Northland Church

What Northland Church does

Northland Church is a non-profit Christian church headquartered at 522 Dog Track Road in Longwood, Florida, founded in 1972 and operating under the legal name "Northland, A Church Distributed." The organization delivers religious services, community programs, and pastoral care to a regional congregation in central Florida with a digital extension via online worship streaming. Its core offerings include weekend worship services delivered in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and ASL; a network of 60+ LIFE Groups covering marriage, recovery, sports, language-specific, and special-needs categories; low-cost Christian counseling via student interns, registered interns, and licensed counselors; and care ministries including Stephen Ministers, Marriage 911, Celebrate Recovery, and GriefShare.

The church runs four core on-site operating modules — Northland Café, Northland Bookstore, Cooperative School, and facility rentals — alongside several outreach programs: the 121Hope anti-human trafficking ministry with survivor advocacy, street ministry, jail programs, and an annual Fair Trade Market; the Welcome 18:5 / Family Advocacy Mission (FAM) foster-care program partnered with C127; a microchurch network spanning Ponce Inlet FL, Rochester NY, Davisboro GA, and Buchanan TN; and international short-term mission trips (e.g., Brazil Fall 2026 with IPM). The organization employs 51-100 staff and is led by Senior Pastor Josh Laxton with executives including CFO Chris Aird, COO David Fullerton, and Senior Executive Pastor Gus Davies.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregants, processed via the PushPay digital giving platform alongside in-person and recurring methods. Fiscal year 2025-2026 actual receipts (July 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026) totaled $6,990,377 against a $6.625M budget, with June 2026 giving reaching $625,604 versus a $575,000 budget, indicating sustained over-budget performance. The combination of giving, counseling fees, retail, rentals, and event revenue (e.g., Global Leadership Summit 2026 ticket sales) constitutes a diversified, community-funded operating model without external investment, parent-company ownership, or unrelated business revenue of scale disclosed.

Name

Northland Church

Legal name

Northland, A Church Distributed

Website

https://northlandchurch.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Northland Church is a 1972-founded non-profit Christian church in Longwood, Florida, offering multilingual weekend worship, 60+ LIFE Groups, counseling, and care ministries. It operates an on-site café and bookstore, microchurches across four U.S. states, and international mission programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

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 Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Faith-based community programs
• Religious counseling ministry
• Church outreach missions
• Congregational care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Longwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Congregants give financially through various methods including PushPay digital giving platform to support church operations, missions, and community programs
2. Stewardship/General Fund: Annual budget of approximately $6.625 million funded through voluntary congregational contributions; fiscal year actual receipts of $6,990,377 as of May 31, 2026

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Northland Church is a non-profit Christian church that delivers weekly in-person and online worship services alongside a network of small groups (LIFE Groups), faith-based counseling, benevolence care, and outreach ministries. Its offering spans weekend services in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and ASL, more than 60 small groups, low-cost Christian counseling, foster care and anti-human trafficking programs, short-term mission trips, and on-site retail through a café and bookstore. The organization operates on voluntary congregational tithes and offerings, with a fiscal year 2025-2026 budget of approximately $6.6 million.

Product overview

Northland Church is a non-profit religious organization offering a comprehensive suite of faith-based programs and community services centered around its core weekend worship services (in-person and online with English, Spanish, Portuguese, and ASL). The church operates as a platform with interconnected modules: LIFE Groups (small group communities), counseling and care services (including Stephen Ministers, Marriage 911, Celebrate Recovery, and GriefShare), on-site facilities (Northland Café, Northland Bookstore, and facility rentals), and outreach ministries including 121Hope (anti-human trafficking), Welcome 18:5 (foster care), mission trips, microchurches, and Missional Communities. These programs are designed to Connect with God and Others, Cultivate Disciples and Leaders, Care for People and Resources, and Commission to go to Neighbors and Nations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mercy Road: Ministry focused on childcare and community outreach programs including LifeHope Childcare and LifeHope Baby Rocker program
• 121Hope
• Welcome 18:5
• Family Advocacy Mission (FAM)
• Northland Cafe
• Northland Bookstore

Products and services

• Weekend Worship Services
• LIFE Groups
• Counseling Services
• Benevolence Program
• Stephen Ministers
• Marriage 911
• Celebrate Recovery
• GriefShare
• Northland Café
• Northland Bookstore
• Facility Rentals
• 121Hope Anti-Human Trafficking Ministry
• Welcome 18:5 Foster Care Ministry
• Microchurches
• Missional Communities
• Mission Trips
• Global Leadership Summit 2026
• Online Worship Streaming

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of foster families continue past their first year when supported by FAM (Family Advocacy Mission) communities
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IPM (International Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2026Northland Church partners with IPM for the Brazil Fall Short-Term Mission Trip (October 4-10, 2026), sending teams on a mission boat on the Amazon to serve alongside IPM in evangelism and community service
• Winter Springs ElementaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthland Church supports the food pantry at Winter Springs Elementary through monthly food drives, providing canned food and provisions to students and families in need
• Tools 4 Seminole SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch collects school supplies for Tools 4 Seminole Schools which provides free supplies to every Seminole County public school through the Free Store for teachers
• C127 (Family Care Community)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthland's Family Advocacy Mission (FAM) program connects with C127 for training and support in establishing care communities for foster families, with the goal of keeping families in the program
• National Human Trafficking Hotline (888-373-7888)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner121Hope ministry connects survivors with the National Human Trafficking Hotline and Florida Human Trafficking Hotline (800-342-0820) for immediate support and resources
• Mercy RoadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated ministry organization offering LifeHope Childcare and baby rocking volunteer opportunities; Mercy Road's LifeHope Baby Rocker program operates through Northland Church

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Willow Creek Community Church: Founding site of the Global Leadership Summit that Northland hosts as a simulcast; large, multi-program evangelical church with global leadership-development and care-ministry breadth similar to Northland.
• North Point Community Church: Georgia-based evangelical megachurch famous for its 'distributed church' model and Andy Stanley leadership — directly comparable to Northland's 'A Church Distributed' branding and multi-site/microchurch strategy.
• Elevation Church: Steven Furtick-led multi-site church with strong digital streaming, small groups, and outreach programming — comparable in size, demographic and digital-first posture to Northland.
• Church of the Highlands: Large Alabama-based non-denominational church with multi-site campuses, digital streaming, LIFE/small groups, and recovery/care ministries — closely mirrors Northland's program architecture.
• Saddleback Church: Lake Forest, California-based megachurch known for Purpose-Driven small groups, Celebrate Recovery (co-founded by Rick Warren), and care/PEACE ministry scale — directly comparable to Northland's Celebrate Recovery and care suite.
• Summit Church: North Carolina-based multi-site church with J.D. Greear leadership, digital content and global partnerships — comparable in mid-sized megachurch scale, governance and programming mix.
• Gateway Church: Texas-based multi-site evangelical church with global missions and digital campus footprint — similar scale and program breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Life.Church: Edmond, OK-based innovator behind the Church Online Platform and YouVersion Bible App; relevant incumbent peer given Northland's online streaming and digital study resource emphasis.

Regional players

• First Baptist Church of Orlando: Major Central Florida Baptist church with extensive community outreach, counseling and missions programs — directly competes in the same geographic footprint as Northland.

Others

• Pushpay (now part of Resi Media) / Tithely: Digital giving platforms used by Northland and other megachurches; adjacent ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor, but shapes the donor-experience stack that all peers rely on.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northlandchurch

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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