Iglesia Bautista Emanuel

What Iglesia Bautista Emanuel does

Iglesia Bautista Emanuel is a nonprofit Baptist church headquartered at 258 Harriet St., Bridgeport, Connecticut, serving the Hispanic/Latino community — primarily Puerto Rican and Cuban immigrants and their descendants — with continuous operation since 1953. The organization was constituted as an independent congregation in 1986 and is affiliated with American Baptist Churches of Connecticut and American Baptist Churches USA. Its core activities consist of weekly worship services (Sundays 11am, Wednesdays 7pm), youth services, prayer meetings, Bible study, and a structured ministry program covering worship, evangelism, discipleship, fellowship (Koinonia), service, deacons, missions, and property. The church operates a multi-channel distribution footprint: in-person services at the Bridgeport headquarters and a Norwalk satellite, live streaming via Voz Emanuel TV on YouTube Live (Sundays 9:30am) with archives on Ustream, radio broadcasts on Radio Amor 690AM, and music/publishing content distributed on Spotify and through the church's own communications channels.

The organization's business model is that of a faith-based nonprofit. Revenue derives principally from tithes and offerings collected during worship services and managed by the Deacon Ministry, with supplemental income from one-time sales of music CDs, songs, and published works by church members (including 2024 releases such as 'El Poema De Dios' by IBE and albums by Seba González and Arnaldo Alicea). All religious services are free and open to the community; no pricing is disclosed. The strategic Visión 777 initiative coordinates an ambitious missionary footprint spanning 7 Latin American countries (Ecuador, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Honduras, Panama, Guatemala) and targets church planting in 7 Connecticut cities plus 7 community ministries in Bridgeport (bilingual academy, day care, food bank, senior center, counseling, immigrant services, gymnasium). The underlying technology stack is limited to standard consumer streaming and broadcast platforms, with no proprietary systems, mobile application, or AI/ML capabilities.

Name

Iglesia Bautista Emanuel

Legal name

Iglesia Bautista Emanuel

Website

https://iglesiabautistaemanuel.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Iglesia Bautista Emanuel is a nonprofit Baptist church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, serving the Hispanic/Latino community with weekly worship, missionary outreach across 7 Latin American countries, and a multi-channel streaming and broadcast ministry under its Visión 777 strategy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Organization Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Baptist church ministry
• Hispanic community services
• Missionary outreach
• Community fellowship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgeport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through Sunday worship collections managed by the Deacon Ministry
2. Media and Music Sales: Sale of music CDs, songs, and published works by church members including 'El Poema De Dios' by IBE, 'Su Reino Enfasis' by Seba González, 'Krazy Faith' by Arnaldo Alicea, and book 'A la chica que fue abusada sexualmente, hay ¡Esperanza!' by Zaibel Torres

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Iglesia Bautista Emanuel is a Spanish-language Baptist church in Bridgeport, Connecticut that delivers weekly worship services, prayer meetings, Bible study, and youth gatherings, supported by the Voz Emanuel TV live-streaming ministry and a portfolio of community-service ministries (food bank, counseling, senior care, immigrant support). It also operates the Vision 777 missionary initiative planting churches across 7 Latin American countries and 7 Connecticut cities, and publishes music and literary works by church members.

Product overview

Iglesia Bautista Emanuel is a Baptist church in Bridgeport, CT, offering a unified portfolio of religious services and ministry programs rather than commercial technology products. The core offerings include weekly worship services (Sundays 11am, Wednesdays 7pm), the Voz Emanuel TV streaming ministry, and a comprehensive array of programmatic ministries covering worship, evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, service, missions, deacons, youth, and finance. The church's strategic Visión 777 guides missionary expansion across 7 Latin American countries and church planting in 7 Connecticut cities, supported by plans for 7 community-focused facilities in Bridgeport. Recorded sermon messages and music content are distributed via the website and streaming platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Voz Emanuel TV: The church's television ministry broadcasting live services and recorded sermons.
• Visión 777
• IBE

