Declaration Church

Name

Declaration Church

Legal name

Declaration Church

Website

https://declarationchurch.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Worship Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI), Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN)

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Religious community programs
• Children's ministry
• Youth ministry programs
• Pastoral care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bryan

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving model where members contribute tithes (10% of income) and offerings. Online giving available through Church Center platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Declaration Church is a Christian house of worship that delivers weekly Sunday worship services, age-targeted ministry programs (DC Kids, DC Youth, DC College), discipleship small groups, a one-year Residency Program for ministry leaders, covenant membership classes, and community outreach initiatives. The church is based in Bryan, Texas and serves the Bryan/College Station area, distributing sermon content through podcasts and YouTube for broader engagement.

Product overview

Declaration Church offers a unified set of ministry programs and services centered around weekly worship services and spiritual development. The core offering consists of Sunday worship services with live streaming. The church provides age-specific ministry programs including DC Kids (children's ministry), DC College (college students), and DC Youth (middle and high school students). Additional programs include a one-year Residency Program for developing ministry leaders, small groups organized by demographic, Covenant Membership classes, and various serve/volunteer teams. The church also distributes sermon content through podcasts and YouTube. Events include seasonal programs, baptisms, retreats, and conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DC Kids: Children's ministry serving babies through 6th grade with weekend programming during Sunday services.
• DC College
• DC Youth
• DC Nations
• DC Neighbors

