New Light Church

What New Light Church does

New Light Church, legally known as New Light Christian Center Church, is a Word of Faith religious non-profit founded on September 2, 1984 by Apostle I.V. Hilliard and Pastor Bridget Hilliard in Houston, Texas. The organization operates a multi-campus model with locations across North, East, West, and South Houston, plus Beaumont and Austin, Texas. Under the senior pastor leadership of Dr. Irishea Hilliard since January 2018, the church serves a broad congregation through demographic-segmented ministry programs including DreamKidz (children), F.A.M.E. (teens), LIT (young adults aged 21-45), Intentional Manhood, Sheroes League (women), Distinguished Saints (seniors), and Single Adults, with the founders now overseeing the Evangelical Division and associated initiatives such as Hilliard International Ministries and the Association of Independent Ministries (A.I.M.) network of 1,000 pastors.

The church distributes its content and services through multiple digital and physical channels. Weekly Sunday worship services are held at 10 AM at the main Houston campus (1535 Greensmark Drive, Houston, TX 77067), with global reach extended via a YouTube livestream channel (NLCCCTV), a dedicated mobile app, and on-demand access to sermons and a structured library of 21-day devotional series. The technology stack is intentionally lightweight — a SnapPages-hosted website, YouTube for live and on-demand video, and a mobile app — with no proprietary platform. The organization runs annual conferences including Spiritual Encounter (youth) and Strategies Conference (pastor training), a merchandise store (newlightmerch.org), and community outreach programs such as the weekly Light Cares Food Giveaway in partnership with Houston Food Bank.

New Light Church is funded through voluntary tithes and offerings, digital giving via credit card, Givelify, Cash App, PayPal, and Zelle, mail and drop-off donations, conference registration, merchandise sales, and external donations. Pricing for all services is zero-cost to participants; giving is voluntary. The business operates as a private non-profit with no parent company, external investors, or institutional capital, and is led by the Hilliard family across pastoral, operational, and outreach functions.

Name

New Light Church

Legal name

New Light Christian Center Church

Website

https://newlightccc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

New Light Church is a Word of Faith non-profit megachurch in Houston, Texas, founded in 1984 by Apostle I.V. Hilliard. It operates multiple Texas campuses serving congregants through age-segmented ministry programs, weekly worship services, livestream, on-demand devotionals, and community outreach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Faith-Based Ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Religious Radio Broadcasting (MPAIAEAF)

Keywords

• Worship services
• Religious education
• Community outreach
• Faith-based ministry
• Devotional content

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through tithes and offerings during services, supporting the ministries and outreaches of New Light Church World Outreach and Worship Centers
2. Digital Giving: Online giving through credit card, Givelify, Cash App ($NewLightChurch), PayPal (@NewLightChurch), and Zelle ([email protected])
3. Mail/Drop-off Donations: Contributions can be mailed to P.O. BOX 670167 Houston, TX 77267 or dropped off at the office at 1535 Greensmark Drive

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

New Light Church is a Word of Faith congregation providing weekly Sunday worship services (in-person at 10 AM and virtual via livestream), biblical teaching, pastoral services (baptism, weddings, funerals, counseling), and a comprehensive suite of age- and gender-specific ministry programs. It supplements live services with an on-demand sermon library, structured 21-day devotional series, and a mobile app, and underwrites its mission through voluntary tithes, offerings, and community outreach including food distribution in partnership with the Houston Food Bank.

