Grace Church of Marin

What Grace Church of Marin does

Grace Church of Marin is a California-incorporated 501(c)(3) evangelical Protestant church operating a single campus at 921 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in San Anselmo, Marin County. It conducts weekly Sunday worship services at 9:30am with concurrent children's programming (Grace Kids, nursery through 5th grade, and Grace Student Ministry for grades 6–12), and runs a multi-vertical ministry portfolio including Community Groups (small groups meeting twice monthly), Women's and Men's ministry programs, and a comprehensive Care and Help offering comprising pastoral care, a Mercy Team, the Grace Cares lay ministry, a Meals Ministry, and a structured counseling partnership with the Global Counseling Network.

The organization's technology footprint is limited to standard SaaS and content platforms: Church Center for online giving and administrative forms, YouTube for livestream and sermon archive distribution, Spotify for podcast audio distribution, and Zoom for virtual counseling and Bible studies. The church operates no proprietary software, mobile applications, or API infrastructure.

Revenue is generated exclusively through voluntary donations and tithes from congregation members, with multiple giving channels (weekly in-service offerings, one-time and recurring online gifts via Church Center, appreciated securities, donor-advised funds, and a dedicated building campaign). All worship services and ministry programs are provided free of charge to attendees. The church is currently conducting a Gather, Grow, Go capital campaign to renovate its Sir Francis Drake campus into a community gathering space, and it supplements its local Marin County operations with international missions support and college ministry partnerships at UC Berkeley, Stanford, and SJSU.

Name

Grace Church of Marin

Legal name

Grace Church of Marin

Website

https://gracemarin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grace Church of Marin is a 501(c)(3) evangelical church in San Anselmo, California, serving Marin County residents with weekly worship services, children's and student ministries, community groups, pastoral care, and a counseling partnership, funded entirely by voluntary member donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Church Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

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)

Keywords

• Worship services
• Pastoral care
• Community ministry
• Religious education
• Spiritual formation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Anselmo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 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: Voluntary donations from congregation members given during worship services, typically on a weekly or monthly basis as an act of worship and gratitude for God's work in their lives.
2. Online Giving: One-time or recurring gifts through Church Center platform via checking account or credit card, designated for general fund or specific campaigns.
3. Building Campaign: Capital campaign for the renovation of 921 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. property to create a community gathering space for Gather, Grow, and Go ministry initiatives.
4. Securities and Appreciated Assets: Donations of appreciated securities and contributions through donor-advised funds, facilitated with administrative support from church staff.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grace Church of Marin provides weekly Christian worship services (Sundays at 9:30am) both in-person and via livestream, complemented by a multi-generational ministry ecosystem including Grace Kids (nursery through 5th grade), Grace Student Ministry (grades 6-12), Community Groups, Women's and Men's ministry, and pastoral care/counseling services. All programming and services are provided free to attendees, funded through voluntary donations and an online giving platform.

