World Gospel Church

What World Gospel Church does

World Gospel Church (WGC) is a non-profit, independent Christian congregation headquartered at 900 Gardendale Rd., Terre Haute, Indiana. Founded in 1956 by former Army chaplain Carl Froderman with an explicit global-missions vision, the church runs traditional and contemporary Sunday worship services, an extensive Sunday School / Life Group program, and a full-stack ministry portfolio covering nursery, children, students (junior high / high school), college and young adults, women, seniors (55+), grief support (GriefShare), and audio-visual operations. A mid-week intergenerational program ('The Gathering') supplements Sunday programming. WGC supports 29 global workers through four mission societies (OMS, OCI, WGM, Pioneers), with 19 serving outside the United States and short-term trips to eight countries spanning Latin America, Europe, and Africa.

Technology is utilitarian and entirely third-party: Planning Center and Church Center for member/directory/group/giving, SignUpGenius for volunteer signup, YouTube for sermon video distribution, and email newsletters for parent and congregant communication. There is no proprietary software, no API surface, no mobile app, and no AI/ML component; core_technology is described as 'church management and online streaming platforms.'

The business model is donations-only. Church services and programs are free of charge; revenue consists of voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members, contributed in-person and via online giving channels. The customer base is the Terre Haute-area community and surrounding region, segmented into seven personas (general congregation, children and families, students, college/young adults, seniors, Asian international community, and globally-minded congregants). Community-partnership channels include Kids Hope USA (Ouabache Elementary mentoring), CarePortal (Department of Child Services), Intervarsity at Rose-Hulman, and local ministries (Lighthouse Mission, Crisis Pregnancy Center, Youth for Christ). Governance rests with Senior Pastor Ben Burdick (since October 2020) and a seven-member Elder Council; full-time staff is approximately ten named individuals.

Name

World Gospel Church

Legal name

World Gospel Church

Website

https://worldgospelchurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

World Gospel Church is an independent, non-profit Christian congregation in Terre Haute, Indiana, founded in 1956. It delivers Sunday worship, multi-generational ministries, and community-service programs, funded entirely by voluntary tithes and supporting 29 global missionaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), 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 Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship programs
• Community ministries
• Biblical education
• Global missions

Headquarters

HQ city

Terre Haute

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members during weekly worship services and through online giving options. Members practice biblical tithing as part of their spiritual discipline.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

World Gospel Church is a nonprofit religious organization that operates as a community church in Terre Haute, Indiana, delivering in-person worship services, biblical education through Sunday School and Life Groups, and a broad portfolio of age-specific ministries (children, students, young adults, seniors, women's ministry) along with global missions support and community outreach programs. Services are delivered free of charge to attendees, with operations funded by voluntary tithes and offerings from members.

Product overview

World Gospel Church is a religious organization offering a comprehensive suite of ministry programs rather than a technology product or SaaS platform. The church's offerings include Sunday worship services (traditional hymns and praise choruses), Sunday School/Life Groups for all ages, student ministries (children, students, college/young adults), The Gathering (Wednesday evening inter-generational program), worship ministries (choir and praise team), global outreach (mission support and short-term trips), senior ministries, grief support, children's mentoring programs, and community service initiatives. These programs are delivered in-person at 900 Gardendale Rd., Terre Haute, IN 47803, with limited online presence including sermon videos and audio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday morning worship services held at the main church campus at 900 Gardendale Rd., Terre Haute, IN, including traditional and contemporary worship styles, choir and praise team-led music, and corporate prayer, scripture reading, communion, and tithes/offerings.
• Sunday School / Life Groups

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports 29 global workers, 19 serving outside the United States
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kids Hope USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Ouabache Elementary School where volunteer mentors are paired with at-risk children to meet emotional, social, and academic needs through one-on-one relationships. Each mentoring relationship is wrapped in prayer by a behind-the-scenes prayer partner from the church.
• CarePortalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry connecting people in the church with community needs, specifically working with Department of Child Services to help keep kids out of foster care. Needs are vetted and listed in the CarePortal system, and church members can respond to fill needs directly.
• One Mission Society (OMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission society supported by the church for global worker placement and short-term mission trips. One of four primary mission societies providing financial support to global workers.
• One Challenge International (OCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission society partnered with for global outreach and short-term mission trip coordination, particularly for Albania, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Middle East, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Spain.
• World Gospel Mission (WGM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission society supported by the church for global workers in evangelism, Bible schools, discipleship, medicine, education, linguistics, agriculture, campus ministries, and church planting.
• PioneerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission society partnered with for global outreach and church planting/development support.
• Intervarsity Christian FellowshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus ministry at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with contact Judah Gustafson. Church connects college students with this campus ministry for spiritual growth and fellowship.
• Local Community MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWGC committees provide prayer and financial support to local organizations: Child Evangelism, Lighthouse Mission, Crisis Pregnancy Center, Youth for Christ, and Asian Outreach.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Watermark Church: Plano, TX-based community church emphasizing community groups, recovery ministries, and intergenerational programming — directly comparable to WGC's Life Groups, GriefShare, and family ministry model.
• Summit Church: North Carolina-based multi-generational church with a strong global missions sending program (almost 700 global workers), demonstrating the scalable missions model WGC operates on a smaller scale.
• The Village Church: Matt Chandler-led community church with multi-site campuses and a focus on spiritual formation and global missions — comparable to WGC's local-campus model with mission-society-supported outreach.
• Grace Church (EFCA): Senior Pastor Ben Burdick previously served at Grace Church EFCA in Mesa, AZ as Pastor of Community Life; Grace Church operates a similar multi-generational, community-focused ministry model with comparable church-planting and missions orientation.

Others

• Planning Center: Church management software suite (ChMS) already deployed at WGC — directly analogous ecosystem vendor serving community churches of WGC's size and ministry breadth.
• Pushpay: Church-focused digital giving and engagement platform — adjacent technology provider to WGC's online tithing operations (WGC currently runs on Planning Center/Church Center rather than Pushpay).
• Kids Hope USA: One-on-one mentoring program partnering local churches with at-risk elementary students — WGC operates a Kids Hope chapter at Ouabache Elementary, making it a peer-in-ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Saddleback Church: Rick Warren-founded multi-site church renowned for global missions and church-planning (PEACE Plan) — analogous to WGC's 29-worker missions program across nine countries while operating at much greater global scale.
• Life.Church: Large multi-site church best known for digital innovation (Church Online Platform, Bible App for Kids) — directly comparable to WGC's use of streaming, Church Center, and Planning Center, but operating at multi-state scale.
• North Point Ministries: Andy Stanley-led multi-campus church network with a strong emphasis on community-oriented ministry, small groups, and next-generation leadership — operating at substantially larger scale but with a comparable programmatic structure to WGC's Life Groups and family ministries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=R51uUDmSYHs&t=3371s
• Facebookfacebook.com/WorldGospelChurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/world-gospel-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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