Water of Life Community Church

What Water of Life Community Church does

Water of Life Community Church is an independent, non-profit religious organization founded around 1990 and headquartered in Fontana, California, with 251–500 employees. It operates as a multi-campus Christian congregation serving the Inland Empire region of Southern California and an international satellite in Townsville, Australia. The church's congregation is served through four physical campuses — Fontana (main), Upland, Agua de Vida (Spanish-language), and Townsville — plus a dedicated CityLink Outreach Center that provides meals, showers, clothing, and hygiene services to unhoused individuals, and a food bank (Bodega de Comida) for the Hispanic community.

The church delivers its core service — weekly worship — through multiple formats: in-person services at the Fontana campus (Saturdays 5:00pm; Sundays 8:00am, 9:45am, 11:45am) and Upland campus (Sundays 9:45am, 11:45am), and online via YouTube Live, Facebook Live, and the church's own wateroflifecc.live streaming platform. Beyond worship, the church operates an extended ministry portfolio including WOL Kids (infants through 5th grade), NXTGEN (junior high, high school, young adults), WOL Christian School (K-12 education), School of Ministry (a one-year ministry training program), Financial Peace University, Healing & Caring ministries (Healing Rooms, Sozo Prayer, counseling, GriefShare, Celebrate Recovery, DivorceCare), and Marriage, Men's, Women's, and Singles ministries. Digital engagement is supported through a Subsplash-powered mobile app and integrations with Pushpay and FellowshipOne for online giving.

The business model is entirely donation-based: revenue consists of voluntary congregant tithes and offerings collected via the Pushpay mobile app, FellowshipOne online portal, mail, and in-person giving, with no products or services sold. Marketing and acquisition of new congregants occurs through community events, outreach programs, weekly services, multi-platform digital content, and word-of-mouth. The church is led by Senior Pastor Shane Carroll and Associate Pastor Dan Carroll, alongside a multi-pastoral team including dedicated Hispanic ministry leadership (Edgar Marañón, Lazaro DaSilva, Fabiola Sandoval) and a Marriage Ministry associate pastor (Chuck Belk).

Name

Water of Life Community Church

Legal name

Water of Life Community Church

Website

https://wateroflifecc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Water of Life Community Church is a multi-campus non-profit Christian congregation founded in 1990 in Fontana, California, serving congregants through in-person worship, online streaming, and an integrated portfolio of ministries including youth programs, Christian education, outreach, and support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Faith-Based Community

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Religious Organizations (81311)

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 Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Faith-based community
• Worship services
• Community outreach
• Spiritual education

Headquarters

HQ city

Fontana

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings (Donations): Voluntary financial contributions from congregants, including tithes (regular giving) and offerings (special contributions). Members can give via Pushpay mobile app, FellowshipOne online portal, or by mail. The church also receives non-cash charitable contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Water of Life Community Church is a multi-site Christian congregation that delivers weekly worship services in-person and online, Christian education (K-12 school, School of Ministry, Financial Peace University), ministry programs for children, students, families, men, women, singles, and marriages, healing and care ministries (Healing Rooms, Sozo Prayer, support groups), and community outreach services for the unhoused (CityLink) — all sustained by voluntary congregant donations.

Product overview

Water of Life Community Church operates as a multi-site Christian congregation with a unified digital platform providing online worship experiences and ministry services. The core product portfolio includes in-person and livestreamed worship services (WOL Livestream), a digital giving platform (Water of Life Online Giving), and diverse ministry programs including School of Ministry, Water of Life Christian School, Financial Peace University, WOL Kids, NXTGEN youth ministry, Healing & Caring ministries, CityLink Outreach Center, and Agua de Vida Spanish ministry. The church supports its digital engagement through integrations with Pushpay, FellowshipOne, Subsplash, YouTube, and Facebook for giving, streaming, and community connection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WOL Kids: Children's ministry program for nursery through 5th grade
• NXTGEN
• CityLink Outreach Center
• WOL Christian School
• School of Ministry

Products and services

• WOL Livestream Services
• Water of Life Online Giving Platform
• School of Ministry
• Water of Life Christian School
• Financial Peace University
• WOL Kids Ministry
• NXTGEN Ministry
• Healing & Caring Ministries
• CityLink Outreach Center
• Agua de Vida (Spanish Ministry)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bethel Church: Redding, California-based charismatic megachurch with extensive online teaching content, a worship-music label (Bethel Music), and a School of Supernatural Ministry. Closely parallels Water of Life's School of Ministry and digital reach.
• Gateway Church: Texas-based multi-site megachurch with campuses, online services, and an in-house Bible app/school (Gateway Seminary). Comparable multi-site, education-affiliated operating model with digital giving infrastructure.
• Elevation Church: Charlotte, NC-based multi-site megachurch led by Pastor Steven Furtick, with strong digital streaming, online giving, and a centralized teaching model broadcast across locations — structurally analogous to Water of Life's digital-plus-multisite approach.
• Life.Church: The largest U.S. church, pioneer of the online church experience and creator of the YouVersion Bible App. Compares to Water of Life as a multi-site, digital-first congregation with strong giving technology and free online content distribution.
• Summit Church: Durham, NC-based J.D. Greear-led multi-site church with strong digital teaching platform, recovery/care ministries, and church-planting network — comparable operating footprint and ministry breadth.
• The Rock Church: San Diego-based multi-site megachurch with online streaming, recovery ministries, and community outreach — a California regional peer operating a comparable multi-site, digital-plus-outreach model.
• North Point Community Church: Atlanta-area Andy Stanley-led multi-site church with extensive online streaming, sermon archives, and ministry programs for kids, students, and recovery — directly comparable in operating model and digital strategy.
• Saddleback Church: Large Southern California-based multi-site megachurch founded by Rick Warren. Highly comparable in scale, multi-campus model, extensive community programs (PEACE Plan), and digital outreach; serves as a direct regional peer to Water of Life.
• Harvest Christian Fellowship: Inland Empire-based (Riverside, CA) evangelical megachurch with multiple campuses and extensive community/feeding programs. Direct geographic and ministry-model peer to Water of Life's Fontana/Upland footprint.

Emerging players

• Transformation Church: South Florida-based multi-site church led by Derwin Gray with a heavy emphasis on online streaming, digital giving, and brand-led culture. Compares to Water of Life as a slightly younger but operationally similar digital-first megachurch.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCbgiN1auLcvVV0v6rnd-4vA/videos?sub_confirmation=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/wateroflifecc
• Instagraminstagram.com/wolcc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/water-of-life-community-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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