Communitas International 
The information on this page was last updated 10/4/2024. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
A network of missional church planters and church planting churches in Europe, North America and Latin America. Our passion is to see God transform people's lives through the Gospel just as He is transforming us!
Contact information
Mailing address:
Communitas International
2221 E Arapahoe Rd
#3338
Centennial, CO 80161
Website: www.gocommunitas.org
Phone: (888) 242-5930
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 930571928
CEO/President: Geoff Reinhart
Chairman: Teal Rapp
Board size: 8
Founder: Dr. Linus Morris
Ruling year: 1969
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1995
Purpose
Communitas has a vision to see entire cities and nations influenced with the gospel as Christians live out Jesus' life igniting a missional movement in the world. They are normal people with an extraordinary sense of purpose.
Mission statement
Communitas International equips believers to start communities of faith that love like Jesus in their neighborhoods.
Statement of faith
Communitas International's Statement of Faith looks to and affirms the Nicene Creed as we declare our core theology in contemporary language.
God is a God of mission. He reveals Himself as the one God known and worshipped as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and reveals His purposes in the Bible which, being divinely inspired, is fully and authoritatively reliable.
God created humankind in His own image and called us to relate to and partner with Him in the stewardship of all creation. That relationship was broken in the sins of Adam and Eve and has been broken by all since.
God formed for Himself a covenant people in Abraham to be blessed and to be a blessing to the nations. His faithfulness persisted despite their rebellion and unfaithfulness.
God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to restore all that was broken, to offer His sinless life as an atonement for all who place their faith in Him.
Jesus invites His followers, the church, to return to the partnership set out at creation, to serve Him and His purposes and to enable effective ministry that advances the Kingdom of Christ on earth.
God has given the Holy Spirit to catalyze faith in Christ and to empower godly living, compelling community and ministry that authentically demonstrates the Kingdom of God.
Jesus Christ will return at the end of times as judge of the living and the dead and will make all things new.
Donor confidence score
This organization does not file a Form 990.
Show donor confidence score detailsTransparency grade
C
To understand our transparency grade, click here.
Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Foreign Missions
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 384 of 1102 | 40 of 131 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 517 of 1103 | 66 of 131 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 418 of 1103 | 44 of 131 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 438 of 1102 | 46 of 131 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 98% | 95% | 94% | 96% | 97% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 2% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 89% | 87% | 90% | 87% | 88% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 84% | 93% | 96% | 99% | 110% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 84% | 75% | 81% | 86% | 86% | 96% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 1% | -10% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 3% | 40% | 29% | 25% | 9% | -56% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 9% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 8% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.34 | 1.73 | 2.83 | 3.64 | 4.09 | 4.66 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.28 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.22 | 1.27 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.12 | 1.84 | 3.10 | 4.21 | 5.01 | 5.92 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 18.01 | 6.03 | 3.41 | 2.52 | 1.72 | 3.07 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.58 | 0.33 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.35 | 5.44 | 2.74 | 1.72 | 1.00 | 1.37 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 7% | 20% | 32% | 37% | 47% | 26% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 68% | 46% | 24% | 17% | 13% | 16% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Cash | $1,548,545 | $1,067,188 | $719,752 | $561,486 | $497,424 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $46,136 | $62,196 | $101,335 | $130,364 | $143,751 |
| Short-term investments | $188,376 | $98,701 | $57,813 | $55,624 | $27,209 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,783,057 | $1,228,085 | $878,900 | $747,474 | $668,384 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $114,216 | $114,378 | $137,773 | $167,706 | $180,262 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $114,216 | $114,378 | $137,773 | $167,706 | $180,262 |
| Total assets | $1,897,273 | $1,342,463 | $1,016,673 | $915,180 | $848,646 |
| Liabilities | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $295,938 | $359,653 | $334,092 | $409,627 | $192,524 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $14,571 | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| Total current liabilities | $295,938 | $359,653 | $348,663 | $434,627 | $217,524 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $87,645 | $74,209 | $27,286 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $87,645 | $74,209 | $27,286 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $383,583 | $433,862 | $375,949 | $434,627 | $217,524 |
| Net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Without donor restrictions | $283,860 | ($112,518) | ($199,181) | ($262,553) | ($300,176) |
| With donor restrictions | $1,229,830 | $1,021,119 | $839,905 | $743,106 | $931,298 |
