CENTER OF HOPE

What CENTER OF HOPE does

Center of Hope is a non-profit, multi-campus church ministry headquartered at 9550 Crenshaw Blvd in Inglewood, California, operating under the brand "Center of Hope LA" with a second campus known as COH-Valley. It runs a Christ-centered worship and community program led by Lead Pastor Geremy Dixon, who has served the congregation for over 20 years, and supports a member base organized into age- and life-stage-specific ministries including Hope Kidz (children ages 2-11 across four cohorts), Ladies First (women 18+), Men of Hope (men 18+), CARE (crisis and pastoral support), Clear Path (a multi-stage new member orientation and discipleship pathway), and Hope Academy (a separate Christ-centered K-12 educational program at hopeacademyla.com). The organization also fields an external GeneroUS annual giving campaign directing member donations to partner NGOs such as Olive Crest, Koinonia, Habitat LA, and The Renaissance Group International.

The technology stack is conventional SaaS rather than proprietary. Member engagement runs through the COHLA mobile app on iOS and Android, the CCB Church-powered "Our Place" member portal for event registration, volunteer sign-ups, and small group enrollment, and live streaming of Sunday services on YouTube and Facebook. Online giving is processed through Pushpay with separate accounts for the COH-LA and COH-Valley campuses, and planned/legacy giving is routed through a Smartwill partnership under the "Legacy of Hope" initiative covering stock, life insurance dividends, and property. Crisis response is operationalized through a CarePortal integration that dispatches the church's volunteer Response Team against verified cases of children and families in need.

The business model is donation-funded: there is no pricing for worship services, and revenue consists of voluntary tithes and offerings from members (both in-person and online via Pushpay), annual GeneroUS campaign proceeds (tax-deductible), Legacy of Hope planned gifts (including non-cash assets), and ancillary income from Hope Academy tuition. The organization is structured as a private nonprofit religious entity with affiliated operating subsidiaries — Center of Hope Community Development Corporation and Plan4Hope, Inc. — and operates with a lean reported headcount of 11 employees supplemented by an extensive volunteer network across its ministry programs.

Name

CENTER OF HOPE

Legal name

Center of Hope

Website

https://go2hope.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Center of Hope is a non-profit, multi-campus Christ-centered church in Inglewood, California, serving members through age-segmented ministries, Christian K-12 education via Hope Academy, and donation-funded community programs supported by mobile, streaming, and online giving tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Organization Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Religious worship ministries
• Christian education programs
• Community outreach ministries
• Faith-based giving

Headquarters

HQ city

Inglewood, CA

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Members and attendees contribute financial tithes and offerings during services and online through Pushpay platform. These are voluntary donations supporting church operations and ministries.
2. Planned Giving (Legacy of Hope): A giving initiative focusing on planned gifts including non-cash assets such as stock, life insurance dividends, and property to ensure long-term church sustainability.
3. GeneroUS Campaign: Annual giving campaign encouraging members to give time, money, and food to benefit others locally, nationally, and globally. All financial donations are tax-deductible.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Center of Hope LA operates a multi-campus Christ-centered church ministry delivering in-person and online worship services, age-specific children's and youth programs, men's and women's ministries, care and crisis support, a Christ-centered K-12 educational program (Hope Academy), and faith-based community development initiatives. The organization also administers planned giving programs including estate planning support.

Product overview

Center of Hope LA is a multi-campus church ministry offering a portfolio of interconnected spiritual, educational, and community service products. The core digital offering includes the COHLA App (iOS/Android) for mobile engagement and the CCB Church-powered 'Our Place' portal for member management. Supporting products include SmartWill (estate planning via smartwill.giving), CarePortal (community crisis support), and Hope Academy (K-12 Christian education). Services are provided both in-person at two Inglewood locations (COH-LA and COH-Valley) and online via YouTube/Facebook live streaming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GeneroUS: Annual giving campaign encouraging generosity with time and resources locally, nationally and across the globe.
• Hope Academy
• SmartWill
• CARE
• Hope Kidz
• Clear Path
• Ladies First

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• Hope Kidz (Children's Ministry)
• Ladies First (Women's Ministry)
• Men of Hope (Men's Ministry)
• CARE Ministry
• Clear Path (Membership Discipleship Program)
• Hope Academy
• GeneroUS Giving Campaign
• Legacy of Hope (Planned Giving Program)
• SmartWill Estate Planning Platform
• COHLA Mobile App
• Our Place (Member Portal)

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Olive CrestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoster and child care partner of Center of Hope. Olive Crest provides services for children and families in crisis, and Center of Hope supports through the GeneroUS campaign and community outreach.
• KoinoniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoster care partner working with Center of Hope LA as part of the GeneroUS campaign to support children and families in the foster care system.
• Claris HealthminorOthersWomen's health and assistance organization. Center of Hope provides referrals and support for women and families through CARE ministry resources.
• Habitat LAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHabitat for Humanity affiliate helping build affordable housing in 112 cities in Los Angeles County. Partnered through GeneroUS campaign for community service and charitable giving.
• Teen ChallengeminorOthersChrist-centered, faith-based solutions for youth, adults, and families struggling with addiction. Referenced as a resource in the CARE ministry for substance abuse recovery support.
• The Renaissance Group International (TRG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization featured in the GeneroUS campaign for community development and charitable initiatives.
• CarePortalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform that connects churches with children and families in crisis in the community. Center of Hope uses CarePortal as a connection point to respond to community needs through their Response Team.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Pushpay: Center of Hope's integrated online-giving platform; included as an adjacent technology enabler serving the same faith-based donor-management category.
• Olive Crest: Named Center of Hope partner providing foster-care and family services; comparable as a faith-based child- and family-services operator in the same regional ecosystem.
• CarePortal: Technology platform partner connecting churches to children and families in crisis; included as an adjacent, enabling organization in the same faith-based response network.

Broad incumbents

• Saddleback Church: Large Southern California Christ-centered church with long-tenured pastoral leadership, multiple campuses, and a full ministry + education ecosystem; serves as an aspirational comparable for multi-campus, multi-ministry growth.
• Lakewood Church: Larger established Christ-centered multi-campus congregation; operates a similar broadcast-streaming, multi-ministry model but at materially greater scale and with a global digital footprint that overshadows smaller peers.

Direct peers

• Faithful Central Bible Church: Large Inglewood-based Christ-centered church; shares the same primary geographic market, similar evangelical multi-campus model, and overlapping demographic and ministry targeting as Center of Hope LA.
• McCarty Memorial Christian Center: Mid-sized LA-area Christ-centered congregation operating community programs for local families; comparable in scale, evangelical positioning, and community-outreach profile to Center of Hope LA.
• West Angeles Church of God in Christ: Prominent South LA congregation with full ministry ecosystem, community outreach, and Christian education; serves an overlapping demographic in the greater Inglewood/LA market.
• Holman United Methodist Church (Koinonia LA): Historic LA church operating the Koinonia foster-care program — named as an active Center of Hope partner — and sharing a community-development and family-services orientation in the same metro.
• City of Refuge Church LA: Mid-market LA church with strong community-development and outreach programs targeting under-resourced neighborhoods; competes for the same LA congregant and donor pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/centerofhopela
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOstL_KMK719Ts0REz6urJw
• Facebookfacebook.com/CenterOfHopeLA
• Instagraminstagram.com/centerofhopela
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centerofhope

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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