Christ Presbyterian Church of Houston

What Christ Presbyterian Church of Houston does

Christ Presbyterian Church of Houston is a private, non-profit religious congregation founded in 1991 and headquartered at 8300 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) denomination and subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Larger Catechism, and the Shorter Catechism as its doctrinal standards. The church operates a single physical site with two Sunday worship services (8:30 am and 11:00 am) and a 10:00 am Sunday School hour, supplemented by livestream and an online sermon archive.

Its core offerings are organized ministry programs rather than commercial products: age-specific ministries (Children, Students, Young Adults), demographic-specific ministries (Women's, Men's), and community/pastoral care programs (City Groups, six zip-code-based Shepherding Communities, ESL/English Classes, Missions, Deacon's Ministry, Worship and Music). Distribution is delivered through in-person worship, online livestream, neighborhood-based small groups, and the Church Center digital platform for membership forms and ministry coordination.

The business model is a non-profit congregational model funded by voluntary tithes and offerings from members, with online giving supported through the church website. The organization employs a small staff of 5 listed personnel — Senior Pastor Rev. Richard Harris, Executive Director Steve Bellis, plus directors for Children, Students, Music/Worship, Finance and Facilities, Young Adults, and supporting coordinators — and is governed by a session of elders under standard Presbyterian polity. There is no external parent company, no private equity involvement, and no publicly disclosed revenue, attendance, or budget figure.

Name

Christ Presbyterian Church of Houston

Legal name

Christ Presbyterian Church

Website

https://cpchouston.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Christ Presbyterian Church of Houston is a non-profit PCA congregation in Houston, Texas offering Reformed worship, Sunday School, age-segregated ministries, and community outreach funded by member tithes.

Ownership category

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Product category

Religious Services and Church Ministries

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian education programs
• Pastoral care ministries
• Biblical community groups
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

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, Others

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Christ Presbyterian Church of Houston is a local PCA congregation that provides Sunday worship services, Sunday School education, six geographically-organized Shepherding Communities for pastoral care, age-specific ministries (Children, Students, Young Adults, Families), demographic-specific ministries (Women's, Men's), City Groups (small groups), and free ESL/English Classes as community outreach. All ministry offerings are delivered free of charge and supported by voluntary tithes and offerings from the congregation.

Product overview

Christ Presbyterian Church of Houston is a local congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) denomination. The church offers a unified set of ministry programs centered around Sunday worship services, Sunday School education, and Shepherding Communities. Additional programs include age-specific ministries (Children, Students, Young Adults), demographic-specific ministries (Women's, Men's), and community outreach programs (English/ESL Classes, City Groups). The church subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms as its doctrinal standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Worship Services
• Sunday School Christian education classes held Sundays from 10:00 am to 10:45 am for various age groups.
• Shepherding Communities Six geographically organized care teams (Spring Valley/Spring Branch, Memorial, Katy/West, Sugar Land/South, Inner Loop/East, Jersey Village/North) providing semi-annual pastoral check-ins, prayer support, and crisis/disaster response to assigned member households.
• Meet CPC Class Informational weekend class (Friday evening and Saturday morning) for individuals interested in joining CPC or learning more about the church, led by Pastor Harris.
• Sermons (Online Sermon Archive) Recorded sermons and preaching content available online covering various biblical passages and theological topics.
• Children's Ministry Programs for children including Sunday School and age-appropriate Christian education activities, directed by Angela Ikard.
• Student Ministry Youth programs for middle school and high school students with activities, Bible study, and fellowship opportunities, directed by Kyler Parkman.
• Young Adults Ministry Programs and community for young adults in the church, with interim direction by David Newland.
• Family Ministries Programs and support for families including resources and community for parents and children.
• Women's Ministry Programs and gatherings specifically for women in the congregation.
• Men's Ministry Programs and gatherings specifically for men in the congregation.
• City Groups Neighborhood-based small groups meeting regularly for fellowship, Bible study, and mutual care across various zip codes and life stages.
• English Classes / ESL Ministry Free English as a Second Language classes offered to the broader community, providing language instruction and cross-cultural community integration.
• Worship and Music Ministry Music and worship leadership during services, directed by Rev. BJ McDougal.
• Livestream Worship Services Live and on-demand worship services and sermons streamed online for remote attendance and ongoing spiritual growth.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)coreOthers

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Redeemer Presbyterian Church: PCA church in New York City founded by Tim Keller, focused on urban ministry and Reformed theology. Direct peer to CPC in denomination (PCA) and Reformed/evangelical identity, with comparable emphasis on expository preaching and city-focused shepherding.
• Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church: Long-established PCA congregation in Fort Lauderdale, FL, founded by D. James Kennedy. Direct peer to CPC as a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America denomination with a similar confessional Reformed identity.
• Christ Community Church (PCA): Network of PCA-affiliated congregations. Direct peer to CPC in denomination and Reformed evangelical identity; many share a comparable family-formation, age-segmented ministry model.
• Providence Presbyterian Church (Houston): PCA church in the Houston area, in the same regional presbytery as CPC. Direct peer in denomination and immediate geography, serving a similar evangelical family demographic in the Houston metro.
• The Village Church: PCA church in Flower Mound, TX historically associated with Matt Chandler, known for expository preaching and Reformed theology. Most direct peer to CPC: same denomination (PCA), same Reformed/confessional orientation, comparable evangelical family-focused ministry model.

Broad incumbents

• Second Baptist Church (Houston): Large multi-campus evangelical church in the Houston metro. Comparable to CPC as a Houston-area evangelical congregation targeting families and students, but operates at substantially larger scale with broader programmatic offerings.
• Lakewood Church: One of the largest churches in the United States, located in Houston. Geographically comparable to CPC but operates at a vastly larger scale with national media reach and a much broader program portfolio.
• Houston's First Baptist Church: Major Southern Baptist church with multiple Houston-area campuses. Comparable to CPC as a Houston evangelical congregation with strong family and student ministry, but at meaningfully greater scale and budget.

Regional players

• Woodlands Church: Evangelical church serving the Woodlands community in the Houston metro. Comparable to CPC in evangelical family-focused ministry model, but anchored in a different submarket north of Houston rather than competing directly in CPC's Katy Freeway / Inner Loop catchment.
• Christ United Methodist Church (Houston): United Methodist congregation in the Houston metro. Comparable to CPC as a Houston-area mainline/evangelical congregation with family and adult ministries, though theologically distinct (Methodist vs. Presbyterian/Reformed).

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

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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