Product overview

New Light Church is a Word of Faith church in Houston, Texas offering a comprehensive spiritual ecosystem centered around weekly worship services (Sundays at 10 AM) with both in-person and virtual attendance. The church provides an extensive media platform including on-demand sermons, livestreaming, and structured 21-day devotional series covering topics like The Impact Fast, Walking in Authority, and Better Life Journey. Age-specific ministry programs include DreamKidz (children), F.A.M.E. (teens), LIT (young adults 21-45), Intentional Manhood (men), and Sheroes League (women). The New Light Life membership program offers spiritual services including baptism, pastoral counseling, weddings, and funerals. Additional services include online giving capabilities (credit card, Givelify, Cash App, PayPal, Zelle), merchandise retail, and community outreach through food distribution programs in partnership with Houston Food Bank.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DreamKidz: Children's ministry program at New Light Church, hosting activities and bible study weekly for children
• F.A.M.E (Faith Aligned Millennials Everywhere)
• Sheroes League
• Intentional Manhood
• LIT (Living In Triumph)
• Distinguished Saints
• New Light Life

Products and services

• Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held at 10 AM at 1535 Greensmark Drive, Houston, TX 77067, offered in-person and virtually for individuals and families seeking Word of Faith teaching and community fellowship.
• Sermons On Demand
• Livestream
• 21-Day Devotional Series
• DreamKidz (Children's Ministry)
• F.A.M.E. (Faith Aligned Millennials Everywhere) Teen Ministry
• Sheroes League (Women's Ministry)
• Intentional Manhood (Men's Ministry)
• LIT (Young Adults Ministry, Ages 21-45)
• Distinguished Saints (Seniors Ministry)
• New Light Life (Membership Program)
• Online Giving
• New Light Merch
• Light Cares Food Giveaway

Quantifiable outcome

• 75,000+ youth transformed through Spiritual Encounter conference
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Houston Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly partnership for Light Cares Food Giveaway drive-thru distribution every Friday from 10AM-1PM. The church opens its location to serve the community with food assistance.
• Cheryl 'Action' JacksoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Cheryl 'Action' Jackson led to opening a Houston location for Minnie's Pantry, a free food pantry for those in need during Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts.
• Minie's PantryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree food pantry established in Houston through partnership with Cheryl 'Action' Jackson to serve those in need following Hurricane Harvey devastation.
• Hilliard Faith UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline education platform (thinkfic.com) under the founders' passion projects, offering faith-based courses and training.
• LOVE City USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth campground experience in Houston that evolved from the Spiritual Encounter conference, providing a unique campground experience for youth.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gateway Church: Dallas-Fort Worth-based multi-campus megachurch. Comparable multi-site Texas operating model with strong digital content delivery and generational congregation focus.
• Bethel Church: Redding, California megachurch known for charismatic/Word of Faith teaching, worship content, and global online audience. Comparable theology emphasis and content distribution strategy.
• Hillsong Church: International multi-campus megachurch with strong worship-music brand and global livestream audience. Comparable multi-site structure, demographic ministry programming, and digital giving infrastructure.
• Elevation Church: North Carolina-based megachurch led by Steven Furtick with a strong digital and broadcast ministry. Comparable demographic-specific ministries and content-driven engagement model.
• Lakewood Church: Houston-based Word of Faith megachurch led by Joel Osteen, operating on a much larger scale. Most direct comparable in terms of theology, city, and broadcast-driven delivery model.
• Christ Fellowship Church: Florida-based multi-campus megachurch with demographic-specific ministries and digital giving platform. Comparable operational footprint, age-segmented programming, and content library approach.
• Church of the Highlands: One of the largest U.S. megachurches with a multi-campus model in Alabama. Comparable operational scale, demographic-specific ministry programming, and digital-first content strategy.
• The Potter's House: Dallas, Texas megachurch founded and led by Bishop T.D. Jakes. Comparable in size, Texas footprint, Word of Faith-adjacent teaching style, and multi-generational leadership transition.

Others

• Houston Food Bank: Strategic partner of New Light Church for the weekly Light Cares Food Giveaway. Comparable Houston nonprofit footprint and faith-aligned community outreach mission.

Broad incumbents

• North Point Ministries: Atlanta-based multi-campus church network led by Andy Stanley. Comparable multi-site scale and ministry programming, though teaching style is non-charismatic and operates as a broader church-planting network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NLCCCTV
• Xx.com/newlightcc
• Facebookfacebook.com/newlightcc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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