First Baptist Little Rock

What First Baptist Little Rock does

First Baptist Little Rock is a Southern Baptist church and 501(c)-style nonprofit religious organization headquartered at 62 Pleasant Valley Drive in Little Rock, Arkansas. It conducts weekly Sunday worship at 10:15 AM with parallel LifeGroups at 9:00 AM, plus a Wednesday midweek program (MDWK) running 5:30-7:30 PM that includes children's and student ministry, Bible studies, and a paid family-style meal at $5 per person. The church runs age-segmented ministries covering the full life cycle from preschool (6 weeks) through senior adults, including dedicated programs for students in grades 6-12, young adults (The Table, 20s and 30s), men, women, and seniors, plus a Fostering Hope orphan and foster-care ministry. It also operates The Baptist Preparatory School as a wholly-owned ministry and supports a satellite church plant, Connect Church, at 2100 S. Tyler Street.

The core technology footprint is conventional church media infrastructure rather than a software product: a dedicated Media Director (John Griffith) oversees multi-camera livestreamed worship services, archived video, and distributed rehearsal/listening assets for choral sections of The Tree, the church's signature annual Christmas production staged on a 40-foot structure with over 40,000 channels of lighting and a 150-voice choir with full orchestra. The website (fblr.org) is built on Weebly and integrates with the Church Center platform for online giving, event registration, connect cards, and prayer requests.

The operating model is donation-funded: core worship and ministry programming is free, with revenue derived from recurring tithes and offerings (the dominant stream), designated campaign gifts such as the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, modest transaction fees (MDWK meals), and subscription access to the on-site Recreation and Wellness Center (basketball, volleyball, racquetball, weight room, cardio studio, walking track, saunas). Reach is extended through local service partnerships (Arkansas Children's Hospital, Union Rescue Mission, Watershed), foster-care partnerships (Immerse), denominational affiliations (Pulaski Baptist Association, Southern Baptist Convention), and international mission work in the Dominican Republic, Italy, Russia, and Peru.

Name

First Baptist Little Rock

Legal name

First Baptist Little Rock

Website

https://fblr.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

First Baptist Little Rock is a Southern Baptist church in Little Rock, Arkansas, offering weekly worship, life-stage ministries (preschool through seniors), a co-located K-12 school, and a Recreation and Wellness Center, funded primarily by member tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services and Place of Worship

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Services (61), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Preschools (EDACABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA), Faith-Based Childcare Centers (EDACAAAN)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Community ministry programs
• Faith-based education
• Recreation wellness facilities
• Mission outreach trips

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through tithes (10% of income) and offerings collected during worship services and through the Church Center online platform. Members contribute financially to support church operations, missions, and ministries.
2. Special Campaign Donations: Time-limited giving campaigns for specific purposes such as the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American missions and other designated funds.
3. Midweek Meal Fees: Family-style meals served Wednesday evenings at MDWK (midweek) programming for $5 per person, providing fellowship opportunity and partial cost recovery.
4. Recreation and Wellness Center: Fitness facilities including basketball courts, volleyball courts, racquetball, weight room, cardio studio, and walking track available to community members during operating hours (Monday-Friday 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

First Baptist Little Rock is a Southern Baptist church that delivers weekly worship services, age-segregated discipleship and Bible study programming (preschool through senior adults), midweek fellowship and meal services, a recreation and wellness center, annual large-scale productions such as The Tree Christmas event, and local/national/international mission trip opportunities. It also operates The Baptist Preparatory School as a wholly-owned Christian school ministry and supports Connect Church as a church plant.

