Hope Community Church

What Hope Community Church does

Hope Community Church is a Christ-centered, multi-campus non-profit religious organization headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a second physical campus in Apex and an online campus streamed via gethope.tv. The church serves a broad demographic spanning nursery through senior adults, organized into life-stage segments including children (KidCity), students (middle and high school), young adults, families, and a dedicated Special Needs Ministry, with additional care ministries addressing grief, divorce, recovery, and financial stress. Programming is delivered through weekend services, small groups, discipleship classes (Rooted, Financial Peace University, DivorceCare, re|engage, Grieving With Hope), volunteer serve teams, and both local outreach (BackPack Buddies, Food Pantry, Homework Club) and global mission partnerships across 10+ countries.

The church's technology footprint is anchored by the Hope App, a custom mobile application built on the TouchPoint 3.6 church management platform for iOS and Android, which centralizes sermon access, event registration, giving, prayer requests, group communication, and volunteer management. Service delivery is supported by live streaming through ChurchOnline and YouTube, SMS communications via Ministry By Text (short code 72989), online and text-to-give payment rails through PayPal and Authorize.net, and free congregant access to the RightNow Media content library. The church is ECFA accredited for financial accountability, maintains PCI DSS compliance for online giving, and is governed by a senior leadership team and elder board under Lead Pastor Jason Gore.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from congregational tithes and offerings, supplemented by program-specific donations, mission trip fees ($1,700–$2,500 per participant), and recurring sponsorships (e.g., $56/month clean water sponsorship with Su Nica). Most programs are offered at no cost or on a sliding scale with scholarships. The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on personal invitation, campus-specific Connect events, and digital channels (app, website, YouTube, social media, email newsletter, podcast) to drive engagement and giving across both physical and online audiences.

Name

Hope Community Church

Legal name

Hope Community Church

Website

https://gethope.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hope Community Church is a non-profit, multi-campus evangelical church in Raleigh and Apex, North Carolina, with an online campus, serving congregants across all life stages through worship services, small groups, discipleship classes, care ministries, and local and global mission programs funded by tithes and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious Organizations (81311), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

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 Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Church ministries
• Discipleship programs
• Community outreach
• Christian education

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Primary revenue from congregational giving through traditional and digital channels including online giving, mobile app, and text-to-give.
2. Donations and Generosity: Additional donations for specific initiatives, mission trips, local/global impact, and special projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Hope Community Church operates a multi-campus church ministry providing in-person and online worship services, discipleship programs, Christian education classes, care ministry services, and local/global mission outreach. The organization delivers its ministry through two physical campuses in Raleigh and Apex, North Carolina, an online streaming platform (gethope.tv), and a mobile application (Hope App) that serves as a central hub for engagement, giving, and community connection.

Product overview

Hope Community Church operates as a multi-campus church offering a unified digital and physical ministry ecosystem. The core products include the Hope App (built on Touchpoint platform) for church engagement and gethope.tv for online streaming. Supporting products include educational classes (Financial Peace University, re|engage, DivorceCare, Hope For Parents, Grieving With Hope), the Rooted 11-week discipleship program, RightNow Media access, Care Ministry services, Local & Global Impact programs, Special Needs Ministry, and Hope In Real Life content series. The digital portfolio is interconnected—the Hope App serves as the central hub for accessing messages, managing giving, registering for events, and connecting with prayer communities, while gethope.tv extends physical attendance to online participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hope App (Touchpoint) Custom mobile church engagement application for iOS and Android enabling users to access weekly messages and resources, manage giving, register for events, connect with serve teams, access prayer communities, and receive campus-specific information. Built on the TouchPoint 3.6 platform.
• gethope.tv Online Worship Streaming
• Rooted Discipleship Program
• Financial Peace University (FPU)
• re|engage Marriage Class
• DivorceCare Support Group
• Hope For Parents Class
• Grieving With Hope
• Local & Global Impact Programs
• Care Ministry Services
• Special Needs Ministry
• RightNow Media Access

