Foundations Church

What Foundations Church does

Foundations Church is a Texas-incorporated, non-profit religious organization headquartered at 1520 W. Wall St., Grapevine, TX 76051. Founded in 1979 as Pioneer Church, it became Abundant Life Assembly of God after moving to its current campus in 1981, and rebranded as Foundations Church in 2019 after approximately 40 years of ministry. The church is affiliated with the Assemblies of God denomination and operates under the leadership of Lead Pastor Darin Stroud with a staff of approximately 20.

The church delivers its ministry through a single weekly Sunday worship service at 10:00 AM, supplemented by a network of Life Groups (Bible studies, demographic-specific fellowship groups, and interest-based groups such as pickleball, golf, and book clubs). Programmatic offerings include Foundations Kids, Foundations Students, Young Adults ministry, Foundations Men, Foundations Women, a MomCo-affiliated mothers' group, and Prime Timers for seniors. STARS Academy is operated as a wholly-owned children's academy subsidiary at a separate website. Online streaming via YouTube and Facebook Live extends reach beyond the physical campus.

The technology stack consists entirely of off-the-shelf, third-party platforms — Squarespace for the website, Church Center for online giving, and YouTube/Facebook Live for broadcast — with no proprietary technology disclosed. The business model is donation-based: the church is sustained by voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members solicited through the online giving portal, with no pricing tiers, paid services, or institutional revenue streams. Geographic footprint is concentrated in Grapevine, TX and adjacent North Fort Worth, with online distribution reaching a global audience.

Name

Foundations Church

Legal name

Foundations Church

Website

https://foundationsgrapevine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foundations Church is a non-profit Assemblies of God-affiliated church in Grapevine, Texas, serving local families through Sunday worship, Life Groups, children's and student ministries, and the STARS Academy subsidiary, funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), 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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAD

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

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Place of worship
• Christian ministry
• Congregational programs
• Religious education

Headquarters

HQ city

Grapevine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church operates on voluntary donations from congregation members. Members are invited to give through the church's giving portal at foundationsgrapevine.churchcenter.com/giving.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Foundations Church is a religious nonprofit organization that delivers weekly Sunday worship services, multi-generational ministry programs (children, students, young adults, families, women, men, seniors), Life Groups fellowship, and children's education through STARS Academy. The church operates from a single campus in Grapevine, Texas, with online streaming and digital giving extending reach beyond the physical location.

Product overview

Foundations Church operates primarily as a traditional religious organization with a digital presence. The church's technology offerings consist of its Squarespace-based website serving as the central hub for congregation engagement, complemented by an online giving module via Church Center, live streaming capabilities through YouTube and Facebook Live, and an organized Life Groups small group ministry program. The church also operates STARS Academy as a separate educational ministry. These are not commercial software products but rather church operational tools and ministry programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STARS Academy: Children's academy operated by the church, with separate website at starsacademygrapevine.com
• Life Groups
• Foundations Kids
• Foundations Students

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held at 10:00 AM at the Grapevine, TX campus, open to all community members at no cost.
• Life Groups Program Small group ministry offerings including Men's Bible Study, Women's groups, Young Families, MomCo, Pickle Ball, Prime Timers, and specialty interest groups for fellowship and spiritual growth across demographics.
• STARS Academy A separate children's academy and educational ministry program operated by the church for children, with its own website at starsacademygrapevine.com.
• Online Giving Platform Digital tithing and donation system powered by Church Center, enabling congregation members to submit voluntary tithes and offerings online.
• Online Streaming Services Live and on-demand Sunday worship services broadcast globally via YouTube and Facebook Live for remote attendance.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fellowship Church: A large evangelical church headquartered in Grapevine, TX — the same city as Foundations Church. Directly comparable as a local congregation in the same geographic market with overlapping member demographics and community-focused ministry.

Broad incumbents

• Gateway Church: A multi-site evangelical megachurch based in Southlake, TX, immediately adjacent to Grapevine. Comparable as a DFW-area congregation with multi-generational programming and contemporary worship, though materially larger in scale and resources.
• Watermark Community Church: A large non-denominational church based in Dallas, TX serving the broader DFW community. Comparable as a community-led church in the same metropolitan region emphasizing Life Groups, family ministry, and discipleship programming.
• Saddleback Church: A large evangelical church based in Lake Forest, CA with a multi-site model and an emphasis on small groups and family ministry. Comparable as a community-focused congregation with a PEACE plan for community engagement and outreach.
• Elevation Church: A multi-site evangelical church based in Charlotte, NC. Comparable as a contemporary evangelical church with strong digital streaming, family-focused programming, and a multi-generational ministry portfolio.
• Life.Church: A multi-site evangelical church headquartered in Edmond, OK. Comparable as a digitally-forward church with YouTube streaming, online giving infrastructure, and a strong digital content strategy — a model Foundations Church follows at smaller scale.
• North Point Community Church: A multi-site evangelical church in Alpharetta, GA founded by Andy Stanley. Comparable as a community-led church model emphasizing Life Groups, contemporary teaching, and small-group ministry as the primary member engagement vehicle.

Regional players

• Christ Chapel Bible Church: An evangelical church in Fort Worth, TX serving the western DFW metroplex. Comparable as a regional non-denominational church of similar scale to Foundations, with comparable family-focused ministry and teaching-oriented programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@foundationschurchgrapevine/streams
• Facebookfacebook.com/FoundationsChurchGrapevine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foundationsgrapevine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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