First Baptist Church Arlington

What First Baptist Church Arlington does

First Baptist Church Arlington is an independent, nonprofit Baptist religious organization founded on February 25, 1871, in what is now Arlington, Texas. It operates a multi-generational ministry serving congregants across the full life span — from a First Friends Preschool (ages 6 weeks through kindergarten) and Children's Ministry (grades 1-6), through youth, college, young adult, median adult, established adult (55-75), and senior adult (75+) ministries, plus men's, women's, and pastoral care programs. The church delivers its mission through both traditional in-person Sunday worship (Classic service at 8:30am with choir and orchestra; Contemporary service at 11:00am with band) and an extensive digital distribution footprint that includes live streaming with multi-language translation, a smart TV application (FBCA TV on Apple TV, Roku, and Firestick), a Church Center mobile app (iOS/Android), six podcast series on Transistor FM, and a partnership with RightNow Media granting free access to 10,000+ Christian educational videos.

The organization is led by Senior Pastor Dr. Dennis R. Wiles (appointed August 2001) with a roughly 30-person staff covering pastoral, operational, financial, and program roles. Its revenue model is fundamentally donation-driven: recurring tithes and offerings (via Pushpay, Church Center App, and in-person), supplemented by one-time fees for specialty programs (e.g., Triumph Sports camps at $95-$105), specialized non-cash giving (stocks, bonds, real estate, IRA QCDs), and planned/estate giving through the wholly-owned FBCA Heart of Arlington Foundation. The church completed a $25 million "Blessing the Generations" capital campaign funding sanctuary renovation and a new Preschool/Children's Building, operates a 6.5-block downtown campus, and runs three international Global Centers (Sierra Leone, Central Europe, Western Europe). It also operates two adjacent service entities: a Child Development Center and a joint Counseling Center (with the Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology), and reports reaching thousands of people annually across 160+ countries.

Name

First Baptist Church Arlington

Legal name

First Baptist Church

Website

https://fbca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1871

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

First Baptist Church Arlington is an independent Baptist nonprofit (founded 1871) operating a multi-generational ministry from a 6.5-block downtown Arlington, TX campus, serving congregants across all life stages via in-person worship and a multi-channel digital platform reaching 160+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services (Place of Worship)

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Services (61), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN), Faith-Based Childcare Centers (EDACAAAN), Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Bible study programs
• Pastoral care ministry
• Faith-based community
• Children youth ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from church members and attendees including online giving, mobile app giving, bank bill pay, and in-person donations during worship services
2. Ministry Program Fees: Fees charged for specific programs such as Triumph Sports camps ($95-$105), with some programs offering free attendance
3. Specialized Giving Options: Acceptance of non-cash donations including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions, and estate planning contributions
4. FBCA Heart of Arlington Foundation: Planned giving and estate planning donations through the church foundation for long-term ministry sustainability

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

First Baptist Church Arlington provides weekly Christian worship services (Classic at 8:30am and Contemporary at 11:00am), Bible study programming across all life stages, pastoral care and counseling, preschool and childcare, children's and youth ministries, men's and women's ministry, recreational facilities, and global mission engagement, distributed through on-campus attendance and a multi-channel digital platform including live streaming, smart TV apps, mobile app, and podcast series.

Product overview

First Baptist Church Arlington operates as a multi-service church offering both in-person and digital ministry platforms. The core product portfolio includes Sunday worship services (Classic and Contemporary worship styles), FBCA TV for smart TV streaming, the Church Center mobile app for church engagement, and multiple podcast series (FBCA Sermons, Tell Me More, Small Steps, It Takes A Village, Live Sent, Family Talk Box). The church also provides access to RightNow Media's video library and maintains the Family Life Experience recreational facility. Digital content is distributed through live streaming, on-demand video, and podcast platforms with integrations into Pushpay for giving, Planning Center for event management, and social media channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services (Classic and Contemporary)
• Bible Study Program
• Live Streaming of Worship Services
• FBCA TV Smart TV App
• Church Center Mobile App
• FBCA Sermons Podcast
• Tell Me More Podcast
• Small Steps Podcast
• It Takes A Village Podcast
• Live Sent Podcast
• Family Talk Box Podcast
• RightNow Media Library Access
• Child Development Center
• Center for Integrative Counseling and Enrichment
• Family Life Experience (FLX)
• Triumph Sports Camps
• FBCA Heart of Arlington Foundation

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving thousands of people annually across 160+ countries through online and global ministries
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Center for Integrative Counseling and PsychologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished the Counseling Center as a partnership between the church and Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology, providing professional counseling services to church members and community.
• Christian Women's Job Corps of Greater ArlingtonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch helped establish the Christian Women's Job Corps of Greater Arlington to serve women in the community with job training and support services.
• Mission ArlingtonminorOthers
• Levitt Pavilion ArlingtonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNegotiated land agreements with City of Arlington and University of Texas at Arlington resulting in construction of Levitt Pavilion and four-story parking garage adjacent to church property.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gateway Church: Large Dallas-Fort Worth area multisite church with comparable worship styles, family-stage programming, online streaming, and community outreach in the same North Texas geography where FBCA operates.
• Lakewood Church: Large, multisite, broadcast-driven Baptist/non-denominational megachurch based in Houston, TX. Operates live-streamed worship, smart TV apps, podcasts, and global digital outreach at a scale directly comparable to FBCA's digital infrastructure and in-person multi-generational programming.
• Life.Church: Edmond, OK-based multisite church and creator of the Church Online Platform and YouVersion Bible App. Closest comparable peer in scale of digital distribution, online streaming, and free digital content library strategy.
• North Point Community Church: Large multi-campus church known for its digital media infrastructure, podcast content, and life-stage ministry model. Comparable in its emphasis on streaming, smart TV/online access, and small-group community engagement.
• Prestonwood Baptist Church: Major Baptist church in Plano, TX with extensive children's, youth, and family ministries plus broadcast media and global missions. Same denomination tradition, similar multi-generational programming model, and overlapping North Texas donor market.
• Elevation Church: High-profile Charlotte, NC megachurch with contemporary worship, podcast and online broadcast reach, and global outreach initiatives. Comparable scale of digital content production and multi-generational family programming.
• Watermark Church: Large Dallas-Fort Worth area church with comparable adult-stage programming, counseling/care ministries, and digital content distribution serving a similar suburban Texas demographic.
• Saddleback Church: Large California-based church with extensive small-group, marriage/family, and global church-planting programs. Comparable in life-stage ministry breadth and international footprint.

Others

• Pushpay: Church giving and engagement platform that powers FBCA's online tithing and donation infrastructure. Relevant ecosystem enabler rather than a direct peer, included to capture the technology stack supporting modern congregational operations.
• RightNow Media: Christian video streaming library that FBCA partners with to provide free access to 10,000+ educational videos. Listed because it is a direct ecosystem partner and adjacent technology/content provider to congregational digital ministries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fbcarlington
• Instagraminstagram.com/fbcarlington
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fbcarlington

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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