Christ Fellowship McKinney

What Christ Fellowship McKinney does

Christ Fellowship is an independent, non-denominational Christian church headquartered at 2801 Orchid Dr., McKinney, Texas, founded in 1997 by Bruce Miller. It operates a single physical campus with weekly worship services offered in English and Spanish at 9:30 and 11:15 AM Sundays, plus a 7:00 PM online service. The congregation is served by approximately 66 staff and pastors, governed by a board of elders, and led since 2024 by Senior Lead Pastor Aaron Armstrong following Bruce Miller's transition to Founding Pastor. The church runs a portfolio of age- and need-segmented ministries including Promiseland (children birth–5th grade, including a weekday preschool), CF Students (6th–12th), CF Sisterhood, CF Men, re:generation (12-step recovery), re|engage (marriage), care/crisis support, and the Discipleship Pathways four-tier formation framework.

The underlying technology stack centers on the CF Home mobile app (redesigned April 2024) — featuring FastPass QR check-in, group chat integration, sermon notes, a giving portal, and bilingual UI — supported by YouTube and Church Online livestream infrastructure, the RightNow Media on-demand Bible study platform, the Engage God Daily podcast distributed on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, the Method mission-trip management platform, and Wufoo for forms. Digital content distribution is paired with a wide ecosystem of local and international mission partnerships spanning Collin County nonprofits, U.S. ministry agencies, and global workers across Africa, Latin America, Cambodia, Cuba, and Europe.

The operating model is voluntary, donation-funded: the 2025–26 General Budget is $4,674,000 (split across ministry expenses, facilities, and a $732,000 mortgage allocation) and the Missions Fund Budget is $300,000, supplemented by Promiseland Preschool tuition, legacy/planned giving, stock donations, and qualified charitable IRA distributions. Revenue is collected through six giving channels — online, mobile app, text-to-give (972-914-5539), in-person, mail, and stock transfer — and the church is supported by an active church-planting network (Manna Church, Restore Church Austin, Cadence Church, Reality Church Miami) in partnership with Stadia and Strategic Launch Network.

Name

Christ Fellowship McKinney

Legal name

Christ Fellowship

Website

https://cfhome.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Christ Fellowship McKinney is an independent non-denominational church serving the Collin County, TX community through bilingual English/Spanish worship, a full digital platform (CF Home app, livestream, podcast), and a multi-generational ministry portfolio spanning children, students, recovery, and global missions, funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Community ministry
• Spiritual development
• Faith-based education
• Nonprofit outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

McKinney

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members including general tithes, offerings, and designated gifts. Supported via online giving, mobile app, text-to-give, in-person collection, mail, bank bill pay, and stock transfers.
2. Missions Fund: Designated fund supporting local, national, and international missions initiatives, combined from former Global Ministries and Community Impact Ministries funds.
3. Legacy Giving: Planned giving and estate planning contributions for long-term church support.
4. Stock Donations: Transfer of stock shares as charitable donations, liquidated upon receipt.
5. Charitable IRA Distributions: Qualified charitable distributions from IRA retirement accounts.
6. Preschool Tuition: Promiseland Preschool weekday ministry generates tuition revenue for early childhood education services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Christ Fellowship McKinney is a non-profit, multi-ethnic, non-denominational church that delivers weekly worship services in English and Spanish (in-person and online), small-group community life, children's and student ministries, recovery and pastoral care programs, and global mission trips. The church monetizes none of these services directly; operations are funded by voluntary tithes and offerings, with tuition revenue from Promiseland Preschool weekday early-childhood education.

Product overview

Christ Fellowship McKinney operates as a multi-site church offering a comprehensive suite of spiritual formation and community engagement products and services. The core product is the CF Home App (mobile application) redesigned in April 2024, which serves as the primary digital hub for church engagement. Supporting digital products include RightNow Media (on-demand Bible study content), Engage God Daily (daily devotional and podcast), Message Archives (sermon library), and Online Giving (donation system). In-person offerings include Worship Services (English and Spanish), Life Groups, CF Students (youth ministry), Promiseland (children's ministry), and various small group programs. Specialized ministries include Re:generation (12-step recovery), CF Sisterhood (women's ministry), CF Men, Discipleship Pathways (four-tiered spiritual growth), Mission Trips, Groups on Mission, and Care & Crisis Support services. The church also provides baptism services, the First Step Class for new members, andPrayer Ministry. The portfolio is unified by the mission to help people find and follow Christ through connection, peace, and freedom from loneliness, anxiety, and addiction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Promiseland: Children's ministry for birth through 5th grade
• CF Students
• CF Sisterhood
• CF Men
• re:generation
• re|engage
• CF Encouragers
• Engage God Daily

