Broadway Christian Church

What Broadway Christian Church does

Broadway Christian Church is an independent, privately held 501(c)-style religious nonprofit operating a single-campus congregation in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Founded in 1974 by Bob Yawberg inside a historic building purchased from Wayne Street United Methodist Church (built 1871), the church runs one Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. at 910 Broadway, alongside children's ministry (nursery through 5th grade), small groups meeting throughout the week, twice-yearly 12-week new member cohorts, and a professionally ASL-interpreted Deaf Ministry operating on Sunday mornings and Wednesday night small groups. Content distribution is handled through YouTube live streaming and a sermon archive podcast distributed via iTunes and Spotify.

Its ministry portfolio extends beyond worship through two distinct outreach arms. The In.asmuch (Inaddition) benevolence ministry, housed in a building adjacent to the main campus acquired in the 1980s, distributes food, clothing, bus passes, birth certificate assistance, and rent/utilities support, and is backed by a network of 27 churches plus local businesses. Global Outreach supports 12 missionaries serving as church planters, medical missionaries, college campus outreach directors, pastoral mentors, and specialized ministers worldwide. An 18-month Reading Scripture Together program launched in 2025, with audio recordings distributed through the same podcast channels.

The business model is donation-funded rather than revenue-generating. The sole revenue stream is voluntary tithes and offerings collected in service, by mail, through banking bill pay, and online via Planning Center's Church Center. There is no pricing, fee structure, or membership dues. Resources are deployed across paid ministerial and administrative staff (Senior Pastor Ryan Cochran, Executive Associate Pastor Symps Ndlovu, Children's Minister Jena Schwab, Youth Minister Shane Heidinger, Outreach Minister Mary Ann Mings, Property Manager Nick Easterday, and Office Manager/Bookkeeper Laura Rohrer), eight elders providing governance, the In.asmuch ministry, and Global Outreach support for the 12 missionaries. All services are provided free of charge, and the church holds no patents, licenses, or proprietary technology assets beyond standard SaaS and content distribution tooling.

Name

Broadway Christian Church

Legal name

Broadway Christian Church

Website

https://broadwaychristian.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Broadway Christian Church is an independent, donation-funded Christian congregation in Fort Wayne, Indiana, offering weekly worship, children's and Deaf ministries, small groups, an In.asmuch benevolence program, and support for 12 global missionaries.

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)

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Religious community ministry
• Benevolence assistance programs
• Pastoral care services
• Children's ministry programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Wayne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary donations from congregation members during Sunday worship services, through mail, banking bill pay, and online via Planning Center's Church Center. Based on biblical instruction to give cheerfully out of firstfruits.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Broadway Christian Church is a non-profit Christian church in Fort Wayne, Indiana that offers weekly Sunday worship services, children's ministry programs, deaf ministry, the Inas-Much benevolence assistance program, small group ministries, global missions support, and an archived sermon library accessible via podcast and YouTube. The church also runs a coordinated Bible-reading program (Reading Scripture Together). It serves local congregants, families, the deaf community, and individuals in financial or material need through these programs.

Product overview

Broadway Christian Church is a single-location Christian church offering a unified set of ministry services. The core offerings include Sunday worship services at 10 a.m., children's ministry (nursery through 5th grade), and Deaf Ministry with ASL interpretation. The church operates Inas-Much benevolence ministry providing emergency assistance, supports 12 global missionaries, and facilitates small groups and the Reading Scripture Together Bible reading program. All services are provided at the Fort Wayne, Indiana location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• In.asmuch Ministry: Benevolence ministry providing food, clothing, local bus passes, assistance in acquiring birth certificates, and financial assistance for rent and utilities to those in need in Fort Wayne.
• Global Outreach

