Christian Life Cathedral

What Christian Life Cathedral does

Christian Life Cathedral is an interdenominational Christian church founded in 1984 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, operating as an independent nonprofit on a 21-acre main campus at 1285 E. Millsap Rd., with three additional physical locations on the same corridor housing its Spanish-language ministry (Iglesia Oasis), student/youth center, and chapel. The organization serves a broad demographic base spanning families with children, youth (7th–12th grade), college and young adults, senior adults, the Hispanic/Latino community, individuals in recovery, foster/adoptive families, and people with disabilities, organized through eight paired pastoral departments. Core deliverables are Sunday worship services at 9am and 11am, Wednesday services, weekly small groups, recovery programming, children's and youth ministries, senior adult ministry, spiritual formation classes, baptism, and short-term mission trips.

Revenue is generated primarily through voluntary individual tithes and offerings (10% Scriptural tithing) collected via online, mobile (Pushpay app), in-person, and mail channels, supplemented by fee-based ancillary programs: Kids Day Out early childhood tuition ($33/day with registration and supply fees), the annual Women's Encounter event ($125/participant), and select adult programs. Secondary revenue from facility usage, events, and outreach-adjacent programming is implied but not itemized. The underlying technology stack is standard church operations software: CCB Church for church management, forms, and member login; Pushpay for digital giving and mobile engagement; and YouTube for livestream broadcasting. No proprietary technology, data assets, or AI capabilities are disclosed.

Go-to-market is event-driven and direct-to-consumer: congregants are acquired through worship services, Alpha courses, Next Steps Course, child dedication, baptism, serve team enrollment, and word-of-mouth; retention is sustained through small groups, family pipelines, and life-stage ministries. The church operates a "Cathedral Thinking" multi-year stewardship initiative for campus modernization, expansion, and beautification, with Phase 1 currently 67% funded toward a $1M capital goal.

Name

Christian Life Cathedral

Legal name

Christian Life Cathedral

Website

https://clcnwa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Christian Life Cathedral is an interdenominational Christian church in Fayetteville, Arkansas, founded in 1984, serving families, youth, college students, seniors, and Hispanic community members through worship services, age-specific ministries, recovery programs, and global missions on a 21-acre multi-building campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / House of Worship

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian church ministries
• Biblical community groups
• Discipleship programs
• Youth and childrens ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Fayetteville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church receives voluntary financial contributions from congregants including tithes (10% of income as guided by Scripture), offerings (voluntary gifts above tithe), alms/benevolence (gifts to meet needs of under-resourced), and first-fruits (voluntary gifts of first and best of any increase). Giving is accepted online, via mobile app, in person during services, and by mail.
2. Kids Day Out Program Fees: The church operates a Kids Day Out early childhood program charging tuition of $33 per day, plus $50 registration fee and $50 supply fee per semester per child.
3. Women's Encounter Registration: The church hosts an annual Women's Encounter event with a registration fee of $125 per participant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Christian Life Cathedral is an interdenominational Christian church that conducts weekly worship services and operates a portfolio of age-specific ministries (children, youth, college/young adults, senior adults), spiritual formation courses, community groups, recovery support, and Spanish-language services. In addition to free worship and ministry programs, the church sells paid early-childhood care (Kids Day Out) and hosts paid events such as the Women's Encounter. The primary funding is voluntary tithes, offerings, and donations from congregants.

Product overview

Christian Life Cathedral is an interdenominational Christian church in Fayetteville, Arkansas, founded in 1984. The church offers a comprehensive portfolio of ministry programs centered around its Sunday worship services. The core offerings include age-specific ministries for Kids (birth-6th grade), Youth (7th-12th grade), College & Young Adults, and Senior Adults, as well as spiritual formation programs like Alpha, Next Steps Course, and Spiritual Formation Classes. The church provides community connection through various Community, Grow, and Support Groups, and supports recovery through Celebrate Recovery. Additional programs include Accessibility Ministry (Incredible Kids), Worship & Fine Arts, Foster & Adoption support, and Spanish-language services through Iglesia Oasis. For outreach, CLC Cares focuses on local community engagement while CLC Reach coordinates global mission trips. Supplementary services include Online Giving via Pushpay, Kids Day Out childcare program, Sermons Archive for on-demand viewing, and an Events Calendar with subscription integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• CLC Kids Ministry
• CLC YTH (Youth Ministry)
• CYA (College + Young Adults)
• Senior Adults Ministry
• Alpha Course
• Next Steps Course
• Spiritual Formation Classes
• Celebrate Recovery
• Community Groups
• Accessibility Ministry (Incredible Kids)
• Worship & Fine Arts
• CLC Cares (Local Outreach)
• CLC Reach (Global Missions)
• Baptism
• Foster Care & Adoption Support
• Iglesia Oasis (Spanish Services)
• Kids Day Out
• Women's Encounter Event

