Harvest Chapel

What Harvest Chapel does

Harvest Chapel is an independent, non-profit Christian church headquartered at 725 S. County Line Rd., Sandwich, Illinois, operating with a 14-person pastoral and administrative team led by Lead Pastor Wes Bell. The organization delivers weekly in-person worship services across four Sunday time slots (8:30A, 10A, 11:30A, and 6P) and a Wednesday evening service, complemented by live streaming via BoxCast and digital engagement through the Church Center platform for registrations, groups, and giving.

The church runs a vertically integrated ministry portfolio organized around four life stages: Harvest Kids (infants through 5th grade with age-segregated rooms), Harvest Youth (6th-12th grade with Wednesday programming), Harvest Young Adults (twenties meeting Tuesday nights), and adult Life Groups meeting in homes across the community. Adjacent programs include Connect Class (new-member orientation), Baptism services, Serve volunteer opportunities, The Store (a biweekly community food and personal care pantry with no eligibility requirements), and devotional resources including a structured 31 Days of Prayer campaign, YouVersion reading plans, and a Follow Jesus evangelism track.

Harvest Chapel's business model is the standard religious non-profit operating model: revenue is generated exclusively through voluntary tithes (presented as a biblical 10% of income) and offerings from congregants, processed online via Church Center and in person. The organization holds no external investors, has no parent company, and discloses no founding date, audited financials, or attendance/giving metrics. Its competitive position rests on local community presence, a multi-generational programming pipeline, physical real estate, and visible community outreach rather than on any proprietary technology or scalable distribution model.

Name

Harvest Chapel

Legal name

Harvest Chapel

Website

https://harvestchapel.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Harvest Chapel is an independent non-profit Christian church in Sandwich, Illinois, running Sunday and Wednesday worship services alongside age-segmented ministries (Kids, Youth, Young Adults, Life Groups) and a community food pantry, funded by congregational tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAE

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

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

SECONDARYEDACACAK

Faith-Based Nursery & Playgroups

Education/Early Childhood Education/Nursery Schools & Playgroups

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Church ministries
• Faith community
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandwich

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, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Harvest Chapel is a non-profit Christian church that provides weekly worship services (Sundays and Wednesdays), live online streaming of those services, and a portfolio of age-specific ministry programs (Harvest Kids for infants through 5th grade, Harvest Youth for 6th-12th graders, Harvest Young Adults for people in their twenties), along with small-group Life Groups, new-member Connect Class, Baptisms, volunteer Serve opportunities, a community food pantry called The Store, and spiritual growth resources including Bible reading plans and a 31 Days of Prayer campaign.

