MinistryWatch’s 2019 “Shining Light” Ministries

Each month, MinistryWatch.com publishes lists of interest to donors and non-profit executives. But once each year we publish a very special list, a list of what we call our “Shining Lights.” The Bible says we are to let our lights shine so that others may see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16) These ministries do just that.
To become a MinistryWatch “Shining Light,” a ministry must have earned at least a 4-star rating on MinistryWatch’s 5-star financial efficiency rating. That narrows down the list of 500 ministries in our database to less 100. From there, the leadership team at MinistryWatch makes the final selections.
Organization Name | Website | Sector | MinistryWatch Rating | Total Revenue | |
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1 | Operation Blessing International/ OBI | www.ob.org | Relief and Development | 5 | $276,804,696 |
2 | Christian Blind Mission /CBM | www.cbmus.org | Relief and Development | 5 | $159,070,761 |
3 | Christian Aid Ministries | www.christianaidministries.org | Relief and Development | 5 | $133,697,256 |
4 | Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc. | www.imaworldhealth.org | Relief and Development | 5 | $97,305,113 |
5 | Children's Hunger Fund / CHF | www.childrenshungerfund.org | Relief and Development | 5 | $84,526,467 |
6 | Kingsway Charities | www.kingswaycharities.org | Relief and Development | 5 | $61,618,147 |
7 | International Aid, Inc./ IA | www.internationalaid.org | Relief and Development | 5 | $58,473,143 |
8 | Every Home for Christ | www.ehc.org | Evangelism | 5 | $53,910,485 |
9 | WorldVenture | www.WorldVenture.com | Foreign Missions | 5 | $34,429,563 |
10 | Commission to Every Nation | www.cten.org | Evangelism Support | 5 | $17,183,471 |
11 | Biblical Ministries Worldwide | www.biblicalministries.org | Foreign Missions | 5 | $13,144,305 |
12 | World Outreach Ministries/ Jason Peebles | www.worldoutreach.org | Foreign Missions | 5 | $8,946,550 |
13 | Persecution Project Foundation | www.persecutionproject.org | Persecuted Christians | 5 | $6,732,108 |
14 | Mercy Medical Angels (previously Mercy Medical Airlift) | www.mercymedical.org | Relief and Development | 5 | $4,040,994 |
15 | Fellowship International Mission, Inc. / FIM | www.fim.org | Foreign Missions | 5 | $3,427,994 |
16 | Convoy of Hope | www.convoyofhope.org | Relief and Development | 4 | $177,989,591 |
17 | Medical Teams International (MTI) | www.medicalteams.org | Relief and Development | 4 | $63,228,420 |
18 | World Help | www.worldhelp.net | Foreign Missions | 4 | $35,371,087 |
19 | Bible Study Fellowship/ BSF | www.bsfinternational.org | Christian Growth | 4 | $31,112,516 |
20 | Luis Palau Evangelistic Association | www.palau.org | Evangelism | 4 | $29,726,424 |
21 | International Cooperating Ministries | www.icm.org | Foreign Missions | 4 | $26,209,558 |
22 | Christian Missionary Fellowship | www.cmfi.org | Foreign Missions | 4 | $20,153,309 |
23 | SEND International | www.send.org | Foreign Missions | 4 | $18,287,946 |
24 | E3 Partners Ministry | www.e3partners.org | Foreign Missions | 4 | $18,254,167 |
25 | Student Mobilization, Inc. | www.stumo.org | Fellowship Evangelism | 4 | $17,332,841 |
26 | Christ in Youth | www.ciy.com | Fellowship Evangelism | 4 | $17,243,634 |
27 | Partners International | www.partnersintl.org | Foreign Missions | 4 | $15,315,962 |
28 | Crown Financial Ministries | www.crown.org | Christian Growth | 4 | $15,072,157 |
29 | OC International, Inc. | www.onechallenge.org | Foreign Missions | 4 | $12,720,607 |
30 | Community Bible Study, Inc. | www.communitybiblestudy.org | Leadership Training | 4 | $12,603,347 |