Living Waters Ministry

What Living Waters Ministry does

Living Waters Ministry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit retreat ministry founded in 1998 by co-pastors Lee and Denise Boggs, headquartered at a lodge in Hiddenite, North Carolina. The organization delivers faith-based emotional, physical, and spiritual healing programs primarily through multi-day in-person retreats at its Hiddenite campus, complemented by 8-to-10-week online Zoom classes and a network of partner churches that host Healing the Heart Weekends in at least eight U.S. states. Its core offering is the Healing the Heart curriculum, a foundational program built on biblical principles to address grief, unmet emotional needs, and recurring patterns of defeat, which anchors an extended product family including Healing the Heart 2, Marriage, Men of Valor, Esther (women's), Youth, Exodus Mission (veterans), and Health and Wellness retreats, alongside an online bookstore and a 6-to-7-month Facilitator Certification Program priced at $1,500.

Revenue is generated through a suggested donation model (ranging from $395 for youth retreats to $1,100 per couple for marriage retreats), tax-deductible general donations, $225 online class tuition, certification fees, and bookstore sales. The ministry operates an event-driven and community-led go-to-market model: registrations are routed through its own Church Center platform and through individual partner churches, and visibility is amplified via media appearances (Daystar Television, Joni Table Talk) and organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter). Operations remain family-led, with the founders' three children — Crystal Dillon (Creative Director), William Boggs (Youth Director), and Casey Johnson — actively involved, alongside a roughly 14-person staff and rotating Ministry Team that leads retreats, classes, and the international HaTikva Project partnership hosting Israeli families affected by conflict.

Name

Living Waters Ministry

Legal name

Living Waters Ministry

Website

https://livingwatersministry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Living Waters Ministry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit retreat ministry founded in 1998 that operates a faith-based healing retreat center in Hiddenite, NC, offering multi-day retreats, online classes, and a facilitator certification program serving individuals, couples, veterans, and youth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Retreat Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Wellness Retreat Centers (Yoga, Meditation & Mindfulness) (THAGAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF), Religious Retreats & Spiritual Wellness Travel Agencies (THAKAHAM), Ayurveda & Traditional Medicine Retreats (THAGAMAF)

Keywords

• Christian counseling retreats
• Faith-based healing programs
• Spiritual restoration ministry
• Marriage enrichment retreats
• Pastoral recovery programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hiddenite

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

Revenue model

1. Retreat Donations: The ministry operates on a suggested donation model where retreat participants contribute financially to attend programs. Suggested donations range from $395-$1100 depending on retreat type. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, these donations are tax-deductible.
2. Online Class Tuition: 8-week Zoom-based Healing the Heart classes offered at $225 per participant, including textbook and workbook materials.
3. Facilitator Certification Program: 6-7 month certification program at $1500 total cost, including course modules, required books, personal intensive retreat, certification retreat, and online access to 30+ teaching videos.
4. General Donations: Tax-deductible charitable donations from supporters, including general donations and retreat sponsorship options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Living Waters Ministry is a 501(c)(3) retreat ministry that delivers faith-based emotional, physical, and spiritual healing through structured in-person retreats held at its Hiddenite, NC lodge. Its flagship Healing the Heart program is offered alongside Marriage, Men's, Esther (women's), Youth, Health and Wellness, and veteran-focused (Exodus Mission) retreats, with the same curriculum also delivered remotely through 8-10 week Zoom classes and a 6-7 month Facilitator Certification Program.

Product overview

Living Waters Ministry operates as a retreat center ministry offering a portfolio of faith-based healing retreats and educational programs. The core offering is the Healing the Heart Retreat, which serves as the foundational program upon which all other retreats and classes are built. Additional retreats include Healing the Heart 2, Marriage Retreat, Men of Valor Men's Retreat, Esther Retreat, Youth Retreat, Exodus Mission Retreat for veterans, and Health and Wellness Retreat. The ministry also offers remote participation through Healing the Heart Online Zoom Classes and a Facilitator Certification Program for those wishing to lead the curriculum. Complementary products include an online bookstore with books, workbooks, and curriculum materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Healing the Heart: Foundational retreat program focused on healing from past pain, breaking free from patterns of defeat, and emotional/spiritual healing.
• Healing the Heart Weekend
• Healing the Heart Online Classes
• Living Waters Ministry Certification
• The Lodge
• Exodus Mission
• Healing the Heart School

