Eastminster Church

What Eastminster Church does

Eastminster Presbyterian Church (operating as Eastminster Church) is a nonprofit religious congregation founded circa 1964-1965 and headquartered at 1958 N Webb Road in Wichita, Kansas. The church operates within the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) denomination, with its beliefs explicitly aligned to the Westminster Confession of Faith, and is led by Lead Pastor Martin Lifer alongside a multi-staff leadership team and a lay governance structure of elected elders and deacons. Its mission is to encourage people to know, love, and become like Jesus through worship, discipleship, community, and missions.

Eastminster delivers its core offering through a hybrid in-person and online worship model: traditional services at 9:30 a.m. and contemporary services at 11 a.m. on campus during summer schedules, supplemented by live streaming via the Church Online platform. Ministry programs span all life stages, including Kids (with a Kids Day Out weekday program), Students, College & Young Adults, Women, Men, Care Ministries, Music, and Prayer, as well as Grow Groups (small groups). Its missions program engages more than 50 missionary families and partner organizations across Wichita, the broader U.S., and international locations, structured around Local Missionary Care Teams and short-term trip participation. The church's technology stack is built entirely on third-party, off-the-shelf tools — primarily ShelbyNext for member database and directory management, RightNow Media for video resource distribution, and standard online streaming — with no proprietary technology products or AI capabilities.

The business model is donation-based: revenue is generated almost exclusively through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregants and attendees, facilitated by an online giving platform. Core worship services, ministry programs, and community groups are provided free of charge. The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on personal invitation, member referrals, community service visibility (e.g., Washington Elementary School partnership, Union Rescue Mission support, HopeNet collaboration), and digital touchpoints including a website, biweekly eNews newsletter, Facebook, and Twitter/X. There is no pricing model, no external ownership, and no investor or capital-raising activity; the organization is governed internally by its board of Elders and supported by Deacons.

Name

Eastminster Church

Legal name

Eastminster Presbyterian Church

Website

https://eastminster.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eastminster Church is a 60-year-old Presbyterian (EPC) congregation in Wichita, Kansas offering in-person and online worship, intergenerational ministries, small groups, and a 50+ partner missions program, funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Community outreach
• Biblical teaching
• Mission programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The primary revenue stream comes from voluntary tithes and offerings contributed by church members and attendees. The church provides an online giving platform for convenient contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Eastminster Church is a Presbyterian congregation that provides weekly worship services in both traditional and contemporary formats, along with discipleship programming (children's, student, and adult ministries), small groups, biblical teaching, pastoral care, and local and global mission outreach. It operates from a single Wichita, Kansas campus and extends its ministry online through sermon streaming and on-demand video content.

Product overview

Eastminster Church is a religious organization (Presbyterian) in Wichita, KS that offers in-person and online worship services, ministry programs, and community outreach. The church does not offer technology products or services for external customers. Its digital presence consists of a website for congregation engagement, online streaming of services, a member directory (powered by ShelbyNext church management software), and event management functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Worship Services Weekly corporate worship services conducted in a traditional Presbyterian liturgical style, including hymns, responsive readings, prayers, and expository preaching. Intended for congregants and visitors seeking a reverent, historically rooted worship experience on the Wichita campus and via online streaming.
• Contemporary Worship Services Weekly worship services featuring contemporary Christian music and a more informal style while maintaining Reformed biblical preaching. Designed to serve congregants and visitors who prefer modern worship expressions, available on-campus and via online streaming.
• Children's Ministry Age-appropriate Christian discipleship programming for infants through elementary-aged children, including Sunday school, nursery care, and children's church during worship services. Targeted at families in the Wichita congregation.
• Student Ministry Discipleship and fellowship programming for middle school and high school students, including weekly gatherings, Bible study, retreats, and mentoring relationships. Designed for the children of congregants and youth from the broader Wichita community.
• Adult Ministry and Small Groups Sunday school classes, small group Bible studies, and discipleship communities for adult men and women, intended for congregants seeking deeper biblical study, fellowship, and pastoral connection beyond Sunday worship.
• Local and Global Mission Outreach Organized mission programming that mobilizes congregants for local community outreach in Wichita and partners with global missionaries and ministries abroad. Includes short-term mission trips, volunteer service projects, and financial support of mission partners.
• Online Sermon Streaming and Archive Live streaming of worship services and an archive of past sermons accessible online, allowing members and visitors who cannot attend in person to participate in teaching and worship from any location.
• RightNow Media Member Access

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ISI (International Students, Inc.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ISI to reach international students at Wichita State University. Programs include Table-n-Talk Ministry (Monday night meals and Bible study), Friendship Partner matching, and seasonal activities like the Great Giveaway.
• HopeNetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith-based nonprofit providing mental health services for 30 years, offering counseling based on clients' ability to pay. Eastminster supports through volunteers and resources.
• Union Rescue MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates 24/7 emergency overnight shelter for homeless men and six-month residential recovery program. Eastminster provides volunteer support.
• Youth HorizonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatches at-risk kids with Christian adult mentors. Eastminster supports through volunteers and resources for youth mentorship.
• Hope Ranch for WomenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith-based residential program for women who have been exploited and abused, offering healing and reintegration support.
• EmbraceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNo-cost Christ-centered pregnancy center. Eastminster provides volunteers to share Christ-centered care with clients.
• Young LifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian ministry reaching middle school, high school, and college students. Eastminster supports through volunteers and prayers.
• Westminster Woods CampminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian camp helping campers build relationships with Christ. Used for retreats and camps hosted by Eastminster.
• World ImpactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrains church leaders without formal theological education to reach their cities with the Gospel. Eastminster supports financially.
• Washington Elementary School (USD 259)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to serve and bless teachers, staff, kids, and families at Washington Elementary. Programs include Lunch Buddy, Reading Buddy, and supply drives.
• EPC (Evangelical Presbyterian Church)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDenominational affiliation. Church beliefs align with Westminster Confession of Faith as articulated by the EPC.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• First Presbyterian Church of Wichita: Other Presbyterian congregation in Wichita, same theological tradition and city. Most directly comparable peer given denomination, geography, and overlapping local community.
• Westminster Presbyterian Church (various US locations): Sister Presbyterian/Reformed churches sharing the Westminster Confession of Faith theological foundation. Comparable teaching content, governance structure, and ministry model.
• East Heights United Methodist Church (Wichita): Established mainline Protestant church in Wichita with comparable multi-generational programming and historic community roots. Competes for similar Wichita families seeking traditional community-oriented churches.
• North Point Community Church (Wichita area): Large evangelical church in the Wichita area with contemporary services, kids' ministry, and student programming. Operates as a direct competitor for Wichita-area Christian families.
• Immanuel Baptist Church (Wichita): Long-standing evangelical church in Wichita with similar traditional programming, education, and missions emphasis. Comparable faith-based education and community outreach model.

Others

• Union Rescue Mission (Wichita): Local faith-based nonprofit partner providing emergency shelter and recovery services. Connected via ministry partnership but not a direct church competitor.
• HopeNet (Wichita): Faith-based nonprofit partner providing mental health services in Wichita. Connected to Eastminster as a strategic partner but operates a different service line (counseling vs. worship).

Broad incumbents

• Church of the Resurrection (Leawood, KS): Large mainline Protestant church in the Kansas City metro offering the same multi-generational programming model (Kids, Students, Adults, Care) at significantly greater scale. Comparable ministry structure and denominational-style breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eastminsterICT
• Facebookfacebook.com/eastminsterwichita
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eastminster-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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