WEEKLY REVIEW: Database Changes, Podcast Highlights & More
Ratings rise for Harvey Cedars Bible Conference, Holt International; Drop for International Care Ministries, Pioneers
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:
Harvey Cedars Bible Conference Inc (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 71 to 86)
Help The Persecuted (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to C, DCS: 46)
Helps Ministries (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to C, DCS: 48)
Holt International Children’s Services (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 68)
Human Coalition (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 85)
International Care Ministries (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 63)
Iris Global (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 95)
John 3:16 Mission (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 48)
Justice and Mercy International (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 81)
King University (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 50)
Lamb & Lion Ministries (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 90)
Life Training Institute (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 71)
Meherrin on Mission (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to F, DCS: 75)
Mission Aviation Fellowship (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 75)
Mission of Hope Haiti (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 95)
Mission Training International (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 43 to 58)
Multiplication Network (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to F, DCS: 61)
National Christian Foundation Real Property Inc. (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to F, DCS: 53)
Network of International Christian Schools (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
New Life Center / Fargo Union Mission (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 100)
Olympia Union Gospel Mission (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 76)
Operation Blessing (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Paul Anderson Youth Home Inc. (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Philly House pka Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
Pioneers, Inc. (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 63 to 48)
Radio Training Network, Inc. (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Santa Fe Christian Schools (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 71 to 86)
Servants of the Word (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Siloam Health (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 72)
Strategic Resource Group (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 71 to 91)
The Episcopal Academy (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Up 46 to 61)
The Mission at Kern County / Bakersfield Rescue Mission (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 73 to 58)
Trinity Christian Academy – Addison, TX (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 94)
Trinity College of Florida (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 75)
Upward Unlimited / Upward Sports (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 100 to 85)
Village Missions (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, Inc. (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 78 to 93)
ZOE International (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 67)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
SBC’s Abuse Reform Task Force, The UMC and Same-Sex Weddings, and Kanakuk Kamps
On today’s program, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Abuse Reform Task Force will be ending next week…without any names on its website of pastors credibly accused of abuse…and with no clear path forward. We’ll take a look.
And, Salem Media Group pulls Dinesh D’Souza’s movie ‘2000 Mules’ from all its streaming platforms. We’ll have details.
Plus, a Texas United Methodist megachurch announces it will continue to NOT host same-sex weddings at its facilities. This, despite the denomination’s ruling last month that lifted the ban on LGBTQ clergy and weddings.
But first, another former Kanakuk Kamp staffer has been arrested for child sexual assault. 46-year-old Matthew Harmon was arrested on May 28, 2024.
Harmon was wanted for the sexual assault of a child in 2007 when he was a teacher and coach at the Providence School in Dallas. He turned himself in to the Dallas County jail, the police department told MinistryWatch. Harmon worked summer camps at Kanakuk in Durango, Colorado, and Kanakuk in Branson, Missouri, beginning in 1995 through the mid-2000s.
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: NONE
REMOVALS: NONE
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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.
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.
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.
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 [email protected]. 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.