Product overview

Grace Church of Marin offers a comprehensive set of ministry programs and services centered around Christian worship, community formation, and pastoral care. The church provides in-person worship services at 9:30am on Sundays with concurrent children's programming (Grace Kids for nursery through 5th grade, and Grace Students for grades 6-12). Additional programs include Community Groups for fellowship and Bible study, gender-specific Men's and Women's Ministry offerings, and care services including pastoral counseling, a mercy team, and partnerships with Global Counseling Network for Christian counseling. Digital resources include sermon recordings available via Spotify and YouTube, study resources including the Daily Office Lectionary and Bible Project reading plan, and an online giving platform through Church Center. The church also operates a capital campaign (Gather, Grow, Go) for facility improvements at their San Anselmo campus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sermons and Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services at 9:30am at 921 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, with in-person and livestream attendance options; full library of past services and sermons available on-demand via YouTube and Spotify podcast.
• Pastoral Care and Counseling Services Pastoral care, mercy team support, counseling resources through the Global Counseling Network partnership (members and regular attenders receive assistance paying for seven counseling sessions), Grace Cares confidential helping ministry, and Meals Ministry for families in need.
• Grace Kids Ministry Children's ministry program for infants through 5th grade, including nursery for ages 0-3 and Sunday School with gospel-centered curriculum using The Jesus Storybook Bible and The Biggest Story Bible Storybook. Partners with families in encouraging children in Christian faith.
• Grace Student Ministry Middle and high school student ministry (grades 6-12) focused on gathering students to encounter Jesus, growing in faith, and going out to share His love, following a Gather-Grow-Go approach through gatherings, Sunday school, and relational discipleship.
• Community Groups Small groups gathering twice monthly for prayer, Bible study, fellowship, and shared meals, including Sunday Afternoon and Sunday Evening groups meeting at various locations throughout Marin County.
• Women's Ministry Women's discipleship program including weekly Bible studies, book studies, and monthly fellowship events such as hikes and community service for women in the church and broader Marin community.
• Men's Ministry Men's fellowship program including weekly Psalms Bible Study at Rustic Bakery on Wednesdays and monthly Saturday breakfast gatherings for fellowship and faith growth.
• Online Giving Platform Digital giving service through the Church Center platform enabling one-time or recurring gifts via checking account or credit card, with options for general fund designation, capital campaign contributions, appreciated securities donations, and donor-advised fund contributions.
• Study Resources Bible study resources including the Daily Office Lectionary scripture reading plan and The Bible Project reading plan with short animated videos, accessible via the YouVersion Bible app.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Global Counseling NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership provides online Christian counseling that is convenient, confidential, affordable, and effective. Grace Marin members and regular attenders receive assistance paying for seven counseling sessions with Global Counseling Network.
• The Bible ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored Bible reading plan that takes participants through the entire Bible in one year, with short animated videos and an app for easy daily follow-up through the YouVersion Bible app.
• Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships (MHYP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization addressing youth substance abuse with support and community. Rod Miles has volunteered with MHYP for over five years. The church's vision for 921 Sir Francis Drake includes creating a space for youth and community members to gather.
• Marin Foster CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting foster families as they care for children. Part of the church's Mercy Ministry partnerships for youth support.
• Gilead HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides a home and empowers homeless single moms and their children as they pursue financial stability and self-reliance. Grace Marin has been a community partner for many years, providing financial support and volunteers.
• Marin Pregnancy CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-licensed clinic providing prenatal care and guidance. Part of Mercy Ministry partnerships serving women and families.
• Ritter Center, Homeward Bound, St. Vincent de Paul, SF/Marin Food Bank, Salvation ArmyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizations providing shelter/housing, healthcare, and food relief for people experiencing homelessness and material poverty in Marin County.
• Reformed University Fellowship (Cal, Stanford, SJSU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege ministries on the campuses of UC Berkeley, Stanford, and San Jose State University. Part of Grace Marin's 'In Our World' international and college mission support.
• Church Plants and Missions (Tanzania, South Africa, Bangladesh, Vietnam)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational church planting and mission work supported through prayer and financial contributions. Part of Grace Marin's global mission engagement.
• Mission to North America - Unity FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting non-majority culture students and pastors through the Unity Fund. Part of Grace Marin's commitment to advancing diversity in ministry leadership.
• Young Life CapernaumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization serving adolescents and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Potential community partner for Grace Marin's ADA-compliant building at 921 Sir Francis Drake.
• YouTubecoreTechnology or IntegrationVideo platform for streaming live worship services and hosting the full library of past services for on-demand viewing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Church of Eleven22: A large multi-site evangelical church with strong digital content (podcasts, online campuses), extensive community service programs, and capital campaigns; a comparable operating archetype at significantly larger scale.
• Saddleback Church: A large evangelical network church with comprehensive family, student, recovery, and mercy ministries, plus global missions—offering a comparable programmatic breadth to Grace Marin at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Marin Covenant Church: An evangelical congregation also serving Marin County with comparable community-group and family ministry programming; the closest geographic peer to Grace Marin in target market and service mix.
• Northgate Church: A multi-site evangelical church in the San Francisco Bay Area with similar kids, student, and small-group ministry structures, serving an overlapping suburban commuter demographic.

Others

• The Bible Project: A nonprofit media organization whose animated Bible videos and reading plans are embedded in Grace Marin's study resources; thematically aligned content provider serving the same evangelical audience.
• Church Center (Planning Center): The SaaS platform Grace Marin uses for online giving, registrations, and forms; an enabling technology provider whose customer base overlaps heavily with mid-sized evangelical congregations.

Regional players

• Peninsula Bible Church: A long-established evangelical congregation on the San Francisco Peninsula with similar teaching-focused worship, community groups, and global mission partnerships.
• Menlo Church: A larger Bay Area evangelical church with multi-site presence, extensive digital content distribution, and robust community outreach; comparable in theology and operating model but at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLvhwW2Tvuhd65nLMOTI41FGS7JHtf7ua_
• Facebookfacebook.com/gracechurchmarin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grace-church-of-marin

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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