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Life SourcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal food pantry partner for CLC CARES outreach. Food pantry operates Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 8:30-11:30am. Individual/group volunteering available weekdays 8am-5pm. Senior luncheon on first Saturdays.
• Potter's HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal ministry partner providing preschool (Tues-Thurs 8am-1:30pm), K-12 small groups (Sundays 1-4:30pm), tutoring/mentoring (Mon/Wed/Thurs 4-7:30pm), adult programs (Wednesdays 6:30-8pm), and thrift stores.
• Every Soul MattersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal outreach partner for CLC CARES. Hosts pop-up village fair on third Saturdays 9am-1pm. CLC Peters Group partners with this organization to serve the unhoused.
• Kairos Prison MinistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrison ministry partner for CLC CARES. CLC small groups participate in weekend trips twice a year.
• Teen ChallengeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecovery ministry partner for CLC CARES. CLC groups participate in small group beautification projects any day and reconnect family weekends monthly.
• iYes (Bahamas)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission trip partner for CLC REACH. March 2026 trip to Nassau, Bahamas for high school boys youth sports ministry. Trip is closed.
• Mercy International (Honduras)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission trip partner for CLC REACH. June 2026 trip to Yamaranguila, Honduras for CLC Kids youth sports ministry. Trip is closed.
• Latin Equip (Peru)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission trip partner for CLC REACH. July 2026 trip to Lima, Peru for CLC college and young adults. Focus on street outreach and school/sports outreach. Registration is open.
• Care PortalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource partner connecting a network of caring people to meet real-time needs of children and families in crisis. CLC serves as a church responder.
• HARK NWAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource partner connecting Northwest Arkansas residents with resources for education, food, housing, social support, and work. CLC is a partner church.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Watermark Community Church: Large non-denominational church in Plano, TX with comparable discipleship, recovery, and community group models and a similar emphasis on grace-based theology.
• Cross Church: Large non-denominational multi-site church headquartered in Springdale, AR — directly comparable as another large fellowship in the same Northwest Arkansas market with multi-generational programming and a regional footprint.
• Gateway Church: Large non-denominational multi-site church in Dallas-Fort Worth with a similarly broad ministry portfolio, recovery programs, and global missions strategy.
• Life.Church: One of the largest non-denominational multi-site churches in the U.S., headquartered in Broken Arrow, OK. Closely comparable in model: digital-first innovation, multi-generational programming, online giving platform (Church Online), and a similarly broad ministry portfolio.
• Church of the Highlands: One of the largest non-denominational churches in the U.S., based in Birmingham, AL. Comparable in multi-generational programming, recovery ministries, and large-campus operating model.
• NewSpring Church: Large non-denominational multi-site church in South Carolina with a comparable ministry stack (kids, students, recovery, groups) and similar digital giving and online campus strategy.
• Elevation Church: Large non-denominational multi-site church led by Steven Furtick with comparable multi-generational ministry architecture, online presence, and capital reinvestment initiatives.
• New Heights Church: Non-denominational church in NWA serving the same Fayetteville/Springdale region with comparable family, youth, and recovery-style ministries.
• North Point Community Church: Andy Stanley's Atlanta-area non-denominational church. Comparable in operating model, breadth of ministries, digital sermon distribution, and community group architecture.
• Saddleback Church: Large Southern California non-denominational church with comparable cradle-to-senior programming, recovery ministry (Celebrate Recovery originated here), and a global missions footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@clcfayetteville
• Facebookfacebook.com/CLCFayetteville
• Instagraminstagram.com/clc.yth
• Xx.com/clcfayetteville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/christian-life-cathedral

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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