Antelope Valley Christian Center

What Antelope Valley Christian Center does

Antelope Valley Christian Center (AVCC) is a non-profit, multi-cultural and multi-generational Christian church founded in 1992 by Pastor Tom Pickens and headquartered in a single campus at 304 West Lancaster Blvd in Lancaster, California. The organization delivers a comprehensive ministry portfolio covering Sunday worship services, children's programs (Kids Studio 365, nursery through 5th grade), youth ministry (Chosen Youth, grades 6-10), and age-segmented adult ministries including men's (Man Cave), women's (Pearls of Great Price, led by Minister Donna Pickens), married couples, singles, and seniors 60+ (Seen Years), supplemented by midweek Bible study (Refuel), intercessory prayer, communion services, street witnessing, pastoral care (weddings, baptisms, baby dedications, memorials), and a volunteer program (VSM).

The organization's technology footprint is modest and consumer-grade: a WordPress website at avccusa.org serves as the primary information and event hub, Facebook Live streams all Sunday services and midweek programs for remote attendees, and giving is processed through the third-party Church Center SaaS platform plus text-to-give via shortcode 84321. There is no proprietary technology, mobile application, or API; operations are supported by a 19-person staff including senior pastors, ministry leads, and administrative roles.

AVCC's business model is that of a traditional religious nonprofit: revenue is derived exclusively from voluntary tithes and offerings collected in-person on Sunday mornings, by mail, and online, with no paid products, services, or pricing tiers. The organization reports no external funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no investor base. Geographic reach is primarily the Antelope Valley region in Los Angeles County, California, with a marginal extension to a global online audience via Facebook Live. Additional ministry footprint exists through founder Tom Pickens's separate plants — Victory Christian Center in Victorville, CA, and Life of Victory Christian in Oxnard, CA — though these are operationally independent.

Name

Antelope Valley Christian Center

Legal name

Antelope Valley Christian Center

Website

https://avccusa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Antelope Valley Christian Center is a multi-generational non-profit church founded in 1992 in Lancaster, California, serving local families and individuals across all age groups through Sunday worship, age-segmented ministries, midweek Bible study, pastoral care, and digital giving via its website and Facebook Live streaming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Church worship services
• Religious ministry programs
• Biblical education programs
• Youth and children's ministry
• Community prayer services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lancaster

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church collects tithes and offerings from congregants during Sunday services (10am-11am in-person drop-off), via mail, and through an online giving platform (Church Center) and text-to-give (text any dollar amount to 84321). This constitutes the primary financial support for the ministry.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Antelope Valley Christian Center (AVCC) is a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-generational church in Lancaster, California that delivers weekly worship services, age-segmented ministry programs (children, youth, men, women, singles, married, seniors), midweek Bible studies, prayer gatherings, pastoral care services (weddings, baptisms, baby dedications, memorial services), and community outreach. The church supplements in-person offerings with Facebook Live streaming and a Church Center online giving platform.

Product overview

Antelope Valley Christian Center (AVCC) is a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-generational church in Lancaster, California. The church offers a unified portfolio of spiritual services and ministries centered on teaching the uncompromised Word of God. Core offerings include Sunday worship services with live streaming, Kids Studio 365 children's ministry, Chosen Youth ministry for students, and various adult ministries (Man Cave, Women's Ministry, Married Life, Singles, Seen Years). Additional programs include midweek Bible study (Refuel), intercessory prayer, communion services, street witnessing outreach, and pastoral care services including weddings, baptisms, baby dedications, and memorial services. The church also provides online giving options and volunteer opportunities through its VSM program. Together, these ministries form a comprehensive spiritual ecosystem serving individuals and families at all stages of faith.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Service Weekly Sunday morning worship service held at 10am, featuring contemporary worship music and biblical teaching, streamed live on Facebook for online attendees.
• Kids Studio 365 Children's ministry program providing age-appropriate Bible teaching for nursery through 5th grade during Sunday and Wednesday evening services.
• Chosen Youth Student movement for youth in grades 6-10 focused on excitement, energy, creativity and helping this generation take a stand in faith.
• Refuel Bible Study Midweek online Bible study held on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm via Facebook Live, led by Minister Keyubba Bowman.
• Intercessory Prayer Sunday morning prayer gathering held at 9am in the AVCC West Annex, open to all members and visitors.
• Man Cave Men's Ministry Ministry designed to equip and encourage men to pursue life with God as 'Difference Makers' in their world.
• Women's Ministry (Pearls of Great Price) Gathering of women making a difference in homes, schools, and marketplace, led by Minister Donna Pickens.
• Married Life Ministry Ministry focused on marriage encouragement, strength and healing available for every marriage through Christ.
• Singles Ministry

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered foundational and minor.

