Highrock Church

What Highrock Church does

Highrock Covenant Church (operating as Highrock Church) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church denomination, headquartered at 14 Mill Street, Arlington, Massachusetts. The organization operates two physical congregations serving the Boston metro area: the Arlington campus (Sunday services at 8:45am and 10:45am) and the MetroWest campus in Needham (Sunday service at 10:00am), with shared staff, finances, and leadership across both sites. Its mission is articulated as helping people follow Jesus to full life through connection to God personally, God's people, and God's purposes, emphasizing curiosity, courage, and compassion.

The organization's product surface is built around in-person worship and a broad digital content portfolio rather than a conventional technology platform. Programs include Kidsrock (a children's ministry for toddlers through 5th grade using the Orange curriculum), Milestones (a family-formation curriculum covering 11 milestones from birth through high school), Daily Devotionals (15-minute weekday video reflections), Sermons & Services (archive of weekend messages), Podcasts (distributed via Apple, Spotify, Amazon, RSS), Theology Lab (an online theological-learning community curated by a resident theologian), and the New Testament in a Year initiative. Member management and the MyRock portal are powered by Church Community Builder. A Sunday online service premieres weekly at 7:00am ET on YouTube, and devotionals are distributed on Facebook and Instagram at 5:00am weekdays.

Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary donations and tithes from congregation members; worship services are free to attend, and there is no paid pricing model. The church is self-governing, with no parent company, private equity, or venture capital involvement disclosed, and no funding rounds have been raised. Leadership comprises pastors (Dave Swaim, John Mury, Taylor Burgoyne, Richard Lee, among others), a resident theologian (Scott Rice, ThD), family ministry and Kidsrock directors, and staff who produce the content portfolio.

Name

Highrock Church

Legal name

Highrock Covenant Church

Website

https://highrock.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Highrock Church is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian organization operating two Boston-area congregations (Arlington and MetroWest/Needham) under the Evangelical Covenant Church denomination, offering weekly worship, family and children's ministries, daily devotionals, podcasts, and theology education funded by voluntary member donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Religious community groups
• Faith-based education
• Youth ministry programs
• Pastoral care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations/Tithes (Giving): The church generates revenue through voluntary donations and tithes from its congregation members. The website features a dedicated 'Giving' section where members can contribute financially.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Highrock Church is a multi-site Christian church operating two congregations (Arlington and MetroWest/Needham) in the Boston metro area, affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church denomination. It provides weekly worship services, faith formation programs for children, youth, and young adults, small-group community gatherings (Life Groups), pastoral care, and sermon content via podcast. The organization is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by member donations and tithes.

Product overview

Highrock Church offers a unified church ministry platform comprising in-person and online worship services, children's ministry (Kidsrock), family formation curriculum (Milestones), Bible reading programs (New Testament in a Year), devotional content (Daily Devotionals), sermon archives (Sermons & Services), audio content via Podcasts, theological education (Theology Lab), and member portal (MyRock). These products work together to support the church's mission of helping people follow Jesus through personal discipleship, community connection, and spiritual purpose. The church has two physical congregations (Arlington and MetroWest in Needham) plus an online presence, with member management powered by Church Community Builder.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Theology Lab: A theological education and podcast platform exploring complex faith topics with curiosity and courage. Features the Beyond Simple Answers series.

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly in-person Christian worship gatherings held at Highrock's Arlington and MetroWest (Needham) campuses for local congregants and visitors.
• Life Groups Small-group community gatherings for adults meeting in homes and venues across the Boston metro area for fellowship, study, and mutual support.
• Next Gen Ministry (Children, Youth, Young Adults) Faith formation and discipleship programs tailored for children, middle/high school students, and young adults at Highrock Church.
• Highrock Church Podcast Audio distribution of Highrock Church sermons and teaching content, available on demand for congregants and the broader public.
• Pastoral Care and Pastor Connections One-on-one and family pastoral support, prayer, and spiritual counsel offered by Highrock Church pastors to members and attendees.
• Church Membership Formal process by which individuals commit to Highrock Church as members, identifying with the congregation and its mission.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Elevation Church: Steven Furtick's large multi-site evangelical church headquartered in Charlotte, NC. Highly comparable in contemporary worship, podcast/YouTube-first digital strategy, and multi-campus replication — operates at significantly larger national scale.
• McLean Bible Church: Large multi-site evangelical church in the Washington, D.C. metro (McLean, VA). Comparable multi-campus operating model with online streaming, small groups, and family ministry programming at greater scale.
• Watermark Community Church: Todd Wagner's large multi-site evangelical church in Plano, TX. Comparable in operating a multi-campus model with extensive digital content, small groups, and family ministry — substantially larger scale.
• North Point Community Church: Andy Stanley's large multi-site evangelical church based in Alpharetta, GA. A scaled multi-campus evangelical with similar contemporary worship, family ministry, and online content production — directly comparable model at materially greater size and reach.
• Northland, A Church Distributed: Long-standing multi-site evangelical church in the Orlando, FL area with a strong online distribution emphasis. Comparable contemporary worship and digital-content-first strategy at larger scale.
• The Church of Eleven22: Jacksonville, FL-based large multi-site non-denominational evangelical church. Directly comparable multi-campus contemporary model with strong digital content distribution and family ministry emphasis, at materially greater scale.
• Summit Church: J.D. Greear's multi-site church based in Durham, NC. Comparable contemporary multi-campus evangelical model with strong digital content strategy; operates at significantly larger scale than Highrock.

Others

• Church Community Builder: Church management software (ChMS) vendor whose platform powers Highrock's MyRock member portal, connection cards, and church database. Functions as an enabling technology supplier rather than a competing congregation.
• BibleProject: Non-profit media organization producing animated Bible video content; co-founded by Tim Mackie, who is a featured guest on Highrock's Theology Lab. Operates as a content partner/adjacent ecosystem player rather than a competing congregation.

Direct peers

• Park Community Church: Multi-site evangelical church in the Chicago metro area (Chicago Heights, IL). The closest comparable in scale and approach — a multi-campus contemporary evangelical congregation sharing resources across locations, serving a Midwestern metro rather than Boston.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLA4nMdvnuxCnsSA6bmUWMnOVl98Byo9R5
• Facebookfacebook.com/highrockarlington
• Instagraminstagram.com/highrockonline/?hl=en
• Xx.com/highrockboston
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/highrock-church

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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