CALVARY CHAPEL OF VISTA

What CALVARY CHAPEL OF VISTA does

Calvary Chapel of Vista is a religious nonprofit (501(c)(3)-style) Bible-teaching church established in 1975 in Vista, California, operating from a single campus at 885 E. Vista Way. The church delivers its ministry through three Sunday worship services (8:00, 9:45, 11:30 AM), a Wednesday evening service (6:30 PM), a parallel Spanish-language Hispano ministry, age-segmented programs (Calvary Kids, Jr. High, High School, Young Adults, Men's, Women's), home groups meeting 2-4 times monthly, a counseling and discipleship portfolio (Biblical Counseling, GriefShare, Breaking Chains recovery, premarital/marriage counseling), and a missions/church-planting arm known as Calvary Vista Missions that has supported 9 international and 9 domestic church plants across the U.S., Hungary, New Zealand, Italy, Australia, Uganda, Guatemala, Georgia, Serbia, Malawi, and Cyprus.

The church's technology stack is built entirely on third-party SaaS platforms rather than proprietary systems: SnapPages hosts the public website (calvaryvista.com), Pushpay processes digital tithes/offerings and powers text-to-give (GIVECV to 77977) plus a mobile church app, Church Center handles event registration/connect cards/prayer requests, Vimeo hosts sermon video, Mailchimp manages the email newsletter, and a dedicated subdomain (live.calvaryvista.com) carries live-streamed services. A digital sermon archive spanning 30+ years of Pastor Rob Salvato's verse-by-verse Bible teaching is searchable by speaker, series, and scripture. There are no proprietary software products, no AI/ML systems, and no API platform.

Revenue is generated exclusively through voluntary donations and contributions: general tithes and offerings, designated missions giving, and special appeals. There is no pricing model, no fee-for-service offering, and no disclosed financial information. With 17 employees on staff, current pastoral leadership includes Senior Pastor Rob Salvato (30+ year tenure), Pastor Jason Duff, Counseling & Discipleship Pastor Jesse Hernandez, Hispano Pastor Mike Viveros, High School Pastor Charlie Combs, and Young Adults Pastor Aaron Sabio. Reach signals include 1,000+ people served weekly through food distribution with the San Diego Food Bank, 9,000 inmates reached annually through jail ministry, and a "House of Refuge" designation with the Love Life pro-life network.

Name

CALVARY CHAPEL OF VISTA

Legal name

Calvary Vista

Website

https://calvaryvista.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Calvary Chapel of Vista is a 1975-founded, Vista, California-based Bible-teaching church offering Sunday and midweek worship, age-specific ministries, counseling, home groups, Spanish-language services, and a church-planting missions network, funded entirely by voluntary donations and supported by 17 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN)

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Bible teaching ministry
• Worship gatherings
• Pastoral counseling programs
• Church planting missions

Headquarters

HQ city

Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through tithes (10% of income教导) and offerings, facilitated through digital Pushpay platform, text messaging, and in-person collection
2. Missions Fund: Designated donations supporting domestic and international mission work, church plants, and missionary partners worldwide

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Calvary Chapel of Vista is a Bible-teaching church that delivers verse-by-verse biblical exposition through Sunday and midweek worship services, age-specific ministries for children, youth, young adults, men, and women, small group home fellowships, pastoral counseling and discipleship programs, a Spanish-language Hispano ministry, and a domestic and international church planting missions program. The church is supported financially through voluntary tithes, offerings, and designated mission contributions collected digitally via Pushpay and in person.

Product overview

Calvary Chapel of Vista is a Bible-teaching church offering a unified portfolio of ministry services centered on knowing Jesus and making Him known. The core offerings include Sunday and midweek worship services featuring verse-by-verse Bible teaching, counseling and discipleship programs (Pastoral Biblical Counseling, GriefShare, Premarital/Marriage Counseling, recovery ministry), Home Groups for community connection, Missions for domestic and international church planting, a Spanish-language Hispano Ministry, an archived sermon library with live streaming, and online giving through Pushpay. Age-specific ministry programs serve children, youth, young adults, men, and women. The church operates primarily through third-party platforms including Pushpay for giving, SnapPages for website, Church Center for registrations, and Vimeo for video content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship gatherings held at 8:00 AM, 9:45 AM, and 11:30 AM featuring heartfelt worship, Bible teaching, and congregational response, designed for individuals and families seeking verse-by-verse biblical teaching and Christian community.
• Midweek Services Wednesday evening services at 6:30 PM providing additional worship and Bible study opportunities for the congregation.
• Counseling and Discipleship Ministry Comprehensive Christ-centered counseling and discipleship program for individuals and couples, including pastoral biblical counseling, women's biblical counseling, the Healed and Set Free 10-week study, Skills Workshops, Go In Peace Retreats, premarital and marriage counseling, GriefShare, one-to-one discipleship, and the Breaking Chains recovery ministry.
• Home Groups Small neighborhood groups meeting 2-4 times per month in homes for friendship, accountability, Bible study, prayer, and community support, designed to foster deeper Christian fellowship beyond Sunday services.
• Missions Program Domestic and international church planting, local outreach ministries, and global missionary support including financial partnerships and prayer networks, operating through the affiliated Calvary Vista Missions subsidiary.
• Hispano Ministry Spanish-language ministry providing weekly worship services and Bible teaching in Spanish for the Hispanic community, with services on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM and Sundays at 9:45 AM.
• Sermons and Messages Archive Comprehensive digital archive and live streaming platform for verse-by-verse Bible teaching, including sermon series covering books of the Bible, special messages, and guest speaker presentations from Calvary Vista's pastoral team.
• Online Giving (Pushpay) Digital giving platform powered by Pushpay enabling congregants to make one-time donations, schedule recurring gifts, and give via text message (GIVECV to 77977) or through the church's mobile app, supporting tithes, offerings, and designated mission contributions.
• Age-Specific Ministry Programs Age-specific ministry programs serving children (Calvary Kids), Jr. High, High School, Young Adults, Men, and Women, providing tailored spiritual formation, community, and discipleship for every life stage.

