CrossWinds Church

What CrossWinds Church does

CrossWinds Church is a non-profit religious organization headquartered on a 30+ acre campus at 1660 Freisman Rd in Livermore, California, operating Sunday services at 9am and 11am alongside a broad portfolio of in-person ministry programs. Its core offerings include CrossWinds Kids (children from 6 weeks through 5th grade), CrossWinds Students (middle and high school, including Wednesday-night Epic gatherings), year-round and seasonal small groups, recovery and support groups (AA, NA, CoDA, SA, GriefShare, DivorceCare, 7 Pillars of Freedom, Betrayal & Beyond, Boundaries), and pastoral counseling services led by staff pastor Sarah Holstra. The church espouses a "Third Way" theological posture positioning itself as inclusive across backgrounds and beliefs, and frames itself as a community for those "giving church one last try."

Revenue mechanics center on voluntary tithes and offerings processed through Pushpay (with text-to-give, online, stock, and mail-in channels), supplemented by fees from pastoral and premarital counseling at $95/session using the SYMBIS assessment tool. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through the Livermore campus, with social/environmental impact routed through on-site partnerships: Goodness Village (28 formerly unhoused residents in on-property tiny homes), Eden Garden (organic garden serving Tri-Valley families), Sleep in Heavenly Peace (300 beds delivered to East Bay children in the past 12 months), Foster the City, CityServe of the Tri-Valley, One Atta Time (clean water for 15,000 people globally), and a yearly Guatemala mission team supporting Porch de Salomon.

Governance is led by Lead Pastor Joshua Carman (installed January 2025), an Executive Director, a Teaching Pastor, Worship Pastor, Family Life Pastor, Young Adults Pastor, Student Ministry Director, Creative Arts Director, and an Elder Board. The organization runs on commodity church-administration technology (Pushpay, Church Center, YouTube) with no disclosed proprietary technology, funding rounds, or external equity ownership.

Name

CrossWinds Church

Legal name

CrossWinds Church

Website

https://crosswindschurch.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CrossWinds Church is a non-profit religious organization in Livermore, California, operating Sunday services, children's and student ministries, small groups, recovery programs, and paid pastoral counseling on a 30+ acre campus for Tri-Valley area congregants and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

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

• Religious services
• Community ministry
• Pastoral counseling
• Youth programs
• Faith community

Headquarters

HQ city

Livermore

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church generates primary revenue through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members, processed via Pushpay online giving platform, text-to-give, and mail-in donations.
2. Pastoral Counseling Services: Fees charged for pastoral counseling sessions at $95/session, with benevolence funds available for those with financial obstacles.
3. Premarital Counseling: Couples counseling sessions at $95/session using SYMBIS assessment tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CrossWinds Church is a non-profit Christian congregation that delivers weekly Sunday worship services at 9am and 11am at its Livermore, California campus, alongside an interconnected set of ministry programs. Offerings include children's ministry (birth through 5th grade), middle and high school student ministry, year-round and seasonal small groups, pastoral and premarital counseling (fee-based at $95/session), and a portfolio of recovery and support groups (AA, NA, GriefShare, DivorceCare, etc.). Sermon content is distributed online via YouTube, and donations are processed through Pushpay with text-to-give and mail-in options.

Product overview

CrossWinds Church offers a comprehensive suite of ministry programs centered around Sunday worship services held at 9am and 11am. The church operates multiple interconnected programs including CrossWinds Kids (children's ministry for birth through 5th grade), CrossWinds Students (youth ministry for middle and high school), and Small Groups (intentional community groups with seasonal Community Nights). Support services include Pastoral Counseling, Premarital Counseling (using the SYMBIS assessment), and Recovery/Support Groups covering addiction, grief, and life challenges. Additional offerings include sermon media with small group curriculum, and an online giving platform powered by Pushpay. The church also maintains partner organizations for community outreach including Goodness Village tiny homes, Foster the City, CityServe of the Tri-Valley, One Atta Time clean water initiatives, Sleep in Heavenly Peace bed deliveries, and Eden Garden community garden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CrossWinds Kids: Children's ministry program for ages 6 weeks through 5th grade, focused on helping kids know, love, and reflect Jesus in their daily lives.
• CrossWinds Students
• Sarah Holstra Counseling

