Family Life Fellowship

What Family Life Fellowship does

Family Life Fellowship is a private, non-profit Christian church headquartered in Moberly, Missouri, operating two campuses on East Highway 24 (the Dome worship center and the Administrative Building) and serving approximately 12 employees and a local congregation. Founded in 1994 when two congregations merged under co-lead pastors Vic and Tricia Comstock, the church delivers a full-service ministry portfolio including FLF Kids (birth through 5th grade with a sensory room), FLF Students (6th-12th grade), Small Groups, Growth Track (a three-step discipleship course), Water Baptism services, and the Dream Center (free food and clothing distribution rebranded from Hannah's Closet and Cherith Brook Food Pantry). The FLF Cafe is a missions-based coffee shop where 100% of proceeds support global missions, with online ordering via the Dripos app.

The business model is donation-driven: traditional tithes and offerings collected during services, supplemented by online and recurring giving through PushPay (including text-to-give), and ancillary revenue from the FLF Cafe. All worship services, ministry programs, and community outreach services are free to attendees, with no formal pricing. Distribution is hybrid — physical worship services at the Dome on Sundays at 9 and 11 AM, accessibility accommodations (wheelchair access, golf cart shuttle), the FLF Hub Building for nursery/cafe/check-in, and a digital campus streaming on Facebook and YouTube with on-demand access. The community is segmented into four primary constituencies: individuals and families seeking spiritual community, families in need served by the Dream Center, students, and children with their families. Marketing relies on organic social (Facebook/YouTube), email, the Church Center App, and large-scale community events such as The Great Hunt Easter egg hunt and Red Cross blood drives.

Technology adoption is light and confined to standard SaaS tools: PushPay for payments, Dripos for cafe ordering, Facebook/YouTube for streaming, Google Calendar for event integration, and the Church Center App for registrations. There is no proprietary technology, no AI/ML capabilities, no patents, no certifications, and no external investment. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The church operates as an independent non-profit with no parent company, no funding rounds, and no equity ownership, sustained entirely by congregational generosity and ancillary cafe proceeds.

Name

Family Life Fellowship

Legal name

Family Life Fellowship

Website

https://flfministries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family Life Fellowship is a non-profit Christian church in Moberly, Missouri, founded in 1994, serving local individuals, families, students, and children through worship services, youth and children's ministries, the Dream Center food and clothing outreach, and the FLF Cafe missions coffee shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Faith-Based Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Religious community worship
• Faith-based family ministry
• Youth and children's ministry
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Moberly

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through tithes and offerings collected during services. The church emphasizes that the mission and vision is directly funded by the generosity of congregants, referencing biblical principles of giving.
2. Online Giving: Online donations through PushPay platform, including option for recurring gifts. Also accepts text-to-give via text message.

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Family Life Fellowship is a Christian church that delivers weekly worship services, age-tiered ministry programming (FLF Kids for infants through 5th grade, FLF Students for 6th–12th grade), discipleship pathways (Small Groups, Growth Track, Water Baptism), and community outreach (Dream Center food and clothing distribution, FLF Cafe supporting global missions). All services and programs are offered free of charge to participants, funded by congregational tithes, offerings, and online donations through PushPay.

Product overview

Family Life Fellowship is a Christian church offering a comprehensive portfolio of ministry programs and services centered around its core mission of reaching people with the love of Jesus Christ. The church operates multiple interconnected programs including FLF Kids (children's ministry with sensory room accommodations), FLF Students (youth ministry with Live Night events), the Dream Center (community outreach for food and clothing), FLF Cafe (missions-based coffee shop), Small Groups (community gatherings), Growth Track (three-step discipleship course), Water Baptism services, Online Giving, and FLF Digital Campus (online streaming). These programs work together to serve the Moberly, Missouri community through in-person gatherings, digital experiences, and charitable outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dream Center: Community outreach program offering free clothing and food distribution for Moberly and surrounding communities.
• FLF Cafe
• FLF Kids
• FLF Students
• Small Groups
• Growth Track

