Collective Church

What Collective Church does

Collective Church is a non-profit religious organization founded in 2015 and headquartered in Culver City, California, serving residents across the Westside of Los Angeles. The church operates a single primary worship venue at Playa Studios (11260 Playa Ct., Culver City) with Sunday services at 10 AM, and uses a secondary facility partnership with Cornerstone West LA for monthly Draw Near prayer and worship nights. Its integrated ministry model centers on four interlocking programs: Sunday Services for worship and teaching, bi-weekly Neighborhood Dinners organized across four regional networks (Sawtelle/Westwood, Mar Vista, Palms/Culver, South Culver/Westchester) as the primary community-building rhythm, gender-specific Discipleship Groups of up to four people for relational Bible study, and a formal Mission Membership pathway consisting of Discover classes and a six-module Equipping phase for committed membership.

The church's reach spans 23 neighborhoods covering approximately 100 square miles and 530,000 residents. Leadership consists of Lead Pastor Lorenzo Smith and Teaching Pastor Casey Fritz (co-plant from 2015), supported by a small paid staff (3 full-time, 1 part-time) plus approximately 13 volunteer deacons and ministry coordinators handling regional coordination, children's ministry, youth, operations, and community partnerships. Additional programs include Baptism, Children's Ministry for ages 6 months through 5th grade, Youth Ministry, sermon distribution via podcast, and online giving. Strategic community partnerships with Chrysalis (employment services), Claris Health (pregnancy and sexual-health services), and Foster the City (foster care coalition) extend the church's engagement beyond direct worship into broader Westside social services.

Collective Church generates revenue entirely from voluntary tithes and offerings collected through online giving, mail-in giving, and Sunday service offerings, with giving framed as an act of worship and stewardship. The church uses standard off-the-shelf technology platforms including a Squarespace-hosted website and third-party giving and check-in tools, with no proprietary technology, API, or AI/ML capabilities. The organization is independently operated with no parent company, external investors, or equity stakeholders, functioning as a volunteer-supported community church with a regional, geographically-segmented go-to-market motion.

Name

Collective Church

Legal name

Collective Church

Website

https://collectivechurch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Collective Church is a non-profit church founded in 2015 on the Westside of Los Angeles, serving approximately 530,000 residents across 23 neighborhoods with Sunday services, neighborhood dinners, discipleship groups, and a mission membership pathway, funded entirely by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Religious community programs
• Worship gatherings
• Discipleship programs
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Culver City

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church receives donations from members and attendees through online giving, mail-in giving, and during Sunday services. Giving is framed as an act of worship and stewardship response to the gospel.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Collective Church is a regionally-focused Christian church on the Westside of Los Angeles that operates weekly worship services at Playa Studios in Culver City, CA, and runs an integrated set of ministry programs including Neighborhood Dinners, Discipleship Groups, Mission Membership, Baptism, Children's Ministry, and a podcast distribution channel. The church serves as a spiritual community and discipleship pathway rather than a product or technology vendor.

Product overview

Collective Church is a single-location church community on the Westside of Los Angeles offering a connected suite of ministry programs centered around Sunday Services, Neighborhood Dinners, Discipleship Groups, and Mission Membership. These core offerings work together as an integrated discipleship pathway: Sunday Services provide weekly worship and teaching; Neighborhood Dinners foster regional community connections; Discipleship Groups enable deeper relational Bible study; and Mission Membership serves as the formal commitment pathway for holistic spiritual formation. Additional programs include Baptism, Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry, Podcasts/Talks, and Online Giving, all designed to equip responsible followers of Jesus across the Westside's 23 neighborhoods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Church planted in 2015, serving 23 neighborhoods across the Westside of LA

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ChrysaliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChrysalis is a solution-oriented organization serving low-income and homeless residents of the Westside by providing resources for employment including resume development, interview training, professional clothing, and job placement. Collective Church partners with them to support their mission.
• Claris HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClaris Health has served the greater Los Angeles community since 1976 through free and low-cost medical care, therapy, education, and support services. Their mission is to equip and care for individuals and families before, during, and after pregnancy and sexual-health choices.
• Foster the CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoster the City is a coalition of churches providing loving homes for children in foster care. Since 2015, they have united more than 200 churches, mobilized thousands of households, and welcomed hundreds of children. In 2021, they launched a dedicated region for Los Angeles to see Angeleno churches become known as the community where abused and neglected children are cared for.
• Cornerstone West LAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornerstone West LA provides their facility at 1609 S Barrington Ave for Collective Church's monthly Draw Near prayer and worship nights.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Belonging Co: A Los Angeles church with a strong community, worship, and discipleship focus. Comparable in LA geography, contemporary worship style, and emphasis on belonging as a value proposition.
• Reality LA: An LA-based church plant focused on community, discipleship, and neighborhood engagement. Closely comparable to Collective Church in its LA geography, church-plant origins, and small-group community emphasis.
• Churchome: A church with both in-person gatherings in LA/Seattle and strong digital content distribution. Comparable to Collective Church in its blend of physical services and online/podcast reach.
• Awaken Church: An LA-based contemporary church with community-focused programming and regional reach. Comparable in urban LA context, contemporary worship model, and community-building ministry.
• Mosaic Church: A multi-site Christian church in the Los Angeles area with a regional network model and community-focused ministry. Directly comparable to Collective Church in geographic market, regional network structure, and engagement-driven growth model.

Regional players

• North Coast Church: A regional California church with multiple neighborhood campuses and small-group community models. Comparable in regional multi-site strategy and community-led engagement approach.
• Cornerstone West LA: An LA Westside church that actually shares facilities with Collective Church for Draw Near nights. Operates in the same immediate geographic submarket with a comparable community ministry focus.

Broad incumbents

• Bayside Church: A large regional California church with multiple campuses and small-group ministry. Comparable in regional California footprint and emphasis on community groups, but at much larger scale.
• Watermark Church: A large church plant with strong community, discipleship, and membership pathways. Comparable in mission-driven DNA and structured membership process, but operates in a different (Texas) market at much larger scale.
• Hillsong LA: A location of the global Hillsong church network operating in LA. Comparable geographic market but broader brand portfolio and larger scale than Collective Church.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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