GRACEWAY CHURCH INC

What GRACEWAY CHURCH INC does

GraceWay Church Inc is a private, nonprofit evangelical Christian congregation headquartered at 65 Thirteenth Street, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, operating under an elder-led, congregation-ruled governance model and affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) through the Forest Lakes District. Founded in 1973 and celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023, the church serves the Sauk Prairie area with two Sunday worship services (9:00 and 10:30 a.m.), the earlier of which is livestreamed, alongside a children’s ministry (GraceWay Kids with AWANA), a student ministry for grades 6-12, adult small groups, and pastoral care.

The organization operates a portfolio of community support services that extend its mission beyond traditional worship: the GraceWay Assistance Program provides financial aid to local residents in need; the INSPIRE Literacy Program, established in 2021, delivers Orton-Gillingham tutoring to learners ages 6-46 across Sauk Prairie, Spring Green, Baraboo, and Reedsburg; and Safe Families for Children offers a network of volunteer support to keep families intact during parental hardship. GraceWay also supports international missions through EFCA ReachGlobal, including missionaries in Budapest. Technology infrastructure is limited to standard nonprofit digital tools — a WordPress-hosted website (gracewaysaukprairie.org), YouTube and Facebook channels, a weekly email bulletin, a RightNow Media subscription for members, and a Kindrid-powered online/text-to-give donation platform.

Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary, recurring tithes and offerings from congregation members via online, text, and in-person channels. Actual 2025 income was $599,571 against a $730,998 budget, with 2026 year-to-date actual income through June of $338,098 running close to the YTD budget of $352,115. Actual expenses in 2025 totaled $704,537 against the same income base, implying operating deficits in years of under-budget giving. The organization employs six staff, including Lead Pastor Bryan Brotherton (since 2013), Director of Worship & Student Ministries Adam Hanson, Director of Children's Ministries MacKenzie Richards, an Assistant Treasurer, an Office Administrator, and a Custodian.

Name

GRACEWAY CHURCH INC

Legal name

GraceWay Church

Website

https://gracewaysaukprairie.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GraceWay Church Inc is a nonprofit evangelical Christian church in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, affiliated with the EFCA and serving the Sauk Prairie area with Sunday worship services, children's and youth ministries, and community support programs including literacy tutoring and financial assistance, funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAG

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling)

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAE

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International)

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Faith community
• Youth ministry
• Literacy tutoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Prairie du Sac

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: GraceWay Church operates on voluntary contributions from its congregation through various giving methods including online giving, text-to-give, and in-person offerings during worship services.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GraceWay Church is an evangelical Christian congregation that provides weekly Sunday worship services (in-person at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. and via livestream), age-segregated discipleship programs for children (GraceWay Kids with AWANA) and students in grades 6-12 (GraceWay Students), adult small groups, and community support ministries including the GraceWay Assistance Program, INSPIRE Literacy Program, and Safe Families for Children. The church is part of the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) and supports international missions through EFCA ReachGlobal Budapest.

Product overview

GraceWay Church offers a unified portfolio of worship and ministry programs centered on Sunday services (9:00 & 10:30 a.m.) featuring live-streaming, complemented by age-specific programs (GraceWay Kids with AWANA, GraceWay Students for grades 6-12, and adult ministries), support services (GraceWay Assistance Program, Inspire Literacy Program, Safe Families for Children), RightNow Media video resource subscriptions, and online giving capabilities. The church's digital presence includes online sermon archives and a Connect Card system for visitor engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INSPIRE Literacy Program: Non-profit literacy program established in 2021, sponsored by GraceWay Church, supporting students who struggle with literacy using Orton-Gillingham method tutoring.

