Since it was founded in 2000, the Paldiski Evangeelne Meremisjon has been run exclusively by volunteers as a non-profit organisation. Estonian Riina Kangro has been in charge of the organisation since 2015, after Viktor Kudrjavtsev, the longstanding chairman, retired. Riina is actively supported by her husband Janno and can rely on a dedicated team: Jaanus Saat is Estonian and has been with the company from the very beginning. He is a full-time social worker and is responsible for on-board visits and the club. He was elected mayor of Paldiski in autumn 2017. Julia is also one of the first employees. She is Russian, works in the North Harbour Administration and makes shipboard visits in the North Harbour. The Estonian Aeri is a full-time librarian, gives the seafarers access to the internet in the municipal library and is affectionately known by them as the "mother of seafarers". There are also a number of occasional helpers, including the youth group "Uus Laine" (New World Gang). The Meremisjon maintains good relations with the town council, the local pastor, the harbour administration and the seamen's union.
The Paldiski Evangeelne Meremisjon celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025. A minor miracle - because the team has had to overcome many difficult years with great personal commitment and always hard on the financial abyss to keep the organisation alive until now. Despite modest financial resources, the Meremisjon has become a social beacon project for Paldiski. It is the only point of contact for seafarers of all nationalities who dock in the two harbours. Otherwise, there is nowhere else in the entire city, no institution where they can get human or organisational help. No place where they can forget for a few moments the separation from their families and their homeland, where they can find a listening ear for their problems and fears.