Products and services

• Voz Emanuel TV Live streaming and on-demand archive of the church's Sunday worship services and sermons, delivered via YouTube Live (Voz Emanuel TV) and Ustream recordings, for the congregation and remote community members.
• Radio Amor 690 AM Broadcasts Weekly radio broadcast of sermons and church programming on Radio Amor 690 AM, airing Wednesdays at 10:30am and Sundays at 8:00am, extending the church's reach to radio listeners in the region.
• Weekly Worship Services Recurring in-person worship services open to the community, including Sunday worship at 11am, Wednesday prayer and Bible study at 7pm, youth services on the 2nd and 4th Fridays at 7pm, and Saturday intercessor prayer at 12:30pm.
• Pan del Cielo (Food and Clothing Assistance) Community service program that provides weekly food and clothing assistance to homeless individuals in the Bridgeport area, operated as a sub-ministry of the Ministerio de Servicio.
• Iglesia Bautista Emanuel – Misión Norwalk Branch congregation operating at 718 West Ave, Norwalk, CT, offering Sunday services at 2:30 PM and Tuesday services at 7:00 PM, serving the local Hispanic community under the Visión 777 Connecticut church-planting initiative.
• Latin American Mission Church Plants (Vision 777) Network of missionary church plants, ministry coordinations, and a medical mission (Banco Médico Emanuel) across 7 Latin American countries under the Vision 777 initiative, including pastoral leadership by in-country missionaries.
• Music and Literary Works by Church Members Music albums and songs released by church members on streaming platforms including Spotify, and a published book — sold as commercial creative works originating from the congregation.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IGLESIA BAUTISTA EMANUEL – Durán, EcuadorminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Missionary church plant led by Pastors Lico Mancilla and Ulises Suarez, located at Los Helechos 2, Durán, and in Coop. Unidos Venceremos, Durán, Ecuador.
• IGLESIA BAUTISTA EMANUEL – San Pablo de Barva, Costa RicaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Missionary church plant led by Pastors Rebeca and Alvaro Espinoza in San Pablo de Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica.
• COORD. PUENTE CUBANO EMANUEL – Jiguaní, CubaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Missionary coordination led by Pastors Reina and Manuel Rodriguez, located at Iglesia Bautista Peniel, Jiguaní, Cuba.
• COORD. EL BANCO MÉDICO EMANUEL – San Cristóbal, República DominicanaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Medical mission coordination led by Missionary Dr. Cristina Castillo, located in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.
• IGLESIA BAUTISTA EMANUEL – HondurasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Missionary church plant in Honduras with Missionaries Luis and Mirta Melendez, Pastors Marcos Lopez and Ruth Roger, located in Aldea 36, El Negrito.
• IGLESIA BAUTISTA EMANUEL – GuatemalaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Missionary partnership with Ministerio Niños Águilas Emanuel (MNAE), led by Pastors Mario and Chusita Chillín, located in Palin, Guatemala.
• IGLESIA BAUTISTA EMANUEL – PanamáminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Missionary church plant in Panama, part of the Vision 777 initiative targeting 7 Latin American countries.
• American Baptist Churches de ConnecticutcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 1986Affiliated organization since October 5, 1986, when the Hispanic Department of First Baptist Church constituted itself as an organized church and became affiliated with American Baptist Churches de Connecticut and American Baptist Churches USA.
• American Baptist Churches USAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 1986National Baptist denomination affiliation obtained when the church organized as an independent congregation in October 1986.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Elevation Church: Multi-site contemporary church with significant online broadcasting and music releases. Comparable to IBE on combining broadcast/media ministry with multi-site ambitions and the use of musicians within the church for content products distributed via streaming platforms.
• North Point Ministries: Andy Stanley's multi-site church network known for strategic vision, church-planting methodology, and digital content distribution. Conceptually peer-comparable to IBE's Visión 777 model of replicating the church across geographies and its emphasis on media (podcast/video) ministry.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site Southern Baptist congregation with global missions programs (PEACE Plan) and church planting networks. Comparable to IBE on multi-site replication strategy, missions-driven culture, and developed congregational ministry portfolio beyond Sunday services.
• American Baptist Churches USA: National denomination to which Iglesia Bautista Emanuel is affiliated (since 1986). Operates broadly across the U.S. Baptist ecosystem, providing governance, credentialing, and mission support that establishes baseline comparability on Baptist polity, congregational services, and Hispanic ministry networks.
• Lakewood Church: Large Houston-based multi-site, multi-language church (English/Spanish services) with prominent broadcast and online reach via Joel Osteen network. Comparable to IBE on multi-site ambitions, broadcast ministry, and the model of hosting both English and Spanish services under one organizational umbrella.

Emerging players

• Enlace: Network that connects and resources Hispanic evangelical churches in North America. Highly comparable to IBE's community-led GTM: similar bilingual/Spanish-language congregational model, multi-city footprint, and emphasis on missions and church planting across the U.S. and Latin America.

Others

• Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN): Large faith-based broadcast network carrying Spanish-language programming (TBN Enlace USA, TBN Salsa). Comparable to IBE's Voz Emanuel TV and Radio Amor 690 AM in religious broadcasting category — adjacent media infrastructure rather than direct congregational competition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyS0HPPEngbsPLl5Kz4FV2w
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iglesia-bautista-emanuel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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