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 100 students served weekly through BackPack Buddies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Help One NowminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Official ministry partner since December 2022 focusing on empowering family businesses, schools, and communities in developing countries through entrepreneurship, education, and restorative care. Hope has had a relationship with the organization for over a decade.
• John Foundation (India)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership since 2022 rescuing orphaned children and young adults from trafficking, providing education, employable skills, and better living conditions. Hope has supported individual initiatives and sent mission teams.
• ICG (Grenoble, France)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Ministry partner since 2017 located in Grenoble, France, a highly educated area with university students and high-tech/pharmaceutical industries. Focuses on helping people grow in relationship to Jesus Christ and return to home countries equipped with the Gospel.
• Su Nica (Nicaragua)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership since 2015 focused on clean water projects, sanitation, and youth discipleship. Hope has supported construction of El Limonal Community Center, sent mission teams for construction, clean water projects, soccer clinics, and discipleship retreats. Currently running water sponsorship programs.
• Agape Church (Haiti)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Deepest global partnership with Agape Church led by Pastor Jean Alix Paul. Hope has invested through ministry trainings, staff development, annual Women's Conference support, kids' camps, and fundraising for a new community center. Launched in 2014 as one of the first churches in Haiti to offer small groups.
• TACTICA Ministries (Costa Rica)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partnership since 2012 with ministry supporting community authorities and families through high-level police training, evangelism and discipleship across Central America. Hope helped acquire a ministry center in 2015.
• Watoto (Uganda/South Sudan)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Church with 13 locations across Uganda and South Sudan. Hope has partnered by sending mission teams, hosting Watoto Children's Choir, and collectively sponsoring hundreds of children for spiritual, educational, and medical needs.
• Lighthouse Family RetreatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetreat ministry for families walking through childhood cancer. Hope organizes and sponsors volunteer teams for retreat hospitality and support services.
• Every Person Has Purpose (EPP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewest global ministry partner focused on building relationships and enriching lives through discipleship and education for individuals impacted by special needs.
• Samaritan's PurseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal disaster and crisis relief partner providing physical and spiritual aid. Hope encourages donations and service during disasters in the U.S. and internationally.
• TouchPoint (Church Management System)coreTechnology or IntegrationChurch management system provider used for member databases, event registration, volunteer management, giving tracking, and ministry communication.
• ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)coreOthersAccreditation organization requiring high standards of biblical accountability, board governance, financial transparency, integrity in fundraising, and proper use of charity resources.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Life.Church: Oklahoma-based multi-site church that built the ChurchOnline Platform that Hope uses for gethope.tv streaming. Operates physical campuses plus a globally attended online experience, a free digital Bible App, and small group/church management infrastructure — the single best comp to Hope's hub-and-spoke physical+online architecture.
• McLean Bible Church: Large multi-site church in the Washington DC suburbs (Virginia) operating multiple physical campuses plus an online experience with discipleship, missions, and care ministries analogous to Hope's structure — a comparable scale suburban multi-campus model.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site evangelical megachurch based in Charlotte, NC with locations across the Carolinas and online broadcast. Operates a similar weekend-service-plus-life-groups model, mobile app engagement, and global missions partnerships analogous to Hope's structure.
• North Point Community Church: Andy Stanley's Alpharetta, GA multi-campus church and one of the most influential models of the multi-site + online teaching strategy that Hope replicates. Comparable ministry pathways, digital content distribution, and small-group centric discipleship.
• The Summit Church: Multi-campus evangelical church headquartered in Durham, NC, serving the same Raleigh-Durham Triangle market as Hope with a comparable multi-site + digital broadcast model. Operates a comparable life-stage ministry portfolio, online streaming, and small-group discipleship system, making it the closest geographic comp.
• Vintage Church: Raleigh-based multi-site church sharing the Wake County sub-market with Hope; competes head-to-head for Triangle congregants with comparable multi-campus services, online streaming, and small-group-driven discipleship.
• Watermark Church: Large Dallas-area non-denominational church famous for its care/recovery, marriage, parenting, and finance classes (similar in spirit to Hope's DivorceCare, re|engage, Grieving With Hope, and Financial Peace University offerings).
• Fellowship Church: Large multi-campus evangelical church in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with online broadcast, family ministry by life stage, care ministries, and global missions — a directly comparable scale-and-structure match for Hope's ministry portfolio.
• The Village Church: Multi-site Dallas-area evangelical church known for its preaching-driven model, life-stage ministry programming, and active digital content library — directly parallel to Hope's central teaching + multi-campus + online architecture.

Broad incumbents

• Watoto Church: Multi-site African church network (Uganda/South Sudan) that employed Hope's Apex Campus Pastor Doug Stride before he joined Hope — institutional comp for Hope's global ministry footprint and central-mission model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/HopeCommunityChurch
• Facebookfacebook.com/gethopecommunitychurch
• Instagraminstagram.com/get_hope
• Xx.com/get_hope
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-community-church-rdu

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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