International Commission, Inc.

What International Commission, Inc. does

International Commission, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian missionary organization headquartered at 260 Continental Dr, Lewisville, Texas. Founded in 1971-1973 by Ben Mieth, a farmer from First Baptist Church Seminole, it equips and enables believers worldwide to share the gospel through two core program lines: International Partnership Trips, which send short-term North American teams to partner with local churches for evangelism and discipleship, and National-to-National (N2N) Partnerships, which equip indigenous believers to conduct evangelism in their own communities. The organization operates in 185+ countries and territories and maintains a network of 30+ international regional leaders.

The organization monetizes through two primary streams: tax-deductible charitable donations (one-time and recurring, including $2,500 N2N partnership sponsorships and staff/leader sponsorships) and trip participation fees that cover airfare, lodging, meals, transportation, insurance, training, and evangelism materials. Customers span five segments: hosting churches internationally, sending churches in North America, individual trip participants, N2N partners, and donors/supporters. Distribution runs through church-based referral networks, a mobilization application portal, Celebration Dinner events, E&E Zoom training sessions, and content channels including the E&E Show on YouTube, a podcast, a Vimeo video archive, and published books ('Global God,' 'Bring Us Jesus,' '50 Days of Devotionals').

Underlying technology is intentionally lightweight and non-differentiated: a website and online donation/application portal built and maintained by WMTEK, with Vimeo for video hosting, Zoom for live training, and standard email/newsletter tools. There are no AI/ML capabilities, no proprietary software products, and no disclosed patents or trademarks. The defensible value sits in relational capital — decades of church partnerships, regional leaders in creative-access countries, and standardized methodologies (Operation Andrew prayer process, EvangeCube, Storytelling with Purpose) — rather than in technology.

Name

International Commission, Inc.

Legal name

International Commission

Website

https://internationalcommission.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Short description

International Commission is a 501(c)(3) Christian missionary organization that equips believers worldwide for evangelism through short-term international partnership trips and indigenous-led National-to-National partnerships across 185+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lewisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, International Commission relies heavily on charitable donations from individuals and churches. Donors can make one-time or recurring gifts, sponsor N2N partnerships, support staff members, or contribute to the general fund. All donations are tax-deductible and receipted as charitable contributions.
2. Trip Participation Fees: Participants pay fees to join international evangelism trips. Trip costs include round-trip airfare, lodging, three meals daily, transportation, short-term travel insurance, training, and translated/printed evangelism tools. Cost is finalized when airline tickets are purchased. All funds paid directly to IC are treated as charitable gifts and are non-refundable but can be transferred to another participant or held for a future trip for three years.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

International Commission is a 501(c)(3) Christian ministry that equips and enables believers to share the gospel of Jesus Christ worldwide by partnering with local churches. Its core offerings are short-term International Partnership Trips where North American teams work alongside hosting churches, and National-to-National (N2N) Partnerships where indigenous believers conduct evangelism in their own communities, supported by evangelism training programs and resources.

Product overview

International Commission is a Christian missionary organization that equips and enables believers worldwide to share the gospel and make disciples. The organization operates a portfolio of evangelism programs centered around International Partnership Trips (short-term mission trips) and National-to-National (N2N) Partnerships (indigenous-led evangelism). Training products include VIP E&E Training (classroom course), E&E Training (online Zoom sessions), the Evangelism Toolkit (PDF with videos), The E&E Show (YouTube), Podcast, and Video Archive (Vimeo). Published resources include 'Bring Us Jesus,' 'Global God,' and '50 Days of Devotionals' books. The organization also runs the IC Encounter Prayer Program and Operation Andrew prayer methodology. A mobilization application portal enables participant management. The ecosystem is designed for churches and individuals to engage in gospel outreach globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• National-to-National (N2N): Evangelism partnerships where nationals share the gospel in their own communities without international teams
• Operation Andrew
• IC Encounter

