Greater Grace Temple Apostolic

What Greater Grace Temple Apostolic does

Greater Grace Temple is a non-profit Apostolic Pentecostal church headquartered at 23500 W. Seven Mile Road, Detroit, Michigan, serving a congregation and broader community of members seeking spiritual services, education, and family support. Its core offering is weekly worship — Sunday services, Wednesday Bible Class, Tuesday Prayer (in-person, phone dial-in, and online) — delivered through a multi-platform distribution footprint that includes local broadcast (WADL TV 38), national/international cable (The Word Network, Rhema Television Network), and digital streaming (Facebook Live, YouTube, greatergrace.org). Parallel age-specific ministries (Children's 4–12, Teens MIA, Young Adults MIA 20–35, Men's Mighty Men of God, Women's Powerful Women of Purpose, Family Matters, Music Ministry) address the full lifecycle of congregational engagement.

The technology base is broadcast and streaming media infrastructure rather than software. The organization has extended its operating surface beyond worship into a community ecosystem including David Ellis Academy (K-8 Christian school), David Ellis Academy West (PreK-8), Children of Grace Day Care and Montessori School, Ellis Manor Senior Housing Apartments, and Ellis Memorial Funeral Home. It also monetizes its physical campus — a 4,000-seat auditorium/sanctuary, 500-seat banquet hall, 20 meeting rooms (up to 600 combined capacity), and a wedding chapel — through a facility rental program managed by a dedicated coordinator.

Revenue derives from three streams: recurring tithes and offerings (collected in-person and via the Givelify digital giving platform), facility rental income (quote-based pricing), and community health/event participation (Diabetes Wellness, free COVID-19 testing, Grace One-Step substance abuse meetings). The ministry is led by Bishop Charles H. Ellis, III with First Lady Crisette M. Ellis overseeing women's ministry and prayer, and Bishop David L. Ellis as a senior figure, with leadership distributed across roughly 29 listed staff.

Name

Greater Grace Temple Apostolic

Legal name

Greater Grace Temple

Website

https://greatergrace.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Greater Grace Temple is a non-profit Apostolic Pentecostal church in Detroit, Michigan, serving a congregation through weekly worship services, age-specific ministries, community health programs, and a large-scale facility rental program, with services distributed via local TV, national cable networks, and online streaming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL), Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Community outreach programs
• Facility rental services
• Ministry programs
• Broadcast ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Detroit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church donations from congregation members through online giving (Givelify platform), in-person offerings, and mobile giving options
2. Facility Rental: Auditorium/sanctuary, banquet hall, meeting rooms, and wedding chapel rentals to community members and organizations for events, conferences, and celebrations
3. Event Participation: Community health events such as Diabetes Wellness and health screenings provide educational programming with potential nominal fees or community sponsorship

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Greater Grace Temple Apostolic is a Detroit-based Apostolic Pentecostal church that delivers weekly worship services, Bible study, and prayer meetings through on-campus, broadcast TV, cable, and online streaming channels. It supplements its religious ministry with age-specific programs (children, teens, young adults, men, women, family, music, education), community health initiatives (Diabetes Wellness, Free COVID Testing, substance abuse support), and rents its 4,000-seat auditorium, banquet hall, meeting rooms, and wedding chapel for community events.

Product overview

Greater Grace Temple offers a comprehensive suite of ministry programs and community services as a single unified church organization. The core offerings include worship services (Sunday Services, Wednesday Bible Class, Tuesday Prayer), age-specific ministries (Children's Ministry, Teens MIA, Young Adults MIA, Men's MMG, Women's PWP, Family Matters), educational programs (Guidance and Education Ministry), and facility rental services (Auditorium/Sanctuary with 4,000 capacity, Banquet Hall for 500, Meeting Spaces with 20 rooms). Community health services include Free Covid Testing and the Grace One-Step Substance Abuse Meetings program, along with the Diabetes Wellness Event. The church also provides spiritual resources including Affirmations by First Lady Crisette Ellis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Services
• Wednesday Bible Class
• Tuesday Prayer
• Children's Ministry
• Family Matters Ministry
• Guidance and Education Ministry
• Men's Ministry - Mighty Men of God (MMG)
• Music Ministry
• Teens - Ministry in Action Teens (MIA)
• Women's Ministry - Powerful Women of Purpose (PWP)
• Young Adults Ministry - Ministry in Action (MIA) Adults
• Facility Rental - Auditorium/Sanctuary
• Facility Rental - Banquet Hall
• Facility Rental - Meeting Spaces
• Wedding Chapel
• Free Covid Testing
• Grace One-Step Substance Abuse Meetings
• Diabetes Wellness Event
• Affirmations

