Venture Church

What Venture Church does

Venture Church is a non-profit Christian church headquartered at 3775 Argent Blvd in Ridgeland, South Carolina, founded in 2018. Its functional core is in-person worship services: three Sunday morning service times (8:15, 9:30, 11:00 AM) at a single physical campus, supplemented by a Church Online streaming platform at venturesc.online.church for live and on-demand remote attendance. Surrounding the worship services, the church operates an integrated ministry portfolio including VC Kids (children's ministry with secure check-in), Venture Students (Tuesday night programming for grades 6-12), semester-based Small Groups (12-week fall and spring terms), a Dream Team volunteer program, baptism celebrations, and a Prayer Ministry.

The technology stack is composed entirely of third-party, off-the-shelf services rather than proprietary systems. Core operations run on Planning Center's Church Center platform for online giving, text-to-give, and event registrations; the Church Online platform handles live and on-demand streaming; and content distribution is layered across a YouVersion Bible App following page, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and curated Spotify/Apple Music worship playlists. The Journey Podcast, hosted by Lead Pastor Shaun Olsen, is the principal content channel extending the brand beyond the Sunday experience. No native mobile app, API, SDK, or proprietary AI capabilities are present.

Venture Church's revenue model is the standard non-profit religious organization structure: voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members, captured through online portal, text-to-give, in-service collections, and periodic giving campaigns such as the 90 Day Tithe Challenge. All donations are stated to be tax-deductible. No products, services, memberships, or program fees are sold. The church's most distinctive community-facing asset is the Love With No Agenda Initiative, which maintains on-site partnerships at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy, Pritchardville Elementary, Okatie Elementary, and the University of South Carolina-Beaufort, alongside recurring programs (Santa's Shoes, school supply drives, block parties) across 17 Title I schools in Beaufort County. Day-to-day leadership rests with Lead Pastor Shaun Olsen, supported by student ministry leaders and a reported staff of 1-10 employees.

Name

Venture Church

Legal name

Venture Church

Website

https://venturesc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Venture Church is a non-profit Christian church in Ridgeland, South Carolina, offering three Sunday worship services plus online streaming, and serving the Lowcountry community through children's, student, small group, and school outreach ministries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Youth ministry
• Community outreach
• Children's ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Ridgeland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members following Biblical tithing principles (10% of income encouraged). Includes one-time and recurring giving options through online portal, text-to-give, and in-person during services. All donations are stated to be 100% tax deductible.
2. Special Offerings and Campaigns: Periodic giving campaigns such as the 90 Day Tithe Challenge to encourage new givers, with a money-back guarantee if blessings are not experienced.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Venture Church is a non-profit religious organization that provides weekly in-person worship services and online streaming, alongside age-segmented ministry programs (VC Kids children's ministry, Venture Students youth ministry for grades 6-12), Small Groups community gatherings, baptism services, prayer ministry, volunteer service through the Dream Team, and community outreach via the Love With No Agenda Initiative partnering with local schools.

Product overview

Venture Church is a multi-site church offering in-person Sunday worship services (8:15, 9:30, 11:00) at its Ridgeland, SC location and online through Church Online streaming. The church operates several integrated digital platforms including The Journey Podcast, YouVersion Bible App following, and worship playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. Core ministry programs include VC Kids (children's ministry), Venture Students (youth ministry for grades 6-12), Small Groups (semester-based community groups), the Love With No Agenda Initiative (community outreach), and Prayer Ministry. Additional services include Online Giving via Church Center, Baptism celebrations, and Dream Team volunteer opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VC Kids: Children's ministry program for age-specific lessons and safe, fun environment for children during worship services
• Venture Students
• The Journey Podcast
• Love With No Agenda Initiative
• Dream Team
• Church Online

Products and services

• Church Online Live and on-demand streaming of Venture Church services at venturesc.online.church for remote attendance, featuring live chat, prayer request submission, and online giving options.
• VC Kids Age-specific children's ministry with secure check-in system, age-appropriate classrooms, and fun lessons about Jesus for children during Sunday services.
• Venture Students Middle and high school student ministry (6th-12th grade) meeting Tuesday nights (6:30-8:00 PM) for worship, teaching, and small groups focused on spiritual growth, open to all local students regardless of home church affiliation.
• Small Groups Relationship-based community groups meeting during fall (October-December) and spring (March-May) semesters, lasting twelve weeks each, for faith journey support across all life stages.
• Love With No Agenda Initiative Community outreach initiative serving local schools (Robert Smalls Leadership Academy, Pritchardville Elementary, Okatie Elementary, USC Beaufort) through block parties, school supplies, and Santa's Shoes shoe donation program.
• Prayer Ministry Prayer support for church community members including prayer request submission and an intercessor prayer list for church body needs and events.
• The Journey Podcast Weekly podcast hosted by Pastor Shaun Olsen featuring conversations about faith, life, and following Jesus in the real world, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
• Online Giving Digital tithes and offerings platform supporting online donations, text-to-give (866-580-3809), and the 90 Day Tithe Challenge, managed through Church Center.
• Baptism Public celebration of faith decisions with scheduled Baptism Sundays for new believers and recommitments.
• Dream Team Volunteer serving team where members discover their purpose through Growth Track training and serve in various church ministries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 17 Title I schools in Beaufort County with practical outreach including school supplies and block parties
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Life.Church: Life.Church is one of the largest multi-site churches in the U.S. and is the creator of the Church Online Platform and YouVersion Bible App that Venture Church uses, making it a directly comparable broad incumbent on church digital infrastructure and multi-site operating model.
• Elevation Church: Elevation Church is a large multi-site and online church led by Pastor Steven Furtick with strong youth and online streaming programs, making it a structurally comparable peer in the multi-site, digital-first church space where Venture Church also operates.
• Gateway Church: Gateway Church is a large multi-site church with campuses, online streaming, and youth and children's ministries, making it structurally comparable to Venture Church's distributed ministry portfolio.
• Church of the Highlands: Church of the Highlands is one of the largest churches in the U.S. with multiple campuses, small groups, and outreach to local schools and communities, mirroring Venture Church's combination of weekend services, small groups, and school partnership outreach.
• Saddleback Church: Saddleback Church operates a multi-site, small-groups-centric model with strong community outreach and digital content distribution, paralleling Venture Church's small group, outreach, and online service strategy.
• North Point Ministries: North Point Ministries (Andy Stanley) is a multi-site church network recognized for its small-groups-first strategy and intentional discipleship pathways, directly paralleling Venture Church's emphasis on Small Groups, baptism, and Dream Team volunteer involvement.
• Crossroads Church: Crossroads Church is a multi-site, non-denominational church with a strong online presence, contemporary worship, and a focus on serving people regardless of background, comparable to Venture Church's 'church for all people' positioning.

Direct peers

• Seacoast Church: Seacoast Church is a multi-site church headquartered in the Charleston, SC Lowcountry region with campuses, small groups, and outreach programming, making it the most direct geographic peer to Venture Church's Ridgeland, SC operation.
• Watermark Church: Watermark Church is a non-denominational church known for its Recovery ministry, small groups, and emphasis on serving the local community, comparable to Venture Church's community outreach and small-group-driven engagement model.
• Catalyst Church: Catalyst Church is a multi-site, non-denominational church using the Church Online platform and contemporary worship, similar in tech stack, missional language, and multi-generational ministry programming to Venture Church.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLjHrLygHYKFXc3zNB-IynEcaq1oe3bPgU
• Instagraminstagram.com/venturestudents_
• Facebookfacebook.com/venturesc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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