• Rhema Bible Training Center (Kenneth Hagin Ministries)foundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor Tom Pickens accepted a teaching position at Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma in January 1980, serving for three and one-half years under Kenneth Hagin Ministries. This represents the formative theological training ground for the church's founder.
• Crenshaw Christian Center (Apostle Fred Price)foundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 1983, Pastor Tom Pickens joined the ministerial staff at Crenshaw Christian Center with Apostle Fred Price, serving in dual positions as Assistant Pastor and Dean of the School of Ministry. Minister Donna Pickens also sat under Apostle Fred Price's ministry for over 28 years and was one of his original 12 members. This relationship shaped AVCC's doctrinal foundation.
• Victory Christian Center (Victorville, CA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Pastor Tom Pickens, Victory Christian Center is located in Victorville, California and is pastored by Al Zorn. It represents an extension of Pastor Tom's ministry footprint in the broader Southern California region.
• Life of Victory Christian (Oxnard, CA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor Tom Pickens assisted in the launch of Life of Victory Christian in Oxnard, California, pastored by LaMarcus Keys. This represents a strategic extension of the ministry network in Ventura County.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Elevation Church (Charlotte, NC): Multi-site church under Pastor Steven Furtick with strong online presence and contemporary worship. Comparable multi-generational programming and digital-first distribution approach to AVCC.
• Church of the Highlands (Birmingham, AL): Large multi-campus non-denominational church with robust online services, age-group ministries, and a focus on community outreach — a structurally analogous model to AVCC at a much larger scale.
• Saddleback Church (Lake Forest, CA): Large Southern California multi-site church known for Purpose Driven methodology, age-segmented ministries, and online content distribution. Comparable ministry structure to AVCC but at significantly larger scale and regional footprint.
• Bethel Church (Redding, CA): Large California-based charismatic / Word of Faith-adjacent church with global online reach, healing ministry emphasis, and extensive media production. Comparable in doctrinal flavor to AVCC but at materially larger scale.
• Rock Church (San Diego, CA): Multi-site Southern California church with extensive online streaming, multi-ethnic congregation, and full age-segment programming. Directly comparable geography (California) and ministry breadth to AVCC.
• North Point Ministries (Atlanta, GA): Multi-site church network founded by Andy Stanley known for age-stratified programming (children, students, adults) and strategic online distribution. Ministry architecture is highly comparable to AVCC's segmented model.

Others

• Pushpay (church giving / engagement platform): Church management and digital giving platform serving thousands of US congregations. AVCC uses a comparable giving platform (Church Center) for tithes/offerings, making Pushpay an ecosystem / vendor peer rather than a direct ministry competitor.

Direct peers

• Faithful Central Bible Church (Inglewood, CA): The successor to Crenshaw Christian Center under Apostle Fred Price, where Pastor Tom Pickens served as Assistant Pastor and Dean of School of Ministry. Shares AVCC's direct doctrinal lineage and Word of Faith / faith-healing emphasis.
• Victory Christian Center (Victorville, CA): Sister church founded by Pastor Tom Pickens in Victorville, CA, now pastored by Al Zorn. Same Word of Faith doctrinal lineage, similar community-church operating model, and direct ministry-network relationship to AVCC.
• Life of Victory Christian (Oxnard, CA): Church in Oxnard, CA that Pastor Tom Pickens assisted in launching, now pastored by LaMarcus Keys. Shares AVCC's Word of Faith theological roots and small-to-mid-size community-church structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AVChristianCtr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/antelope-valley-christian-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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