Westside Church

What Westside Church does

Westside Church is a non-profit religious organization founded in 1954 in Bend, Oregon, operating as part of the Foursquare Church denomination. It provides Christian worship services, pastoral care, biblical education, and community outreach programs to a multi-generational congregation in Central Oregon. The church operates from a single owned main campus on NW Shevlin Park Road, offering multiple Sunday service times (8:15am, 9:30am, 11:00am) in English plus a bilingual Spanish-English service through its Iglesia Westside sub-brand at 10:30am. The church is led by co-senior pastors Ben Fleming and Evan Earwicker, supported by a five-person leadership team and a rotating church council providing independent financial oversight; both pastors have been in senior leadership since 2021.

The church's core offerings span age-segmented ministries including Westside Kids (birth through 5th grade), Westside Youth (6th-12th grade), Young Adults, Women's and Men's ministries, and Encore Seniors (55+). Beyond worship, the church runs community programs such as the Free Food Market, Westside Mercado food pantry, Celebrate Recovery, and — as of fall 2025 — a Safe Housing Partnership providing three micro-homes for temporarily homeless individuals on church-owned land in collaboration with the City of Bend and Mountain View Community Development. Global mission partnerships include Bold Ventures (East Africa), Kurtulus Church (Turkey), the Sokoloffs (Caucasus region), and forthcoming Spain deployment by the Francos in fall 2026.

Revenue derives almost entirely from voluntary tithes and offerings (most collected online via Venmo, Apple Pay, and recurring donations on the Church Center platform, with stock donations also accepted), with secondary income from facility rentals through the Westside Community Center. Digital infrastructure includes livestream services via westsidelive.org (with ASL translation at the 9:30am service), the Behind the Message podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, sermon archives on YouTube, original worship music albums, and university-level discipleship classes hosted on SharePoint/YouTube. The church uses the Church Center SaaS platform for registrations, kids' check-in, volunteer sign-ups, small groups, and giving management. Westside has 11-50 paid staff, no subsidiaries, and operates exclusively from its Bend, Oregon headquarters with no global footprint claim.

Name

Westside Church

Legal name

Westside Church

Website

https://westsidechurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Westside Church is a Foursquare-affiliated non-profit church in Bend, Oregon, providing Sunday worship, age-segmented ministries (Kids, Youth, Young Adults, Women, Men, Seniors), bilingual services, pastoral care, and community outreach since 1954.

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)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Faith-based community
• Church ministries
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Bend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members during worship services and online. No offering plates are passed; most giving occurs online. The church also accepts stock donations.
2. Above and Beyond Giving: Targeted gifts for specific projects and needs including facilities, community outreach, and global missions beyond regular tithes.
3. Facility Rentals: Rental of church facilities including the gymnasium, meeting rooms, and event spaces to community organizations, businesses, and individuals.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Westside Church provides Christian worship services, age-specific ministry programs (Kids, Youth, Young Adults, Men, Women, Seniors), pastoral care, discipleship classes, and community outreach including a food market and safe housing micro-homes. Services are delivered primarily at its main Bend, Oregon campus with digital extensions through livestream, podcasts, and online giving. The church is part of the Foursquare denomination and operates a bilingual Spanish/English ministry called Iglesia Westside.

Product overview

Westside Church is a multi-site religious organization offering a unified ministry ecosystem centered on its main Bend, Oregon campus. The core offering encompasses Sunday worship services with live streaming, supplemented by an extensive portfolio of age-specific ministry sub-brands including Westside Kids, Westside Youth, Young Adults, Women's Ministry, Men's Ministry, and Encore Seniors Ministry. Bilingual worship is provided through Iglesia Westside. Additional product lines include Global Outreach mission programs, Local Outreach community service initiatives, a Safe Housing micro-housing partnership, and the Westside Community Center. Digital offerings comprise sermon podcasts, the Behind the Message conversational podcast, Discipleship Classes with recorded sessions, and original worship music albums distributed via Spotify and Apple Music. The Church Center platform enables online giving, registrations, and digital check-in systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Iglesia Westside: A bilingual ministry offering services in both Spanish and English at 10:30am on Sundays in the Chapel, serving the Spanish-speaking community in Bend, Oregon.

