First Baptist Church Corpus Christi

What First Baptist Church Corpus Christi does

First Baptist Church Corpus Christi is a religious nonprofit organization founded on August 17, 1878, operating from a single campus at 3115 Ocean Drive in Corpus Christi, Texas. The church runs a multi-generational ministry portfolio organized around Sunday worship services (Blended Worship at 8:45am and Modern Worship at 11:15am, with Bible Study at 10:00am), Wednesday evening Rooted Discipleship classes, and age-segmented ministries spanning nursery through senior adults. Supporting programs include Children's Ministry (FBC Kids), Student Ministry, College and Young Adults Ministry, Adults and Senior Adults Ministry, Recreation Ministry (Upward Basketball, pickleball, adult basketball, fitness room, ceramics), and a food pantry serving approximately 200 families during holiday seasons. Educational services include First Baptist School (Texas Rising Star accredited preschool through Kindergarten), Parent's Day Out ($190/month tuition, $100/year registration), and a library with over 14,000 items.

The church's technology footprint is limited and conventional: a firstcorpus.org website on the SnapPages platform, YouTube livestream of both worship services, a mobile app, email newsletter, and Linktree aggregator. The most notable physical asset is the Glasscock Memorial Carillon — a 51-bell instrument cast in the Netherlands by Royal Eijsbouts — whose stainless-steel tower was reconstructed in 2021 after the original was removed due to coastal climate damage. The church operates on a diversified revenue model combining recurring tithes and offerings, usage-based recreation fees ($2 per drop-in), subscription preschool tuition, transaction-based facility rentals for events, and sales from the on-site The Way Inn Café. In October 2022, the church launched the Faith Moments Initiative, a six-year vision targeting one million faith moments by the 150th anniversary in 2028.

The church employs 23 staff and is led by Senior Pastor Dr. Brian Hill (since 2015), alongside eight additional pastoral/ministry leaders covering worship, students, children, recreation, administration/discipleship, pastoral care, and modern worship/young adults. Mission partnerships span locally (9 Coastal Bend missions teams, Coastal Bend Food Bank, Koinonia Homes, Menger Elementary, Del Mar College, Texas A&M Corpus Christi) and internationally (Casa Hogar in Mexico, STCH and IBQ in the Dominican Republic, Operation Christmas Child globally). Lottie Moon (50%), Mary Hill Davis (15%), and Annie Armstrong/NAMB (10%) receive share-of-offering allocations for international, Texas, and North American missions respectively.

Name

First Baptist Church Corpus Christi

Legal name

First Baptist Church Corpus Christi

Website

https://firstcorpus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1878

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

First Baptist Church Corpus Christi is a 145-year-old Baptist congregation in Corpus Christi, Texas offering Sunday worship, multi-generational ministries, recreation, preschool education, and community outreach including food pantry and street ministry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious / Place of Worship Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Childcare Centers (EDACAAAN), Evangelical & Charismatic Broadcasting (MPABALAC)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian education programs
• Community outreach services
• Pastoral care ministry
• Recreational facility programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Corpus Christi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary contributions from congregation members during worship services and online giving
2. Recreation Center Fees: Fees for fitness room, pickleball, adult basketball, and other recreational activities at the recreation center
3. Parent's Day Out Tuition: Monthly tuition of $190 for preschool program meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus $100 annual registration fee
4. Facility Rental: Recreation center available for private events including parties, meetings, and tournaments
5. The Way Inn Café: On-site café located in the Rec Center serving lunch and available for private dining

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

First Baptist Church Corpus Christi delivers weekly Sunday worship services (Blended at 8:45am and Modern at 11:15am), Bible study and Rooted Discipleship classes, and a full spectrum of age-tiered ministries from nursery through senior adults. It operates a Texas Rising Star-accredited preschool (First Baptist School), Parent's Day Out program, Recreation Ministry with leagues and fitness facilities, and community outreach programs including a Food Pantry, Street Ministry for the homeless, and Homebound visits, all from its Ocean Drive campus in Corpus Christi.

