Hopevale Church

What Hopevale Church does

Hopevale Church is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian congregation founded in 1966 in Saginaw, Michigan, operating a multi-site model with two physical campuses — Saginaw (4873 N. Center Rd) and Bay City (services at John Glenn High School, 3201 Kiesel Rd) — plus online livestream and on-demand access. The church serves congregants across the Great Lakes Bay Region through age-graded programming (Hopevale Kids birth-5th grade, Preteen 4th-5th, Students 6th-12th), an extensive GroupLife small-group network, pastoral care, weddings, baptism, and a membership pathway. It maintains a global missions program with nine mission-agency partnerships supporting 19+ field workers across Ukraine, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

The underlying technology stack is conventional church-management SaaS: a FaithConnector-hosted website, Church Community Builder (CCB) for forms, event registration, and the MyCommunity member portal, Pushpay for one-time and recurring digital giving, Vimeo for sermon archives, podcast distribution via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Libsyn, and a custom mobile app (HOPEVALEAPP) for content and engagement. RightNow Media provides an extended video resource library, and the Parent Cue app supports family ministry. No proprietary AI/ML, APIs, or developer-facing platform are disclosed.

The business/revenue model is voluntary recurring giving from congregation members via tithes and offerings (in-person envelopes, Pushpay online, mobile app), supplemented by a Greater Things capital campaign that has raised $1,126,517 (as of April 2026) for Saginaw facility upgrades, Bay City facility acquisition, and regional outreach. YTD April 2026 giving was $2.293M (+3.7% YoY) against $2.230M in expenses (+2.4%), producing a $63.5k YTD surplus on a $25,918 budget shortfall. Financial accountability is maintained through ECFA certification, 501(c)(3) status, and annual independent CPA audits. The church employs approximately 25 staff and is governed independently with no parent organization.

Name

Hopevale Church

Legal name

Hopevale Church

Website

https://hopevale.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hopevale Church is a 501(c)(3) multi-site Christian congregation founded in 1966 in Saginaw, Michigan, operating two physical campuses (Saginaw and Bay City) plus online livestream, serving Great Lakes Bay Region congregants with worship, age-graded family ministries, small groups, and global missions, funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and faith-based community services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Multi-campus church
• Christian worship services
• Faith-based community
• Global missions program
• Family ministry programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Saginaw

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members through offering envelopes, online giving (Pushpay), and mobile app. Church emphasizes giving as an act of worship and part of Christian life.
2. Greater Things Capital Campaign: Special capital campaign funding for Saginaw facility upgrades, Bay City facility acquisition, and expanded regional outreach. As of April 2026, $66,648 available for Saginaw and $1,059,869 available for Bay City.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hopevale Church is a multi-site Christian congregation that delivers weekly worship services, biblical teaching, and faith formation programming at two Michigan campuses (Saginaw and Bay City) and through online livestream. Its core offerings include age-graded ministries (Hopevale Kids, Preteen, and Student Ministries), GroupLife small groups, pastoral care and counseling, baptism and membership pathways, global missions partnerships and trips, weddings, and member engagement tools (MyCommunity portal, mobile app, podcasts).

Product overview

Hopevale Church is a multi-site Christian congregation operating two physical campuses (Saginaw and Bay City, Michigan) plus online platforms. The church offers a comprehensive suite of ministry programs centered around weekly worship services featuring biblical teaching and worship music. Core offerings include family-graded ministries (Hopevale Kids for birth-5th grade, Preteen Ministry for 4th-5th graders, and Student Ministries for grades 6-12), small group community through GroupLife, Global Missions partnerships, and pastoral care services. Digital products include livestream and on-demand services via hopevale.org/services, the Hopevale Podcast and Bite-Size Theology audio content distributed through Spotify and Apple Podcasts, the MyCommunity member portal for engagement management, and online giving through Pushpay. Additional resources include RightNow Media video library access, Parent Cue app for family ministry support, Library Resources for spiritual reading materials, Wedding Services, Baptism programs, and Membership pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hopevale Kids: Children's ministry program for birth through 3rd grade at Saginaw campus, and birth through 5th grade at Bay City campus.
• Hopevale Students
• Hopevale Preteen
• Neighbor

