Global Heart Ministries

What Global Heart Ministries does

Global Heart Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2008 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, that uses satellite TV broadcasting, social media platforms, and in-country staff teams to share the Christian Gospel in Central Asia and the Middle East. The organization's core offering is the Online Evangelism Model, which combines satellite TV programming (active for 10+ years across Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey), the Connect Center platform (launched 2020) staffed by indigenous team members who engage seekers through Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and partnerships with a network of local underground churches that provide ongoing discipleship. Reported impact metrics include 19 million+ content views, 7.7 million+ engagements, and 15,000+ individuals connected to underground churches.

The ministry operates in regions where less than 1% of the population identifies as evangelical Christian, targeting spiritual seekers in countries where government restrictions limit traditional missionary access. Supporting products include digital Bibles and discipleship resources in indigenous languages, online prayer groups (including WhatsApp-based communities), and Zoom-hosted online church meetings. Technology integrations include Stripe for donation processing, Google Ads for search-based outreach, and ECFA accreditation for donor confidence.

The organization's revenue model is entirely donation-based, offering one-time gift options ($50-$200 preset tiers) and monthly recurring contributions ($30-$120 preset tiers) through its website. It is founder-led by Steve Sharp (Founder & CEO), who was called to bring the Gospel to Turkmenistan in 1999. The organization has stated plans to expand from 5 to 10 countries across Central Asia and the Middle East, with Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan currently experiencing exponential growth through digital media channels.

Name

Global Heart Ministries

Legal name

Global Heart Ministries

Website

https://globalheartministries.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Global Heart Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that uses satellite TV, social media, and in-country Connect Center staff to share the Christian Gospel with spiritual seekers across Central Asia and the Middle East, where less than 1% of the population is evangelical Christian.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Ministry and Digital Evangelism Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith & Religious Live Streaming Platforms (MPACACAK), Religious Fundraising / Telethon & Ministry Support Channels (MPABALAO), Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Christian ministry services
• Digital evangelism platform
• Satellite TV broadcasting
• Online community outreach
• Faith-based nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Plano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Global Heart Ministries operates entirely on donations from individuals, churches, and organizations who support their mission to spread the Gospel in Central Asia and the Middle East.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Global Heart Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that uses digital media, satellite TV broadcasting, and in-country staff to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ across Central Asia and the Middle East. Its Connect Center engages spiritual seekers through social media, delivers digital Bibles and discipleship resources, and connects new believers to local underground churches. The ministry operates entirely on donations and serves as a bridge between online exposure and in-person Christian community in countries where missionaries cannot easily enter.

Product overview

Global Heart Ministries operates as a single unified ministry offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering centers on the Online Evangelism Model, which combines Satellite TV Programs, the Connect Center platform, and Social Media Evangelism to spread the Gospel across Central Asia and the Middle East. The Connect Center serves as the primary engagement hub, connecting in-country staff with seekers through digital media, while the Underground Church Network provides the local church connection for discipleship. Supporting offerings include Discipleship Resources (digital Bibles, biblical counseling materials), Online Prayer Groups, and direct team member support from staff like Tarana, Narmin, and others who engage seekers through social media and correspond with those seeking to learn about faith.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Connect Center The Connect Center is the ministry's primary engagement platform that uses social media to spread the Gospel and a team of in-country staff to evangelize, engage seekers, develop meaningful relationships, and connect seekers to local underground churches.
• Satellite TV Programs Christian satellite broadcasts aired across Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, and the Middle East, reaching millions of people with the Gospel message in indigenous languages.
• Digital Media Evangelism Spreading the Gospel to unreached people groups using digital media platforms including social media, online content, and digital Bible resources.
• Online Evangelism Model A model that uses innovative technology and digital media to spread the Gospel message and move people from virtual online experience to relationships with church leaders in their hometown.
• Discipleship Resources Faith-building resources including digital Bibles, biblical counseling materials, and online biblical resources in indigenous languages to help seekers learn and grow in their faith.
• Online Prayer Groups Secure online prayer groups, including women's prayer groups, that provide spiritual support and community for believers in closed countries.
• Underground Church Network Partnership network connecting seekers and new believers to local underground churches and pastors who can answer questions about Jesus and disciple them in their new faith.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19 million+ views of Christian content online
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Local Underground Church NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Network of indigenous underground churches across Central Asia and Middle East that Global Heart Ministries connects seekers and new believers with for discipleship, community, and spiritual growth. The ministry works with local pastors, church leaders, and house church planters to serve communities across Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and the region.
• ECFA (Excellence in Giving Alliance)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerECFA (Excellence in Giving Alliance) certification displayed on the donation page, providing donor confidence and accountability verification for the 501(c)(3) organization.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationSecure payment processing provider used for online donations through the website. Donors' cards are charged securely via Stripe with emailed receipts provided.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Frontiers: Frontiers is a mission organization focused on planting indigenous churches among unreached people groups, including in Central Asia and the Middle East — directly comparable to Global Heart Ministries' church network and discipleship model.
• Trans World Radio (TWR): TWR is a global Christian broadcaster using radio, satellite, and digital media to reach unreached and restricted-access countries, with a model very similar to Global Heart Ministries' satellite-plus-internet evangelism approach.
• GFA World (Gospel for Asia): GFA World is a faith-based nonprofit that reaches unreached people groups in Asia through national missionaries, discipleship programs, and media — comparable to Global Heart Ministries' church-planting and evangelism focus across Central Asia.
• Pioneers International: Pioneers plants churches among unreached people groups in closed countries through indigenous partnerships, including Central Asia — a comparable operating model and target geography to Global Heart Ministries.
• Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC): FEBC broadcasts Christian radio programming into closed and restricted countries across Asia, including regions overlapping Central Asia, using indigenous-language content — closely aligned with Global Heart Ministries' unreached-region broadcasting model.
• SAT-7: SAT-7 broadcasts Christian satellite television across the Middle East and North Africa and operates social media follow-up with viewers — directly comparable to Global Heart Ministries' satellite TV + digital engagement stack across Central Asia and the Middle East.
• Voice of the Martyrs: Voice of the Martyrs serves persecuted Christians in restricted nations, providing support, Bibles, and advocacy — overlapping significantly with Global Heart Ministries' persecuted-Christian segment and Central Asia / Middle East geography.
• Christar: Christar focuses on church planting and disciple-making among least-reached peoples, including in Central Asia — comparable to Global Heart Ministries' unreached-region evangelism and indigenous church network strategy.

Emerging players

• Joshua Project: Joshua Project is a research and data initiative that maps unreached people groups worldwide; it is thematically aligned with Global Heart Ministries' focus on the 383 unreached people groups in Central Asia and serves as a lead-generation and strategic-planning reference for ministries like GHM.

Broad incumbents

• CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network): CBN is a large, established Christian broadcaster with global humanitarian, prayer, and media programming — overlapping with Global Heart Ministries' broadcasting and donor-driven nonprofit model but at much larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/globalheartministries
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-heart-ministries

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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