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Service Weekly Christian worship services held in person at the church facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana and broadcast live via YouTube, providing preaching, music, and congregational worship for members and online visitors.
• Children's Ministry Faith-based programming for children connected to the church, providing age-appropriate Bible teaching and activities during and around church services, aimed at families in the Fort Wayne area.
• Deaf Ministry Dedicated ministry serving the deaf and hard-of-hearing community in Fort Wayne, providing ASL-accessible worship, Bible study, and fellowship opportunities that are otherwise scarce in local congregations.
• Inas-Much Benevolence Ministry Outreach program delivering emergency practical assistance (food, supplies, and financial aid) to individuals and households facing material hardship in the Fort Wayne community.
• Small Groups Small group Bible studies and fellowship gatherings designed to facilitate discipleship, accountability, and community connection among members throughout the week.
• Global Outreach / Missions Church-supported missions program providing prayer, financial support, and engagement with global ministry partners beyond the Fort Wayne area.
• Sermon Archive Podcast On-demand archive of recorded Sunday sermons distributed via podcast platforms and YouTube, allowing members and online visitors to access teaching content asynchronously.
• Reading Scripture Together Coordinated Bible-reading program that walks the congregation through Scripture together over a defined reading plan, supporting individual and corporate Bible engagement.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Family of Churches NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner27 other churches and several local businesses support the Inaddition benevolence ministry financially, prayerfully, and with volunteers. This network makes it possible for Inaddition to help meet the needs of those in Fort Wayne.
• Allen County Right to LifeminorOthersLocal ministry united by concern for sanctity of human life from conception to natural death, including unborn, mentally ill, disabled, aged, and incurably ill.
• A Hope CenterminorOthersLimited medical clinic offering free pregnancy and STD testing, first-trimester ultrasounds, prenatal vitamins, and Earn While You Learn program.
• Cross ConnectionsminorOthersBiblical counseling ministry providing professional and lay counseling for parenting, grief, family, marriage, addiction, anxiety, plus workshops and support groups.
• Hope AliveminorOthersFounded 1974, offers transitional housing for women, counseling, and programs for loss, grief, anxiety, depression, and family issues.
• International HouseminorOthersNonprofit sharing Jesus Christ's love with refugees and internationals in Fort Wayne through English teaching, health education, and life skills programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Northland Church: Longwood, Florida-based non-denominational church with a comparable independent governance structure and multi-channel approach (in-person plus digital). Similar mid-sized footprint and ministry breadth make it a strong operational comparable.
• Blackhawk Christian Church: Another Fort Wayne-area independent, non-denominational Christian church operating in the same city with a similar multi-ministry model (worship, children's, missions). Most directly comparable peer given shared geography and congregational profile.
• Traders Point Christian Church: Indianapolis-area non-denominational church with an elder-led governance model and similar ministry portfolio (worship, children's, global missions). Comparable in size, structure, and mid-market regional positioning.
• Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC): National network of churches coordinating benevolence services to people in need. Directly comparable to Broadway's Inaddition Ministry model (multi-church partnership delivering food, clothing, and financial assistance), making it the closest functional peer for that line of ministry.

Broad incumbents

• Gateway Church: Southlake, Texas-based non-denominational church with multiple campuses, global outreach, and a broad ministry portfolio. Comparable in ministry mix (worship, children, missions, benevolence), though substantially larger.
• Catholic Charities USA: National faith-based social services network offering benevolence assistance parallel to the Inaddition Ministry. Comparable on social-services delivery model, though operates at vastly greater scale and within a different denominational framework.
• The Salvation Army: Large-scale faith-based organization providing benevolence services (food, housing, financial assistance). Relevant peer for Broadway's Inaddition Ministry from a service-modeling and scale perspective, though substantially larger and denominationally distinct.
• North Point Community Church: Alpharetta, Georgia-based non-denominational church widely recognized for sermon podcasting and digital content distribution. Comparable on the digital-channel strategy and non-denominational identity, though significantly larger in scale.
• Watermark Church: Plano, Texas-based non-denominational church with a parallel ministry model emphasizing community, missions, and biblical teaching. Larger in scale but operating in the same congregational category and serves as a relevant benchmark.
• Elevation Church: Charlotte, North Carolina-based non-denominational church built around worship, biblical teaching, and digital media outreach. Comparable on ministry mix and digital distribution approach; operates at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@broadwaychristianfw/streams
• Facebookfacebook.com/910BCCFW
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/broadway-christian-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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