Hope Church

What Hope Church does

Hope Presbyterian Church (operating as Hope Church) is a 501(c)-equivalent religious nonprofit founded in 1954 and headquartered at 7132 Portland Avenue South, Richfield, Minnesota, affiliated with ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. The church serves a multigenerational congregation through two Sunday services (Traditional at 9:00 am, Contemporary at 10:30 am) plus a parallel Lao Fellowship service, and operates a vertically integrated ministry portfolio covering children (Sunday FUNday, Kids Church, KWAM, VBX), youth (Breakfast Club, Middle/High School Connect, Leaders in Training), adults (Bible studies, Hope Groups in Deeper/Wider/Closer configurations), and a state-licensed preschool and Kidventure school-age care program. Beyond the core campus, Hope Church runs Hope Shores Bible Camp + Retreat Center in Eden Valley, Minnesota (120-person capacity, open May–October), and the Hope Center, a co-located community hub housing the Vine + Branches clothing ministry, Loaves + Fishes meal distribution, and Crosstown Young Life.

The organization is funded primarily through recurring tithes and offerings captured via OnRealm-powered online giving, text-to-give, and in-service collection, supplemented by tuition from the state-licensed preschool and Kidventure programs, fees from Hope Shores youth and family camps, retail proceeds from Vine + Branches, and designated giving to a Global Partners mission network spanning Africa, Honduras, and the Middle East. Technology infrastructure is intentionally light: standard church-management and marketing SaaS (OnRealm, UltraCamp, HeadMaster Online, Constant Contact, YouTube livestream, SoundCloud, Substack) sits alongside Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Facebook Pixel for digital outreach. There is no proprietary platform, mobile app, or AI/ML component.

Operationally, Hope Church is led by Lead Pastor David Lenz with a planned transition to Rev. Melissa Schaser effective May 31, 2026, supported by an executive team including an Executive Director of Operations, Executive Director of Next Gen Ministries + Hope Shores, Associate Pastor for Discipleship, and dedicated directors for Preschool, Vine + Branches, Missions, Facilities, and Choral Activities. The church employs 11–50 people, is governed by a Session of elected elders, and pursues a "crossover community" strategy that deliberately bridges cultural, socioeconomic, and geographic lines through both local outreach (refugee resettlement via Arrive Ministries, food security via CES/VEAP/Every Meal, US/Mexico border work via Border Perspective) and international mission partnerships.

Name

Hope Church

Legal name

Hope Presbyterian Church

Website

https://hope-pc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hope Presbyterian Church is a 70-year-old ECO-affiliated congregation in Richfield, Minnesota, offering worship, age-tiered discipleship, a state-licensed preschool, a seasonal camp (Hope Shores), and co-located community services to local families and global mission partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food Services (624210), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

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 Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Worship services
• Faith community programs
• Preschool childcare
• Bible camp ministry
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Members and attendees give tithes and offerings through various channels including online giving, text-to-give, and in-person donations. The church offers one-time payments and recurring donation options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Hope Presbyterian Church provides Christian worship services (Traditional and Contemporary), age-specific faith formation programs for children, youth, and adults, state-licensed preschool and school-age childcare, an overnight Bible camp and retreat center (Hope Shores), Lao-language fellowship worship, and community outreach including food distribution and refugee support. The church operates a clothing ministry (Vine + Branches) and global mission partnerships spanning Africa, Honduras, the Middle East, and Asia.

Product overview

Hope Church is a single-site Presbyterian church offering a unified portfolio of in-person and digital ministry programs. Core offerings include Traditional and Contemporary worship services on Sundays, along with age-specific discipleship programs for Children (Sunday FUNday, Kids Church, KWAM, VBX), Youth (Breakfast Club, Middle School Connect, High School Connect), and Adults (Bible studies, Hope Groups). The church operates Hope Preschool + Kidventure as a state-licensed childcare and early education program. Hope Shores Bible Camp + Retreat Center provides seasonal overnight camps and year-round retreats. Community outreach is delivered through the Hope Center, which houses Vine + Branches (clothing store) and Loaves + Fishes (meal distribution). Additional programs include Lao Fellowship worship, Global Partners missions, Twin Cities outreach, online giving, and the Crossings newsletter. These programs function as interconnected ministry areas rather than modular products, with shared staff, facilities, and mission under the 'crossover community' theme.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hope Shores: Summer camp and retreat center ministry offering youth camps, family camps, and single moms family camps for grades 2-12.
• Vine + Branches
• Loaves + Fishes
• Hope Center
• Lao Fellowship
• Hope Preschool + Kidventure

