Harbor Light Church

What Harbor Light Church does

Harbor Light Church is a Pentecostal congregation affiliated with the Assemblies of God denomination, operating from a single shared campus at 4760 Thornton Avenue in Fremont, California. The church runs Sunday worship services at 10:30am, both in-person and via online streaming, and supports a comprehensive age-segmented ministry portfolio: Harbor Kids (nursery through 6th grade, with Royal Rangers and Girls Ministries), Harbor Light Youth (ages 12–17), Young Adults, Uncommon Women, Harbor Men, Uplift (seniors 50+), Celebrate Recovery, Small Groups, and a Global Partners missions program supporting over 50 international partners. Pastoral staff of eight includes Lead Pastor Tim Inman (installed January 2024, succeeding Terry Inman who served 1994–2024), plus dedicated pastors for worship, prayer, children, women, youth, and small groups/connections.

Name

Harbor Light Church

Legal name

Harbor Light Church

Website

https://harborlight.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Harbor Light Church is a Pentecostal church in Fremont, California, affiliated with the Assemblies of God, offering weekly worship and age-segmented ministries for children, youth, adults, seniors, and recovery participants, funded through voluntary tithes and digital giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Children's ministry
• Youth ministry
• Small groups

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Harbor Light Church is a Pentecostal church that delivers weekly Sunday worship services both in-person at its Fremont, California campus and via online streaming. The church operates an extensive portfolio of age-specific ministries (children, youth, women, men, young adults, seniors), discipleship programs (Royal Rangers, Girls Ministries), recovery support (Celebrate Recovery), baptism and baby dedication sacraments, small group Bible studies, and a global missions program supporting over 50 international partners.

Product overview

Harbor Light Church offers a comprehensive portfolio of spiritual and community services centered around its core Sunday worship services (in-person and online at 10:30am). The church operates multiple age-specific ministry programs including Harbor Kids (children's ministry from nursery through 6th grade with Royal Rangers and Girls Ministries), Harbor Light Youth (students 12-17), Young Adults, Uncommon Women, Harbor Men, and Uplift (seniors 50+). Additional programs include Small Groups (Bible studies, prayer groups, and interest groups), Celebrate Recovery, Baptism and Baby Dedication sacraments, Global Partners missions program, and Spanish Translation accessibility service via Listen Anywhere app. The church also provides a Message Archive and Podcast for sermon distribution. These programs work together to support the church's core mission of spiritual growth, community connection, and global missions outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Harbor Kids: Children's ministry program
• Harbor Light Youth
• Uncommon Women
• Uplift
• Young Adults

Products and services

• In-Person Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held at 10:30am at the Fremont campus, including live worship, prayer, and gospel preaching, open to all attendees.
• Online Worship Live and archived worship services streamed online, enabling members and remote viewers to participate virtually in Sunday services.
• Harbor Kids Children's ministry program for nursery through 6th grade, including Sunday morning services, Sunday night discipleship groups (Royal Rangers for boys, Girls Ministries for girls), and childcare.
• Harbor Light Youth Youth ministry program for students aged 12-17, meeting Sunday evenings with games, food, messages, worship, and fellowship activities.
• Small Groups Various Bible studies, prayer groups, and interest-based groups meeting throughout the week, including the Cleansing Stream course, women's Bible study, men's groups, volleyball, and basketball.
• Uncommon Women Women's ministry featuring gatherings, weekly Bible studies, and events such as Women's Walk & Talk and Uncommon Women's Brunch for spiritual connection and growth.
• Harbor Men Men's ministry with regular events including Man Night gatherings with food and fellowship.
• Young Adults Young adult ministry with regular gatherings, including the HEARING GOD series and fellowship opportunities for adults navigating faith and life transitions.
• Celebrate Recovery Christian 12-step recovery program for those struggling with life's hurts, habits, and hang-ups, with events including the annual Chili Cookoff.
• Baptism Services Water baptism by immersion for those who have made a decision to follow Christ, conducted during worship services with preparation classes.
• Baby Dedication Public declaration ceremony for parents dedicating their children to God, including parent preparation classes and certificate presentation.
• Global Partners/Missions International missions program supporting over 50 global partners worldwide, with annual mission trips such as the Mexico missions trip to Vicente Guerrero.
• Message Archive and Podcast Sermon archive with messages available from January 2017 onward, including podcast episodes featuring interviews and testimonies.
• Uplift (50+ Years) Senior adult ministry for adults 50 and older, meeting Tuesdays with hymn-singing, teaching, prayer, and monthly dinner nights.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fremont Christian SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located on Fremont Christian School campus. Shares facilities including gym, activity building, classrooms, and fields. FCS is a separate private Christian school that shares the same property and likely has aligned mission values.
• Royal Rangers (Outpost 89)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoys discipleship program meeting in the FCS gymnasium. An activity-based church ministry for boys grades K-12 that evangelizes, equips, and empowers the next generation of Christlike men.
• Girls MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGirls discipleship program meeting in the Activities Building. A scouting-style program for girls ages 3-18 with clubs including Rainbows, Daisies, Prims, Stars, and Friends.
• Celebrate RecoverycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian 12-step recovery program for those struggling with life's hurts, habits, and hang-ups. Hosts events including annual Chili Cookoff.
• AGNCN District (Assemblies of God)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict affiliation for youth camp and Assemblies of God denominational connection. Church is part of the AG Fellowship.
• 50+ Global PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionaries and ministry partners supported financially and through prayer globally. Monthly highlighting of two Global Partners with special offerings. Church organizes Mexico mission trips.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Saddleback Church: Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA is a large multi-site Southern California church founded by Rick Warren. Comparable in California congregational scale, multi-generational programming, and small group infrastructure, though differing in denominational affiliation.
• Elevation Church: Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC is a large multi-site non-denominational church known for its online worship media and digital content production. Comparable for digital content distribution, online giving, and modern congregational engagement model.
• Gateway Church: Gateway Church in Southlake, TX is a large multi-site Pentecostal/charismatic church with comparable worship style, online media strategy, and congregational scale. Useful comparable for Pentecostal operational and digital engagement benchmarks.
• Lakewood Church: Lakewood Church in Houston, TX is one of the largest Pentecostal/charismatic churches in the U.S. led by Joel Osteen. Comparable in Pentecostal/charismatic tradition and broadcast reach (television and online streaming), though materially larger and broader in geographic scope.

Direct peers

• Bethel Church: Bethel Church in Redding, CA is a large Pentecostal/charismatic church with similar theological emphasis on the Holy Spirit and contemporary worship. Comparable to Harbor Light in denominational tradition (Pentecostal), California base, and congregational programming model — though materially larger in scale.
• Bayside Church: Bayside Church in Granite Bay/Sacramento, CA is a large multi-site California church with comparable family ministry programming, online streaming, and multi-generational appeal. Useful comparable for size, regional dynamics, and California congregational economics.
• Mariners Church: Mariners Church in Irvine, CA is a mid-to-large Southern California church with a comparable multi-generational programming portfolio, online media presence, and congregational scale. Direct comparable for California non-Catholic congregational church operations.
• Christ's Church of the Valley: CCV is a multi-site non-denominational church headquartered in Peoria, AZ with California campuses, offering similar family ministry, online streaming, and small group structures. Comparable for multi-site expansion strategy and congregational programming breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@HarborLightChurch
• Instagraminstagram.com/harborlightyouth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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