Austin Heights Baptist Church

What Austin Heights Baptist Church does

Austin Heights Baptist Church (operating as "Austin Heights Church," and previously known as Amazing Grace Baptist Church) is an independent, nonprofit Baptist congregation chartered on April 7, 1968, by five families and headquartered at 2806 Appleby Sand Rd., Nacogdoches, Texas. The church provides traditional worship services (Sunday School at 9:30 am; Worship at 10:45 am) supplemented by online streaming via Facebook and YouTube, on-demand sermon recordings distributed as a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict, and downloadable PDF sermon notes through its GoDaddy-hosted website.

Its ministry portfolio spans intergenerational Christian education (Children's Church for ages 3 through 6th grade, youth mission trips via the Nacogdoches United Youth Ministry, adult Bible studies, men's and women's groups), benevolence and social-justice programs (H.O.P.E. food and gardening, Pilgrim House asylum-seeker housing, Benevolence Fund, AIDS Project precursor now Health Horizons, Habitat for Humanity co-founding role), and Earth Care/environmental initiatives (ReNac, C&R KuttBottle). The church operates within a broad ecumenical network including Baptist World Alliance, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Alliance of Baptists, Baptist Peace Fellowship, and joint-worship partners Zion Hill and Iron Wheel Baptist churches.

The revenue model is donation-based and entirely voluntary: in-person tithes and offerings during Sunday services, mail-in checks, and digital contributions through PayPal's fee-free charitable giving program with designated funds (Tithes & Offerings, Car Fund, Pilgrim House Fund, Benevolence Fund). There is no pricing for products or services. The organization is led by an Interim Pastor (Rev. Matthew Johnson), a Music Director, an Organist, an Office Administrator, and a Christian Formation lead, with no parent company and no disclosed subsidiaries, funding rounds, or revenue figures.

Name

Austin Heights Baptist Church

Legal name

Austin Heights Baptist Church

Website

https://austinheightsbaptist.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Austin Heights Baptist Church is an independent Baptist congregation in Nacogdoches, Texas, founded in 1968, offering inclusive worship, intergenerational Christian education, benevolence programs, and social-justice ministry funded entirely by voluntary member donations and digital giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious 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 industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Baptist church ministries
• Religious community programs
• Spiritual formation education
• Community benevolence services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nacogdoches

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional Sunday giving where members contribute tithes (10% of income) and offerings to support church ministry and operations. Donations can be made in-person during services or by mailing checks to the church office.
2. Online Charitable Giving: Donations accepted through PayPal's charitable giving program, which processes gifts without fees and provides giving receipts. Designated giving options include Tithes & Offerings, Car Fund, Pilgrim House Fund, and Benevolence Fund.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Austin Heights Baptist Church is a Baptist congregation that provides weekly in-person and livestreamed worship services, Christian education for all ages, and community benevolence programs for the Nacogdoches, Texas area. The church supports its ministry through voluntary donations including tithes and offerings collected in-person, by mail, or through PayPal's charitable giving program with designated funds for operations, vehicles, refugee housing, and benevolence. Ministry activities include children's and youth programs, Vacation Bible School, Quilts & Squares prayer ministry, Earth Care environmental initiatives, food and gardening through H.O.P.E., social justice advocacy, and partnerships with Habitat for Humanity and other local organizations.

Product overview

Austin Heights Baptist Church offers a unified ministry focused on worship, spiritual formation, and community service. The church provides in-person and virtual worship services with sermon recordings distributed via website, podcasts, Facebook, and YouTube. Additional offerings include online giving through PayPal for tithes, offerings, and benevolence funds. The church's digital presence enables remote participation through live streaming, podcast distribution, and downloadable sermon materials.

