The Austin Stone

What The Austin Stone does

The Austin Stone Community Church is a multi-site evangelical church headquartered in Austin, Texas, operating as a single church across six congregations (Downtown, North, Northwest, South, St. John, West). Founded in 2006, the church serves the Austin metropolitan area with weekly worship services, comprehensive ministry programs for children, students, college, women, men, marriages, and recovery, and serves members at every life stage. The organization runs five wholly-owned ministry initiatives: Austin Stone Counseling, Austin Stone Creative, Austin Stone Institute, For the City (local outreach), and For the Nations (global missions).

The church's technology stack is built on standard SaaS integrations rather than proprietary systems: Rock for church management and member connections, Pushpay for online giving, Shopify (austin-stone-resources.myshopify.com) for resource sales, Simplecast for podcast distribution, and ServiceReef for mission trip registration. Content distribution extends globally through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, including original worship music albums produced by Austin Stone Worship and a continuous sermon archive. The Austin Stone Institute operates a two-year residency program spanning ten ministry disciplines alongside paid development programs ($350–$500) and a multi-week Disciple-Making Intensives curriculum.

Revenue is sourced primarily from voluntary tithes and offerings collected during services and via Pushpay, supplemented by designated giving to the For the Nations Fund supporting 117 long-term missionaries, paid mission trips ($650–$3,600 per participant), development program tuition, study resource sales through Shopify, and a $30/month recurring missions giving tier. The church maintains no parent company, private equity, or venture capital ownership, operating under elder governance as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit with all revenue reinvested into ministry operations.

Name

The Austin Stone

Legal name

The Austin Stone Community Church

Website

https://austinstone.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Austin Stone is a multi-site evangelical church in Austin, TX operating six congregations with ministries for all ages, plus global missions, counseling, leadership development, and original worship content distributed via podcasts and streaming platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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), Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

Keywords

• Multi-site church
• Religious community services
• Worship ministry programs
• Global missions mobilization
• Christian leadership development

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members collected during services and through online giving platforms
2. Donations to For the Nations Fund: Designated giving to support 117 long-term goers serving overseas among unreached people groups
3. Resource Sales: Sale of study guides, devotional materials, and educational resources through Austin Stone Resources Shopify store

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Austin Stone Community Church operates one unified church across six physical congregations in the Austin, Texas metropolitan area, providing weekly worship services, Bible teaching, community groups, and family/student/recovery ministries. It also runs several strategic initiatives: Austin Stone Institute (leadership development), For the Nations (global missions), Austin Stone Counseling, Austin Stone Creative, For the City (local outreach), and paid programs including development cohorts, residencies, mission trips, and study resources.

Product overview

The Austin Stone Community Church operates as a multi-congregation church with six physical locations (Downtown, North, Northwest, South, St. John, West) serving the Austin, TX area. The church offers a comprehensive portfolio of ministry programs and media content products. Core offerings include weekly sermons organized into thematic series (such as Kings of Judah and Summer Preaching Series), worship music albums produced by Austin Stone Worship, and the Austin Stone Podcast distributed via Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The church provides extensive ministry programs including Kids, Students, Women's, Men's, Marriage, College, and Recovery ministries. Strategic initiatives include Austin Stone Institute (equipping Christians since 2006 through development programs and residencies), For the Nations (global missions initiative since 2009), Austin Stone Counseling (professional counseling services), Austin Stone Creative (production of worship music and video content), and For the City (local outreach). Programs include mission trips, Disciple-Making Intensives, Missional Communities, Student DCOMMs, and various development programs. Resources including study guides and devotionals are sold through a Shopify store.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Austin Stone Worship: The church's worship music and album production ministry that produces worship songs and albums.
• Austin Stone Institute
• For the Nations
• Austin Stone Counseling
• Austin Stone Creative