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly in-person worship services at 9am and 11am at the Livermore campus, including an encouraging message, music, kids programming (birth-5th grade), and a junior high ministry at the 11am service. Free and open to all.
• CrossWinds Kids Children's ministry program offering age-appropriate Bible lessons for children from 6 weeks old through 5th grade, run by dedicated staff and volunteers who partner with parents to nurture authentic faith in Jesus.
• CrossWinds Students Youth ministry program for middle school (Sundays 11am) and high school (Wednesday nights 6:30-8pm 'Epic') students featuring games, worship, interactive Bible-based messages, and small groups.
• Small Groups Intentional community groups for people of all backgrounds, including year-round groups and seasonal 8-week Community Nights, plus Bridge Building Groups, fostering connections, spiritual growth, and life-giving friendships.
• Pastoral Counseling Pastoral counseling service providing gracious and loving listening and direction, led by Sarah Holstra, MACM, focusing on healthy boundaries, communication skills, relational connections, codependency, and spiritual growth; $95/session with benevolence funds available and a free introductory meeting.
• Premarital Counseling Premarital counseling using the SYMBIS assessment (created by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott) to help engaged couples prepare for marriage, including communication intervention and relationship encouragement; $95 per session.
• Recovery and Support Groups On-campus recovery and support groups including AA, NA, SA, CoDA, GriefShare, DivorceCare, 7 Pillars of Freedom, Betrayal & Beyond, and Boundaries addressing addiction, grief, divorce, codependency, chronic pain, and other life challenges.
• Sermons (Online Media) Weekly sermons and teaching messages available online through the church website and YouTube channel, including series such as 'Dear God...Sincerely, Me', 'Good Bones', and 'Winds of Change', with accompanying small group discussion questions.
• Online Giving Online and text-to-give donation system powered by Pushpay (pushpay.com/g/crosswindschurch), enabling church members to give financially to support church operations, community programs, and global missions via recurring or one-time gifts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 28 formerly unhoused residents housed through Goodness Village partnership
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Goodness VillagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTiny home community on CrossWinds property where 28 formerly unhoused men and women live and thrive. CrossWinds provides land and partnership for this housing initiative in the Tri-Valley area.
• Eden GardenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic garden on CrossWinds property that supplies fresh fruits and vegetables to individuals and families throughout the Tri-Valley area.
• Foster the CityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting foster families and vulnerable children through practical care, resources, and community support in the Tri-Valley area.
• CityServe of the Tri-ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization mobilizing the local church to meet practical needs and serve communities in the Tri-Valley area.
• One Atta TimeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean water organization providing sustainable water solutions and community development throughout the world. Helped provide clean water to 15,000 people over the past year.
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization building and delivering beds to children throughout the East Bay so every child has a safe place to sleep. CrossWinds helped deliver 300 beds in the last 12 months.
• Porch de SalomonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of Central America's most active Jesus-based ministries in Panajahel, Guatemala. CrossWinds sends yearly mission teams for housebuilding, medical support, and general service.
• GriefShareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGrief support program meeting Mondays at 6:30pm on CrossWinds campus using GriefShare curriculum and trained facilitators.
• DivorceCareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDivorce recovery support program meeting Mondays at 6:30pm on CrossWinds campus using DivorceCare curriculum and trained facilitators.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Elevation Church: Elevation Church is a large Charlotte, NC-based megachurch with multi-site expansion, kids/students ministries, and online content. It serves a comparable broad congregation demographic and pastoral-counseling-adjacent programming to CrossWinds, but at vastly greater scale and broader geographic reach.
• North Point Community Church: North Point is an Atlanta-based, Andy Stanley-led community church with multiple locations, strategy emphasis, and small groups. It is a broad incumbent peer to CrossWinds in community-church philosophy and programming architecture, though operating at a larger, multi-site scale.

Others

• Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP): Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a national nonprofit that builds and delivers beds to children in need, and CrossWinds is a local Tri-Valley chapter partner (300 beds delivered). It is an ecosystem/nonprofit peer that illustrates the type of faith-rooted community-impact organization CrossWinds collaborates with.
• Pushpay: Pushpay is the online giving and engagement platform CrossWinds uses to process tithes and offerings. It is an ecosystem/technology partner rather than a competitor, but it is a comparable commercial peer in the faith-based revenue and donor-management software category.

Direct peers

• Watermark Community Church: Watermark is a large Dallas-based community church known for teaching-focused services, recovery groups (StepStudy, re|engage), and community service. It parallels CrossWinds' emphasis on recovery/support groups and a strong community-impact identity, making it a strong functional peer.
• Saddleback Church: Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA is a megachurch with multi-site operations, age-segmented ministries, recovery programs (Celebrate Recovery), and global missions — a directly comparable operating model to CrossWinds' programming breadth, just at substantially larger scale.
• Bayside Church: Bayside Church is a large multi-site community church headquartered in Granite Bay in the greater Sacramento/Northern California region. It directly compares to CrossWinds as a similarly-positioned megachurch-style congregation with comparable age-segregated programming (kids, students, small groups) and a strong regional footprint across Northern California.
• Menlo Church: Menlo Church is a Bay Area community church in Menlo Park operating Sunday services with kids, students, and small group ministries. It is a near-direct peer to CrossWinds given shared Tri-Valley/Peninsula geography, congregational structure, and multi-generational programming.
• Pacific Crossroads Church: Pacific Crossroads is a San Francisco-based community church with multi-generational services, kids/students ministries, and small groups. It overlaps with CrossWinds in the Bay Area faith-based community segment and in its community-focused, non-tribal positioning.

Regional players

• Venture Church (Bay Area): Venture Church operates campuses in the Bay Area (Dublin, San Jose) with similar Sunday service structures, kids and students ministries, and small groups. It is a relevant same-region peer to CrossWinds that competes in the East Bay/Tri-Valley catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@crosswindschurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crosswinds-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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