Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

What Holy Trinity Lutheran Church does

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is an ELCA-affiliated nonprofit religious congregation operating in the Chicago metropolitan area. The church serves congregants and seekers across three weekly worship services: Saturday evening liturgy at 5pm at HTLoop (637 S Dearborn, South Loop), Sunday morning liturgy at 9:30am at HTLakeview (1218 W Addison, Lakeview), and Wednesday morning Eucharist with text study at 9:30am at HTLakeview. Worship is also broadcast online via Zoom, with weekly bulletins distributed digitally via Dropbox, enabling remote participation. The congregation serves a horizontally segmented member base including general congregants and seekers, children and families, and young adults, with dedicated programming tracks for each.

The church's core offerings span worship and sacraments (baptisms, weddings, funerals), formation and religious education (Lutheranism 101, Sunday Forums, Sunday school), fellowship programming (Young(ish) Adults Nights, Thursday Book Group), and service opportunities including a Prison Book Ministry and social justice initiatives. Technology infrastructure is entirely third-party: Squarespace powers the website and sermon blog, Zoom enables online worship, Dropbox distributes bulletins, and Realm hosts the online congregational directory. There are no proprietary technology systems or custom platforms.

The organization operates as a tax-exempt religious nonprofit with no fee-based products or services. All operating revenue derives from voluntary donations and tithes processed through an online giving platform (giving.htchicago.org). The church is governed by its pastoral staff and congregational leadership with no parent company or external institutional ownership, and maintains an endowment fund as part of its financial infrastructure. The entity reports 236 employees and is actively operating with regular services, formation programming, and community events.

Name

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Legal name

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Website

https://holytrinitychicago.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is an ELCA-affiliated nonprofit congregation operating two physical worship locations in Chicago (HTLoop and HTLakeview) plus online Zoom services, serving congregants, children and families, and young adults through weekly liturgies, formation programs, and community service initiatives funded by voluntary donations.

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NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Protestant Mainline Broadcasting (MPABALAD)

Keywords

• Lutheran worship services
• Religious education programs
• Christian community fellowship
• Sacrament ceremonies
• Congregational formation

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church provides weekly Lutheran liturgical worship services (Saturday evening, Sunday morning, and Wednesday midday) across two Chicago locations (HTLoop and HTLakeview) and online via Zoom. The church also offers religious education and formation programs, sacraments and life passage ceremonies (baptisms, weddings, funerals), music ministries, children's and family programs, young adult gatherings, and service initiatives such as the Prison Book Ministry.

Product overview

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is a religious organization offering spiritual services, not a technology company with commercial products. Its offerings include in-person and online worship services at multiple locations (HTLoop for online worship, HTLakeview at 1218 W Addison, and HTLoop at 637 S Dearborn), weekly liturgies (Saturday evening, Sunday morning, and Wednesday morning), sermon broadcasts, Bible study groups, Prison Book Ministry, children and family formation programs, social justice initiatives, and life passage ceremonies (baptisms, weddings, funerals).

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No

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago: A major mainline Protestant congregation on Chicago's Near North Side. Comparable as a long-established, large-staff Chicago Protestant church offering multiple worship services, formation programming, and community outreach.
• Moody Church: A historic, large Chicago congregation near downtown offering weekly worship services, programming, and broadcast ministry. Comparable as a Chicago-based Protestant church with substantial staff and a multi-channel ministry model.
• Holy Name Cathedral: The cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Chicago, located near downtown. Comparable as a major Chicago religious institution with a large staff, multiple services, formation programs, and a historic urban footprint.
• Old St. Patrick's Church: A prominent Chicago Catholic church in the West Loop with extensive programming for young adults, families, and social justice outreach. Comparable as a downtown Chicago congregation with active formation programs and a reputation for community engagement.
• The Chicago Temple (First United Methodist Church of Chicago): A historic mainline Protestant congregation in downtown Chicago housed in a landmark skyscraper. Comparable as a long-established Chicago mainline Protestant church offering multiple worship services and community programming in the urban core.

Broad incumbents

• Willow Creek Community Church: One of the largest non-denominational churches in the Chicago area, with multiple campuses and an extensive online presence. Comparable as a large Chicago-area Protestant congregation with multi-site operations, though broader in denomination and significantly larger in scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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