EastLake Church

What EastLake Church does

EastLake Church is a private non-profit Christian church operating as part of the Community Church Movement, a coordinated network of churches that function as a single church across multiple cities. Its main campus is located at 2355 Otay Lakes Rd in Chula Vista, California, with four additional campus locations in Imperial Beach, Rolando, Torrey Pines, and Venice. The organization serves a multi-generational congregation ranging from birth through adults, with dedicated programs for children (Kids ministry), middle and high school students (Students United), young adults, and general adult worshippers and seekers.

The church's core offerings include weekly Sunday worship services at three service times (9am, 10:30am, 12pm), small-group ministry through Growth Groups (including the ROOTED 10-week spiritual formation experience), water baptism, pastoral care and prayer support, lifecycle services (weddings, child dedications, quinceañeras, memorials), and local and international outreach (including housebuild trips to Tijuana, Mexico). Its technology layer is modest: the CCMovement Church App serves as the mobile digital hub for content, events, and community connection, while Pushpay powers online tithing and recurring giving. Content distribution occurs through a website, message series library, social media, and email communications.

The business model is a voluntary contribution model with no pricing for attendance or participation. Revenue derives from tithes, offerings, and donations from congregation members, collected in-person and through the Pushpay digital giving platform. The organization employs approximately 102 people across its campuses and operates as a non-profit with no venture, private equity, or institutional investment. Its GTM motion is community-led (Growth Groups, events, campus-based outreach) combined with direct-to-consumer worship service delivery, with no external enterprise customers or contracted revenue.

Name

EastLake Church

Legal name

EastLake Church

Website

https://eastlakechurch.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

EastLake Church is a non-profit multi-site Christian church operating five Southern California campuses under the Community Church Movement, serving a multi-generational congregation through worship services, age-specific ministries, small groups, and digital giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Congregational worship services
• Youth ministry programs
• Small group ministry
• Online church giving

Headquarters

HQ city

Chula Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary contributions from congregation members as an act of worship and generosity. The church emphasizes financial stewardship and provides practical guidance through programs like Money Study classes. Online giving is available via Pushpay platform.
2. General Offerings and Donations: Additional giving opportunities including special collections, outreach support, and mission contributions. Blood drives and community service events may also generate support for community needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EastLake Church is a non-profit Christian church that delivers weekly worship services, age-stratified ministry programs (Kids Ministry, Students United, Young Adults), small group communities (Growth Groups / ROOTED), pastoral care, and baptism preparation across five physical campuses in California. Service delivery is extended digitally through a mobile app and an online giving platform that enable remote engagement and recurring financial contributions.

Product overview

EastLake Church is a multi-site Christian church (part of the Community Church Movement) operating from its main campus in Chula Vista, CA, with additional locations. The organization offers a unified suite of ministry programs and digital services. Core offerings include weekly worship services at multiple campuses, the CCMovement Church App for mobile engagement, age-specific ministries (Kids, Students, Young Adults), small group programs (Growth Groups including ROOTED spiritual formation), water baptism services, outreach initiatives (including international house builds), sermon messages, and online giving through PushPay integration. The church also provides pastoral care services including prayer support, counseling, biblical guidance, and lifecycle events (weddings, memorials, dedications).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Community Church Movement: A collection of churches that work together to function as one church meeting across multiple cities and locations.

Products and services

• Weekend Worship Services Weekly in-person worship gatherings held across the five campuses (Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Rolando, Torrey Pines, Venice) for congregants, families, and visitors seeking contemporary worship and biblical teaching.
• Kids Ministry Age-appropriate spiritual formation programming for children during weekend services and mid-week gatherings at each campus.
• Students United Dedicated youth ministry programming for middle school and high school students, including weekly gatherings and discipleship content.
• Young Adults Ministry Community and discipleship programming targeted at college-aged and early-career young adults.
• Growth Groups / ROOTED Small-group community and discipleship programs, including the ROOTED series, designed to foster adult relationships and spiritual formation outside weekend services.
• Water Baptism Public profession of faith through water baptism, including preparation classes and baptism events held across the campuses.
• Discover Class / Membership Pathway Introductory class and structured pathway for visitors and new attendees to learn about EastLake Church, its beliefs, and to formally join as members.
• Prayer & Pastoral Care Pastoral care, prayer support, and counseling services for congregants during life events, hospitalizations, and personal struggles.
• Outreach Ministry Community-facing outreach and service initiatives extending beyond the church walls to serve local Southern California neighborhoods.
• CCMovement Church App Mobile application (part of the Community Church Movement) for congregants to access sermons, events, groups, and church information from their phones.
• Online Giving Digital platform enabling congregants to submit one-time and recurring tithes and offerings online, processed via Pushpay.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Community Church MovementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEastLake Church is part of the Community Church Movement, a collection of churches working together to function as one church meeting across multiple cities and locations. Each church is staffed by a location lead pastor and offers wide-ranging ministry options unique to each location. This partnership provides shared resources, coordinated vision, and mutual support among member churches.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Mariners Church: Multi-site Orange County-based church with comparable contemporary worship, family-stage ministries, and small-group programs. Comparable model with overlapping but distinct Southern California geography.
• Church of the Nazarene (San Diego District): Denominational network operating multiple congregations across the same Southern California footprint. Comparable faith-based congregation footprint but under a formal denomination.

Broad incumbents

• Saddleback Church: Large established multi-site church with campuses across multiple states and a global church-planting network. Comparable ministry programming but at materially larger scale and longer operating history than EastLake.
• Life.Church: One of the largest multi-site churches in the U.S., known for pioneering church apps, online giving platforms, and digital ministry tools. Comparable digital infrastructure investments and multi-site scale.

Direct peers

• Watermark Church: Large multi-site non-denominational church known for discipleship-driven small groups, digital giving, and life-stage ministries. Comparable operating model and program structure despite different region.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site church with strong digital content distribution, contemporary services, and youth/family ministries. Comparable multi-site model with emphasis on online content and digital engagement.
• River Valley Church: Multi-site church operating across the San Diego region with contemporary services, kids and student ministries, growth groups, and digital/app-based member engagement. Closely comparable community church operating model.
• The Rock Church: Large San Diego-based multi-site church with multiple regional campuses, contemporary worship, life-stage ministries, and international missions. Directly comparable geography, scale, and programming model to EastLake.
• North Coast Church: Multi-site non-denominational church headquartered in Vista, CA (San Diego County) with multiple campuses across the same Southern California region. Operates a near-identical model of weekend services, kids/student ministries, growth groups, online giving, and app-based engagement.

Others

• Pushpay (parent of Resi Media): Vendor partner of EastLake for digital giving and church engagement tools. Comparable ecosystem participant serving the multi-site church market rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eastlake-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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