Product overview

First Baptist Little Rock operates a church website (www.fblr.org) that provides information about religious services and programs. The organization offers in-person and online worship services (with live streaming capabilities), children's ministry, student ministry, adult fellowship groups (LifeGroups), a Recreation and Wellness Center, seasonal programs like Vacation Bible School, and annual productions such as The Tree Christmas presentation. The site also enables online giving and connect cards for visitor engagement. The website is built on the Weebly platform and does not offer a distinct commercial product, SaaS platform, or technology product offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Baptist Preparatory School: A private Christian school operated as a ministry of First Baptist Little Rock
• The Tree
• The Table
• Fostering Hope

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• MDWK Midweek Programming
• The Tree Christmas Production
• Vacation Bible School
• Recreation and Wellness Center
• The Baptist Preparatory School
• Connect Church (Church Plant)
• Fostering Hope Orphan Ministry
• Mission Trip Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive life-stage programming from 6 weeks through senior adults, covering all family segments

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Baptist Preparatory SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaptist Preparatory School is a ministry of First Baptist Little Rock, operating as a private Christian school. The church supports the school through shared facilities, engagement coordination (Tamra Norman serves as Kids & Baptist Prep Engagement), and integration of school events into church livestreaming (Baptist Prep Live). The school operates from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM with offices on the church campus.
• Pulaski Baptist AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Baptist Little Rock participates in Pulaski Baptist Association events including the Senior Adult Focus quarterly meeting. This provides fellowship and program opportunities for senior adults in partnership with other Baptist churches in the area.
• Connect Church (Church Plant)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnect Church at 2100 S. Tyler Street is a church plant supported by FBLR as part of the church's mission to reach people in the local community. FBLR provides pastoral support and resources for this plant. Charles Simmons serves as Resident Church Planter for FBLR.
• Immerse (Foster Care Organization)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmerse works with youth who have aged out of foster care. FBLR serves at Immerse the last Tuesday of each month, providing meals and support for young adults in crisis as part of the Fostering Hope orphan ministry.
• Local Mission PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFBLR partners with local organizations including Arkansas Children's Hospital, Union Rescue Mission, and Watershed for mission trips and service opportunities. Church members volunteer and serve at these locations.
• International Mission PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFBLR conducts international mission trips to Dominican Republic, Italy, Russia, and Peru as part of the church's global missions strategy. These partnerships enable the church to support missionaries and spread the gospel internationally.
• Southern Baptist Convention (National Mission Partners)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFBLR supports the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering which funds over 2,400 missionaries reaching people across North America as part of the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board. 100% of gifts go to work on the field.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Second Baptist Church Houston: One of the largest Southern Baptist-affiliated churches in the country with extensive life-stage programming, a recreation center, and a K-12 school (Second Baptist Christian School). Comparable as a large Baptist congregation operating complementary educational and recreational ministries within a single campus.
• Saddleback Church: Large Southern Baptist-affiliated church with multiple campuses and a strong global missions footprint. Comparable for denominational alignment, missions partnerships, and multi-generational family ministry structure.
• Life.Church: One of the largest evangelical churches in the U.S. with a strong digital platform (Church Online Platform, YouVersion Bible app). Comparable for multi-channel engagement strategy including online giving and global digital reach.

Direct peers

• Immanuel Baptist Church (Little Rock): A Baptist church located in the same Little Rock market with multi-generational programming. Most directly comparable as a same-denomination, same-metro Baptist peer competing for the same local congregants and donor base.
• Fellowship Church (Grapevine, TX): Large evangelical church with a dedicated children's ministry, students program, young adults, and signature holiday productions. Comparable for similar life-stage segmentation and event-driven community outreach model.
• North Point Community Church: Large multi-site evangelical church known for small groups (LifeGroups-equivalent) and digital streaming capabilities. Comparable in its emphasis on community groups, family programming, and tech-forward engagement.
• Watermark Church (Plano, TX): Large evangelical church with comprehensive life-stage ministry from children through adults and a strong community service orientation. Comparable for similar program breadth and discipleship model.

Regional players

• Providence Baptist Church (Little Rock area): Local Baptist congregation in the central Arkansas region. Comparable as a same-denomination, same-metro peer competing for congregants in the same geographic territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FirstBaptistLR

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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