The partnership increases the range of
ministry resources available to over 200,000 churches on Gloo and
Outreach platforms
BOULDER,
Colo., July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gloo,
the leading technology platform dedicated to connecting the faith
ecosystem and releasing its collective might, announced the
completed acquisition of Outreach, Inc., a Colorado Springs-based company that equips
more than 200,000 churches and ministries annually with a wide
array of physical and digital products, including best-in-class
journalism, marketing resources and church engagement
capabilities.
The investment marks a significant step that furthers the Gloo
goal to connect ministry leaders to resources, people, data and
insights, and funding so their people and communities flourish and
their organizations thrive.
"We are excited to officially welcome Outreach into the Gloo
family," said Scott Beck, CEO of
Gloo. "We have long appreciated Outreach's pioneering approaches to
providing high-quality resources, tools and content to ministry
leaders. Integrating Outreach's offerings into Gloo while providing
more connection to Outreach's core strategies will help us
collectively serve the Church in new and transformative ways."
The partnership establishes Gloo as one of the largest
aggregators of church and ministry products, enabling Gloo to
broaden its resource offerings in its marketplace to the 70,000+
churches on its platform.
"Our work with Gloo is already helping us in our mission to
equip the Church to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ," said Scott Evans, who continues as CEO of Outreach.
"This partnership allows us to do so in more accelerated,
comprehensive ways and marks a new chapter for Outreach where we
can amplify the many ways we can serve leaders."
Outreach carries significant capabilities around printing
services, large-format production, product storage and fulfillment
from its Colorado Springs-based
physical plant. Already, the two organizations have found
significant synergies between digital and physical — for instance,
combining the Outreach New Mover direct mail service with Gloo SMS
messaging, creating a seamless experience for new families to
discover a church and plan a visit via text messaging.
Select Outreach products are already available for sale in the
Gloo Marketplace, and the Outreach New Mover program was featured
in the recent launch of Gloo+ membership program.
Both organizations will continue to operate independently from
their respective headquarters in Colorado, ensuring a seamless transition and
uninterrupted service to the people and organizations they
serve.
Gloo is the trusted platform that releases the
collective might of the faith ecosystem. As a leading technology
innovator, Gloo is a tech platform that connects ministry leaders
to resources, people, data and insights and funding so their people
and communities flourish and their organizations thrive. Gloo is
based in Boulder, Colorado.
Outreach, Inc. offers a comprehensive list of
products and services in the industry paired with a team of caring
consultants who have worked in ministry as pastors and lay leaders
to help churches get the resources they need by providing a variety
of digital communication services. These include Outreach.com,
Outreach Magazine, Equip Press, Outreach Speakers,
SermonCentral.com, ChurchLeaders.com, Sermons4Kids.com,
FaithIt.com, ForEveryMom.com, and more. In addition, Outreach
provides churches and ministries access to state-of-the-art
printing equipment, compelling graphics and design. This includes
full custom design by professional Graphic Designers, to their
innovative Online Editor that lets customers do their own
customization, to fast printing services for customers who have
their own designs.
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