Products and services

• Traditional Worship Service
• Contemporary Worship Service
• Children's Ministry Programs
• Youth Ministry Programs
• Adult Discipleship Programs
• Hope Preschool + Kidventure
• Hope Shores Bible Camp + Retreat Center
• Vine + Branches
• Loaves + Fishes Meal Distribution
• Lao Fellowship Worship
• Twin Cities Outreach
• Global Partners / Missions

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Loaves + FishescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLoaves + Fishes is a partner organization that provides healthy meals to Minnesotans through volunteer service. To-go meals are served Monday–Friday from 5:00–6:00 pm at Hope Church (Door #5). The organization focuses on areas where the need is greatest.
• Vine + BranchescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVine + Branches is a clothing ministry designed to help those with unmet and pressing clothing needs. Operates as an affordable shopping resource open to the public, with one-time appointments for free clothing available through a referral system.
• Crosstown Young LifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrosstown Young Life is a ministry partner that reaches into Richfield schools to provide support, encouragement, and connections. Hosts weekly large group meetings for High School (Mondays at 6:27 pm) and Middle School (Thursdays at 6:27 pm) students.
• Water for Life-AfricamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater projects in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa focus on helping communities provide safe, sustainable water sources. Local communities contribute both money and labor to water projects at schools, churches, and clinics. Directed by Hope member Nick Greener.
• Daystar UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA school of more than 5,000 students from 30+ countries that educates Christ-centered servant leaders to transform Africa. Has sent out more than 20,000 graduates to impact the continent.
• Kenya Children's FundmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransforms lives of children living in poverty by providing nutrition, medical care, and education in a Christ-centered environment—enabling them to return to their communities as change agents.
• Nueva EsperanzamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeeks to effect permanent change in the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical lives of children living in poor communities in Honduras. Bible studies, training workshops, and evangelical outreaches also impact children's mothers and family members.
• Pars Theological CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrains leaders for service, sacrifice, and solidarity in Iran and beyond. Supports theological education in the Middle East region.
• Border PerspectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirected by Hope Church Covenant Partner Yonathan Moya. Helps equip, educate and mobilize people of faith through Biblical resources and service-learning trips along the US/Mexico border, supports local immigrant leaders, and develops next generation leadership.
• CES (Community Emergency Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes the Phillips Neighborhood of Minneapolis. Hope directs donations to CES as a food security partner.
• VEAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes Richfield, Bloomington, Edina, and South Minneapolis with food assistance. Hope directs donations to VEAP as a food security partner.
• Every MealminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides weekend food for students in Minnesota communities. Hope distributes food for the weekend in backpacks at one of Richfield's elementary schools on Friday afternoons.
• Arrive MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope connects refugees with Arrive Ministries for additional volunteer opportunities to serve refugees in the community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Edina Community Lutheran Church: Adjacent west-suburban Twin Cities congregation with overlapping Children's, youth, and adult ministry models — a regional peer serving immediately adjacent geography.
• Central Presbyterian Church (Saint Paul): Saint Paul-based Presbyterian congregation serving the same broader metro — denominationally aligned regional peer, with comparable worship and outreach structure.

Broad incumbents

• Eagle Brook Church: Minnesota-based multisite contemporary church with multiple worship environments and broad programming for children, youth, and adults — a larger incumbent in the same regional category.
• River Valley Church: Multisite contemporary Minnesota church with broad family and discipleship programming — a comparable but larger peer in the same metropolitan worship market.
• Mount Olivet Lutheran Church (Minneapolis): Long-established Twin Cities mainline congregation with comparable community-service orientation and program breadth — a broader incumbent operating in the same metro.
• Wooddale Church: Large Minnesota-based, multi-style worship church (traditional and contemporary services) — a broader incumbent operating similar worship and family programming at greater scale than Hope.

Direct peers

• North Heights Lutheran Church (Roseville, MN): Suburban Twin Cities mainline congregation with similar-sized family, youth, and adult programming — directly comparable in scale and ministry mix to Hope Church.
• Westminster Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis): A larger Presbyterian congregation in the same Twin Cities metro with a comparable mix of traditional worship, community outreach, and programming for all ages — making it the closest denominationally and geographically comparable peer.
• Bethlehem Baptist Church (Minneapolis): Downtown Minneapolis congregation with a strong community and discipleship focus comparable in scale and ministry breadth to Hope's Richfield/Twin Cities footprint.

Others

• World Vision (U.S. operations): Large faith-based humanitarian organization with which Hope has indirect ecosystem overlap (donor overlap, global humanitarian missioning); not a direct competitor but a thematic peer in faith-based social services and giving.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/HopeChurchRichfieldMN
• Facebookfacebook.com/HopeChurchRichfield
• Instagraminstagram.com/hopechurch_richfield
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-presbyterian-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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