MinistryWatch Database Changes
MinistryWatch now has more than 1,000 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $44-billion in total revenue, most of that donor revenue from evangelicals. The following ministries have their profiles updated with the most recent year’s financial data. The Financial Efficiency rating of each ministry is in parenthesis. If this rating represents a change from the previous year, that change is noted:
Barnabas Aid / Barnabas Fund Inc (Up -2 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 87 to 97)
Christian Appalachian Project (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 69)
Cookson Hills Christian School (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 94 to 84)
Coral Ridge Ministries Media, Inc. (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 94)
Dallas Theological Seminary (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 77)
Denver Rescue Mission (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Desiring God / John Piper (Up 3 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 81)
English Language Institute in China (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 74)
Fellowship Christian School – Roswell, GA (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
Global Media Outreach (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 84 to 94)
Hope Academy Inc. (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 76)
Hope Walks (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 87)
Kinship United (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Mercy Support Services, Inc. (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 66)
Military Community Youth Ministries / MCYM (Up 2 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 74 to 84)
Miracle Hill Ministries, Inc. (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Morning Cheer Inc dba Sandy Cove Ministries (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 77)
Open Door Mission (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 97)
Our Daily Bread Ministries (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 97)
Paxton Ministries (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 94)
Pulse Outreach (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 100 to 90)
Rabbit Room Inc / The Rabbit Room (Up 1 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 57 to 67)
Scripture Union USA (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 97)
Show-Me Christian Youth Home (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 97)
Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 69)
Stonecroft Ministries (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 84 to 94)
The Anglican Relief and Development Fund (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 84 to 74)
The Mentoring Alliance (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 74)
The Woodlands Christian Academy (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 87 to 97)
Trinity Christian School of Fairfax (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 87)
Tupelo Christian Preparatory School (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 94)
Visalia Rescue Mission (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 63)
Water for Life Haiti (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
The following ministry has been added to the MinistryWatch database with the most recent year’s financial data:
Meherrin on Mission (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 79)
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 76)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
Liberty University, Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA, Lifeway, and More
On today’s program, Liberty University faces a record-breaking $14 million fine from the Department of Education. We’ll have details.
Also, Dream City Church in Arizona partners with Turning Point USA to host a politically flavored conference for ministry leaders. Featured speakers included Eric Metaxas, Sean Feucht, and Jentezen Franklin. We’ll take a look.
And, later in the program, Wycliffe Bible Translators is selling its Florida headquarters.
We begin today with a look at Lifeway Christian Resources…the Nashville-based Southern Baptist entity hit a financial low in 2020…but seems to be making a comeback.
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: NONE
REMOVALS: Cornerstone Schools of Washington, D.C. (Washington, D.C.)
MinistryWatch In The News. MinistryWatch President Warren Smith was quoted this week in an article about Sen. James Lankford (R.-Okla.). The article appeared in “Christianity Today”, and you can read it here. MinistryWatch is often called upon by Christian and secular media to comment on what is going on in the evangelical world. You can find some of these news reports here.
Salary Data Now In MinistryWatch Database. We now have salary information for 4,000 executives in our database posted in our profiles. So check out this new addition by clicking on the red button at the top of this page, or here. That takes you to our database. The search engine is right there, and you can type in the name of a ministry you’re interested in and our profile will pop right up – now, with compensation information for the top executives.
If you’d like to see who the highest paid executives are, take a look at our recently published lists of Highly Paid Ministry Executives and Highly Paid Christian College and University Executives.
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A Guide To Giving For Disaster Relief. When disaster hits, Christians give. But where they give can make a big difference? Which organizations are most effective in these post-disaster situations? MinistryWatch has published a list of organizations that are doing relief work and which have an “A” Transparency Grade and a 3-, 4-, or 5-star rating for Financial Efficiency. It’s a list of about 30 ministries, and you can find it on the front page of our website. I’ll also include a link in the show notes to this program. Link to list HERE.
Ukraine Giving. If you want to give specifically to ministries working in and near Ukraine, click here. We posted this link before, but we’ve added a few new ministries recently.
Israel Giving. We have compiled a list of ministries working in Israel that we recommend. You will also find some ministries working there that we do NOT recommend. You can find the list here.
Drop A Dime On Us. Do you have a story idea for MinistryWatch? If so, send us an email. A lot of the stories we do originate from our readers and listeners. They send us news tips, press releases, emails, questions, and links. So, if you have a story you’d like us to cover, or a ministry that you think needs a closer look, please email us. Our email is info@ministrywatch.com. That will come directly to my desk, and we’ll take it from there.
MinistryWatch and Sex Crimes. We write a lot about pastors and ministry leaders involved in sex crimes. That’s why I thought it might be a good time to re-post this story, which explains why we think covering these crimes are necessary: Why MinistryWatch Reports on Sex Crimes. As always, your feedback is welcome.
MinistryWatch Video. In closing, a reminder that we have created a new, short (3.5 minutes) video that explains what we do here at MinistryWatch, and why. If you’re new to MinistryWatch, I hope you’ll check it out. To find it, click here.