Ada Bible Church

What Ada Bible Church does

Ada Bible Church is a non-profit Christian religious organization headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, operating six physical campuses across the West Michigan region (Bella Vista, Cascade, East Paris, Kentwood, Knapp Street, and West Satellite) plus an online streaming campus. Founded in 1978, the church offers weekend worship services (Saturdays at 5:30 PM at Cascade; Sundays at 9 & 11 AM at all campuses and 10 AM at West Satellite), along with ministries spanning children, students, young adults, men, women, marriage/family, small groups, baptism, membership, and pastoral counseling. Its mission is to help people follow Jesus, grow together in community, and pursue local and global missions.

The church's technology stack consists of standard digital engagement tools rather than proprietary platforms: a Subsplash-powered mobile app, an online streaming service at adabible.online.church, a digital bulletin system, and the Beyond the Weekend five-day devotional email program tied to weekly sermons. Social media distribution is maintained across Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Spotify. The organization is governed by a leadership structure comprising Senior Pastor Aaron Buer, Teaching Pastor Jeff Manion, an Executive Leadership team, a Governing Elder Board, Elders, Deacons, and Staff Elders, with no external parent, PE, or VC ownership.

The business model is voluntary congregational giving: services are provided free of charge and revenue is generated through tithes and offerings contributed via in-person giving, an online portal, text-to-give, and mail. Financial figures are not publicly disclosed. The church maintains a broad partnership network with both local Grand Rapids community organizations (e.g., Mel Trotter Ministries, Wedgwood Christian Services, Grand Rapids Dream Center, North Kent Connect, Hand2Hand) and global missions entities (e.g., Mully Children's Family in Kenya, Unknown Nations, Reach the Forgotten). Headcount is reported in the 101-250 range.

Name

Ada Bible Church

Legal name

Ada Bible Church

Website

https://adabible.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ada Bible Church is a non-profit Christian church operating six physical campuses across West Michigan plus an online streaming platform, serving individuals and families in the Grand Rapids region through worship services, ministries, small groups, and missions partnerships funded by voluntary congregational tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Church and Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN), Religious Radio Broadcasting (MPAIAEAF)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Christian ministry
• Community outreach
• Spiritual development

Headquarters

HQ city

Ada

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members through in-person giving, online giving portal, text-to-give, and mail

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ada Bible Church is a multi-site Christian church that delivers in-person weekend worship services and supporting ministry programs across six physical campuses in West Michigan, supplemented by live and on-demand online streaming, a mobile app, devotional content, small groups, baptism classes, membership, missions programs, and pastoral counseling. All services are offered free of charge to attendees and are funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Product overview