Products and services

• FLF Kids Children's ministry program for ages 0 through 5th grade at Family Life Fellowship, with age-specific classrooms (Nursery, 3-K Class, 1-5 Class), a sensory room for children with additional needs, and engaging Bible lessons with worship music and games. Designed for families attending FLF services and seeking faith formation for young children.
• FLF Students Youth ministry program for 6th–12th graders at Family Life Fellowship featuring monthly Live Night worship experiences and weekly Student Group gatherings for deeper scripture study and relationship building. Aimed at middle school and high school students seeking faith community and peer connections.
• Dream Center Community service program providing free clothing and non-perishable food to Moberly and surrounding communities. Open Wednesdays at the main campus; no ID or verification required for clothing, and food is available once per month per household. Formerly known as Hannah's Closet and Cherith Brook Food Pantry.
• FLF Cafe Missions-based coffee shop where 100% of proceeds support global missions. Serves coffee, energy drinks, and smoothies, with online ordering available through the Dripos app (zip 65270) for pickup.
• Small Groups Community groups organized for the entire family, meeting in homes and community venues throughout the Moberly area on a semester basis (summer and spring sessions). Designed to provide meaningful connections, faith growth, and support among members.
• Growth Track Three-week discipleship course with three steps: Step One (Become a Member), Step Two (Discover Your Design), and Step Three (Join the Team). Designed to help members discover gifts and talents, find purpose, and join a ministry team at the church.
• Water Baptism Public declaration of faith through water baptism, symbolizing death of old ways and spiritual rebirth, available during designated Water Baptism Sundays at Family Life Fellowship.
• Online Giving Digital tithing and offering platform supporting the church's mission, available via in-service envelopes, text-to-give by SMS, and online recurring gifts through the PushPay portal.
• FLF Digital Campus Online worship experience streaming live Sundays at 9 & 11 AM via Facebook and YouTube, with on-demand access to past services. Allows remote and global participation in FLF services.

Segments4 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

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gateway Church: Dallas-Fort Worth-based multisite church with comprehensive family ministries, online campus, and small-group-driven community engagement - similar breadth of program offering but at much larger scale.
• Summit Church: Durham, NC-based multisite church with robust student ministry, family programming, and small-group infrastructure that parallels FLF's structure - similar Southern US footprint with comparable congregation profile.
• Church of the Highlands: Large Birmingham, AL-based contemporary multisite church with Dream Center-equivalent community outreach arms, multiple regional campuses, and digital streaming - closely comparable in ministry architecture to FLF's integrated model.
• Life.Church: One of the largest and most digitally sophisticated churches in the US, based in Edmond, OK. Directly comparable to FLF's contemporary style and digital streaming emphasis, but at vastly greater scale, demonstrating the trajectory a multi-ministry digital-first church can take.
• Saddleback Church: Rick Warren's Lake Forest, CA church that pioneered the Purpose Driven model and operates extensive family-, small group-, and community outreach ministries paralleling FLF's program mix. Larger scale with global church-planting network.
• North Point Ministries: Andy Stanley's Atlanta-area multisite church network known for structured ministry programs, family-stage segmentation, and Growth Track-style membership pipelines that mirror FLF's cradle-through-adult programming architecture at larger scale.

Direct peers

• Transformation Church: Indianapolis-area contemporary church led by Derwin Gray with comparable multi-generation ministry model, contemporary worship production, and emphasis on community outreach and family programming.
• Elevation Church: Steven Furtick's Charlotte-based contemporary multi-site church with strong youth programming and high-production worship services. Comparable contemporary worship style, multi-ministry structure (kids, students, outreach), and digital-first engagement approach.

Others

• Compassion International: Large faith-based nonprofit funded by donor sponsorship and stewarded by church partners like FLF through giving channels. Comparable as a donation-funded ministry ecosystem player tied to local church partnerships.
• Salvation Army: Faith-based nonprofit operating food/clothing distribution and community outreach programs analogous to FLF's Dream Center. Comparable as a faith-based operator of community services funding operations through donations rather than earned revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/flfministries
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/family-life-fellowship

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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