Immanuel Church

What Immanuel Church does

Immanuel Church is a 125+ year-old nonprofit religious organization headquartered on a single campus at 2300 N. Dilleys Rd. in Gurnee, Illinois, serving congregants across central Lake County, IL and adjacent southeast Wisconsin. Founded in 1895 as the Swedish Baptist Church of Waukegan and renamed Immanuel Church in 2005, it operates as an Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) accredited congregation led by a Leadership Pastor and an 8-member Elder Team with an 18-person specialized staff covering children's, youth, sports, recovery, discipleship, creative, technical, and operations functions. The product portfolio is delivered as a platform-plus-modules architecture: the central Sunday gathering experience (two services at 9 & 11 AM, live stream, "What He Said" podcast on six major platforms, and PushPay-powered online giving) anchors branded sub-ministries including icKids (birth-5th grade), icYouth (grades 6-12), icSports (multiple paid basketball, volleyball, pickleball, softball, camp, and coaching leagues), MomCo (mothers' community), the Christian Recovery Ministry (Celebrate Recovery, The Recovery Course, Freedom Fight), and a discipleship pathway of Core, Community, and Care Groups plus short-term adult classes. Technology is entirely third-party SaaS — PushPay for giving, Church Community Builder (CCB) for member and registration management, Subsplash for the mobile app and podcast, Clover Sites for the website, Constant Contact for email, Demosphere for sports registration, and RightNow Media for on-demand Bible study video — with no disclosed proprietary systems, APIs, or data products. The revenue model is dominated by voluntary tithes and offerings (recurring, one-time, stocks, cryptocurrency, and non-cash gifts via PushPay, mail, and in-person), supplemented by transactional program fees for camps ($155-$285/week), sports leagues ($75-$775/player), 1-on-1 coaching ($125 for four sessions), MomCo membership ($40-$117), youth trips ($20-$200), and branded merchandise sales through the 2300 Store, with global reach delivered via partnerships with The 410 Bridge (Guatemala), Shepherd's Little Lambs (Kenya), Life in Messiah, Africa Inland Mission, and InterVarsity.

Name

Immanuel Church

Legal name

Immanuel Church

Website

https://immanuelhome.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Immanuel Church is a 125-year-old ECFA-accredited evangelical church on a single Gurnee, IL campus serving central Lake County with two Sunday services and a broad portfolio of kids, youth, sports, recovery, and global mission ministries funded primarily by member giving through PushPay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and faith-based services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Business Associations (813910), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Church ministry
• Youth sports leagues
• Christian education
• Addiction recovery support

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurnee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and donations (giving): Primary revenue stream. Recurring and one-time charitable giving from congregation members and donors via PushPay online platform, in-person during Sunday services, mail, stocks and cryptocurrency, and non-cash gifts (bonds, property, in-kind). Immanuel is accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).
2. Summer Day Camp registration fees: Full-Day camp at $285 per week (8:30am-4:30pm) and Half-Day camp at $155 per week (9am-12:30pm) for campers entering 1st-6th grade, with optional paid Extended Care.
3. icKids Camp registration: Kindergarten through 5th grade summer camp at $200 per camper with early bird signup through May 15, or $225 for signup May 16-July 5; held July 20-24, 2026, 9 AM-3:30 PM on-campus.
4. Sports league registration fees: OnFire Adult Men's Basketball ($115/division or $175 both divisions), Cross Court Basketball ($115 standard or $95 early bird by June 10), Upward Basketball ($175/player or $155 with early discount by Sept 2), Onward/Forward Basketball ($195/player), Onward/Forward Volleyball, OnFire Pickleball ($85/player), Family Softball ($75/player), and Shooting Stars Travel Basketball ($775 with $175 returning-player uniform credit).
5. 1-on-1 Coaching sessions: Year-round volleyball and basketball private coaching at $125 for four 60-minute sessions.
6. MomCo group fees: MomCo (mothers group) semester fee $40 plus $40 per family for child care, plus separate MomCo International annual $37 membership.
7. Church branded merchandise (2300 Store): Branded apparel and merchandise sold via store.immanuelhome.org.
8. Youth program fees (Lifest festival, Bear Paw Beach, mission trip, campout): Lifest Christian music festival trip $200, Bear Paw Beach day $55, summer campout $20, and Domestic Mission Trip (Milwaukee, July 26-31) with student fundraising.
9. Childcare Coordinator employment compensation (cost): Internal staffing cost for MomCo Childcare Coordinator role at $17/hour for approximately 4-5 hours per week (3 hours onsite + 1-2 remote), September through May program year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Immanuel Church is a religious nonprofit that delivers Sunday worship services (9 & 11 AM) and a multi-generational ministry portfolio including children's ministry (icKids), student ministry (icYouth), sports leagues and camps (icSports), mothers' groups (MomCo), adult discipleship groups and classes, and Christ-centered recovery programs. The church is funded by voluntary tithes/donations via PushPay and program fees for camps, sports leagues, coaching, and youth trips, with the Immanuel Home app and "What He Said" podcast extending its teaching content online.