Products and services

• International Partnership Trips Short-term (typically 1–2 week) mission trips where North American participants travel internationally to partner with local hosting churches for evangelism and discipleship; IC handles airfare, lodging, meals, in-country transportation, short-term travel insurance, training in the U.S. and abroad, and translated/printed evangelism materials. Destinations span Fiji, Brazil, Peru, Ghana, Argentina, Italy, North Africa, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Kenya, Bolivia, Thailand, Vietnam, Latvia, England, Cuba, Czech Republic, Madagascar, Zimbabwe and more.
• National-to-National (N2N) Partnerships Church-based evangelism partnerships in which national believers conduct outreach in their own communities without international travel, translators, or plane tickets. N2N sponsorships are funded at $2,500 per partnership and the model is emphasized as essential in creative-access countries where American missionaries cannot enter.
• VIP E&E Training Free 1–6 week classroom course teaching evangelism tools and techniques, with separate leader and participant guides and QR codes that link to accompanying video presentations, designed for churches and small groups that want a structured in-person curriculum.
• E&E Training (Online) Free one-hour Zoom-based training sessions in which participants learn, interact, and practice simple evangelism tools in small groups, with guest presenters covering evangelism and missions topics.
• Storytelling with Purpose Evangelism Toolkit Downloadable PDF toolkit paired with accompanying videos that walk through personal testimony crafting, prayer, relationship-building, and leading someone to Christ with scripture.
• The E&E Show YouTube video series with entertaining and inspiring conversations featuring missions and evangelism leaders discussing how God is working around the world.
• E&E Podcast Podcast series delivering audio versions of select E&E Trainings and E&E Shows, plus exclusive original episodes about sharing Jesus at home and abroad, distributed via standard podcast apps.
• Bring Us Jesus: A 52-Week Family Devotional 52-week family devotional book written for International Commission supporters, featuring testimonies gathered from around the world to encourage daily family devotions.
• Global God: A Journey with God on The Great Commission Book showcasing testimonies of the Holy Spirit's work through ordinary people sharing Jesus globally, designed to encourage readers toward Great Commission engagement.
• 50 Days of Devotionals Prayer-based devotional book featuring contributions from 50 international ministry leaders, showcasing IC's global prayer network and influence.
• IC Encounter Prayer Program United Kingdom-focused prayer program organized through teams of committed individual participants worldwide, with weekly prayer commitments on designated days and rotating quarterly prayer topics covering IC staff, national pastors, and country invitations.
• Operation Andrew Prayer-process methodology used by IC to mobilize churches and individuals to strategically pray for specific people before sharing the gospel with them, creating prepared hearts for the gospel message.
• N2N Partnership Sponsorship Sponsorship tier of $2,500 that funds an indigenous-led National-to-National evangelism partnership in one of 8+ regions (Africa, North Africa Middle East, Latin America, Central Asia, South Asia, Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Oceania), enabling national believers to share the gospel in their own communities.
• International Leaders Support Donor-funded support program for the international leaders who coordinate evangelism partnerships in their regions around the globe, including leaders in Kenya, Mongolia, Spain, Albania, Croatia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and other countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 185 countries and territories served since 1973
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Local Churches Worldwide (Hosting Partners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Commission partners with local churches in countries around the world to host evangelism teams and conduct N2N partnerships. These churches provide venues for opening rallies, coordinate home visits with church members who have been praying for people, and continue discipleship after teams depart. Partnerships exist in 185+ countries and territories across Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
• North American Churches (Sending Partners)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorth American churches recruit and send short-term mission teams through IC partnerships. Churches participate in the Operation Andrew prayer process, mobilize participants, and receive training and logistical support. Some churches have been partners for decades, with the organization originating from First Baptist Church Seminole in West Texas.
• Operation Andrew NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIC partners with local churches using the Operation Andrew prayer process to share the gospel and make disciples. Operation Andrew involves strategic prayer for specific individuals before evangelism visits, creating prepared hearts for the gospel message.
• Guest Trainers and PresentersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIC's E&E Training sessions feature guest presenters including Dr. Lynn Wilder, Alisa Childers, Eric Hernandez, Shane Pruitt, and other missions and evangelism leaders who contribute to training content and help mobilize believers for evangelism.
• International LeaderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal leaders around the globe who train and mobilize church members in their region to share the gospel. Key to accomplishing the Great Commission, especially in creative-access countries where Americans cannot enter and merely being a Christian endangers lives. Over 30 international leaders listed across multiple countries.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Samaritan's Purse: A much larger evangelical organization with global relief and ministry operations. Comparable in donor base and evangelical identity, but broader in scope (disaster relief, medical, etc.) and significantly larger.
• Compassion International: A large Christian NGO with global child sponsorship and church-partner programs. Overlaps with IC on church-partnership delivery model and evangelical donor base, but operates at significantly larger scale and different mission scope.

Direct peers

• Operation Mobilization: OM runs short-term mission trips, training programs, and church partnerships across 100+ countries, with a strong emphasis on unreached people groups. Directly comparable in offering (mission trips + training) and target market.
• Frontiers: Frontiers mobilizes teams for church planting in Muslim-majority and creative-access regions using indigenous-led teams. Closely parallels IC's creative-access strategy and N2N approach.
• Pioneers: Pioneers focuses on church planting among unreached people groups with a similar national-mobilization philosophy to IC's N2N model. Comparable in mission focus, target audience, and partnership-driven delivery.
• Youth With A Mission (YWAM): YWAM operates short-term mission trips, training schools (DTS), and a global volunteer mobilization model similar to IC's trip and N2N programs. Comparable in target demographic (young Christian volunteers) and product structure.
• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Cru is a large evangelical ministry with global short-term mission programs, extensive training curricula, and a similar church-partnership-driven model. Highly comparable in mission, audience (evangelical Christians and churches), and operational footprint.
• Greater Europe Mission: GEM partners with European churches for evangelism and church planting, comparable to IC's church-partnership model but with a narrower regional focus. Similar operational structure and mission philosophy.
• Adventures in Missions: Organizes short-term mission trips worldwide with a similar church-partnership-driven delivery model and evangelical target audience. Closely comparable in core product (trips) and customer segment.
• ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism): A Baptist-aligned mission agency running church planting and short-term trip programs globally. Closely matches IC's Baptist-evangelical DNA, church-partnership model, and training/mobilization approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7WNDx3jFtn1eEWXYRtLo1A
• Facebookfacebook.com/internationalcommission
• Instagraminstagram.com/internationalcommission
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-commission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about International Commission, Inc.