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Products and services

• In-Person Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held at 2806 Appleby Sand Rd., Nacogdoches, TX, including Sunday School at 9:30 am and Worship at 10:45 am, featuring traditional liturgy enriched with global Christian symbols, a children's sermon, and Children's Church for ages 3 through 6th grade.
• Virtual Worship Services Live-streamed and on-demand worship services accessible via the Austin Heights Facebook page and YouTube channel for members unable to attend in person due to health conditions or distance.
• Sermon Recordings and Podcast Sermons Weekly sermon content distributed as audio and video recordings through the church website, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podcast Addict for on-demand listening and viewing by congregants and the broader community.
• Online Giving Platform Digital donation platform powered by PayPal's charitable giving program that processes gifts without fees and provides giving receipts, with designated giving options including Tithes & Offerings, Car Fund, Pilgrim House Fund, and Benevolence Fund.
• Children's and Youth Ministry Programs Age-tiered Christian formation programming including Children's Church, children's choir, Children's Sabbath services, Vacation Bible School, Southwest Baptist Camping Association camp for grades 3-6, and the Nacogdoches United Youth Ministry (NUYM) ecumenical youth program with annual mission trips.
• Adult Christian Education and Small Groups Bible study and fellowship offerings for adults including Adult Bible Studies, Church Girls group, Midweek Women's Bible Study, Men's Group, and prayer support, designed for lifelong learning and spiritual growth.
• Community Benevolence and Mission Programs Outreach ministries serving local Nacogdoches residents in need, including the H.O.P.E. food and gardening program, Pilgrim House refugee and asylum-seeker housing, Benevolence Fund emergency assistance, Prayers & Squares prayer quilt ministry, and Earth Care environmental initiatives.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• Nacogdoches HOPE (Helping Other People Eat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partnership providing food assistance. Many church members volunteer in community gardening programs and work at H.O.P.E. to help feed those in need.
• Baptist Peace FellowshipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Baptist organization promoting peace and justice. AHBC supports this fellowship as part of its social justice ministry.
• Baptist World AlliancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Baptist alliance connecting Baptist churches worldwide. AHBC participates in this international fellowship.
• Cooperative Baptist FellowshipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFellowship supporting Baptist churches in mission and ministry. AHBC maintains affiliation as part of its national mission support.
• Alliance of BaptistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgressive Baptist alliance focused on justice, inclusion, and mission. AHBC participates as part of its national and global mission support.
• Zion Hill Baptist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrican American congregation with whom AHBC holds joint worship services as part of racial reconciliation and unity efforts.
• Iron Wheel Baptist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner church with whom AHBC holds joint worship services and participates in social justice events and marches.
• Nacogdoches United Youth Ministry (NUYM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcumenical collaborative of youth groups from multiple churches that works together on missions, service, spiritual formation, and fellowship. Meets Sundays at 3pm during the school year.
• African American Heritage ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization dedicated to preserving African American heritage in Nacogdoches. AHBC participates in heritage preservation activities.
• CWJC (Christian Women Job Corps)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian organization providing job training and support. AHBC partners with CWJC for community service initiatives.
• Love, Inc. of NacogdochesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian nonprofit coordinating charitable services in the community. AHBC collaborates with Love, Inc. to assist those in need.
• Pride Alliance of LufkinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGBTQ+ advocacy organization. AHBC supports this alliance as part of its commitment to inclusion and social justice.
• ReNac (Recycling Nacogdoches)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal recycling and environmental organization. Church members participate in ReNac initiatives as part of the Earth Care Ministry.
• C&R KuttBottleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental initiative. Church members involved in this organization as part of environmental care ministry.
• Southwest Baptist Camping AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of Baptist churches providing children's camp programs. Children from AHBC in grades 3-6 attend this camp annually.
• Redeemer Lutheran ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Lutheran congregation that originally rented facilities to AHBC during its early years before the permanent building was completed at Appleby Sand Road.
• Westminster Presbyterian ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Presbyterian congregation that originally rented facilities to AHBC during its early years before the permanent building was completed.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Iron Wheel Baptist Church: Baptist partner church that conducts joint worship services and social justice events with AHBC. Directly comparable as a local Baptist congregation operating in the same geography with similar ministry focus and congregational scale.
• Redeemer Lutheran Church: Local Lutheran congregation that originally hosted AHBC worshippers in its facilities before AHBC completed its own building. Directly comparable as a local Christian worship community serving the same Nacogdoches population with traditional liturgy and community outreach.
• Zion Hill Baptist Church: African American Baptist congregation in the Nacogdoches area that holds joint worship services with AHBC as part of racial reconciliation efforts. Directly comparable as a local Baptist congregation serving the same community with shared faith tradition and similar congregational structure.
• First Baptist Church Nacogdoches: Long-established Baptist congregation in the same Nacogdoches market. Directly comparable as a Southern Baptist-affiliated local worship community competing for the same congregant base, though likely with different theological orientation and larger scale.
• Westminster Presbyterian Church: Local Presbyterian congregation that originally hosted AHBC worshippers during its early years. Comparable as a mainline Protestant congregation in Nacogdoches offering traditional worship and similar community ministry structure.

Regional players

• Nacogdoches United Youth Ministry (NUYM): Ecumenical collaborative of youth groups from multiple Nacogdoches-area churches (including AHBC) that works together on missions, service, and fellowship. Comparable as a faith-based youth formation program serving overlapping demographics in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Baptist World Alliance: Global alliance of Baptist churches in which AHBC holds affiliation. Comparable as a denominational umbrella organization connecting Baptist congregations worldwide, though operating at international scale rather than as a single local body.
• Alliance of Baptists: Progressive Baptist alliance focused on justice, inclusion, and mission in which AHBC participates. Comparable as a Baptist umbrella organization with strongly aligned theological and social-justice values, supporting congregations through national mission programming.
• Cooperative Baptist Fellowship: National moderate-to-progressive Baptist network of which AHBC is an affiliate. Comparable as a Baptist ecosystem organization that supports, resources, and connects member congregations with mission and ministry programming, though at a national scale.

Emerging players

• Nacogdoches H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Eat): Local food assistance nonprofit where AHBC members volunteer through community gardening programs. Comparable as a faith-adjacent community food services organization addressing the same hunger-relief use case in the Nacogdoches area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/austinheightsbaptist
• Facebookfacebook.com/AustinHeightsBaptistChurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ahbcnac

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Profiles5 records

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