Products and services

• Healing the Heart Retreat The foundational multi-day retreat at the Hiddenite, NC lodge providing a safe place for individuals to work through grief, heal from unmet emotional needs, address trauma, and remove blocks preventing them from moving forward in life and relationships. Suggested donation of $555 per person with a $150 deposit.
• Healing the Heart 2 Retreat An advanced in-person retreat for graduates of the Healing the Heart program, focused on deeper exploration of identity, purpose, and spiritual formation.
• Marriage Retreat A couples-focused retreat addressing present marriage problems by tracing them back to root issues, creating a safe environment for truth and grace to foster lasting change. Both spouses must complete Healing the Heart first. Suggested donation of $1,100 per couple with a $300 deposit (effective 1/1/2025).
• Men of Valor Men's Retreat A retreat focused on spiritual strength for men to guard their homes and families, teaching strategies to battle spiritual enemies and protect against the attack on the family. Led by Pastor Lee Boggs.
• The Esther Retreat A women's retreat combining Esther purification treatments with teaching on releasing toxic thoughts, organic meals, and cleansing of body, soul, and spirit for women seeking to walk confidently in their true identity. Led by Denise Boggs.
• Youth Retreat (Summer Youth Camp) A summer camp for middle and high school students ages 13-18 featuring team-building activities, adventure, worship, fellowship, and teachings on God-given purpose and identity in Christ. $395 per student (additional costs may apply for special activities).
• Exodus Mission Retreat A specialized faith-based healing retreat for military veterans, active service members, and spouses, addressing military trauma, training, and family restoration in partnership with Exodus Mission. Registrations via exodusmission.org or phone.
• Health and Wellness Retreat A retreat focused on physical and spiritual health featuring teachings from doctors and wellness practitioners on nutrition, supplementation, and maintaining spiritual and physical fitness.
• Healing the Heart Online Classes 8- or 10-week Zoom-based classes (men's, women's, and daytime women's sessions) delivering the Healing the Heart curriculum with textbook and workbook for remote participants unable to attend the lodge. Tuition of $225 includes 8 live Zoom classes, textbook, and workbook (price increase effective 11/4/25). First-time repeat class is free; subsequent repeats suggested donation of $100.
• Facilitator Training/Certification Program A 6-7 month certification program for aspiring facilitators of the Healing the Heart curriculum, including 20 course modules, required books (Healing and Restoring the Heart, two Workbooks, Boundaries, Safe People), one personal intensive retreat, one certification retreat, and online access to 30+ teaching videos. Total cost $1,500.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of people have been touched by the ministry across the US and internationally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HaTikva ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 September 2024Living Waters Ministry partners with the HaTikva Project in Israel to host families from Israel who live amid constant danger and unrest. The ministry provides a serene and safe environment where these families can rest, minister to themselves, and create lasting memories. The partnership allows Israeli families to experience peace and healing while children enjoy the country farm setting.
• Exodus MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Exodus Mission to provide a faith-based healing retreat specifically for military veterans and families. The Exodus Mission retreat helps veterans overcome military training and traumatic experiences, exit military culture, and find healing and restoration to their God-given identity and purpose. Living Waters brings 25+ years of heart healing experience while Exodus Mission focuses on veteran-specific needs.
• No Limit Global (Pastor Chris Bradley)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner church hosting Healing the Heart Weekends. Located in Richmond, VA.
• The Bridge Church (Pastors Archie and Tangie Callahan)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner church hosting Healing the Heart Weekends. Located in Virginia.
• The Gate (Pastors Jordan and Holly Roberts)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner church hosting Healing the Heart Weekends. Located in Oklahoma City, OK.
• Victory Church (Pastor Paul Daugherty)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner church hosting Healing the Heart Weekends. Located in Tulsa, OK.
• Citi Church (Pastors Tony & Diana Rivera)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner church hosting Healing the Heart Weekends. Located in Miami, FL.
• Redemption Church (Pastors Ron & Hope Carpenter)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner church hosting Healing the Heart Weekends. Redemption East in Greenville, SC (now cancelled) and Redemption West in San Jose, CA.
• Cornerstone Summit Church (Pastor Reggie Hunt)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner church hosting Healing the Heart Weekends. Located in Boone, NC.
• Have Life Church (Pastors Shomari & Jacque' White)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner church hosting Healing the Heart Weekends. Located in Charlotte, NC.
• Change Church (Dr. Dharius Daniels)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner church hosting Healing the Heart Weekends. Located in Atlanta, GA.
• New Beginnings Fellowship Church (Dr. James Jackson)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner church hosting Healing the Heart Weekends. Located in Indianapolis, IN.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ): Large parachurch ministry with faith-based conferences, retreats, and spiritual formation programming serving a similar evangelical audience at broader scale.
• Focus on the Family: Large Christian family counseling and retreat ministry operating in adjacent faith-based family restoration space with broader programming and significantly more resources.
• Celebrate Recovery (Saddleback Church): Faith-based 12-step program addressing hurts, habits, and hangups—substantially overlapping with Living Waters' emotional-healing and restoration focus.

Emerging players

• re|engage (Watermark Community Church): Church-based marriage enrichment program that parallels Living Waters' Marriage Retreat in approach—restoration work for couples delivered through a structured curriculum.

Direct peers

• Pure Freedom: Faith-based women's ministry offering retreats and healing-focused events, with comparable target audience to Living Waters' Esther Retreat and women's online classes.
• Exodus Mission: Faith-based retreat ministry specifically for military veterans—Living Waters' existing strategic partner, serving the same veteran demographic through structured faith-based healing retreats.
• Mercy Ministries / Mercy Multiplied: Faith-based residential program for women addressing trauma, abuse, and emotional pain—overlapping directly with Living Waters' Esther Retreat and Healing the Heart women-focused offerings.
• Stonecroft Ministries: Faith-based ministry focused on women, offering retreats and Bible-based teaching programs that overlap with Living Waters' women's retreat and curriculum structure.
• Wild at Heart (John Eldredge ministries): Faith-based men's ministry offering retreats and events for spiritual formation, directly comparable to Living Waters' Men of Valor Men's Retreat.
• FamilyLife (a Cru ministry): Faith-based marriage and family ministry hosting marriage conferences and weekend retreats that share Living Waters' core demographic of Christian couples and families seeking relational restoration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/livingwatersnc
• Facebookfacebook.com/livingwatersnc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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