Products and services

• Worship Services
• Life Groups

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

53 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RightNow MediacoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to provide on-demand access to thousands of hours of Bible study resources, sermons, and video content. Referred to as the 'Netflix of Bible studies.' Church members receive free access.
• YouTubecoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary platform for weekly livestreaming of worship services and sermon archive distribution.
• Church Online PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationVirtual worship platform enabling online attendance with chat and prayer request functionality.
• Mission ArlingtonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner providing community assistance services.
• Mission Lab New OrleansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner providing community assistance opportunities.
• Prison FellowshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner for prison ministry outreach.
• Agape Ministries International (Cambodia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mission partner serving in Cambodia with gospel ministry.
• Amazi Water (Burundi)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner providing clean water ministry in Burundi.
• Proclaim CubaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner for Cuba ministry and gospel proclamation.
• Teach Beyond InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission organization for educational and gospel ministry.
• Joshua Expedition (Costa Rica)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mission partner in Costa Rica.
• Mission Discovery (Tecate, Mexico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mission partner providing short-term mission trip opportunities in Tecate, Mexico.
• Hope Women's CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal nonprofit partner providing free pregnancy services including testing, ultrasounds, exams, and counseling for women facing unplanned pregnancies.
• One Heart McKinneyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community partner for community assistance in McKinney.
• Community Food Pantry of McKinneyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal food pantry partner providing food assistance to Collin County residents.
• Community Garden KitchenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner providing food and meals to community members in need.
• Direction 61:3minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner providing transitional housing for aging foster youth.
• Webb ElementaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTitle I school partnership with 500+ students, 78% financially at-risk. Church provides tutors, mentors, and classroom helpers.
• Collin County Detention CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch maintains volunteer presence for incarcerated men and women, providing worship services and small groups.
• Little Free Pantry McKinneyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal food pantry partner for community food assistance.
• Community FirstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch and community partnership at Leadership Network.
• Manna ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch plant partner.
• Restore Church AustinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch plant partner.
• Cadence ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch plant partner.
• Reality Church (South Beach, Miami)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch plant partner.
• Stadia Church Launch NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch planting agency partner.
• Strategic Launch NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch planting agency partner.
• East-West MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission organization partner.
• Iran Alive MinistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner for Iran-focused ministry.
• Welcome to My Father's House Ministry (Guatemala)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner serving in Guatemala.
• Healthy FoundationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational health ministry partner.
• Teach the StoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Bible teaching ministry partner.
• Mission ReganminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner providing medical supplies for mission work.
• Oxford GrandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssisted living partner for senior ministry outreach.
• Belle & SparrowsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational missions partner focused on women.
• Emily's PlaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner providing housing for domestic abuse survivors.
• Samaritan InnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner providing transitional housing services.
• Shiloh PlaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner providing transitional housing for single women.
• Common Good MedicalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity healthcare partner.
• Dallas Theological SeminaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for theological training.
• Dallas Baptist UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for higher education.
• Community Lifeline CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community assistance partner.
• Volunteer McKinneyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer coordination partner for Collin County.
• Roadside ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch plant partner.
• Gideons of Collin CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational ministry partner providing Bible resources.
• InterVarsityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus ministry partner with missionary René Aguirre.
• Centers of Church-Based TrainingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partner with missionaries Dave & Judy Buckert.
• CRU NeighborsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission organization partner with missionary Chris Kaupp.
• Olive Tree InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBible translation and distribution partner.
• VIAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission organization partner with missionaries Warren & Gina Vincent.
• Camino GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mission organization partner with missionaries Juan Camilo & Melissa Santafe in Colombia.
• Agape International Missions (Cambodia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner with missionaries Floyd & Tamra Stanley serving in Cambodia.
• TeachBeyondminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational education mission organization with missionaries Matt & Patty Schonoff in Czech Republic.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Watermark Community Church: Large non-denominational church in Plano/Dallas serving the same Collin County and broader DFW demographic. Both churches emphasize discipleship, care ministries, and non-denominational theology, competing weekly for the same member pool.
• Hope Community Church: Multi-site non-denominational church in the DFW area with comparable family ministry, recovery, and missions programming. Competes for the same suburban Collin County and North Texas demographic.
• The Village Church: Matt Chandler's non-denominational church headquartered in Flower Mound/Southlake with multi-site presence across DFW. Direct competitor for suburban Collin County families and a benchmark for the same non-denominational Reformed-leaning theological tradition.
• Fellowship Church: Ed Young's Grapevine-based non-denominational church with multi-site model across DFW. Comparable in non-denominational identity, family-focused programming, and tech-forward service delivery.
• Elevation Church: Steven Furtick's Charlotte, NC-based non-denominational church with strong digital content distribution and contemporary worship model. Comparable in tech-forward service delivery, multi-generational programming, and small-group emphasis.
• Gateway Church: Large DFW-based multi-site non-denominational church with comparable Spanish-language ministry, family programming, and missions emphasis. Directly comparable in scale, demographic targeting, and ministry structure.

Broad incumbents

• Church of the Highlands: Large Alabama-based non-denominational multi-site church with similar recovery ministry (Celebrate Recovery), life groups, and missions emphasis. Comparable ministry structure and demographic targeting to Christ Fellowship.
• Life.Church: Edmond, OK-based multi-site non-denominational church and pioneer of online church and the YouVersion Bible App. Operates at vastly larger scale but shares the same digital-engagement, small-group, and open-network DNA as Christ Fellowship.
• North Point Ministries: Andy Stanley's Atlanta-area multi-campus non-denominational church network. Comparable in strategic-coach DNA, leadership development, and emphasis on reaching unchurched adults — a benchmark church model for organizations like Christ Fellowship.
• Saddleback Church: Rick Warren's Lake Forest, CA-based non-denominational church — pioneer of the Purpose Driven model and PEACE missions plan that heavily influenced church planting and small-group structures at churches like Christ Fellowship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ChristFellowshipMcKinney
• Facebookfacebook.com/christfellowshiphome
• Instagraminstagram.com/cfhome
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/christ-fellowship-mckinney

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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