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services at 8:45 AM and 11 AM featuring music, preaching, and teaching, with DC Kids programming available during both services. Services are live-streamed on YouTube for remote attendance.
• DC Kids Children's ministry program for children from birth through 6th grade, including nursery, elementary classes (K-4), and DC56 (5-6). Programming runs during Sunday services with age-appropriate Bible teaching, worship songs, and small groups.
• DC College College student ministry developing students into the likeness of Christ through 3D Groups (Discipleship, Discipleship, Deployment), connect events, campus outreach, and summer programs.
• DC Youth Middle and high school student ministry meeting on Wednesdays with worship, teaching, and small groups. Includes annual retreats (Fall Riot), summer camp (M3 Camp), and other seasonal programming.
• Residency Program One-year paid ministry residency developing spiritual and professional leadership through training and hands-on experience in tracks including Admin, College, Creative, Kids, Nations, Neighbors, Youth, and Worship.
• Small Groups Community groups organized by demographic (men, women, multigenerational, college, young adults) meeting regularly for Bible study, prayer, and fellowship. Enrollment managed through the Church Center platform.
• Covenant Membership Church membership program with classes held quarterly covering the church's beliefs, story, doctrinal distinctives, and life at Declaration Church, leading into covenant membership commitments.
• Podcast and Sermon Content Weekly podcast featuring preaching and teaching from Declaration Church, distributed via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the web player (Libsyn), with archived sermons also available on the YouTube channel.
• Events and Retreats Recurring and annual events including Celebration Sunday (baptisms), Covenant Membership Classes, Night of Worship & Prayer, sports camps, youth retreats (M3 Camp, Fall Riot), College Kick-Off, Chili Cook-Off, and seasonal series held at external venues such as Camp Allen and Highland Lakes Camp.
• Serve Teams Volunteer service program with 20+ teams including College, Communion, Connection Central, Kids, Media, Nations Care, Office Support, Parking, Prayer, Safety, Welcome, Worship, and Youth. Members can sign up to serve based on their gifts and availability.
• Hillcrest MDO Hillcrest Mother's Day Out (MDO) program is a weekday childcare program operated by Declaration Church with part-time paid teaching staff.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 300 children served annually through Back to School Bash partnership
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bryan Pregnancy CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Partnership with free pregnancy center in Bryan serving pregnancy and sexual health needs. Declaration Church hosts Pancakes & PJ's event and volunteers at Baby Boutique, providing practical support and showing Christ's love to families.
• Crossbridge Community ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Partnership for Kerr County Flood Relief efforts. CrossBridge Community Church leads recovery efforts in Kerrville while Declaration Church sends volunteer teams for debris cleanup and prayer support.
• Baptist Student Ministry (BSM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Partnership with local Baptist Student Ministry for campus outreach. Declaration Church hosts lunches and connects with international students on Texas A&M campus through BSM events.
• BCS TogethercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Annual Back to School Bash partnership providing shoes, backpacks, socks, underwear, and water bottles for nearly 300 children in the community. Declaration Church provides funding support for this local non-profit initiative.
• Kemp Carver Elementary SchoolminorOthers · 1 January 2025Local elementary school used as venue for annual Sports Camp outreach event serving children from the community.
• Camp AllenminorOthers · 1 January 2025Camp Allen in Navasota, TX used as venue for DC Youth Spring Retreat, providing overnight camp experience for youth ministry.
• Highland Lakes CampminorOthers · 1 January 2025Highland Lakes Camp in Spicewood, TX (5902 Pace Bend Road) used as venue for M3 Camp, a youth camp focused on encountering Jesus Christ.
• WinShape (Berry College)minorOthers · 1 January 2024WinShape Marriage Retreat (3-day getaway in Rome, Georgia) and Marriage Intensive (5-day intensive for marital struggles) recommended as resources for couples seeking to strengthen their marriage through faith-based programs.
• The Hideaway ExperienceminorOthers · 1 January 20244-day, 5-night marriage intensive with two professional therapists for couples in severe crisis. Recommended as a resource for those struggling with marital difficulties.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Summit Church: Non-denominational church in Durham, NC with comparable multi-generational ministries (KidCity, Summit Students, Summit College), covenant membership model, and residency pathway for ministry leaders. Strong sermon-based podcast/online presence directly parallel to Declaration's content distribution approach.
• Church of the Highlands: Birmingham, AL-based non-denominational evangelical church with parallel programmatic structure: Kids, Students, Young Adults, Small Groups, and Missions. Multi-campus model provides a useful scaling analogue for Declaration's single-campus starting point.
• North Point Community Church: Atlanta-area non-denominational evangelical church with similar ministry segmentation (Children, Students, Young Adults), small-group-centric discipleship model, and heavy emphasis on leadership development pipelines through ministry residencies.
• McLean Bible Church: Non-denominational evangelical church in the Washington, DC metro with comparable Kids, Students, Young Adults, and Small Groups ministries, an elder-led governance model, and a leadership residency track that mirrors Declaration's program architecture.
• Watermark Church: Large non-denominational evangelical church in Plano/Dallas, TX with comparable elder governance, covenant-style membership, and multi-generational ministry programming (Kids, Students, College, Adults). Operates a residency-like Community Group leader pipeline and broad community-partnership model that mirrors Declaration's structure.
• Bayside Church: Sacramento-area non-denominational evangelical church with parallel Kids, Youth, and College ministries, small-group discipleship emphasis, and podcast distribution of teaching content. Its multi-campus growth trajectory is a useful comparator for Declaration's potential scale path.
• The Village Church: Non-denominational church in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with elder-led governance, structured covenant membership classes, and parallel ministry tracks across Kids, Students, and College. Operates a residency program and emphasizes Dallas-area missional engagement similar to Declaration's BCS focus.

Others

• Church Center: Online church management platform that powers Declaration's event registration, small-group enrollment, and giving flow. Listed as OTHERS rather than a peer because it is a software vendor/enabler rather than a competing ministry, but its adoption signals the digital infrastructure stack that comparable evangelical churches use.

Broad incumbents

• Gateway Church: Large DFW-based non-denominational evangelical church with parallel Kids, Youth, College, and NextGen ministry tracks, plus residency-style leadership development. Operates a podcast/online presence analogous to Declaration's content strategy at much greater scale.
• Life.Church: One of the largest US non-denominational evangelical churches, with industry-leading online/streaming infrastructure (Church Online Platform) and a multi-generational ministry model. Comparable in philosophy and ministry segmentation; significantly larger and more digitally native than Declaration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@declarationbcs?feature=shared
• Instagraminstagram.com/dc.college
• Xx.com/DeclarationBCS
• Facebookfacebook.com/declarationbcs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/declaration-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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