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly worship services held at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. on Sundays, featuring singing led by worship bands followed by Bible-based messages from pastors; the 9:00 a.m. service is livestreamed. Classes for children, youth, and adults run during the services.
• GraceWay Kids Children's ministry program for kids from nursery age through 5th grade, introducing children to Jesus Christ and helping them understand God's love through age-appropriate classes during worship services and AWANA programs.
• GraceWay Students Youth ministry for students in grades 6-12, providing spiritual growth opportunities and age-appropriate classes during the 9:00 a.m. worship service, with additional activities including R.B.C. Camp.
• GraceWay Assistance Program Financial support program for individuals in the Sauk Prairie area who find themselves in need, providing direct financial assistance through the church's benevolence ministry.
• INSPIRE Literacy Program Non-profit literacy program that supports students who struggle with literacy using Orton-Gillingham method tutoring; serves individuals ages 6-46 in Sauk Prairie, Spring Green, Baraboo, and Reedsburg.
• Safe Families for Children Program that keeps children safe and families together by providing a network of support while parents get back on their feet.
• Online Worship Streaming Livestream of Sunday worship services at 9:00 a.m., with recordings available after the 10:30 a.m. service, accessible through the church website and YouTube channel.
• RightNow Media Subscription Free subscription to RightNow Media, an extensive library of faith-based videos for the whole family, accessible on phones, tablets, computers, and TVs, offered to GraceWay Church members.
• Online Giving Platform Secure online and text-to-give donation platform enabling one-time or recurring gifts to the church, powered by Kindrid Giving.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 45 individuals through the INSPIRE Literacy Program in its first three years

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraceWay Church is part of the Evangelical Free Church of America, following the EFCA Statement of Faith and receiving support through the Forest Lakes District. This affiliation provides theological alignment and connection to a national network of churches.
• EFCA ReachGlobal BudapestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports missionaries Matyas and Kate Kondor who aim to strengthen and revitalize the local church of Budapest through worship, sound, discipleship and local outreach.
• AWANA InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's program at GraceWay that focuses on scripture memorization, evangelizing, and discipleship. AWANA Southern Wisconsin provides local chapter support.
• Forest Lakes District of EFCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict organization providing support for GraceWay and other Evangelical Free Churches in Wisconsin and parts of Upper Michigan.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• North Point Ministries: North Point Ministries is an evangelical non-denominational church network founded by Andy Stanley. It shares GraceWay's evangelical DNA, sermon-based teaching, community emphasis, and online engagement, but operates at vastly greater scale.
• Willow Creek Community Church: Willow Creek is a large evangelical church investing heavily in small groups, leadership development, and digital ministry — analogous in philosophy and program stack to GraceWay, though at a much larger scale.
• Woodlands Church: Woodlands Church is one of the largest EFCA-affiliated churches, headquartered in the Houston metro. It shares GraceWay's EFCA affiliation, evangelical theology, and multi-generational ministry model, but at much greater scale — making it a broad-incumbent comparable.

Others

• Compassion International: Compassion International is a large evangelical Christian child-sponsorship and humanitarian organization. While very different in operation from GraceWay, it shares evangelical ethos, donor demographics, and a community-impact mission — useful as an adjacent faith-based nonprofit comparable.
• Converge: Converge (formerly Baptist General Conference) is an evangelical Protestant denomination with theology and congregational polity similar to the EFCA. It is a denominational peer rather than a direct ministry competitor, useful for benchmarking church-planting and missions strategy.
• Awana International: Awana International is the direct children's ministry partner supplying the scripture-memorization program used in GraceWay Kids. It is an adjacent ecosystem peer — not a competitor — but a useful comparable for children's discipleship programming.

Direct peers

• Pantego Bible Church: Pantego Bible Church is an EFCA church in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. It mirrors GraceWay's core elements — EFCA affiliation, evangelical preaching, adult/children/student ministries, and a strong missions emphasis — making it a structurally similar denominational peer.
• Lifepoint Church: Lifepoint Church is an EFCA-affiliated evangelical church sharing GraceWay's Statement of Faith and denomination. Its blended in-person/livestream ministry and community-mission focus mirror GraceWay's approach at a larger scale.
• Cross Timbers Church: Cross Timbers Church is an EFCA church in the Oklahoma City area. Its ministry portfolio, EFCA theological alignment, and emphasis on small groups and missions closely parallel GraceWay's operating model.
• Faith Promise Church: Faith Promise Church is an EFCA-affiliated multi-site church in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. It shares GraceWay's EFCA Statement of Faith, missions ethos, and small-group/discipleship ministry model — making it a direct denominational and operational comparable.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCI5o8mQ3Z33kFD_aRxYbMGw
• Facebookfacebook.com/gracewaysp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/graceway-church-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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