Product overview

Immanuel Church is a single unified Lake County, IL church ministry (founded 1895, ~125+ years old) that delivers its offering through a platform-plus-modules architecture: the central Sunday gathering experience (9 & 11 AM services, live stream, and the "What He Said" podcast supported by the Subsplash app and PushPay-powered online giving) anchors a portfolio of branded sub-ministries and modules. icKids serves Birth-5th grade, icYouth serves Grades 6-12, and icSports runs a portfolio of competitive and recreational leagues (Upward Basketball, Onward/Forward Basketball, Cross Court, OnFire Basketball, OnFire Pickleball, Onward/Forward Volleyball, Shooting Stars Travel Basketball, and In The Big Inning Family Softball). Discipleship is delivered through Core Groups (Starting Point, Essentials, Go!), Community Groups (Coed, Men, Women, Young Adults 18-30), and Care Groups including the Christian Recovery Ministry (The Recovery Course, Celebrate Recovery) and Men's Freedom Fight. Specialized communities include MomCo for mothers, women's groups (Summer in the Book, The Case for Faith, Walking with God), and adult short-term classes (Christian Sexuality, Spiritual Gifts, Financial Peace University, How to Read the Bible, Old/New Testament Overviews). Global and local outreach is channeled through the Serve Global missions program (410 Bridge Guatemala, Shepherd's Little Lambs Kenya, Life in Messiah, AIM, InterVarsity) and Serve Local partners (Love INC, PADS Lake County, ReNew Communities, Teen Mother Choices). All of these are coordinated operationally through the Church Community Builder (CCB) management system with the Constant Contact newsletter, Clover Sites-built website, and RightNow Media institutional subscription forming the surrounding digital platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• icKids: Children's ministry for birth through 5th grade at Immanuel Church.
• icYouth
• icSports
• MomCo
• 2300 Store
• What He Said Podcast

