Faith Lutheran Church, ELCA

Name

Faith Lutheran Church, ELCA

Legal name

Faith Lutheran Church, ELCA

Website

https://faithlutheranaustin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services (Lutheran Congregation)

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Religious Organizations (8131), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDACAAAN

Faith-Based Childcare Centers

Education/Early Childhood Education/Daycare & Childcare Centers

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Pastoral counseling
• Congregational ministry
• Early childhood education
• Faith community programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin, Texas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Tithes: The church accepts one-time and recurring donations through PayPal. Members and visitors can give via credit card or PayPal account. The church is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donors are asked to add 2.2% to cover transaction fees. Flower donations are also accepted.
2. Child Development Center: The church operates a Child Development Center providing childcare services to families in the community. This appears to be a fee-based program supporting working families.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Faith Lutheran Church provides weekly Lutheran worship services (traditional and contemporary Praise), pastoral care, religious education, community ministries, and online worship streaming to congregants and visitors in Austin, Texas. The church also operates a Child Development Center offering fee-based early childhood education and care for families in the Austin community. All programming is offered under a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) inclusive welcome.

Product overview

Faith Lutheran Church, ELCA is a local congregation offering a unified set of spiritual and community services centered around weekly worship. The core offering is Sunday Worship Services (both traditional and contemporaryPraise services), complemented by Church Online for virtual attendance. Supporting services include a Message Archives sermon library, Prayer Ministry with confidential request handling, Pastoral Counseling for individualized support, and Online Giving via PayPal. The church also operates a Child Development Center for early childhood education. All services work together to provide a comprehensive worship, fellowship, and community support experience for members and visitors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Child Development Center (CDC): Child care and early childhood education center operated by the church

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly in-person worship services held Sundays at 10:00 AM including traditional services most Sundays and contemporary Praise services on the second Sunday of each month, featuring songs, hymns, sermon, readings, prayers, and communion. Offered to congregants and visitors in the Austin community.
• Church Online (Live Streaming) Online worship streaming service allowing members and visitors to watch live services via Facebook or on-demand past messages through the church website and Facebook videos. Includes virtual prayer request submissions and contact-with-a-pastor functionality.
• Message Archives Sermon library containing past messages and teachings from church pastors, accessible for on-demand viewing to support understanding of scripture and provide encouragement.
• Child Development Center Childcare and early childhood development program operated by the church, serving infants through preschool-age children with educational and developmental services. Fee-based service supporting families in the Austin community.
• Pastoral Counseling and Support Pastoral counseling services available by appointment, including support for those facing difficult times, grief, addiction, marriage issues, and spiritual guidance. Reachable via the church website contact-a-pastor form.
• Prayer Ministry Prayer request submission system with confidential handling, a prayer team that prays for requests, and Mid-Week Prayer Time via Zoom on Wednesdays at noon.
• Online Giving Digital donation platform powered by PayPal supporting one-time and recurring donations, flower donations, and fund designation for various church ministries and missions. Donors are asked to add 2.2% to cover PayPal transaction fees.
• Church Ministries Bundled ministry programs including Worship and Music, Stewardship, Youth, Nuts and Bolts, Women, Outreach, Care Groups, and Parish Education for congregational engagement, spiritual formation, and community service.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Journey Imperfect Faith CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2025Faith Lutheran co-hosts a Blue Christmas service with Journey Imperfect Faith Community on December 21st at 12:30 PM, followed by a Grief Group. This partnership provides specialized support for those who find the holiday season difficult.
• Bread For All Diaper BankminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2025During the Child Development Center Christmas Program 'Bethlehem Baby Shower' on December 16th, attendees are asked to bring diapers as 'baby shower gifts' which are then shared with the Bread For All diaper bank. This supports community outreach to families in need.
• Austin Mustard SeedminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2025Faith Lutheran Church partners with Austin Mustard Seed for a Pop-Up Nativity Pageant on December 7th at 5:00 PM. This collaboration creates an inclusive, community-focused event where participants of all ages can help tell the story of Jesus's birth in a fun and engaging way.
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the ELCA, aligning with the denomination's theological statements including the Unaltered Augsburg Confession. The ELCA logo is displayed on the church's beliefs page, and the church participates in broader ELCA initiatives including the Women of the ELCA organization.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ReconcilingWorks: The Lutheran organization that administers the Reconciling in Christ (RIC) program of which Faith Lutheran is a recognized participant. Comparable as the institutional backbone of Faith Lutheran's inclusive-identity differentiation strategy.
• Augsburg University: ELCA-affiliated higher education institution. Comparable as a broader ELCA ecosystem entity that demonstrates the denomination's institutional breadth and represents the wider network of ELCA programming to which the church connects.

Others

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA): Faith Lutheran's parent denomination and governing body. Comparable as the umbrella organization under which Faith Lutheran operates and through which it accesses shared programs (Women of the ELCA), branding, and resources. Functions as an enabling/parent entity rather than a direct competitor.
• Lutheran Services in America: National network of Lutheran social ministry organizations. Comparable as a Lutheran-affiliated ecosystem entity that connects congregations like Faith Lutheran to broader social service and faith-based community programming.

Direct peers

• Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Austin: ELCA Lutheran congregation in Austin with traditional worship and active community ministries. Comparable as a same-denomination, same-metro competitor for Lutheran-aligned congregants and donors in Austin.
• First United Methodist Church, Austin: Mainline Protestant church in Austin with comparable congregation size, traditional and contemporary worship, children's programming, pastoral care, and community outreach. Represents the same mainline-protestant competitive set Faith Lutheran operates within.
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Austin: Another ELCA-affiliated Lutheran congregation serving the Austin area with traditional worship, pastoral care, and community ministries. Most directly comparable peer along denomination, geography, service model, and congregation scale.
• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Austin: Mainline Protestant congregation in Austin offering traditional worship, pastoral care, children's programming, and community outreach. Comparable as a similarly-sized local mainline church competing for the same congregant demographic in the Austin market.
• Child Development Center at St. Mark's: Faith-based childcare program operated by another Austin-area church. Comparable as a direct competitor to Faith Lutheran's Child Development Center for the same parent demographic seeking faith-integrated early childhood education.

Emerging players

• Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Austin: Progressive Austin congregation with explicit welcome for LGBTQ+ members and families. Comparable as a competitor for the same progressive, inclusive-faith-seeking demographic that Faith Lutheran's RIC designation is designed to attract.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC17FcUYxrNGXOkiSefGRk9A?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/FaithLutheranAustin
• Instagraminstagram.com/faith_lutheran_austin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faithlutheranaustin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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