indigenous Missions (WIM) is a missionary-sending agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services centered on global missionary deployment and support. The core offering is missionary sending and support services, supported by Orientation & Training Week programs for missionary preparation. WIM organizes the triennial International Conference for missionary fellowship and renewal. The organization operates multiple specialized ministry projects including Project Talitha Cumi (children's home in Honduras), The Gospel Through a Click (Japanese video ministry), Project Wilderland (retreat centers for missionaries), The Upper Room (Deaf ministry in Bolivia), Mitra Bangsa and SEAMisT (indigenous works in Southeast Asia), and Nation-2-Nation Christian University (video Bible school). Additional projects include WIM General Fund and WIM Facilities for organizational support, along with various sub-ministries such as Creative Impact Ministries (documentary films), Children's Club Bolivia, Healing Rooms Ministry, and Teachme2love (special needs ministry in Honduras). The portfolio functions as a platform of interconnected missionary support services unified by the mission of discipling the nations.

Differentiator

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Brands

• Children's Club Bolivia: Children's ministry in Bolivia comprising Sunday school seminars, children's evangelism and shows, and a weekly television program.
• Teachme2love
• Creative Impact Ministries (CIM)
• Nakivale International Mission School
• Word of Christ Church International (WCCI)
• The Gospel Through a Click

Products and services

• Missionary Sending & Support Services Core missionary-sending agency service that recruits, trains, equips, and deploys long-term cross-cultural Christian missionaries while providing ongoing administrative support, donor relations, financial accountability, and member care. Intended for individual missionaries and missionary families called to long-term service.
• Orientation & Training Week A launching pad into world missions held in New Braunfels, Texas, providing cultural adaptation, cross-cultural ministry, self-care, and support team building training for prospective missionaries. Intended for individuals and couples preparing for missionary deployment through WIM.
• International Conference Triennial five-day gathering of missionaries for encouragement, training, and fellowship, held in Hunt, Texas. Intended for WIM missionaries and their families serving globally.
• Project Talitha Cumi A girls' home in Honduras raising children removed from their families in a safe, Christ-centered environment on eighteen acres of land in the western Honduran mountains. Funded through WIM donations and staffed by WIM missionaries as house parents.
• The Gospel Through a Click Japanese-contextualized Gospel-centered video content ministry designed to reach Japanese people with the gospel and serve churches.
• Project Wilderland Network of care and formation retreat centers for cross-cultural workers providing places for spiritual renewal and rest. Launched in 2025 by Jonathan and Sarah Griffiths alongside their WIM Director of Member Care roles.
• The Upper Room Ministry space for Deaf outreach in Bolivia, with a fundraising goal of $165,000 for a penthouse expansion to accommodate around 100 people.
• SEAMisT (South East Asia Mission Teams) Focused on reaching eleven countries of South East Asia with the gospel and church planting among least-reached people groups, with teams in seven countries. Directed by Dave and Polly Wineinger.
• Nation-2-Nation Christian University Video Bible school training and equipping Christian leaders worldwide with courses in Bible, ministry, leadership, and community development, with schools in 45 countries and the United States. Co-created by John and Joann Hawkins.
• Creative Impact Ministries Documentary film production for missionaries, founded by Jim and Lynn Adams. Films help missionaries connect with partners and potential partners at a heart level to garner, maintain, and increase financial and prayer support, provided at no charge.
• WIM General Fund Donations supporting ongoing operations, overhead costs, and projects of World Indigenous Missions. Funds are used to pay headquarters office expenses, with surplus going to a savings account until enough is collected for specific projects or equipment purchases.
• WIM Facilities Donations supporting headquarters upkeep and maintenance at the New Braunfels, Texas office.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and emerging.

• ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)coreOthersWIM has been certified through ECFA since 1999. ECFA is an accreditation agency dedicated to helping Christian ministries earn public trust through adherence to Seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship focused on board governance, financial transparency, integrity in fundraising, and proper use of charity resources.
• Candid (formerly GuideStar)coreOthersWIM has received the platinum rating from Candid, an independent non-profit evaluation firm. Candid's mission is to revolutionize philanthropy by providing information that advances transparency and enables better decision-making for donors.
• Nation-2-Nation Christian University (n2ncu.org)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohn and Joann Hawkins co-created Nation-2-Nation Christian University, a video Bible school with schools in 45 countries and the United States. WIM missionaries utilize and promote this training resource for equipping Christian leaders worldwide.
• South East Asia Mission Teams (SEAMisT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDave and Polly Wineinger direct SEAMisT which has teams in seven countries focused on reaching unreached people groups in South East Asia through preaching the gospel and planting churches.
• Wilderland MinistriesemergingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJonathan and Sarah Griffiths launched Wilderland Ministries in 2025 to establish centers of care and formation for cross-cultural workers. These centers provide retreat spaces for missionaries to explore spiritual development.
• Creative Impact MinistriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJim and Lynn Adams founded Creative Impact Ministries which produces documentary films for missionaries at no charge. These films help missionaries connect with partners and potential partners at a heart level to garner, maintain, and increase financial and prayer support.
• Project Talitha Cumi (PTC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA ministry focused on raising children in Honduras who have been removed from their families in safe, Christ-centered environments. Multiple WIM missionaries serve at PTC as house parents and staff.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Frontiers: Mission sending agency focused specifically on Muslim and other least-reached people groups. Comparable to WIM on mission-field targeting, member-care systems, and reliance on partner-funded missionaries.
• Mission to the World (MTW): Presbyterian Church in America sending agency that plants churches among unreached peoples. Comparable to WIM on training pipeline, member care, and church-based donor mobilization.
• Africa Inland Mission (AIM): Centennial missionary sending organization focused on church planting in Africa and beyond. Comparable to WIM on sending model, indigenous-church philosophy, and member-care practices.
• Pioneers: U.S.-headquartered evangelical missionary sending agency that recruits, trains, and sends long-term church-planting missionaries to unreached people groups. Highly comparable to WIM in mission philosophy, partner-funded model, and target donor base.
• TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission): Long-established evangelical missions sending agency with global church-planting work. Comparable on sending model, training, member care, and donor mobilization structure.
• Christar: Evangelical sending organization with church-planting focus among least-reached peoples. Comparable on sending model, training pipeline, and U.S. evangelical donor base.
• SEND International: Intercultural missionary sending agency emphasizing church planting and member care. Comparable to WIM in mission philosophy, training programs, and partner-funded deployment.
• Foursquare Missions International: Missions arm of the Foursquare Church that recruits, trains, and deploys missionaries worldwide. Directly comparable to WIM, with documented personnel crossover (Griffiths joined WIM from Foursquare Missions in 2022).
• OC International (One Challenge): Global missionary mobilization organization focused on church planting and disciple-making movements. Comparable to WIM on mission philosophy, training, and unreached-people-group targeting.

Broad incumbents

• YWAM (Youth With A Mission): Large global missions movement with extensive training, short-term, and long-term sending programs. Adjacent peer rather than direct competitor due to broader scope and different training model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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