Product overview

First Baptist Church Corpus Christi offers a comprehensive portfolio of church and community ministry programs centered around worship, discipleship, and service. The church operates Sunday worship services (Blended and Modern worship), Bible study classes, and Wednesday Rooted Discipleship programs as its core religious services. Supporting ministries include Children's Ministry (FBC Kids), Student Ministry, College and Young Adults Ministry, Adults & Senior Adults Ministry, and Recreation Ministry featuring Upward Basketball. The church provides community services including a Food Pantry, Body of Christ Street Ministry for the homeless, and Homebound Ministry. Educational offerings include First Baptist School (accredited preschool through Kindergarten), Parent's Day Out preschool program, and a Library with over 14,000 resources. Additional services include Wedding coordination, Pastoral Care, Vacation Bible School, and the monthly Shoreliner newsletter. The church also maintains a Media Library of sermon recordings and provides Online Giving for tithes and offerings. In 2022, the church launched the Faith Moments Initiative as its 6-year vision focused on reaching one million faith moments by its 150th anniversary in 2028.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lottie Moon (International Missions)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 November 202250% of Annual Mission Offering distributed to Lottie Moon for international missions support and missionaries worldwide
• Mary Hill Davis (Texas Missions)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 November 202215% of Annual Mission Offering allocated to Texas mission projects through Mary Hill Davis
• Annie Armstrong (NAMB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 November 202210% of Annual Mission Offering supports North American Mission Board church planting and ministry starts
• Samaritan's PursecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift program that delivers gifts and gospel materials to children in need worldwide
• South Texas Children's Home (STCH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual summer mission trips to Dominican Republic partnering with STCH for ministry including VBS, sewing, sports camp, construction, teacher training, and medical missions
• Iglesia Bautista Quisqueyana (IBQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partnership in Dominican Republic for mission trips and ministry opportunities
• Coastal Bend Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to receive and distribute food through First Baptist Food Pantry; volunteers also serve at the food bank monthly
• Koinonia Homes IncorporatedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard of Directors participation; mission provides reasonable housing for senior adults in safe, secure Christian atmosphere
• HEBminorOthersGenerously provides bread for Body of Christ Street Ministry's weekly meal service to homeless population
• Upward (Sports Organization)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLicensed basketball league program for children K-6th grade, using sports to share the gospel and promote discovery of Jesus
• Menger Elementary SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch supports closest elementary school with volunteers reading to students, collecting supplies, and providing teacher appreciation meals
• Del Mar CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus Meals Team serves local college students once per semester at Del Mar College
• Texas A&M Corpus ChristiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus Meals Team serves local college students once per semester at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Second Baptist Church Houston: Major Southern Baptist megachurch in the Houston metro with multiple campuses, recreation programs, schools, and full age-stage ministry coverage. Comparable as a similarly structured Texas Baptist church with diversified program portfolio.
• First Baptist Dallas: Large historic Southern Baptist church founded 1868 in Dallas, Texas, operating extensive educational, recreation, and community programs. Directly comparable as a multi-generational Baptist congregation in Texas with comparable ministry breadth and historic heritage.
• Prestonwood Baptist Church: Large Texas Baptist church with Plano and Prosper campuses offering worship, schools, recreation, and global missions. Comparable multi-program Baptist model with similar Texas regional footprint.
• First Baptist Orlando: Large Southern Baptist church in Orlando, Florida with full children's, student, college, and adult ministry programming plus global missions. Comparable multi-generational Southern Baptist operating model.
• First Baptist Church of San Antonio: Historic Baptist congregation in San Antonio operating worship, school, and community outreach programs. Comparable as a long-established Texas Baptist church with similar ministry structure.

Regional players

• Watermark Church: Large non-denominational church in Plano/Dallas, Texas with extensive community programs and discipleship pathways. Comparable as a Texas regional large church with similar adult and community ministry focus.
• Fellowship Church: Large evangelical church in the Dallas-Fort Worth region with multiple campuses, childrens programming, and community outreach. Comparable as a Texas regional mega-church with similar broad ministry focus.
• McKinney Memorial Bible Church (McKinney First): Large Bible-based church in McKinney, Texas operating worship, education, and community programs in the North Texas region. Comparable as a regional Texas church with similar ministry breadth and community engagement approach.

Broad incumbents

• North Point Community Church: Large Atlanta-area evangelical church with multi-campus model, childrens and student ministries, and outreach programs. Comparable as a broadly diversified ministry church with similar age-stage programming.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-campus evangelical church known for extensive small group, community outreach, and missions programming. Comparable as a broad-ministry church operating worship, education, and community services at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLZ1UF8IeNepbsxivapFEJzzRopynYhspw
• Facebookfacebook.com/61565029859119
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/firstcorpus

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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