Products and services

• Westside Church Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held at 8:15am, 9:30am, and 11:00am in the Worship Center, open to all attendees free of charge with no offering plates passed. Includes ASL translation at the 9:30am service.
• Westside Kids Ministry Children's ministry for birth through 5th grade offering Sunday kids classes at 9:30am and 11am services, kids day camp, and summer camps, with self-service check-in and pre-registration. Designed for families in Bend, Oregon.
• Westside Youth Ministry Youth ministry for 6th through 12th grade featuring Sunday High School Church, Monday Middle School Youth Group, 4th/5th Grade Youth Group, summer camps, and special events held in the Student Center.
• Westside Young Adults Ministry Young adult ministry offering a weekly Sunday chapel service at 5pm with acoustic worship and Bible teaching, Wednesday study groups, running and soccer groups, and service trips for emerging adults.
• Women's Ministry Women's ministry with seasonal Bible studies in morning and evening sessions (e.g., 8-week Fall Bible Study using 'From Beginning to Forever' by Elizabeth Woodson), newcomers coffee gatherings, and Sonshine Boxes for women in crisis. Childcare is provided.
• Men's Ministry Men's ministry with Bible studies meeting Monday and Thursday mornings, the Acts service group, and quarterly men's morning prayer gatherings.
• Encore Seniors Ministry Seniors ministry for adults aged 55 and older offering fellowship events, hikes, social outings, museum visits, baseball games, and Bible studies led by Encore Ministry Leaders Eric and Margaret Burtness.
• Iglesia Westside (Bilingual Worship) Bilingual Spanish/English worship service held Sundays at 10:30am in the Chapel, with kids classes and youth service available, serving the Spanish-speaking community in Bend, Oregon.
• Local Outreach Programs Community outreach programs including the Free Food Market (in partnership with Neighbor Impact), Westside Mercado weekly food pantry, the Serve365 texting system for community needs, Community Christmas, and Serve Day.
• Safe Housing Partnership (Micro-Homes) Micro-housing partnership providing temporary safe housing for three carefully selected individuals in newly constructed micro-homes on church-owned land, operated under the City of Bend's Safe Parking ordinance with case management from Mountain View Community Development.
• Westside Community Center Facility rental and community gathering space featuring a community garden, board game nights, Christmas market, and ongoing weekly groups; gymnasium, meeting rooms, and event spaces are available to community organizations, businesses, and individuals.
• Global Missions (Global Outreach) International mission programs including Team Mexico and Team Turkey mission trips, support for Bold Ventures in East Africa, Kurtulus Church in Turkey, the Sokoloffs in the Caucasus, and the Francos stepping out as missionaries to Spain in fall 2026.
• Discipleship Classes University-level courses on theology, Scripture, and spiritual practice taught by Discipleship Pastor Dr. Brant Himes, with materials hosted on SharePoint and YouTube archives. Open to anyone seeking deeper learning.
• Live Stream and Digital Worship Sunday worship livestream via westsidelive.org with ASL translation at the 9:30am service, plus on-demand sermon archive accessible through the church's teaching page.
• Behind the Message Podcast Conversational podcast hosted by Pastors Ben Fleming, Evan Earwicker, and Lindsay Parnell, providing behind-the-scenes teaching content on current sermon series; available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
• Westside Worship Music Original worship music releases from Westside Church, including albums titled 'House Sessions,' 'Doxology,' and 'Doxology II,' available on Spotify and Apple Music.
• Westside Care and Pastoral Support Confidential care team offering pastoral support, Celebrate Recovery program, pre-marriage and pre-engagement mentoring, wedding services, hospital visitation, and community care coordination.
• Online Giving Platform Digital giving platform supporting tithes, Above-and-Beyond donations, stock gifts, recurring contributions, and mobile giving via Venmo and Apple Pay; integrated with Church Center for registrations and check-ins.