Ada Bible Church is a multi-site Christian church organization operating six physical campuses in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area (Bella Vista, Cascade, East Paris, Kentwood, Knapp Street, and West Satellite), plus an online campus. The organization offers in-person weekend worship services, online streaming, a mobile app, devotional resources (Beyond the Weekend), digital bulletins, small groups, various ministries (children, students, young adults, men's, women's), baptism, membership, missions programs, and a community job board. These are ministry programs and spiritual services, not commercial technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekend Worship Services In-person weekend Christian worship services delivered across six physical campuses in West Michigan (Bella Vista, Cascade, East Paris, Kentwood, Knapp Street, West Satellite). Saturday services at 5:30 PM at Cascade, Sundays 9 & 11 AM at all campuses, and Sunday 10 AM at West Satellite. Free to attend and supported by voluntary tithes and offerings.
• Online Church Streaming Live and on-demand streaming of Ada Bible Church worship services available globally via adabible.online.church, providing remote access to the same weekend experience for individuals and families unable to attend in person.
• Beyond the Weekend Devotionals Five-day devotional email and web content tied to each weekend sermon series, designed for individual spiritual growth between Sunday services.
• Age- and Life-Stage Ministries Comprehensive ministry programs for all ages including Ada Bible Kids (children), Student Ministries, Young Adults, Men's Ministry, Women's Ministry, and Marriage and Family Ministries. Available to congregation members and visitors across all campuses.
• Small Groups Community-based small group gatherings for spiritual growth, fellowship, and connection across the West Michigan region.
• Baptism Christian baptism services and pre-baptism instruction offered to individuals making a public profession of faith, available at the East Paris campus and other locations.
• Church Membership Formal church membership program for individuals committing to the Ada Bible Church community, including a defined membership process.
• Missions and Service Programs Local and global missions programming in partnership with organizations including Mully Children's Family (Kenya), Mel Trotter Ministries, Grand Rapids Dream Center, Kid's Hope USA, Hand2Hand, Wedgwood Christian Services, Pregnancy Resource Center, North Kent Connect, New City Kids, Urban Family Ministries, In the Image, ICCF Community Homes, Reach the Forgotten, Unknown Nations, Storehouse, and Volunteers in Service. Includes missions trips, volunteer coordination, and community service.
• Volunteer Service Opportunities Volunteer roles and service opportunities across Ada Bible Church campuses and partner organizations, enabling congregation members to engage in community service, kids' ministries, student ministries, hospitality, and missions support.
• Digital Bulletins Digital weekly bulletins accessible via the Ada Bible Church website, providing weekly service information, announcements, and event details.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Mully Children's FamilycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational missions partnership with Mully Children's Family in Kenya. Dr. Scott Robinson and team traveled to serve, providing dental care to over 150 children and community members. Partnership supports MCF's work helping children experience hope, healing, education, and the love of Jesus across Kenya.
• Wedgwood Christian ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner extending God's love to youth, adults, and families through professional counseling and educational services. Goal is to support and restore physical, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual well-being of children, adults, and families in the community.
• Volunteers in ServicesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal service organization connecting volunteers with community needs in the Grand Rapids area.
• Urban Family MinistriessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal ministry partner serving families in urban communities.
• Unknown NationssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missions partner focused on unreached people groups.
• StorehousesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community partner addressing food security and resource needs.
• Reach the ForgottensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissions partner serving forgotten and marginalized populations.
• PRC - Pregnancy Resource CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner providing pregnancy support and resources.
• North Kent ConnectsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity resource center serving the North Kent area.
• New City KidssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth ministry partner providing programs and mentorship for children.
• Mel Trotter MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor local partner serving homeless and those in need in Grand Rapids, providing shelter, meals, and support services.
• Kid's Hope USAsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational program connecting church volunteers with at-risk students for mentorship.
• In the ImagesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner serving individuals with developmental disabilities.
• ICCF - Community HomessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing ministry partner providing affordable housing and community development.
• Hand2HandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekend meal program for food-insecure students during school breaks.
• Grand Rapids Dream CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor community partner in Grand Rapids providing programs for youth, families, and community development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• McLean Bible Church: Multi-site suburban DC-area megachurch with online streaming, missions partnerships, and discipleship programming. Directly comparable multi-campus suburban model.
• Saddleback Church: Multi-site Southern California megachurch with a comprehensive ministry portfolio for all ages, missions partnerships, and online streaming. Comparable breadth of programs and regional clustering of physical campuses.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site megachurch based in Charlotte, NC, with extensive online presence, podcast content, and weekly streaming of worship services. Comparable digital-first, multi-campus operating model and weekly attendance scale.
• Central Christian Church of the East Valley: Multi-site Arizona megachurch operating several physical campuses with online streaming. Comparable mid-size multi-site footprint with full-age ministry programs.
• North Point Community Church: Large multi-site Christian church founded by Andy Stanley in the Atlanta metro area. Highly comparable multi-site operating model, online streaming, and discipleship-focused programming serving a similar demographic.
• Gateway Church: Multi-site Texas-based megachurch with online streaming, podcasts, and a broad age-segmented ministry portfolio. Comparable scale, GTM motion, and digital content strategy.
• Willow Creek Community Church: Multi-site suburban Chicago megachurch known for leadership development and small-group ministry. Comparable mid-size multi-site model with strong digital content and discipleship programming.
• Northland, A Church Distributed: Orlando-area multi-site church with distributed online model and weekly streaming. Comparable combination of physical campuses and digital-first outreach.

Others

• Subsplash: Technology platform provider Ada Bible Church uses for its mobile app and digital giving. Adjacent ecosystem enabler rather than a peer; included because it underpins Ada Bible's digital engagement infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Life.Church: One of the largest US multi-site churches and developer of the YouVersion Bible app. Stronger digital infrastructure and significantly larger scale; comparable in ministry breadth and digital streaming strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/adabible
• Facebookfacebook.com/ada.bible.church
• Instagraminstagram.com/adabible
• Xx.com/adabible
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adabiblechurch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles27 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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