Calvary Church

What Calvary Church does

Calvary Church, legally incorporated as Calvary Baptist Church of Saint Paul (EIN: 41-0914699), is a non-profit religious organization founded in 1945 and headquartered at 2120 Lexington Ave N in Roseville, Minnesota. It operates a second campus at 4604 Greenhaven Dr in White Bear Lake, MN, collectively serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area with a staff of 11-50 personnel. The organization delivers traditional and contemporary Sunday worship services, comprehensive life-stage ministries spanning birth through senior adults (Kids, Fusion grades 6-8, Summit grades 9-12, and adult programs), pastoral counseling, support groups (DivorceCare, GriefShare, Stephen Ministry, MomCo), community outreach, and international mission partnerships including a Vancouver-based partnership with House of Omeed serving Muslim newcomers from Iran and Afghanistan.

The organization's technology stack is entirely non-proprietary: ShelbyNext serves as the church management system for giving and member records, YouTube and the Church Online Platform handle live streaming and virtual worship, a weekly sermon podcast extends reach on demand, and the Monk platform underpins the website. There are no disclosed APIs, SDKs, integrations, AI/ML capabilities, or proprietary product surfaces; all technical infrastructure is commoditized third-party tooling standard in the small-church segment.

The revenue model is donation-driven, not commercial. Income is generated through voluntary tithes and offerings channeled into three funds (General, Impact/missions, Community Care) via online giving, recurring scheduled donations, text-to-give, in-person offerings, and non-cash gifts including stock, securities, real estate, Donor-Advised Fund grants, and Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAs. A capital campaign branded the Generosity Initiative is currently active for debt elimination, technology upgrades, and facility improvements, with a $1,000,000 donor match on the first million raised. Pricing is effectively zero for all programming; nominal fees (e.g., $15-25 for women's Bible study materials) cover materials only, and the After School Kids (ASK) program is provided free of charge.

Name

Calvary Church

Legal name

Calvary Baptist Church of Saint Paul

Website

https://calvarychurch.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Calvary Church is a non-profit Baptist church founded in 1945 operating two Minneapolis-St. Paul metro campuses. It delivers traditional and contemporary worship services, life-stage ministries spanning birth through senior adults, and pastoral support, funded by congregational tithes and donations.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Roseville

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Primary revenue from congregation members giving to General Fund, Impact (missions) Fund, and Community Care Fund through online giving, text donations, bill pay, and in-person offering.
2. Non-Cash Gifts: Accepts gifts of stock, securities, real estate, Donor-Advised Fund grants, and Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAs.
3. Generosity Initiative: Capital campaign currently underway for debt elimination, technology upgrades, and facility improvements. First $1,000,000 matched by donors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Calvary Church is a multi-campus Christian religious nonprofit offering Sunday traditional and contemporary worship services, Bible teaching, and age-specific ministry programs for kids, students, and adults. It also provides pastoral care, support groups, online streaming, sermon podcasts, and charitable giving programs across its Roseville and White Bear Lake, Minnesota campuses.

Product overview

Calvary Church offers a unified set of religious and community services across two campuses (Roseville and White Bear Lake, MN). The core offering consists of Sunday worship services in both traditional and contemporary formats, supplemented by age-specific ministry programs (Kids, students in grades 6-12 through Fusion and Summit, and adults). Digital offerings include online streaming, a sermon podcast, and online giving. The church also provides the ASK after-school care program and various support group ministries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Worship Service Traditional worship service held at 9:00 AM on Sundays featuring classic hymns and liturgical elements, for congregants seeking a traditional worship experience.
• Contemporary Worship Service Modern worship service featuring contemporary music led by a live band, relevant Bible teaching, and a welcoming atmosphere, held at 10:30 AM on Sundays.
• Kids Ministry Programs for children from birth through grade 5 providing age-appropriate Bible teaching and activities, including Sunday classes and Wednesday programming.
• Fusion (Grades 6-8) Middle school student ministry for grades 6-8, offering Wednesday night programming and Sunday morning sessions to connect faith with everyday life.
• Summit (Grades 9-12) High school student ministry encouraging students to explore faith, build friendships, develop leadership skills, and serve others through Sunday mornings, Wednesday evenings, retreats, and special events.
• Adult Ministries Various programs for adults including women's Bible studies, men's groups, senior adult ministries, and support groups such as MomCo and DivorceCare.
• Online Streaming Live and on-demand streaming of worship services via YouTube and Church Online Platform for remote and global attendance.
• Sermon Podcast Weekly sermon podcast allowing listeners to stay connected to church teaching for reflection, growth, and faith application.
• Giving/Donations Online giving platform allowing one-time gifts, scheduled recurring donations, and viewing giving history, with options for General Fund, Impact (missions), and Community Care Fund contributions.
• After School Kids (ASK) Free after-school child care program for students in Kindergarten through Grade 6 attending Falcon Heights Elementary School, providing homework help, recreation, and Jesus education.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• House of OmeedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHouse of Omeed, led by Ahmad Zeividavi, is a Calvary partner serving Muslim newcomers and refugees, primarily from Iran and Afghanistan. Calvary's high school students participate in mission trips to support this partner's work of sharing the gospel and discipling new believers, including leading VBS programs, foodbank service, and community meals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• North Point Ministries: North Point Ministries (Andy Stanley) is a large multi-campus church network pioneering the multi-site model that Calvary operates at smaller scale. It serves as a benchmark for governance, teaching content distribution, and digital reach strategies relevant to multi-campus expansion.
• Elevation Church: Elevation Church is a multi-site evangelical congregation with strong digital content production and sermon podcast reach. Its model of broadcasting high-quality teaching content beyond local campuses is relevant to Calvary's streaming and podcast strategy.
• Life.Church: Life.Church is one of the largest multi-campus churches in the U.S. and a pioneer of online church and digital small groups. Its online streaming, app-based engagement, and sermon distribution model are directly relevant to Calvary's digital outreach strategy.
• Saddleback Church: Saddleback Church is a large multi-campus evangelical congregation with extensive small-groups, missions, and care-ministry infrastructure. Its breadth of adult life-stage programs is comparable in scope to Calvary's full-pipeline ministry structure.

Direct peers

• North Heights Lutheran Church: North Heights is a multi-site Christian church with a campus in Roseville, MN — directly overlapping Calvary's primary geographic footprint and competing for the same suburban Twin Cities congregants.
• Bethlehem Baptist Church: Bethlehem Baptist is a Twin Cities Baptist congregation with a comparable theological tradition to Calvary Baptist Church of Saint Paul, serving the same Minneapolis-St. Paul metro with traditional Baptist ministry programming.
• Wooddale Church: Wooddale Church is a multi-campus evangelical congregation in the western Twin Cities metro with traditional and contemporary worship services, comparable life-stage programming, and a similar suburban family-congregant focus.
• Eagle Brook Church: Eagle Brook Church is a multi-campus evangelical church in the Twin Cities metro, including a White Bear Lake location that directly overlaps Calvary's White Bear Campus. It is the most direct local competitor for congregants and donors in the same geography and demographic.
• River Valley Church: River Valley Church is a multi-site evangelical church in the Twin Cities/Burnsville area with contemporary worship, family-focused programming, and a multi-campus model structurally comparable to Calvary's two-campus operation.
• Christ Community Church: Christ Community Church is a Twin Cities-area evangelical congregation offering contemporary worship, kids and student ministries, and small-group programming comparable to Calvary's life-stage structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UClIysDxUJ8dZ9U2P7DxAW5A
• Xx.com/calvarychurchus
• Facebookfacebook.com/calvarychurchtwincities

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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