Products and services

• icKids Sunday children's ministry for Birth-5th grade at Immanuel Church, including preschool (Birth-5 years), Discovery Land (Grades K-5), Oasis special-needs accommodations, the Ignite midweek program for 3rd-5th graders, icKids Camp, Parent Child Dedication, and Kindergarten Great Adventure. Designed for parents seeking Christ-centered children's ministry with special needs inclusion.
• icYouth Middle school and high school student ministry for grades 6-12 at Immanuel Church, featuring Sunday J.A.M. (Jesus and Me) for middle school, weekly Identity and Impact small groups for high school, Deeper small groups, summer events, mission trips (Milwaukee, Lifest festival), and Student-Led Bible Study. Designed for students navigating identity, peer community, and faith formation.
• icSports
• Sunday Worship Services and Live Stream
• MomCo (The Mom Community)
• Christian Recovery Ministry
• Men's Freedom Fight
• Core Groups (Starting Point, Essentials, Go!)
• Community Groups
• Care Groups
• Adult Discipleship Classes
• Online Giving (PushPay)
• What He Said Podcast
• Serve Global Missions Program
• Serve Local Outreach Program
• icSports Summer Day Camps 2026
• icKids Camp 2026
• Upward Basketball
• Onward/Forward Basketball
• Cross Court Basketball
• OnFire Adult Men's Basketball
• OnFire Pickleball
• In The Big Inning Family Softball
• Shooting Stars Travel Basketball
• 1-on-1 Coaching
• icYouth Summer Programs (Lifest, Bear Paw Beach, Camp Out, Mission Trip)
• 2300 Store (Branded Merchandise)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1895 founding year and 125+ years of continuous ministry
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• PushPaycoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline giving platform powering Immanuel's secure digital donations including recurring, one-time, quick, stocks, and cryptocurrency giving via pushpay.com/g/immanuelhome. Migrated from prior platform; recurring gifts continue but new/changed recurring gifts are managed in PushPay.
• Church Community Builder (CCB / weareimmanuel.ccbchurch.com)coreTechnology or IntegrationCore church management system used for member sign-in, group registration, volunteer applications, event registration, forms (including Day Camp, Sports registration, MomCo, Childcare Coordinator, Pastoral Care, Baptism, Membership), and giving statements access.
• Online Church (online.church) / SubsplashcoreTechnology or IntegrationLive streaming platform powering weareimmanuel.online.church for Sunday services, and the Immanuel Home mobile app available in iOS and Android app stores for accessing podcast, sermons, and giving.
• Constant ContactcoreTechnology or IntegrationEmail marketing platform used for the church's weekly newsletter signup via lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/UYUAEkw.
• Clover Sites (cloversites.com)coreTechnology or IntegrationChurch website platform powering immanuelhome.org, hosted documents and forms.
• RightNow MediacoreTechnology or IntegrationFree on-demand Bible study video library (14,000+ videos) provided to Immanuel members and congregants as a discipleship resource; accessible via accounts.rightnowmedia.org.
• The 410 BridgeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary global mission partner in Guatemala (La Nueva Independencia). Immanuel sends short-term trips (June 11-18, 2025 for adults and high school juniors/seniors), supports child sponsorship, and participates in holistic community development addressing water, education, economics, health, and discipleship. Trip recap luncheons held annually.
• Shepherd's Little Lambs (Kenya)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerKenyan child day care and feeding program serving children orphaned by AIDS and the poorest of the poor; Immanuel partner locations include Green Pastures, Nakuru, and the Kijabe Practical Garage (KPG). Sponsorship via denarionline.com and littlelambskenya.com.
• Life in MessiahcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJewish ministries partner since 1887 helping Christians understand Jewish roots of the faith and sharing the gospel in Israel, France, The Netherlands, Canada, Argentina, Mexico and the United States. Immanuel provides financial, personnel, and prayer support.
• Salt Company at University of Missouri (Zach Everly)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmanuel provides annual financial support to Zach Everly, Director of the Salt Company campus ministry reaching college students at Mizzou and surrounding colleges.
• Katie Hoppe / InterVarsity Christian FellowshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKatie works as a Ministry Partnership Development (MPD) coach with InterVarsity; Immanuel provides financial support.
• Rod & Lori Kraybill / Africa Inland Mission (AIM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKraybills serve with Africa Inland Mission; Rod is Training and Leadership Development Coordinator for AIM International office. Immanuel provides financial support (15+ year partnership).
• Tom & Michele (Southeast Asia missionaries)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time missionaries originally serving in the Philippines, now in East Asia for four years, primarily among Muslim people groups. Immanuel provides financial and prayer support.
• Love INC of Lake CountyflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobilizes local churches to transform lives and communities in the Name of Christ. Immanuel volunteers deliver beds and household starter kits, serve as sales ministers at Loved Twice Thrift Boutique, and support clients through church network.
• PADS Lake CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-based organization providing trauma-informed shelter and resources to individuals and families experiencing housing crisis. Immanuel supports through donations, in-kind giving (hand sanitizer, grocery gift cards), and volunteering.
• ReNew CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner501(c)(3) nonprofit transforming and empowering struggling communities through programs that increase jobs, provide attainable home ownership, and build career pathways for students.
• Teen Mother Choices International (TMC Gurnee)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes young moms ages 13-23 with personal mentors, life skills workshops, incentive services, and goal-setting assistance. Immanuel supports with volunteers for mentoring, childcare, meal provision, financial advising, and life skills workshop speakers. Program Director Stephanie Habel.
• White Stone Counseling ServicescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerChristian counseling ministry serving local churches in northern and western Chicago regions since 1997. Immanuel refers members for marriage counseling and pastoral care needs.
• LifeSource (blood donation)minorOthersBlood donation partner referenced as part of community service opportunities; LifeSource is seeking blood donations due to COVID-related impacts on blood supplies.
• Next Step MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Milwaukee Domestic Mission Trip (July 26-31) where Immanuel students serve the Milwaukee community alongside other churches via local nonprofits that Next Step Ministries has partnered with since 2011.
• Demosphere (icsports.demosphere-secure.com)coreTechnology or IntegrationSports registration and league management platform powering Cross Court Basketball, 1-on-1 Coaching, and other icSports program registrations.
• MomCo International (formerly MOPS International)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational mothers ministry network; Immanuel Church's MomCo group uses membership code IYCD and pays $37 annual membership in addition to local fees.
• Upward (Upward Unlimited / registration.upward.org)flagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed basketball ministry program run by icSports at Immanuel Church; registration at UPW89058 hosts Immanuel's Upward Basketball league for Grades 1-6 with the Upward curriculum of equal playing time and life-principles teaching.
• Lifest (Christian music festival, Oshkosh WI)minorOthersAnnual Christian music festival in Oshkosh WI hosting 60+ bands on five stages; Immanuel's icYouth attends annually as a group trip with camping, meals, and activities (July 9-12, $200 per student).
• Dave Ramsey / Ramsey Solutions (Financial Peace University)minorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed Financial Peace University curriculum taught at Immanuel covering budgeting, debt payoff, saving, and giving.
• GriefShareminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner13-week grief support program hosted off-campus at Village Church of Gurnee for adults 18+ who have lost a loved one.
• Celebrate Recovery (national program)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed twelve-step Christ-centered recovery program hosted Friday nights 7-9 PM at Immanuel Church.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Elevation Church: Large multi-site evangelical church based in Charlotte, NC with strong digital content (sermon podcast, YouTube) and a small-group model similar in concept to Immanuel's Core Groups / Community Groups. Comparable in GTM philosophy, not geography.
• Life.Church: Multi-site evangelical church known for its YouVersion Bible app and digital-first engagement. Comparable to Immanuel in evangelical identity and use of digital platforms (podcast, app, online giving) to extend reach beyond a single physical campus.
• North Point Community Church: Large multi-site evangelical church in the Atlanta metro (Andy Stanley). Comparable as a peer in terms of program breadth, digital content distribution, and small-group discipleship model — but operating at materially larger scale and a different geography.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site evangelical congregation founded in Lake Forest, CA with global mission footprint, recovery programs (Celebrate Recovery originated here), and family ministry — many of the same DNA elements as Immanuel, but at much greater scale.