Quantifiable outcome

• Services for all ages from birth through seniors
• +1 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of BendcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner in Safe Housing Partnership providing micro-housing on church-owned land. Operates under the City of Bend's Safe Parking ordinance which creates an enforceable no-camping zone around the property. Mayor Melanie Kebler expressed support for the initiative.
• Mountain View Community DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Manages and funds the Safe Housing Partnership micro-housing program. Provides extensive experience in similar programs in Central Oregon with on-site case managers maintaining daily oversight from offices at Westside Church.
• Bold VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mission agency founded by Westside missionaries Brent and Virginia Earwicker. Empowers leaders to multiply churches and form networks among unreached people in East Africa. Collaborates on global mission trips including Team Mexico and Run for the Nations 5k event.
• Kurtulus ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous church-planting movement in Turkey supported by Westside Church. Operating in an Islam-dominated nation with less than 2% Christian population. Connected to the Foursquare denomination and supported through mission teams and prayer.
• The SokoloffsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionaries serving unreached people in the Caucasus region. Working to establish reproducing house churches among remaining unreached people groups. Supported through Westside mission involvement.
• Gonzalo and Ashlen FrancocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestside missionaries to Spain stepping out in fall 2026 to plant a new church among Spaniards along the southern coast. Will invest in new leaders and seasoned pastors while continuing to pastor Iglesia Westside.
• Visions of HopeminorOthersRecommended organization relationally connected to Westside and active in cross-cultural ministry. Women's Bible Study collected 50 backpacks for Visions of Hope.
• Assist InternationalminorOthersRecommended organization relationally connected to Westside and active in cross-cultural ministry.
• People InternationalminorOthersRecommended organization relationally connected to Westside and active in cross-cultural ministry.
• Neighbor ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Free Food Market program. Provides grocery shopping experience resources and operates the Head Start program hosted at Westside facilities.
• Teen ChallengeminorOthersCommunity partner organization serving people in need throughout Central Oregon.
• Central Oregon Homelessness AllianceminorOthersCommunity partner organization addressing homelessness in Central Oregon.
• JBarJminorOthersCommunity partner organization serving people in need throughout Central Oregon.
• Prison FellowshipminorOthersCommunity partner organization serving people in need throughout Central Oregon.
• Foursquare DenominationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal network of churches providing accountability, support, and shared foundation of belief. Westside Church is part of this denomination with oversight from a denominational district supervisor.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gateway Church: Large multi-site Texas-based church with global missions, online giving, and extensive family/youth programming. Comparable operational model with similar emphasis on digital outreach and international missions.
• The Foursquare Church: The parent denomination of Westside Church, providing global network, accountability, and shared doctrine. Directly comparable as the overarching ecclesiastical body that defines Westside's identity and governance structure.
• North Point Community Church: Large Atlanta-area church known for digital distribution of teaching content and multi-generational programming. Comparable in its emphasis on volunteer-driven ministries and digital sermon/podcast infrastructure.
• Elevation Church: Large multi-site church with strong digital presence, multiple service times, and comprehensive age-segmented ministries. Comparable as a benchmark for a mature multi-generational ministry model with national digital reach.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-campus church with extensive community outreach, missions programs, and small-group ministry model. Comparable in structure (multi-generational programming, global missions, community partnerships) and operational scale.

Direct peers

• McLean Bible Church: Large non-denominational suburban church with multi-site model, extensive digital ministry, and global missions sending. Closely comparable in scale, demographic targeting (families), and operational breadth.

Regional players

• Newport Avenue Church: Another large multi-generational church in Bend, Oregon serving a similar demographic. Closest regional peer operating in the same catchment area with comparable community-focused programming.
• Real Life Christian Church: Another Christian church serving the Bend, Oregon community with multi-generational programming. Comparable regional peer competing for the same local congregants and donor base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@westsideclass/streams
• Facebookfacebook.com/westsidechurch1
• Instagraminstagram.com/westsidechurch
• Xx.com/westsidechurch1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westside-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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