Quest Church

What Quest Church does

Quest Church of St. Louis is a non-profit evangelical Christian congregation founded in 2013 and headquartered at 17126 Manchester Road in Wildwood, Missouri. The church was officially received into the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) in March 2015 and moved into its permanent facility in June 2016. Operating under an elder governance model, Quest is led by Directional Leader and Preaching Pastor Kevin Hughes alongside a small staff of approximately six (Director of Communications, Director of Quest Kids, Financial Services Manager and Event Coordinator, Facilities Manager, and an Associate Pastor of Student and Young Adult Ministry), plus three elected elders.

The organization's core product is weekly Sunday worship services held at 10am at Crestview Middle School, augmented by a parallel YouTube livestream (channel ID UCTqH4wzXrInM2sGzKf1WQ4Q). The technology stack is light and consumer-grade rather than proprietary: YouTube for live and archived video, a subscription to RightNow Media (25,000+ Christian video resources distributed via code QUEST314), Easy Tithe for online giving (which charges the church 3.0% + 30 cents per transaction), and a web-based member directory. There is no custom-built platform or IP; all tooling is licensed or freemium third-party software.

Quest's business model is the classic congregational funding model: voluntary recurring tithes and offerings from members, supplemented by event-driven revenue from two annual summer camps (King's Kids Camp at $475/camper and Ascend Camp at $400-$450/student), donations and benevolence contributions earmarked for outreach such as the 50+ annual blessing bags donated to St. Patrick Center. Membership itself is free. GTM is community-led and event-driven: Sunday services, livestream, membership classes, BLT (Belong, Learn, Transform) small groups, age-specific ministries (Kids, Students, Men, Women, Young Adults, Young Families, Legends), and international mission trips to Haiti, Bulgaria, and the Middle East serve as the engagement and retention mechanisms. Quest segments serve families with children, 6th-12th grade students, men, women, young adults, seniors, and explicitly "skeptics and seekers" exploring faith.

Name

Quest Church

Legal name

Quest Church of St. Louis

Website

https://questchurchstl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quest Church is a non-profit evangelical Christian church in Wildwood, Missouri, affiliated with the EFCA, offering Sunday worship services, children's and student ministries, small groups, summer camps, and mission outreach serving families, students, and adults in the St. Louis area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

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 Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Children's ministry
• Youth ministry
• Small group ministry
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through tithes (10% of income) and freewill offerings. Congregants contribute financially to support church operations, ministries, missions, and community outreach.
2. Online Giving Platform: Electronic giving through Easy Tithe portal with credit/debit card processing. Transaction fees of 3.0% + 30 cents per transaction.
3. Camp and Event Fees: Fees collected for summer camps (King's Kids Camp $475, Ascend Camp $400-450) and events. Helps offset program costs.
4. Donations and Benevolence: Members donate items and funds for community outreach programs like blessing bags for St. Patrick Center, disaster relief, and mission trips.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Quest Church is a non-denominational evangelical Christian congregation that delivers weekly Sunday worship services (in-person and via YouTube livestream), age-specific discipleship ministries (Quest Kids for ages 6 weeks through 6th grade, Quest Students for 6th-12th grade, Quest Men, Quest Women, Quest Young Adults, Quest Young Families, and Quest Legends for seniors), BLT small groups (Belong, Learn, Transform), and short-term summer camps (King's Kids Camp and Ascend Camp). The church also provides spiritual development resources through RightNow Media and accepts tithes/offerings via the Easy Tithe online giving platform.

Product overview

Quest Church is a Christian church organization offering in-person and livestreamed Sunday worship services at 10am, along with children's ministry (Quest Kids for ages 6 weeks to 6th grade), youth ministry (Quest Students for grades 6th-12th), small groups (BLT Life Groups), age-specific ministries for men, women, young adults, young families, and seniors (Legends), as well as mission/outreach programs and summer camp opportunities. The church provides video-based spiritual growth resources through RightNow Media and manages donations/tithes through an online giving platform. All services are delivered at their physical location and through digital channels including YouTube livestreaming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• Quest Kids Children's Ministry

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 25,000 video resources available through RightNow Media for spiritual development
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuest is an affiliated member of the Evangelical Free Church of America, adopting the EFCA Statement of Faith (2019). Quest received official membership in March 2015 at the Central District conference in Des Moines. EFCA provides denominational support, theological resources, and fellowship with other autonomous Free churches.
• Other EFCA Churches in St. LouiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuest partners annually with other EFCA churches in St. Louis to host King's Kids Camp, a joint summer camp program for 4th-9th grade students. This collaborative ministry allows shared resources and broader programming.
• Camp WartburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCamp Wartburg in Waterloo, IL serves as the location for King's Kids Camp 2026 (July 19-24). The camp provides facilities for worship, activities, and overnight lodging for campers.
• Mission Road Bible ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission Road Bible Church organizes Ascend Camp, a large high school camp ministry. Quest partners by taking groups of high schoolers to participate in worship, teaching, games, and activities at Lake Williamson Christian Center.
• Lake Williamson Christian CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLake Williamson Christian Center in Illinois hosts Ascend Camp 2026 (June 20-24) for Quest high school students. Located approximately 1 hour 45 minutes from Quest.
• New City FellowshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal ministry partnership for community outreach initiatives. Contact: Mel Brown. Quest engages in building bridges through local outreach programs.
• Pond Elementary SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal school partnership where Quest provides support, volunteers, and community engagement. Quest uses the school for overflow parking during large events. Contact: Kelly Moore.
• St. Patrick CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Louis nonprofit serving individuals experiencing homelessness since 1984. Quest Kids and Students donate blessing bags annually. Center provides sustainable housing, employment, and healthcare services.
• Haiti Mission PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term international mission partnership. Quest has been part of God's story in Haiti for many years with ongoing mission trips and support. Contact: Jon Rayner.
• Bulgaria Mission PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mission partnership in Bulgaria. Part of Quest's commitment to reaching the world for Jesus Christ.
• Middle East Mission PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mission partnership in areas of the Middle East. Quest's mission team supports missionaries and projects in this region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Faith Chapel: Long-established EFCA congregation with a similar multi-generational ministry footprint and community-mission emphasis. Directly comparable in denominational affiliation and operational model, though generally larger and older.
• Watermark Community Church: EFCA-affiliated, non-denominational-leaning church in Plano, TX known for seeker-friendly culture and a portfolio of community-service ministries. Closely comparable to Quest in denominational DNA and member-base posture toward skeptics.
• The Crossing Church: Evangelical, seeker-friendly congregation in the St. Louis metro that explicitly welcomes skeptics alongside believers and runs comparable small-group and family ministries. Closest geographic and philosophical peer to Quest in its immediate market.

Broad incumbents

• Elevation Church: Multi-site evangelical church with a strong digital presence (YouTube, podcasts) and an explicit outreach posture to unchurched seekers. Comparable ministry model and use of online platforms, though at significantly larger scale.
• North Point Community Church: Large Atlanta-area evangelical seeker-oriented church (Andy Stanley) with multi-site campuses and extensive digital content distribution. Comparable seeker-friendly approach and livestream/digital strategy to Quest, but operating at materially larger scale.

Others

• New City Fellowship: St. Louis-area ministry partner of Quest focused on community outreach and service initiatives. Comparable in mission orientation and community-engagement programming; operates as a peer partner organization rather than a competing congregation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTqH4wzXrInM2sGzKf1WQ4Q
• Xx.com/questchurchstl
• Facebookfacebook.com/QuestChurchSTL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quest-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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