Regional players

• Willow Creek Community Church: Large, established evangelical church headquartered in South Barrington, IL in the greater Chicago metro. Comparable to Immanuel as a multi-program suburban evangelical congregation with small groups, recovery ministries, global missions, and digital distribution — but operating at significantly larger scale and a different sub-market.
• Harvest Bible Chapel: Multi-site evangelical church historically based in Rolling Meadows, IL with the same Chicago-area evangelical identity and family/sports/youth programming model. Direct regional peer competing for Chicagoland congregants and donors.
• Christ Community Church: Multi-site evangelical church in the Chicago western suburbs (St. Charles / St. Charles / Carol Stream area). Comparable to Immanuel in evangelical identity, family-focused programming, and small-group discipleship model, but with a multi-site footprint Immanuel lacks.
• Faith Church (nw Indiana / southwest Michigan region): Multi-site evangelical church in northwest Indiana. Comparable to Immanuel as a regional evangelical congregation with family ministry, sports outreach, and global missions in a Midwest suburb/secondary-metro context.

Emerging players

• NewSpring Church: Multi-site evangelical church in South Carolina with a strong small-group and digital-content model. Comparable to Immanuel in ministry DNA (small groups, family programs, missions) but operating in a different region and at different scale.

Direct peers

• The Chapel (Grayslake, IL): Non-denominational evangelical church located only a few miles from Immanuel in Grayslake, IL. Direct peer in the same Lake County sub-market, competing for the same donor pool, youth sports families, and recovery/care participants.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/WeAreImmanuel
• Facebookfacebook.com/WeAreImmanuel
• Instagraminstagram.com/weareimmanuel
• Xx.com/weareimmanuel

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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