Product overview

Harvest Chapel is a non-profit Christian church (not a technology company) offering a unified ministry portfolio centered around in-person and online religious services. The core offering consists of Sunday and Wednesday worship services with live streaming, complemented by age-specific ministry programs including Harvest Kids (infants through 5th grade), Harvest Youth (middle/high school), and Harvest Young Adults. Supporting programs include Life Groups (small groups), Connect Class (new member orientation), Baptism services, Serve opportunities, The Store (food pantry), and spiritual growth resources including the 31 Days of Prayer campaign, Follow Jesus guidance, and Bible reading tools. The church also provides online giving through the Church Center platform. These products and services function as an integrated church ministry ecosystem rather than a software product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Harvest Kids Age-appropriate children's ministry for infants through 5th grade, featuring age-segregated rooms (Pink Room for infants, Green Room for crawlers, Yellow Room for cruisers, Teal Room for toddlers, Orange Room for pre-K) and elementary programs with worship, Bible lessons, and small groups. Designed for families with children seeking spiritual formation in a safe environment during services.
• Harvest Youth Youth ministry for 6th-12th graders meeting Wednesday evenings, featuring games, music, messages, and small group discussions focused on learning about Jesus. Includes Traction middle school ministry and high school programming.
• Harvest Young Adults (HYA) Young adults ministry for people in their twenties, meeting Tuesday nights at 7P to build community, worship authentically, and grow in faith together. Targets adults facing transitions in education, career, and life decisions.
• Life Groups Small group communities designed to connect people, foster spiritual growth, and provide support for following Jesus. Life Groups meet in various locations throughout the community for small group fellowship, growth, and service.
• Connect Class Orientation class for newcomers to learn about Harvest Chapel church, discover personal purpose, identify God-given gifts, and connect with the community. Functions as a membership onboarding experience.
• Baptism Water baptism by immersion for believers, celebrated as a public profession of faith and a symbol of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. Offered to congregation members as a milestone event.
• The Store Community food and personal care pantry serving anyone in need on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month from 9:00A-11:00A, with no requirements to receive help. Operates as a community outreach ministry.
• Serve Opportunities Volunteer opportunities in guest services, youth, kids, music, media, and other areas for church members to use their gifts in service to the church and community.
• Sunday and Wednesday Worship Services Weekly in-person worship services held on Sundays at 8:30A, 10A, and 11:30A, and on Wednesdays at 6:30P at the church campus at 725 S. County Line Rd., Sandwich, IL. Core offering of the congregation including teaching, worship, and prayer.
• Live Streaming Live and on-demand video streaming of worship services and messages via the BoxCast platform, available Sundays (8:30A, 10A, 11:30A, 6P) and weekday evenings at 7P for remote attendees.
• Online Giving / Tithing Online giving platform for tithing and generosity, supporting local church operations and global missions, accessible via the Harvest Chapel mobile app and the Church Center giving platform.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Church Center (by Ministry Brands): SaaS platform Harvest Chapel uses for online giving, group registration, event signups, and congregant engagement — a vendor/ecosystem peer rather than a competitor, but integral to Harvest Chapel's digital ministry infrastructure.
• Salvation Army (Midwest territorial operations): Comparable faith-based nonprofit operating food pantries and community assistance programs in Illinois — adjacent peer relevant to Harvest Chapel's The Store food pantry ministry and broader community outreach model.

Broad incumbents

• Willow Creek Community Church: Large evangelical multi-site church headquartered in South Barrington, IL — operates the same non-denominational ministry model (Kids, Youth, Young Adults, Life Groups, online streaming) at substantially greater scale across the greater Chicago region.
• Life.Church: Nationally recognized non-denominational multi-site church and creator of the Church Center / YouVersion Bible app platform — operates the same small-group, online-streaming, app-driven engagement model Harvest Chapel uses via its partnership with Church Center.
• Elevation Church: Large multi-site non-denominational church with Next Gen, Youth, Kids, and Young Adults ministries and online streaming — operates a structurally similar ministry portfolio at national scale.
• North Point Community Church (Andy Stanley): Large non-denominational multi-site church with age-segmented children's and student ministries, online streaming, and small groups — broadly comparable ministry architecture operating at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• CrossPoint Community Church: Non-denominational evangelical church in the western Chicago suburbs with multi-generational ministries (Kids, Youth, Young Adults), live streaming, and community outreach programs comparable in structure to Harvest Chapel.
• Christ Community Church (St. Charles, IL): Mid-sized non-denominational church in the Fox Valley region of Illinois with Kids/Youth/Young Adults programs, Life Groups, and online streaming — directly comparable in scale and offering to Harvest Chapel.
• Waterfront Church: Non-denominational church in the western suburbs of Chicago with Kids/Youth ministries, small groups, and online giving — comparable evangelical congregational model in the same Illinois/Midwest corridor.

Regional players

• The Chapel (Grayslake, IL): Non-denominational evangelical church in Lake County, IL with Kids, Youth, and small group ministries — regional Illinois peer operating in the same broader Chicagoland market as Harvest Chapel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/top
• Instagraminstagram.com/h.c.youngadults
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harvest-chapel-sandwich

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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