Community Life Church

What Community Life Church does

Community Life Church is an independent, nonprofit Christian church founded on February 4, 2004 and headquartered at 6424 Vista Drive, Shawnee, Kansas, with a separate mailing address at 22052 W. 66th Street #355, Shawnee, KS 66226. It operates as a single-campus congregation led by Lead Pastor Chris Winn since founding, with a small pastoral staff including a Discipleship Pastor (Valerie Dykes) and a KIDZlife Director (Sofie Wheatcroft). The church runs one weekly Sunday worship service at 10:00 AM, offered both in-person and via an online streaming platform, and structures its ministry around the metaphor of a 'Spiritual Family' rather than a programmatic organization.

Its core offerings are organized into ministry programs — KIDZlife (children's ministry birth through sixth grade using the Awana Brite Curriculum), Student Ministry, Freedom Ministry (inner-healing and spiritual warfare under the Wellsprings of Freedom International Network), Discipleship Making, Groups/Ungroups (organic small gatherings), Global Ministry, and Community Ministry — plus digital giving services (online portal, text-to-give at 913-359-9099, and personal banking bill-pay). There is no proprietary technology platform; the church runs on The Church Co's standard website infrastructure and mainstream online donation processing, with a roughly 3% credit card processing fee disclosed.

The business model is voluntary donations and tithes from congregation members, with no pricing tiers, fees for services, or commercial revenue streams. Customer segments are individuals and families in the Shawnee, Kansas area seeking spiritual community, plus mission-focused congregants supporting international work in Haiti (via Global Vision Citadelle Ministries / GVCM) and Zimbabwe (AWANA public school clubs). Distribution is through in-person Sunday worship, online streaming, and community partnerships (Shawnee Faith Community+City Partnership, Caring for Kids at Broken Arrow Elementary). The church also partners with The Voice of the Martyrs for persecuted-Christian support and has trained 75+ Haitian churches in AWANA child discipleship.

Name

Community Life Church

Legal name

Community Life Church

Website

https://communitylifechurch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Community Life Church is an independent, nonprofit Christian church founded in 2004 in Shawnee, Kansas, serving local individuals and families through Sunday worship, discipleship, children's and student ministries, and international mission partnerships in Haiti and Zimbabwe, funded entirely by voluntary tithes and offerings.

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Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAG

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Church ministries
• Discipleship programs
• Global missions

Headquarters

HQ city

Shawnee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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 operates on voluntary donations from congregation members. Giving is framed as an act of worship reflecting grateful hearts and faithful commitment. Multiple giving methods are provided including online giving, text-to-give (text 'GIVE' to 913-359-9099), and personal banking through bill-pay. The church notes approximately 3% processing fees for online credit card donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Community Life Church is a nonprofit Christian church that delivers weekly Sunday worship services (in-person and online) and a portfolio of ministry programs including children's discipleship (KIDZlife), student ministry, Freedom Ministry (inner healing), small-group formation (Ungroups), local community outreach, and international missions. The organization is funded by voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members rather than by charging for services.

Product overview

Community Life Church offers a unified set of ministry programs and digital services rather than a modular product platform. The church's core offerings include KIDZlife (children's ministry), Student Ministry, Freedom Ministry, Discipleship Making, Groups/Ungroups, Global Ministry, and Community Ministry. Digital service offerings include Church Online (online worship), Online Giving, Text Giving, and Personal Banking giving options. All programs operate under a spiritual family framework focused on disciple-making, with in-person Sunday services at 10:00 AM and online worship options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Vision Citadelle Ministries (GVCM): Global partnership with rural Haitian churches through monthly support and projects
• The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM)
• AWANA

