Southeast Christian Church

What Southeast Christian Church does

Southeast Christian Church is a Kentucky-incorporated, 501(c)(3)-style nonprofit religious organization founded in 1962 and headquartered in Louisville, operating a multi-site Christian ministry model under Senior Pastor Kyle Idleman. The organization runs 16 physical campuses across Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee, plus a dedicated online campus (SE Online) that live-streams services at 9:15 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, and 8:00 pm EST with closed captioning, giving it both regional depth and global reach. Each physical campus is led by a dedicated Campus Pastor (e.g., Lucas DeVries at Blankenbaker, Greg Allen at Crestwood, Lucas Goforth at Indiana), while teaching, branding, and certain sub-brands (notably Southeast Worship®) are centralized.

The ministry portfolio is structured across the full congregational lifecycle and is the church's primary product surface: children's ministry (Southeast Kids @home), middle/high school and college-age programming, senior adult ministry, Starting Point and Membership onboarding classes, MOVE Discipleship Program (5-week small-group curriculum plus Unleashed Workshops), Encounter (Christ-centered 12-step support groups for grief, addiction, marriage struggles, cancer, and trauma), Family Advocacy (foster care, adoption, mentoring, Camp Empower), Southeast Sports & Fitness (leagues, classes, fitness center), Camp & Country Lake Christian Retreat, Small Groups (Home, On-Campus, Online variants), and Community Engagement/Missions/Disaster Response outreach. Technology infrastructure is non-proprietary and relies on third-party platforms — RightNow Media for video content, Bible.com for reading plans, Zoom for online groups, YouTube for SE Online streaming, and Spotify for @home worship playlists. No proprietary AI/ML systems, APIs, SDKs, or patents are disclosed.

The revenue model is non-commercial: services, programs, and digital content are provided free of charge, funded entirely by voluntary donations, tithes, and offerings solicited through the Give platform and during services. The customer base is segmented horizontally — general congregation members, families with children, students (middle school through college), senior adults, and individuals needing pastoral/care support — with no donor concentration disclosures available. Distribution is hybrid: regional physical campuses plus a global self-serve online campus, with referral/word-of-mouth serving as the dominant acquisition channel and a multi-channel digital presence (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, blog/news, events) supporting awareness.

Name

Southeast Christian Church

Legal name

Southeast Christian Church

Website

https://southeastchristian.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Southeast Christian Church is a Kentucky-based nonprofit multi-site Christian church founded in 1962, operating 16 campuses across Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee plus a global online campus. It serves congregants across all life stages with worship, discipleship, children's, student, care, and sports/fitness ministries, funded by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL), Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

Keywords

• Multi-campus church services
• Christian worship services
• Religious community groups
• Christian ministry programs
• Online church streaming

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Southeast Christian Church delivers weekly Christian worship services, biblical teaching, small-group fellowship, and a portfolio of ministry programs across 16 physical campuses plus a global online campus (SE Online). Offerings include children's, student, and senior ministries; recovery and care support groups; a MOVE discipleship program; Christian summer camps and retreats; sports and fitness leagues; and family advocacy services, all provided free of charge and funded by voluntary member donations.

Product overview

Southeast Christian Church is a multi-site Christian church operating across 17 campuses in Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee with an online campus. The church offers a portfolio of ministry products including SE Online (digital campus with streaming services), Southeast Kids @home (children's digital resources), Southeast Worship® (music ministry), MOVE Discipleship Program (skills-based evangelism training), SE Recovery (addiction/grief support), Southeast Sports & Fitness (community sports leagues), and various small group programs (Home, On-Campus, and Online groups). Onboarding pathways include Starting Point and Membership classes, with additional programs for camps/retreats, family advocacy, and specialized care ministries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Southeast Worship®: Worship ministry and music brand of Southeast Christian Church

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Life.Church: One of the largest multi-site churches in the US with a strong online campus and digital discipleship platform (Church Online Platform, YouVersion Bible app), directly comparable in scale, digital reach, and multi-site operational model.
• Elevation Church: Charlotte-based multi-site megachurch led by Steven Furtick with multiple campuses and strong online presence; comparable in contemporary worship style, multi-site footprint, and demographic targeting.
• Gateway Church: Texas-based multi-site megachurch with online campus and multiple physical locations; comparable in operational scale, contemporary worship style, and family/student ministry breadth.
• Summit Church: Durham, NC-based multi-site church with online campus and contemporary worship model; comparable in multi-site replication strategy and digital engagement approach.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site evangelical church with campuses across multiple regions and a long history of community outreach programs; comparable to Southeast Christian's diversified ministry portfolio and congregational model.
• North Point Community Church: Large multi-site evangelical church founded by Andy Stanley in the Atlanta metro area, operating multiple physical campuses with online streaming and contemporary worship—directly comparable to Southeast Christian Church's multi-site model and congregational programming.
• The Church of the Highlands: One of the largest US megachurches with multiple campuses, contemporary worship, recovery programs (Celebrate Recovery), and strong digital streaming—closely paralleling Southeast Christian's programming and multi-site approach.
• Willow Creek Community Church: Pioneering multi-site evangelical church with extensive small groups, ministries, and digital outreach—comparable in ministry breadth, leadership pipeline model, and multi-site governance.

Regional players

• CrossPoint Church: Multi-site church serving the Louisville metro region and surrounding Kentucky/Indiana areas, directly comparable geographically and operationally as a regional peer in the same market.
• Southeast Christian Church of Indiana: Other large evangelical congregations operating in the Indiana/Kentucky market with multi-site presence; relevant regional benchmark for local market share dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/southeastchrist
• Facebookfacebook.com/southeastchrist
• Instagraminstagram.com/se.church
• Xx.com/southeastchrist

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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