Bethlehem Church

What Bethlehem Church does

Bethlehem Church is a Christian nonprofit religious organization headquartered in Richmond Hill, New York, serving individuals and families seeking worship, biblical teaching, and community connection in the Queens submarket. The church operates from three adjacent facilities on Lefferts Boulevard — its main campus at 89-45 Lefferts Blvd, a mailing address at 89-37, and a Life Center at 91-11 — and runs two Sunday services (8am and 11am) plus a Wednesday evening service at 7:30pm. Its congregation is served through children's ministry (Kids on the Grow for ages 1-12), nursery care, youth programs, small groups, men's and women's ministry, and weekly communion.

The church's product surface is built on third-party SaaS platforms rather than proprietary technology. Core digital products include a Subsplash-powered mobile app, a Subsplash live streaming channel, a searchable sermon archive organized by month, series, speaker, and tags dating back to December 2013, and giving infrastructure via Shelby Giving (online) plus text-to-give at a dedicated phone number. Lead Pastor John P. Blondo, a former overseas missionary and Bible college professor, leads a four-person pastoral team covering discipleship, teaching, and worship.

Bethlehem Church's revenue model is entirely donation-based, consisting of voluntary tithes and offerings collected in-person, online, and via text from its congregation. As a privately held nonprofit religious organization, it does not disclose financials, has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no identified institutional backing. Marketing and outreach rely on the church's website (bcnewyork.com), the mobile app, live streaming, Facebook, and community events. The church is independently governed under the spiritual leadership of Pastor Blondo and operates without traditional ownership, equity, or funding structures.

Name

Bethlehem Church

Legal name

Bethlehem Church

Website

https://bcnewyork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bethlehem Church is a nonprofit Christian church in Richmond Hill, NY serving local individuals and families through Sunday and Wednesday services, children's and youth ministry, small groups, and digital outreach via a mobile app, live streaming, and online giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Religious Education, Kids & Family Faith Programming (MPABALAM)

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Worship services
• Children's ministry
• Sermon archive
• Religious education

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregants during weekly worship services, including online giving, text giving, and in-person offerings. These donations support church operations and community outreach programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bethlehem Church is a nonprofit Christian church in Richmond Hill, New York that delivers weekly in-person worship services, biblical teaching, children's and youth ministry programs, and small-group fellowship. Its offering is supplemented by a digital platform including live streaming, a searchable sermon archive, a mobile app, and online/text giving to extend ministry reach beyond the physical campus.

Product overview

Bethlehem Church operates a single-location church offering primarily in-person religious services supplemented by digital platforms. The core offering consists of weekly worship services, with digital products including an online sermon archive/media library, live streaming, a mobile app (via Subsplash), and online/text giving capabilities. Children's ministry (Kids on the Grow) and youth programs serve families. The church is headquartered in Richmond Hill, NY.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sermon Archive & Media Library Online library of recorded sermons organized by month, series, speaker, and tags, allowing members and visitors to search, stream, and listen to past messages on demand.
• Live Streaming Real-time broadcast of church services and events via an online streaming platform, enabling remote participation for those unable to attend in person.
• Mobile App Downloadable church application available through Subsplash, providing members and visitors with access to sermons, live streams, and church information on mobile devices.
• Kids on the Grow (Children's Ministry) Children's ministry program for ages 1-12 featuring age-specific programs, crafts, music, and Bible teaching during Sunday services (8am and 11am), with free nursery care for newborns-2 years. Includes Royal Rangers and Missionettes programs.
• Online Giving & Text Giving Digital tithing and offering platform allowing members to give online via Shelby Giving or through text message to a designated phone number (718-513-9053).
• Sunday Worship Services In-person worship services held every Sunday at 8am and 11am at 89-45 Lefferts Blvd, Richmond Hill, NY, featuring full-band worship, biblical teaching, and weekly communion celebrations.
• Wednesday Evening Services Midweek services held every Wednesday at 7:30pm including Bible study and prayer, complementing the Sunday worship schedule.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hillsong Church: Globally recognized contemporary charismatic church with band-led worship, multi-site operations, Hillsong TV/app distribution, and strong family/youth programming — overlaps directly with Bethlehem's worship and digital delivery model at much larger scale.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site contemporary non-denominational church with strong digital content, mobile app, online giving, and family ministries — operates at significantly larger scale than Bethlehem but mirrors its contemporary, family-oriented, digitally-enabled model.
• North Point Community Church: Large non-denominational church offering multiple weekly service times, family and children's programs, sermon podcasts, and online giving — comparable in service structure and digital strategy to Bethlehem but at substantially greater scale.
• Saddleback Church: Multi-site Bible-teaching church with extensive small groups, family and children's ministries, online sermons, and digital giving — comparable ministry breadth and Bible-centered identity to Bethlehem, but operating across many regional campuses.
• Gateway Church: Large multi-site Bible-based church with contemporary worship, family and children's ministries, online sermons, and digital giving — comparable to Bethlehem in worship style and program breadth, but at significantly larger multi-city scale.

Direct peers

• Bethel Church: Large charismatic Christian church known for worship-focused services, online sermon distribution, and global digital reach through Bethel TV and a mobile app — highly comparable to Bethlehem's emphasis on full-band worship, live streaming, and a sermon archive.
• Christ Tabernacle: Charismatic/Pentecostal church in the New York City metro area with multi-site operations, children's and family ministries, and a strong pastoral bench — Bethlehem's Discipleship Pastor Nathaniel Rosa served there for 20 years, indicating direct stylistic and organizational kinship.
• McLean Bible Church: Mid-sized Bible-teaching church with multiple service times, children's and youth ministries, small groups, sermon archive, and online giving — operates at a scale and with a structure very close to Bethlehem's single-campus, multi-service model.
• Faithful Central Bible Church: Charismatic Bible-teaching church with strong worship, children's and youth programs, small groups, and digital media distribution — closely mirrors Bethlehem's Pentecostal/charismatic identity, family programming, and media engagement.

Regional players

• Redeemer Presbyterian: Urban New York City-based church with multiple service times, sermon archive, online giving, and ministries for children and adults — geographically co-located with Bethlehem and comparable in offering structure, though distinct theologically (Presbyterian vs. charismatic).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bcnewyork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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