Immanuel Baptist Church

What Immanuel Baptist Church does

Immanuel Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist congregation headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, serving its local Wilson County community through religious worship, discipleship, and pastoral care services. Its core offering consists of three concurrent Sunday worship services — traditional, blended, and contemporary — supported by age-segregated ministries spanning preschool (WEE Care weekday program), children, students, college-age adults, women's, men's, and senior adult groups, plus counseling, benevolence, and short-term international missions programs (e.g., Peru, Nicaragua). Senior Pastor Jeff Pratt leads the congregation, supported by a ~23-person staff including Executive Pastor John Hellams and specialized ministry pastors hired across 2020-2024.

The church runs on a conventional, non-proprietary technology stack: The Church Co hosts its website, Pushpay processes online giving, and standard livestream and podcast channels distribute services digitally. There is no proprietary platform, no AI/ML capabilities, and no custom software products; the technology layer exists primarily to facilitate giving, communication, and service broadcasting rather than to differentiate the organization.

Its business model is that of a 501(c)(3) religious non-profit. Revenue is generated primarily through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members, supplemented by event fees and tuition from the WEE Care weekday preschool and after-school program. As a faith-based non-profit, Immanuel does not publicly disclose financial performance, attendance, or donor data, and growth depends on member participation, pastoral continuity, and community engagement in the Nashville exurb market.

Name

Immanuel Baptist Church

Legal name

Immanuel Baptist Church

Website

https://immanuelbaptist.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Immanuel Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist congregation in Lebanon, Tennessee, offering three Sunday worship styles, age-segregated ministries, counseling, missions, and a fee-based weekday preschool/after-school program, funded by congregational tithes and supported by a 23-person staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Church Ministries

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

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN), Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Biblical teaching ministries
• Christian counseling services
• Community outreach programs
• Youth religious education

Headquarters

HQ city

Lebanon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members including online giving via Pushpay, text-to-give, in-person offering, and mail donations. The church also accepts stock and non-cash gifts.
2. Event Registrations and Camps: Registration fees for events such as Marriage Retreat ($250/couple), Boys Day Paintball ($35), Kayak the Caney ($40), and other church activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Immanuel Baptist Church operates as a community-centered Baptist congregation offering three Sunday worship services (Blended, Modern, Traditional), age-segmented discipleship ministries for children, students, young adults, and adults, Sunday School classes, pastoral counseling via Anchor Counseling, care ministries and support groups, a Weekday Early Education (WEE Care) program, and local and international missions outreach. Supporting these in-person ministries are online giving through Pushpay, livestream services, sermon archives, the Beyond the Sermon podcast, and a mobile app for congregation connectivity.

Product overview

Immanuel Baptist Church is a gospel-centered, mission-minded church located in Lebanon, TN. Their ministry programs include worship services (Blended, Modern, and Traditional), children's ministry, student ministry, young adults, adult ministries, worship ministry, missions, Anchor Counseling, care ministries, Sunday School, WEE (Weekday Early Education) program, media/sermons, podcast (Beyond the Sermon), articles, and online giving. The church utilizes digital platforms including The Church Co website platform, YouTube for streaming, and Pushpay for mobile app and online giving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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 minor and core.

• Pure Water, Pure LoveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBaptist Women's missionary organization providing clean water initiatives. IBC participates annually in February with offering initiative support.
• Annie Armstrong Easter OfferingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSouthern Baptist home missions offering collected annually March-April to support missionaries serving in North America.
• Tennessee Baptist Children's HomesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStatewide ministry providing homes and care for children. IBC supports annually on Mother's Day.
• Second Harvest Mid-TNcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFood bank organization partnering with IBC for BackPack Program providing food to food-insecure children on weekends during summer months (May-July).
• Tennessee Baptist Adult HomesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMinistry providing care for senior adults. IBC supports annually on Father's Day.
• Lottie Moon Christmas OfferingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSouthern Baptist international missions offering collected annually in December to support missionaries serving globally.
• DivorceCarecoreOthersSupport group program for those experiencing separation and divorce, offered twice yearly at IBC. Provides resources and peer support for individuals navigating marital dissolution.
• GriefSharecoreOthers13-week grief support program offered twice yearly. Helps individuals cope with loss of loved ones through resources, community, and guidance.
• Woman's Missionary Union (WMU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWMU chapter at IBC mobilizes for missions through prayer, giving, and compassion initiatives. Meets monthly on third Saturday. Contact Peggy Tramel.
• Castle Heights Elementary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal school partnered with IBC for Reading Bubble program where volunteers read with students weekly for 30 minutes, serving Everyone's Wilson initiative.
• Everyone's WilsoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilson County community organization focused on education and youth development. IBC partners through Reading Bubble program at Castle Heights Elementary.
• Byars Dowdy Elementary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal school hosting IBC Mobile Food Pantry quarterly, providing food distribution to community families.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• McLean Bible Church: Large multi-site church with extensive digital content, multi-generational ministries, and global missions engagement. Comparable in ministry breadth and digital outreach to Immanuel, but operates at materially greater scale and across multiple campuses.

Direct peers

• The Church at Brook Hills: Mid-sized Southern Baptist church known for a strong local and international missions emphasis and structured small-group ministries. Comparable to Immanuel in denominational alignment, missions posture, and community-outreach programming.
• First Baptist Church Lebanon: Baptist church located in the same city as Immanuel Baptist Church. Operates as a Southern Baptist congregation serving the Lebanon, TN community with comparable worship, children's, and missions programming — making it the closest direct competitor for congregants and donations.
• Hermitage Hills Baptist Church: Southern Baptist church in the Nashville area serving a multi-generational congregation with age-tiered ministries and community outreach. Comparable to Immanuel in denomination, geographic region, and ministry structure.
• Rolling Hills Community Church: Non-denominational contemporary church in the Nashville metro with multi-generational ministries and digital content distribution. Comparable to Immanuel in ministry model and regional reach, though differing in denomination and worship style emphasis.
• Highland Baptist Church: Mid-Tennessee Southern Baptist church with comparable congregational programming and missions engagement. Operates in a similar regional and denominational context to Immanuel Baptist Church.
• Crievewood Baptist Church: Southern Baptist church in the Nashville metro area offering multi-generational ministries, missions engagement, and contemporary/traditional worship options. Comparable in denominational alignment and ministry breadth to Immanuel Baptist Church.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ImmanuelBaptistChurchTN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/immanuel-baptist-church_3

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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