Evangelical Chinese Church

What Evangelical Chinese Church does

Evangelical Chinese Church (ECC), legally the Evangelical Chinese Church of Seattle, is an independent nonprofit Protestant church headquartered at 651 NW 81st Street in Seattle, Washington, also operating under the Chinese name 證道堂. The organization serves Chinese-speaking Christians in the Seattle metropolitan area through three physical campuses — Seattle (headquarters), Redmond, and Edmonds — offering worship services, Sunday schools, and ministry programming in English, Mandarin (國語), and Cantonese (粵語). ECC's ministry portfolio is broad for a church of its size and includes Sunday worship services, a sermon archive, Sunday schools, children's ministry, youth ministry, small groups, care ministry, missions ministry (including international short-term trips), daily Bible reading resources, and pastoral devotionals.

The church operates with a small paid staff footprint (approximately 6 employees) supplemented by an extensive volunteer leadership structure comprising pastors, elders, deacons/deaconesses, A/V tech teams, ushers, and lay ministry members. Its technology infrastructure is modest and consists of a WordPress-based website with multilingual content, a YouTube sermon archive, email newsletter distribution via MailChimp, and an online giving platform integrated with Vanco payment processing that supports single and recurring donations via checking account, debit, or credit card. Multiple bank bill-pay channels (Bank of America, BECU, E*TRADE, First Tech, Wells Fargo) are also facilitated for member contributions.

ECC is funded entirely through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members, with no fees charged for any service. The organization is governed internally by its pastoral and elder leadership, with no external parent, private equity, or venture capital ownership. Its customer base is geographically and linguistically concentrated in the Pacific Northwest Chinese-American community, and its go-to-market approach is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth, fellowship activities, and ministry-program entry points (children's, youth, small groups) to attract and retain members.

Name

Evangelical Chinese Church

Legal name

Evangelical Chinese Church of Seattle

Website

https://eccseattle.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Evangelical Chinese Church is an independent nonprofit Protestant church operating three campuses in the Seattle metro area, offering worship, education, and community ministries in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese to Chinese-speaking Christians. It is funded entirely by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: ECC accepts tithes and offerings as acts of worship from congregation members. Multiple giving methods are provided including bill pay through major banks, cash and checks via offering box or mail, and online giving through Vanco payment processing. Stock donations are also accepted.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Evangelical Chinese Church is a multi-campus Protestant church that conducts weekly Sunday worship services in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese across its Seattle, Redmond, and Edmonds locations. It also provides Christian education through Sunday schools, small groups, children's and youth ministries, pastoral care, missions outreach, daily Bible reading materials, sermon archives, and online giving for tithes and offerings.

Product overview

Evangelical Chinese Church (ECC) is a multi-campus Protestant church offering a comprehensive portfolio of spiritual formation and community programs. The core ministry includes Sunday Worship Services conducted in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese across three campuses (Seattle, Redmond, and Edmonds). Educational offerings span Sunday Schools and Daily Bible Reading programs. Community engagement is facilitated through Small Groups, Care Ministry, and Missions Ministry (including international short-term mission trips). Supplementary resources include a Sermon Archive with audio/video recordings and slides, Online Bulletins in multiple languages, and Pastor Sam's Devotionals. The church also provides Online Giving through Vanco payment processing, accepting both one-time and recurring contributions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly worship services conducted in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese across three campuses (Seattle, Redmond, Edmonds) for Chinese-speaking Christians and visitors in the Seattle area.
• Sermon Archive Collection of recorded sermons with slides and audio/video formats, organized by series and scripture references, available to congregation members and prospective attendees.
• Sunday Schools Christian education programs for adults conducted in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and combined sessions across ECC campuses.
• Children's Ministry Spiritual development programs designed specifically for children within the ECC congregation.
• Youth Ministry Spiritual development programs for teenagers and young people within the ECC congregation.
• Small Groups Fellowship and Bible study groups that meet regularly for community building and spiritual growth among ECC members.
• Care Ministry Support and pastoral care services for ECC church members in need.
• Missions Ministry Local and international missionary outreach programs for ECC, including short-term mission trips.
• Daily Bible Reading Daily devotional and Bible study materials offered for personal spiritual growth of ECC members.
• Pastor Sam's Devotionals Written devotional content from Pastor Sam provided for congregational spiritual encouragement.
• Online Bulletins Digital bulletins available in multiple languages for weekly worship services at all ECC campuses.
• Online Giving Digital tithes and offering system supporting single gifts and recurring contributions via checking account, debit, or credit card through Vanco payment processing.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VancocoreTechnology or IntegrationVanco provides the online giving platform for ECC, enabling members to make single or recurring donations via checking account, debit, or credit card.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Cedar Chinese Church: Cedar Chinese Church is a Chinese evangelical church serving the Greater Toronto Area with multilingual worship and a comparable ministry portfolio. It mirrors ECC's trilingual model and diaspora focus but operates in a different national market.
• Quest Church (Seattle): Quest Church is a contemporary multi-ethnic evangelical church based in Seattle. While not Chinese-focused, it shares ECC's evangelical Protestant foundation, Pacific Northwest market, and community-led programming model, making it a comparable contemporary peer.

Direct peers

• Chinese Bible Church of Maryland: Chinese Bible Church of Maryland is a Chinese-American evangelical congregation offering services in English and Chinese with comparable ministry programming. It directly mirrors ECC's community-led growth model, multi-language worship, and Sunday-school-centric education model.
• Chinese for Christ Church of Los Angeles: Chinese for Christ Church of Los Angeles is a Chinese-American evangelical church providing worship in English and multiple Chinese dialects with a comparable ministry portfolio. It directly compares to ECC as a Chinese evangelical church serving a linguistically diverse diaspora community.
• Christian Assembly Church: Christian Assembly Church is a multilingual evangelical church serving the Los Angeles area with Chinese and English services, comparable missions outreach, and a multi-generational ministry structure. It shares ECC's profile of a Chinese-affiliated evangelical congregation with broad programming.

Broad incumbents

• True Jesus Church: True Jesus Church is an international Chinese-origin Pentecostal denomination with churches worldwide, providing multilingual worship and a comparable denominational focus. As a much larger and globally distributed Chinese Christian organization, it parallels ECC's community-led ministry approach at a broader scale.
• Chinese Christian Herald Crusades: Chinese Christian Herald Crusades is a Chinese Christian organization operating evangelical outreach, media, and church planting across North America. As a larger incumbent in the Chinese Christian space, it shares ECC's diaspora-focused mission and ministry approach at a broader scale.
• Bread of Life Church: Bread of Life Church is a multilingual Chinese Christian church network emphasizing evangelism, missions, and discipleship across multiple campuses and countries. Its multi-ethnic and multi-language operating model directly parallels ECC's trilingual, community-led ministry structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TheECCSeattle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evangelical-chinese-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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