New Life

What New Life does

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene is a 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization founded in 1949 and operating from a single campus at 990 James Way in Pismo Beach, California. It delivers weekly Sunday worship services at 9am and 11am, complemented by a full multi-generational ministry portfolio spanning preschool and children's programs (birth through 6th grade), junior high and high school student ministries, adult men's and women's Bible studies, mixed life groups, seniors programming (55+), and young adult ministry. The church also runs a Community Center offering a food pantry (U-Pick Pantry), pastoral care and counseling, and condition-specific support groups (cancer, Parkinson's, widows).

The organization distributes content and programming through a layered digital footprint, including live streaming of services to YouTube, Facebook, and its website; a mobile app; on-demand sermon archives; the Fresh Cup Podcast; and RightNow Media access for members. Member management is handled through CCB (Church Community Builder) ChMS, and operations are supported by an 11-50 employee base. There is no proprietary technology development; digital infrastructure relies on standard third-party platforms and tools.

The business model is donation-driven, with tithes and offerings as the primary funding stream, supplemented by nominal event-related revenue: a $50 per-child fee for the Main Event Vacation Bible School (with scholarships available) and suggested $5 donations for the monthly Senior Brunch and Bibles program. The church is privately governed under local pastoral leadership and a board, affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene denomination, and operates without external venture, private equity, or institutional investor capital. Geographic reach is concentrated in the Pismo Beach / Central Coast region, with digital channels extending potential reach globally though attendance and giving remain local.

Name

New Life

Legal name

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene

Website

https://newlifepismo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

New Life is a 501(c)(3) community church in Pismo Beach, California, founded in 1949, offering Sunday worship services, multi-generational ministries, small groups, and community support services funded primarily by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food Services (624210)

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 Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Community church services
• Religious worship services
• Children's ministry programs
• Biblical education resources
• Pastoral counseling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pismo Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church receives voluntary financial contributions from attendees through in-person giving and online giving options. This is the primary source of operational funding.
2. Event Registration Fees: The Main Event VBS program charges $50 per child, with scholarships available, representing a nominal fee-based program.
3. Donations for Senior Programs: Senior Brunch and Bibles suggests a $5 donation per attendee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

New Life is a non-profit community church that provides weekly Sunday worship services (9am and 11am) along with parallel children's and student ministries, men's and women's Bible studies, small group fellowship (Life Groups), support groups (cancer, Parkinson's, widows), senior programming, and community services including a food pantry and pastoral counseling. The church distributes its services both in-person at its Pismo Beach campus and online via live streaming on YouTube, Facebook, and its website, supported by a digital sermon archive and access to RightNow Media.

Product overview

New Life is a single-location church offering a unified portfolio of worship services, ministry programs, and community resources. The core offering consists of Sunday worship services (9am and 11am) with live streaming, complemented by age-specific generational ministries (KidsMin, Student Ministries for junior high and high school), adult Bible study groups (Men's and Women's), and Life Groups for small group community. Additional services include support groups (Cancer, Parkinson's, Widows), Senior Brunch and Bibles, The Main Event (VBS summer program), Community Center with Pantry and Counseling, and digital resources including sermon archives and Right Now Media discipleship videos. All programs support the church's mission centered on the Great Commandment and Great Commission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly indoor and outdoor worship services held at 9am and 11am on Sundays at the Pismo Beach campus, with live streaming available on YouTube, Facebook, and the church website.
• KidsMin (Children's Ministry) Children's ministry for birth through 6th grade, offered during both Sunday services with age-appropriate programs including nursery, preschool, and elementary age groups.
• Student Ministries Junior High (middle school) and High School ministries with weekly services, Wednesday gatherings, and Sunday evening programs.
• Men's Bible Studies

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple service attendance options (indoor, patio, online) serve diverse preferences and needs

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mariners Church: A large community church in Irvine, CA, with comprehensive Kids, Student, Adult, and Senior programming, plus a food pantry and counseling services. Same demographic targeting (family-centric coastal-California communities) and worship-service cadence as New Life.
• Coast Hills Community Church: A Southern California community church with similar multi-generational ministry areas (preschool, kids, students, adults, seniors) and small-group-driven programming, operating in the same regional context as New Life.
• North Coast Church: A multi-generational community church in Southern California offering a similar mix of weekend services, kids and student ministries, adult small groups, and outreach services. Its scale, suburban setting, and programming breadth closely mirror New Life's model.

Broad incumbents

• Elevation Church: A large multi-site church with a robust digital content strategy (live streaming, podcast, app) and multi-generational programming. Comparable to New Life in ministry structure and digital distribution approach, though operating at national scale.
• North Point Community Church: A large multi-campus church known for strategic teaching, family ministry across age groups, and digital content distribution—comparable to New Life in program structure but operating at a far broader scale with national reach.
• Gateway Church: A large multi-site church with comprehensive Kids, Student, Adult, and Senior ministries, plus community outreach and digital content distribution. Operates a similar programming model to New Life at multi-site scale.
• Saddleback Church: A large established multi-generational church with multiple campuses and a long history of age-segmented programming (kids, students, adults, seniors) plus care and community-outreach services. Overlaps with New Life across nearly every ministry category but at significantly greater scale.
• Crossroads Church: A large multi-site community church with comprehensive Kids and Student ministries, adult small groups, and community-outreach programming. Closely comparable ministry portfolio to New Life but with multiple campuses and far greater headcount.
• Willow Creek Community Church: A large established multi-generational community church with a long history of age-segmented ministries, small groups, and care/community services—directly comparable to New Life's programming matrix though at much larger scale.

Others

• Church of the Nazarene (Global Ministry Center): The denominational affiliation of New Life Community Church of the Nazarene. Provides doctrinal alignment, ministerial credentials, and resource infrastructure analogous to a parent organization for a local franchise.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYExJm98L9WeZgv4mHc0W_A
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewLifePismo
• Instagraminstagram.com/newlifepismo
• Xx.com/newlifepismo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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