Products and services

• Weekly Worship Services Weekly in-person worship services with biblical preaching held across all six Austin Stone congregations (Downtown, North, Northwest, South, St. John, West), with live streaming and on-demand video/audio options. Free and open to the public.
• Kids Ministry Children's programming for ages 8 weeks through 4th grade with large-group worship and small-group Bible learning, available during services at all six campuses with thoroughly vetted volunteer leaders.
• Students Ministry Youth ministry for middle school (5th-7th grade) and high school (8th-12th grade) featuring Discipleship Communities (DCOMMs), Sunday programming, and weekly evening gatherings.
• Women's Ministry Women's gatherings, Bible studies, and annual retreats offered across all six congregation locations.
• Men's Ministry Men's gatherings, breakfast meetings, Bible studies, and annual retreats offered across all six congregation locations.
• Marriage Ministry Classes and groups for engaged, newly married, and married couples focused on relationship building and spiritual formation.
• Recovery Ministry Weekly recovery program for those seeking gospel-centered healing and transformation, featuring Open Share groups and confidential support environments. Meets at St. John, Northwest, and South campuses.
• College Ministry Ministry for college-age individuals featuring College Missional Communities and connection opportunities.
• Austin Stone Institute Equipping ministry established in 2006 that provides seminars, development programs, and resources for Christians to serve and lead in church, city, and nations.
• Austin Stone Residency Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 517,236 people have professed faith in Jesus through missions efforts
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 100 UPG CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Partnership of churches, ministries, and leaders that aims to catalyze church planting movements in 100 unreached people groups. The Austin Stone participates through sending long-term goers, short-term teams, and financial support.
• TruCare NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith-based ministry in South Austin offering life-affirming solutions to mothers experiencing unplanned pregnancies. Austin Stone South congregation provides volunteer advocates through the TruCare Advocate program, requiring approximately 4 hours per week per volunteer.
• TruCare Pregnancy CenterminorOthers4611 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745. Austin Stone volunteers serve as advocates supporting vulnerable women facing unplanned pregnancies.
• Pine CoveminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChristian camp and retreat organization. Pine Cove City is a day camp program offered through Austin Stone for children during summer months.
• Goer Care Support NetworkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAdvocacy Teams program where church members provide emotional and tangible support, prayer, and encouragement to long-term goers serving overseas. As more goers are launched, more advocacy team members are recruited.
• Austin Stone CreativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternal creative ministry producing worship music, lyric videos, sermon series graphics, testimonial films, and educational content. Creates resources for all six congregations and distributes through YouTube and worship platforms.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lakewood Church: Large multi-site/non-site evangelical megachurch based in Houston, TX with a global broadcast and online presence. Comparable to Austin Stone as a Texas-rooted, multi-service evangelical congregation with televised teaching and large-scale weekly attendance.
• Gateway Church: Multi-site evangelical church in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with multiple campuses and a strong missions focus. Highly comparable to Austin Stone in Texas geographic base, multi-site operating model, and global missions engagement.
• Watermark Community Church: Large Texas-based non-denominational church offering recovery, marriage, and community outreach programs. Comparable to Austin Stone's portfolio of counseling, recovery, marriage ministry, and structured small groups.
• The Village Church: Multi-site church in the Dallas-Fort Worth area known for theological teaching and church-planting activity. Comparable to Austin Stone in its teaching-driven identity and emphasis on developing and sending leaders.
• North Point Community Church: Multi-site evangelical church in the Atlanta metro led by Andy Stanley with a focus on leadership development and strategic church planting. Comparable in multi-site scale, leadership pipeline, and ministry strategy.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site megachurch based in Charlotte, NC with strong worship music branding and digital content distribution. Comparable to Austin Stone's emphasis on original worship releases and multi-platform media presence.
• Life.Church: Multi-site digital-first evangelical church with a heavy online streaming and free-resource distribution model. Comparable to Austin Stone's digital distribution of sermons, podcasts, and study resources.
• Summit Church: Multi-site church in the Durham, NC region with an explicit focus on discipleship, church planting, and global missions. Comparable to Austin Stone's For the Nations missions mobilization and structured small-group (Missional Community) model.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site evangelical church in Southern California with a global church-planting network (PEACE Plan) and recovery ministry (Celebrate Recovery). Comparable in scale, multi-site operations, missions footprint, and recovery programming.

Others

• 100 UPG Cooperative: Cooperative network of churches and ministries focused on catalyzing church-planting movements among 100 unreached people groups. Listed as a core strategic partner of Austin Stone's For the Nations initiative rather than a direct church competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@theaustinstone
• Facebookfacebook.com/theaustinstone
• Instagraminstagram.com/theaustinstone
• Xx.com/theaustinstone

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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