Products and services

• Hopevale Worship Services

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SEND InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner mission agency supporting Herb & Kim Burkett serving in Ukraine to strengthen church leadership, provide refugee care, and share the hope of Jesus.
• TEAMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissions agency supporting multiple field worker families: N & W Family in South East/South Asia, Jared & Devon Family in South Asia, and P & R Family in the Middle East.
• PioneerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Christian outreach and discipleship amongst refugees of war and displaced people from the Middle East and North Africa.
• NavigatorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting field workers including Michael & Kerby Busch serving university students in Japan and Kirk & Amy Lauckner in Seattle.
• FrontierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for education, food, and aid to refugees in the Middle East. Supports S-Family and V-Family working with unreached people groups.
• International NeedscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports evangelism and aid to unreached people groups in Burkina Faso, student Bible camps in Kenya and Turkey, and field workers H & M in South Asia.
• Oaks InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBryan & Renee Gibbs now lead Global Missions at Oaks International after serving with Navigators in Japan for 20 years.
• ABWE InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports Tim & Charlene Miskimen teaching at Asia Baptist Theological Seminary in the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, and throughout Southeast Asia.
• Al Hayat MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Ron & Roz Wismer who use technology to reach and transform people isolated from Christian presence or influence.
• Life to Life Africa (LTLA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry to orphans, widows, and elderly in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. 2024 mission trip installed irrigation system, taught sewing, and built chicken coop.
• Team HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides financial support for educational development and holistic health of 200 underprivileged children at FUNCEBAL Christian school in Guaymate, Dominican Republic.
• Samaritan's PurseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides aid and natural disaster relief following hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes in various global regions.
• Global CompassionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation project for migrant children in India providing tutoring and care to increase literacy, health/hygiene, and social responsibility.
• Forever Changed InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission teams ministering at orphanage in Guatemala, providing medicines and supplies while sharing the love of Jesus.
• Perspectives on the World Christian MovementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobilizes US churches by educating the body of Christ to strategic engagement in God's global purpose.
• MissionNextminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelps professionals and entrepreneurs find creative ways to reach countries and share their lives with unbelievers in restricted-access locations.
• ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)coreOthersCertifying organization demonstrating Hopevale's commitment to financial accountability, transparency, and ethical stewardship practices.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kensington Church: Michigan-based multi-site evangelical church with campuses across southeast Michigan. Direct geographic and operational peer, serving overlapping demographic in the same state with a similar multi-campus and family ministry model.
• Watermark Church: Plano, TX-based multi-site church with emphasis on discipleship, small groups, and community engagement. Comparable in scale and ministry philosophy to Hopevale's GroupLife-centered approach.
• North Point Community Church: Multi-site evangelical megachurch founded by Andy Stanley in Alpharetta, GA. Operates a similar multi-campus model with strong digital content distribution and adult/student programming at scale comparable to Hopevale's ministry breadth.
• Cedar Creek Church: Mid-size multi-site evangelical church in central Michigan (near Lansing). Direct regional peer with similar family ministry programming and multi-campus operating model.
• Elevation Church: Charlotte, NC-based multi-site church led by Steven Furtick with strong digital content strategy, worship-music publishing, and global missions focus. Comparable to Hopevale in its omnichannel content approach and breadth of programming.
• Life.Church: One of the largest multi-site churches in the U.S. (Edmond, OK), known for pioneering online church experiences, the YouVersion Bible app, and digital-first content distribution. Comparable to Hopevale's emphasis on livestream, podcast, and digital content infrastructure.

Others

• RightNow Media: Christian video library and content subscription service used by Hopevale for member discipleship resources. Ecosystem enabler rather than direct competitor, but thematically comparable as a faith-based digital content platform.
• Pushpay: Leading digital giving platform used by Hopevale for online tithing. Ecosystem enabler / vendor rather than competitor — comparable only in the sense that it is the technology layer underpinning Hopevale's revenue model.

Regional players

• CrossPoint Church: West Michigan multi-site evangelical church with campuses in the Grand Rapids area. Regional peer serving an overlapping Michigan demographic and similar congregational profile.

Broad incumbents

• Gateway Church: Large DFW-based multi-site church with extensive global missions network and multi-generational family ministry. Comparable in operational scale and breadth of programming to Hopevale's full pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/hopevaleyouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hopevale-church

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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