| Net assets | $1,513,690 | $908,601 | $640,724 | $480,553 | $631,122 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Total contributions | $3,674,102 | $3,831,193 | $3,703,906 | $3,673,199 | $3,588,546 |
| Program service revenue | $103,775 | $110,159 | $105,203 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $98,924 | $60,755 | $11,564 | $95,345 | ($5,594) |
| Other revenue | $6,470 | $68,628 | $38,305 | $17,217 | $16,582 |
| Total other revenue | $209,169 | $239,542 | $155,072 | $112,562 | $10,988 |
| Total revenue | $3,883,271 | $4,070,735 | $3,858,978 | $3,785,761 | $3,599,534 |
| Expenses | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Program services | $2,909,241 | $3,307,266 | $3,327,880 | $3,259,595 | $3,466,450 |
| Management and general | $165,750 | $288,407 | $171,960 | $284,206 | $327,410 |
| Fundraising | $203,191 | $207,185 | $198,967 | $198,689 | $159,975 |
| Total expenses | $3,278,182 | $3,802,858 | $3,698,807 | $3,742,490 | $3,953,835 |
| Change in net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $605,089 | $267,877 | $160,171 | $43,271 | ($354,301) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $605,089 | $267,877 | $160,171 | $43,271 | ($354,301) |
Compensation
Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 10/4/2024. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
Before Communitas International (formerly Christian Associates International or 'CA') looked like it does today, it had several earlier manifestations: the Jesus Christ Light & Power House near UCLA, started in 1968, and sports evangelism excursions to Europe throughout the 1970's, both innovative outreach and discipleship strategies that were geared toward the youth culture of the time.
Traveling around Europe, in particular, it became evident that new expressions of the church were needed in a culture that had for the most part rejected Christianity. One of the founders of both ministries was Linus Morris, who ultimately became President of Christian Associates International, serving in that capacity until 2009.
In 1980, Linus moved his family (wife Sharon and six children), to Geneva, France, to plant an English-speaking church there, along with two other families. Today Crossroads Geneva (or Ferney Voltaire, as it is called) is a thriving, vibrant church with an attendance of between 200 and 300, and with a daughter church, Crossroads Saint Genis, 75 people strong, as a result of this church-planting effort over 30 years ago.
In 1987, because of a growing understanding of the role of the local church in extending God's kingdom, the Morris family moved again, to Amsterdam, and launched Crossroads Amsterdam, another English-speaking international community.
Based on the successes in both Geneva and Amsterdam, in the early 1990's CA began recruiting and training leaders to send into other cities across Europe to establish more churches.
By 2005 there were churches in over 30 cities, some continuing with fresh approaches toward internationals, others bridging into indigenous languages and cultures with innovative ways to reach people who had turned away from church but were still seeking God.
For decades, Europe has been on the front edge of western thought and culture: globally minded, postmodern, post-Christian, secularized, and anti-institutional. In response, CA became a pioneer in what later became known as the "missional" church movement through such innovative writers and leaders as Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost and many others, who gave missional language to what CA was already engaged in in their church planting endeavors.
Because of where we were located and focused geographically, we had to innovate, so our teams had to develop new contexts and bring the redemptive work of Christ into the culture and society of Europe in a new and dynamic way.
Out of this came, as one example, Serve the City in Brussels, where The Well reached into many areas of the city to offer the love of Christ and a helping hand where it was most needed, a program which has now spread all over Europe and beyond.
In the mid-2000's, the organization began to expand into the Americas as well, based on the growing prevalence of those same cultural and philosophical trends in the cities of North and Latin America.
In 2009 Linus stepped out of the President role, and Rob Fairbanks took over, continuing to effectively lead CA through the transition of becoming a multi-continental entity. Due to a desire to return to a more localized, "hands on" form of ministry, Fairbanks resigned as President in October, 2012.
Dudley Callison, who had served for five years as the COO, was appointed President in 2013 and served in that role until 2018. Geoff Rinehart, who served for five years as our North America leader, was appointed President in 2019. Communitas now has nearly 150 church planting projects at various stages in about 40 cities in Europe and 20 cities in the Americas. The Communitas staff includes 200 missionaries, 90 of whom are internationals from 20 different countries. As we move into the future, Communitas intends to remain an international and entrepreneurial movement.
Program accomplishments
Over 80 churches and church-planting projects directly impact thousands of people each year in secular, post-Christian cities. We believe God transforms neighborhoods and cities through His churches and disciples who care and act like Christ, and we see this happening throughout our movement! If God is calling you to be engaged in His mission to the nations across Western and Eastern Europe, as well as North America and Latin America, please contact us!
Needs
Your partnership with us makes our work of supporting missionaries and churches around the world possible. Each of our team members builds a support team of people and churches who pray and give toward our projects. Our church plants and other projects are also supported through donations and this is a vital part of our ministry.