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Pentecostal Assemblies of the WorldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial denominational affiliation with Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (pawinc.org), providing theological alignment, network resources, and collaborative ministry opportunities within the Pentecostal tradition.
• Children of Grace Day Care and Montessori SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn-site early childhood education and daycare services affiliated with the church, providing Montessori-based learning programs for children in the community.
• David Ellis AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerK-8th grade Christian school (www.dea-detroit.com) providing academic education aligned with the church's values and mission.
• David Ellis Academy WestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreK-8th grade school (www.deawest.com) serving the western Detroit community with faith-based education.
• Ellis Manor Senior Housing ApartmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenior living apartments affiliated with the church providing housing for elderly community members.
• Ellis Memorial Funeral HomesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFuneral service provider (www.ellisfuneralhomeinc.com) offering end-of-life services to church community members.
• The Master's CommissionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit community group affiliated with Greater Grace Temple focused on ministry training and community outreach.
• Travel Expressions DetroitsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTravel services company (www.travelexpressiondetroit.com) offering pilgrimage and ministry travel programs.
• WADL TV 38coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Detroit TV station broadcasting Sunday worship services at 9am EST, reaching regional Detroit metropolitan audience.
• The Word NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational Christian cable/satellite network broadcasting Sunday services at 8pm EST, extending reach nationally and internationally.
• Rhema Television NetworksupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChristian television network broadcasting Wednesday services at 7pm, providing additional broadcast reach.
• GivelifycoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline giving platform (givelify.com) enabling digital tithes, offerings, and donations through mobile and web applications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ebenezer Baptist Church: Historic Atlanta-based African American congregation with national broadcast partnerships and community programming; comparable in broadcast reach, urban community engagement, and multi-generational pastoral legacy.
• New Birth Missionary Baptist Church: Stonecrest, Georgia–based megachurch with national broadcast, family life center, school, and broad community programming; closely mirrors Greater Grace Temple's ecosystem approach to member services and broadcast ministry.
• Faithful Central Bible Church: Inglewood, California–based Bible-believing megachurch with broadcast distribution and an integrated ministry ecosystem; comparable in combining broadcast, large sanctuary, and community programming.
• The Potter's House: Dallas-based, T.D. Jakes–led megachurch with national television broadcast, large sanctuary capacity, school, and community services. Directly comparable as a large, broadcast-driven, community-focused African American megachurch.
• West Angeles Church of God in Christ: Large Los Angeles–based Pentecostal/charismatic megachurch within the COGIC tradition with broadcast programming, schools, and community development programs, structurally similar in denomination, broadcasting, and community outreach.
• Greater Bethlehem Temple: Apostolic Pentecostal congregation with broadcast programming and an integrated community services approach; comparable in denomination, broadcast model, and member-facing ministries.
• Apostolic Church of God: Chicago-based Apostolic Pentecostal church within the same broader Pentecostal stream as the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, offering worship, education, and community programs; directly comparable in denominational positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Elevation Church: Charlotte, North Carolina–based megachurch with broadcast, online giving, and digital-first engagement strategies; a digitally sophisticated incumbent operating on similar broadcast and online platforms.
• Bethel Church: Redding, California–based megachurch with global online broadcast, worship music distribution, and a school of ministry; broader in scale and global reach, but comparable in broadcast-driven ministry model.
• Lakewood Church: Houston-based, Joel Osteen–led megachurch with national broadcast and an extensive community outreach profile; a larger incumbent competing on the same broadcast platforms with materially higher production scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/greatergracetv
• Facebookfacebook.com/GreaterGraceTempleDetroit
• Instagraminstagram.com/greatergrace_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/greater-grace-temple-apostolic

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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