Quantifiable outcome

• Extensive sermon library spanning 30+ years of Bible teaching
• +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

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• PushpaycoreTechnology or IntegrationPushpay is the digital giving platform used by Calvary Vista for tithes, offerings, and mission fund donations. Enables one-time and recurring gifts via bank account, debit, or credit card. Includes text-to-give (GIVECV to 77977) and church app integration.
• Church Center (ChurchCenter.com)coreTechnology or IntegrationChurch Center platform used for event registration, connect cards, prayer request forms, and group enrollment. Enables digital engagement with church community.
• San Diego Food BankmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with San Diego Food Bank for neighborhood food distribution program serving over 1,000 people weekly through parking lot distribution events.
• Tiempo Nuevo MinistrymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal ministry partnership for Wednesday food distribution in church parking lot, distributing food to approximately 500 cars per week.
• Birth ChoiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobile clinic and care center providing Christ-centered, life-affirming care to families since 1987. Calvary Vista supports through donations of time and funds.
• Love LifemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational ministry mobilizing the Church to end abortion and the orphan crisis. Calvary Vista is designated as a 'House of Refuge' providing resources for pregnant mothers and participating in prayer walks at abortion clinics.
• Run 2 RescueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry reaching girls harmed by human trafficking. Operates 2 homes for victims and has served over 250 girls. Calvary Vista provides volunteer support.
• San Diego Rescue MissionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner70+ year organization serving homeless and needy in San Diego County. Calvary Vista participates in Vista Homeless Outreach Team activities.
• Always Be Ready (Apologetics Ministry)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharlie Campbell's itinerant teaching and writing ministry focused on defense of the faith. Joined Calvary Vista staff in 1997, now travels nationally speaking at churches, schools, and conferences.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Rock Church: Large evangelical church in San Diego with multiple campuses and significant broadcast/digital outreach. Comparable as a large regional incumbent in the same San Diego evangelical market with broader programming and larger scale than Calvary Vista.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site evangelical church headquartered in Lake Forest, California, with extensive church-planting and missions programs. Comparable as a Southern California incumbent operating at significantly greater scale than Calvary Vista, with overlapping missions and disciple-making emphasis.

Direct peers

• Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa: The flagship Calvary Chapel church founded by Chuck Smith in Costa Mesa, California. Most directly comparable to Calvary Vista as a same-movement, verse-by-verse Bible-teaching church with extensive missions emphasis and similar doctrinal style.
• Shadow Mountain Community Church: Calvary Chapel-affiliated church in the San Diego area (El Cajon), led by Dr. David Jeremiah. Directly comparable because it shares the Calvary Chapel teaching tradition, is regionally adjacent to Calvary Vista, and operates an extensive media and missions ministry.
• Bayside Church: One of the largest Calvary Chapel-affiliated churches in the United States, headquartered in Roseville, California. Highly comparable as a Calvary Chapel church with multiple campuses, a large online presence, and a Calvary Chapel-style expository teaching tradition.
• Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale: Major Calvary Chapel church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Comparable as a sister Calvary Chapel congregation with verse-by-verse Bible teaching, multiple weekly services, and an international missions footprint.
• North Coast Church: Large non-denominational evangelical church headquartered in Carlsbad, California, with multiple regional campuses in North San Diego County. Comparable as a nearby same-market evangelical church competing for the same congregants, with a multi-site model and contemporary teaching style.
• Horizon Christian Fellowship: Evangelical church in the San Diego region with a Calvary Chapel heritage and verse-by-verse teaching style. Comparable as a same-region evangelical peer with similar expository teaching approach.
• Cross Connection Church: Calvary Chapel-affiliated church in Oceanside, California, in the immediate North San Diego County market. Directly comparable as a neighboring same-movement church competing for the same regional congregation.

Emerging players

• Calvary Chapel Bible College: Bible college affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement, located in Murrieta, California. Comparable in that it sits within the same doctrinal and church-planting ecosystem and shares leadership pipelines with churches like Calvary Vista.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/calvaryvista
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CalvaryVista
• Facebookfacebook.com/calvaryvista
• Instagraminstagram.com/calvaryvista
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/calvary-chapel-of-vista

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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