Products and services

• KIDZlife Children's ministry program for kids from birth through sixth grade using the AWANA Brite Curriculum for Bible-based discipleship in a safe, family-integrated environment.
• Student Ministry Youth ministry for middle and high school students combining learning, serving, and personal discipleship relationships with trusted adult mentors.
• Freedom Ministry Inner-healing and spiritual warfare prayer ministry that combines prayer sessions with spiritual guidance to help participants walk in long-term freedom in Christ through facilitated 'freedom sessions'.
• Groups (Ungroups) Organic, informal small-group gatherings (no rigid rules) enabling members to initiate prayer, Bible study, and meals together as a spiritual family.
• Global Ministry International missions partnerships including Global Vision Citadelle Ministries (GVCM) in Haiti, The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) for persecuted Christians, and AWANA child discipleship programs in Haiti and Zimbabwe.
• Community Ministry Local community outreach including the Shawnee Faith Community+City Partnership and the Caring for Kids program at Broken Arrow Elementary, engaging churches and schools to serve the city.
• Discipleship Making Life-on-life discipleship culture-building program focused on helping people recognize Kairos moments and act on God's voice, in line with the church's mission of making disciples who make disciples.
• Church Online Online worship service enabling remote participation in Sunday services via the church's digital streaming platform.
• Online Giving Digital tithing and donation platform allowing congregation members to give online through the church website via credit card or other electronic methods.
• Text Giving Mobile giving service allowing donors to text 'GIVE' to 913-359-9099 and contribute via credit card; first-time givers enter card details and subsequent gifts require only a text with the amount.
• Personal Banking Bill-Pay Giving Automatic bill-pay donation option through personal online banking, with checks mailed to the church at 22052 W. 66th Street #355, Shawnee, KS 66226, avoiding processing fees.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Global Vision Citadelle Ministries (GVCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough Haiti Global Partners (GVCM.org), the church is partnered with several rural Haitian churches to bring the Good News to suffering people of Haiti. The partnership includes monthly financial support and project assistance, seeing the Kingdom of God come to Haiti.
• The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVOM (persecution.com) serves persecuted Christians in the world's most difficult and dangerous places. The church partners by volunteering, praying, and making the community aware of brothers and sisters in Christ being persecuted for their faith.
• AWANAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe church partnered with AWANA and GVCM to train 75+ churches in Haiti (which had no ministry for children) in the Child Discipleship Ministry of Awana. This Leader-Based Strategy equips large groups of local, national leaders through in-depth training. The church has also sponsored AWANA Clubs in public schools in Zimbabwe.
• Wellsprings of Freedom International Network SitecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs a Wellsprings of Freedom International Network Site (wellspringsoffreedom.com), the church offers Freedom Ministry combining inner-healing and spiritual warfare prayer, helping people walk in long-term freedom in Christ through 'freedom sessions' facilitated by trained volunteers.
• Shawnee Faith Community+City PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe church leads an effort to engage all churches to serve the city of Shawnee through this partnership initiative, representing the community of faith working together for civic benefit.
• Caring for Kids at Broken Arrow ElementaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe church partners with this organization to add value to the community by serving students and families at Broken Arrow Elementary School.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gateway Church: Large non-denominational evangelical church with extensive children's, student, and global-missions programs — broadly comparable ministry portfolio though at substantially larger scale.
• North Point Community Church: Large non-denominational church founded with a focus on 'church for people who don't like church' — directly comparable philosophical positioning and casual-accessible worship style, though significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Christ Fellowship Church: Non-denominational evangelical church with comparable children's, student, and small-groups ministry stack; similar casual-contemporary tone and discipleship-first culture.
• Watermark Community Church: Large non-denominational evangelical church in Plano, TX focused on discipleship-driven community and casual contemporary worship — closely mirrors Community Life Church's 'spiritual family' model and multi-generational ministry stack.
• Faith Family Church: Mid-sized non-denominational church with comparable children's, student, and global-missions programming; similar 'family church' positioning and demographic focus.
• Cross Point Church: Non-denominational church with similar community-first, small-group-centric model and contemporary worship — comparable ministry stack and target audience.
• Woodlawn Church: Mid-sized non-denominational church with strong local community outreach and contemporary worship — directly comparable in scope, mission emphasis, and community-engagement model.
• The Village Church: Non-denominational church with strong discipleship and small-groups emphasis; comparable in theology, casual contemporary worship style, and member-driven ministry culture to Community Life Church.

Regional players

• Church of the Resurrection: The largest United Methodist congregation in the US, headquartered in the Kansas City metro area — directly comparable as a large suburban-Midwest church serving the same broader regional population as Community Life Church.

Others

• AWANA: International child-discipleship ministry that Community Life Church already partners with. Included as a peer because the church's KIDZlife program is built on the AWANA curriculum and the church co-trains AWANA programs internationally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

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