Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church

What Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church does

Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church is a nonprofit Evangelical Free Church congregation founded in 1943 in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada, serving approximately 1,200 people weekly across two Sunday services at its 360 McKenzie Avenue campus. The church operates as an independent local congregation affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada (EFCC) denomination, governed by a Ministry Council and led by Senior Preaching Pastor Kent Martens and Executive Pastor Rob Reimer. It offers comprehensive age-segmented programming including eKids Ministry (ages 0 through grade 5), Student Ministries (grades 6-12 plus Young Adults), Adult Ministries (Men's, Women's, Senior/Second Chapter 55+), LifeGroups, Care Ministries (Stephen Ministry, GriefShare, Meals Ministry, Prayer Ministry), Worship Ministries (with 100+ volunteers), and a Global Impact Team supporting 26 missionaries across multiple countries. The church also operates Steinbach Christian Preschool as an adjacent operating subsidiary, offering twice-weekly classes for ages 3-4 at $35 CAD per month from September to June.

The organization's revenue model relies on voluntary tithes and offerings from its ~1,200 congregants, collected through multiple channels including bank withdrawals via Rotessa, credit card through Church Center, eTransfer to [email protected], cash/cheque, debit machines, and legacy giving via investments and life insurance. A secondary revenue stream comes from preschool tuition. Distribution occurs through in-person Sunday services (9:30 AM and 11:15 AM), live streaming via website and YouTube channel, an on-site coffee shop ("The Well"), a community hub ("The Hub"), and the Steinbach Christian Preschool facility. Marketing and member engagement leverage a website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, a weekly Friday Email newsletter, and an in-person Welcome Team/Contact system.

The church maintains a 16-person staff complemented by extensive volunteer involvement (over 100 in worship alone) and pursues a community-led growth motion focused on personal invitation, welcome teams, and digital reach through live streaming. There is no proprietary technology stack, no AI/ML capabilities, no disclosed revenue figures, and no external investors; the organization is entirely congregationally funded and governed as a private nonprofit. Geographic reach for in-person services is local (Steinbach and Area), with a global missional footprint through its Global Impact Team operating across at least nine countries.

Name

Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church

Legal name

Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church

Website

https://eefc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church is a Steinbach, Manitoba-based nonprofit congregation serving approximately 1,200 weekly attendees through age-segmented ministries, worship services, and global missions, funded by member tithes and supplemented by tuition from its on-site Steinbach Christian Preschool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Faith-Based Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Religious education programs
• Faith-based preschool
• Pastoral care ministry
• Community ministry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Steinbach

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Primary revenue stream from voluntary contributions by congregation members through various giving methods including bank withdrawals, credit card, eTransfer, cash/cheque, debit machines, and legacy giving through investments and life insurance.
2. Preschool Tuition: Monthly tuition fees for the Steinbach Christian Preschool program. Classes run September to June with morning and afternoon sessions available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church is a nonprofit religious organization that delivers weekly Sunday worship services, age-specific faith education (children, students, adults), pastoral care and small-group ministries, missionary outreach, and operates an on-site Christian preschool for ages 3-4. Services are delivered in person at its Steinbach, Manitoba campus and via live stream online.

Product overview

Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church offers a comprehensive suite of ministry programs and services centered on making followers of Jesus. The core offerings include Sunday Worship Services (in-person and live-streamed at 9:30 AM and 11:15 AM), eKids Ministry with Sunday School and nursery care, Student Ministries for grades 6-12, Adult Ministries including Men's, Women's, and Senior programs, LifeGroups for small group community, Care Ministries with Stephen Ministry and GriefShare support, Global Impact Team for mission work, and Worship Ministries with music programs. The church also operates Steinbach Christian Preschool and provides digital giving and live streaming services. All programs are designed to serve the approximately 1,200-person congregation in Steinbach, Manitoba and surrounding areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Steinbach Christian Preschool: A Christian preschool program for children ages 3-4, located inside the church at 360 McKenzie Avenue, offering morning and afternoon classes from September to June.

Products and services

• eKids Ministry
• Student Ministries
• Adult Ministries
• LifeGroups
• Care Ministries
• Global Impact Team
• Steinbach Christian Preschool
• Sunday Worship Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 1,200 people gather weekly for services
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Peoples Church: Large Toronto-area evangelical congregation offering comparable age-segmented ministries, live-streamed services, and missions support. Direct functional peer in scale and programming breadth.
• Centre Street Church: Calgary-based evangelical church with a comparable programming stack (kids, students, adults, global missions, care ministries) and multi-service format. Direct peer in Canadian evangelical church space at similar scale.
• Northview Church: Multi-site evangelical church in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia with comparable contemporary/traditional blended worship and comprehensive family ministry stack. Similar denomination-adjacent evangelical identity.
• Southlands Church: Vancouver-based evangelical church with a comparable contemporary-and-traditional blended service style and multi-generational ministry approach. Direct peer in the Canadian evangelical space.
• Crossroads Church: Large evangelical church in the Winnipeg/Manitoba area with similar contemporary-plus-traditional worship model and multi-generational programming. Most direct geographic and stylistic peer to Emmanuel within the same provincial catchment.
• Westside Church: Vancouver-area evangelical congregation with similar multi-generational programming and contemporary worship focus. Direct peer in the Canadian evangelical category.

Regional players

• Grant Memorial Baptist Church: Winnipeg-area Baptist congregation with similar evangelical theology and family-focused programming. Regional peer operating in the broader Manitoba evangelical community rather than directly in Steinbach.
• Steinbach Bible Institute: Bible college and event venue located in Steinbach, Manitoba with overlapping evangelical constituency and missional focus. Regional peer sharing the same Steinbach community and demographic base.

Others

• Compassion Canada: Canadian faith-based nonprofit focused on child sponsorship and international missions. Ecosystem peer given Emmanuel's support for 26 missionaries and active global-impact giving program, though structurally a partner organization rather than a competing church.

Broad incumbents

• Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary (now part of Canadian Mennonite University): Larger Mennonite-rooted theological institution in the same Manitoba evangelical ecosystem. Emmanuel's own history began as Emmanuel Mennonite Mission Church, making CMU a denominational/heritage peer with broader institutional reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSgGYl6gwzlGnYL8KKg790A
• Facebookfacebook.com/emmanuelefc
• Instagraminstagram.com/emmanuelefc/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emmanuel-evangelical-free-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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