Grace Lutheran Church

What Grace Lutheran Church does

Grace Lutheran Church is a nonprofit religious congregation founded in 1967 and affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Minneapolis Synod, operating from a single campus at 13655 Round Lake Blvd NW in Andover, Minnesota. Its primary mission is faith formation and worship for individuals and families in the northern Minneapolis suburbs, delivered through in-person services (traditional and contemporary), live and recorded worship streamed via YouTube, and a portfolio of age-segmented ministries spanning infants through adult programs. The church also runs Seeds of Grace, an on-site licensed daycare and preschool ministry serving infants through preschoolers, which was materially expanded through a 2023-2024 capital construction project.

Grace Lutheran's core digital infrastructure is the Realm church database (provided by ACS Technologies), accessed through onrealm.org, which serves as the unified platform for member engagement, event signup, online tithes and offerings with recurring gift setup, giving history tracking, and privacy controls. The church's business model is nonprofit: revenue is generated through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members, supplemented by tuition from the Seeds of Grace daycare, and deployed to fund ministry programs, facility operations, and community outreach. Beyond its core operations, Grace Lutheran maintains an international mission partnership (Grace4Rakai) with ACT in Uganda, now a 10-year program sponsoring the education of over 100 children, alongside local outreach partnerships with Family Promise of Anoka County, Hope4Youth, and Sand Creek Elementary, and a cooperative Vacation Bible School arrangement with Lord of Life Lutheran Church. The church is governed autonomously by its called pastors and congregation council within the ELCA denominational structure, with no external parent, investor, or holding entity.

Name

Grace Lutheran Church

Legal name

Grace Lutheran Church

Website

https://grace-andover.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Grace Lutheran Church is a nonprofit ELCA congregation founded in 1967 in Andover, Minnesota, serving suburban Minneapolis-area families through worship services, age-segmented ministries, and an on-site licensed Seeds of Grace daycare and preschool, supported by an online giving platform and community outreach partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Childcare Centers (EDACAAAN), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Early childhood daycare
• Faith based community
• Nonprofit religious organization
• Online giving platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Andover

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grace Lutheran Church provides Christian worship services in-person and online, operates the Seeds of Grace daycare and preschool ministry for infants through preschoolers, and runs faith formation programs for children, youth, and adults. The congregation also delivers community outreach ministries including local homelessness and school support partnerships and an international student sponsorship program in Uganda.

Product overview

Grace Lutheran Church operates as a single unified congregation offering faith-based programs and services. Core digital offering includes Realm, an online ministry tool for connection, event signup, and online giving. The church runs Seeds of Grace Daycare (infant, toddler, and preschool care), provides in-person and online worship services, and maintains outreach programs including Grace4Rakai (Uganda student sponsorship), Family Promise (homelessness support), Hope4Youth support, and the Sand Creek Stuff the Bus school supply drive. These programs are integrated through Realm for communication and giving rather than a modular platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Seeds of Grace: Early childhood daycare and preschool ministry program serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, operated as part of Grace Lutheran Church's ministry programming.

Products and services

• Worship Services Traditional and contemporary Christian worship services held at the Andover, MN campus for congregation members and visitors, with multiple service times available.
• Church Online (Online Worship) Live-streamed and recorded worship services broadcast via YouTube for remote congregation members and visitors unable to attend in person.
• Seeds of Grace Daycare and Preschool Licensed childcare and preschool program for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers operated on-site at the church with dedicated facility and staff, providing faith-based early childhood education.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ACT (African Children Today) / Grace4RakaicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 201510-year partnership supporting education for orphaned children in Rakai, Uganda. Grace Lutheran has sponsored 25+ students initially, funding ACT Junior School and ACT High School. Built a bakery employing 40 people. Provides ongoing student sponsorship and has funded construction of dormitories, science labs, and student scholarships. Grace Quilters have provided 250+ quilts to students.
• Family Promise of Anoka CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomelessness prevention ministry. Grace committed $10,000 toward sponsoring an apartment at Family Promise's new 8-family guest house facility in Coon Rapids. Volunteers provide meals, clean apartments, and create move-in baskets for families. Grace has 200+ registered volunteers over 15 years.
• Hope4YouthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth support organization. Grace conducted 'Pack the Pantry' challenge donating 149 lbs food, 58 lbs underwear, 194.8 lbs hygiene products, 53.6 lbs drinks, and 172.8 lbs diapers to support homeless youth.
• Sand Creek ElementaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal elementary school partnership providing ongoing support including school supplies, turkeys, Christmas gifts, snacks, emergency clothing, monetary donations for backpack food bags, gas gift cards, and staff appreciation treats.
• ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)coreOthersDenominational affiliation providing theological framework, connection to wider Lutheran church network, and youth gathering programs. Church participates in triennial ELCA Youth Gatherings.
• Lord of Life Lutheran ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosting partner for Vacation Bible School program, allowing shared resources and collaboration for children's ministry.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wooddale Church: Large non-denominational Twin Cities congregation with multi-site worship, extensive children's and youth programming, and community outreach. Comparable as a broader suburban Minneapolis-area congregation with a similar ministry footprint.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: Large national daycare and early education provider offering infant, toddler, and preschool care across many states. Comparable as a much larger incumbent in the same childcare service category.

Others

• Realm (ACS Technologies): SaaS provider of the church management database that Grace Lutheran uses for member engagement, event signups, and online giving. Comparable as an enabling technology vendor supporting Grace's core digital operations.
• Hope4Youth: Named partner, this nonprofit serves homeless and at-risk youth in the Twin Cities area. Comparable as a faith-affiliated social services organization collaborating with Grace Lutheran on outreach initiatives.
• Family Promise of Anoka County: Named partner of Grace Lutheran, this nonprofit provides homelessness prevention services for families. Comparable as a faith-affiliated social services organization operating in the same community and receiving church volunteer and financial support.

Direct peers

• Lord of Life Lutheran Church: Named partner in the data, this Lutheran congregation collaborates with Grace on Vacation Bible School. Directly comparable as a neighboring ELCA congregation with overlapping ministry programs and shared faith formation offerings.
• Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Minneapolis): Long-established ELCA congregation in the Twin Cities offering traditional and contemporary worship, faith formation, and outreach programs. Comparable in denomination affiliation, geographic market, and ministry structure.
• New Horizon Academy: Minnesota-based childcare provider serving infants through preschoolers with multiple locations. Directly comparable as a daycare operator competing in the same Andover/Minneapolis childcare market served by Seeds of Grace.
• Primrose Schools: National franchise providing early childhood education and daycare for infants through preschoolers. Comparable as a competitor in the same licensed childcare category that Seeds of Grace operates in.
• Mount Olivet Lutheran Church: Large ELCA-affiliated Lutheran congregation in the Minneapolis metro offering similar worship, faith formation, and community outreach programming. Directly comparable as a regional Lutheran congregation serving a similar demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grace-lutheran-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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