Istrouma Baptist Church

What Istrouma Baptist Church does

Istrouma Baptist Church is a religious non-profit founded in 1920 and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It operates a multi-campus Protestant ministry with locations in Baton Rouge (10500 Sam Rushing Drive) and Prairieville (Ascension Campus, 39258 LA Hwy 42), and runs a Spanish-language congregation under the Istrouma en Español sub-brand. The church serves a broad demographic spanning children through adults via lifecycle ministries that include Istrouma Kids (babies through 5th grade), Midweek Kids, student ministry (6th–12th grade), young adults, 225MOMS, 225DADS, and women's ministry, alongside small group communities and weekly worship services.

The organization's technology stack is built around Realm, an ACS Technologies church management platform used for member database, event registration, and online giving, supplemented by licensed access to RightNow Media, which provides more than 3,500 discipleship videos for kids, students, and adults. Digital distribution extends through the isrouma.org website, YouTube live streaming, Vimeo, Facebook, and Instagram. Donations are accepted via online giving, recurring gifts, and text-to-give (short code 73256), with dedicated keywords for each campus and for missions giving.

As a 501(c)-equivalent religious non-profit, Istrouma operates entirely on voluntary contributions: tithes and offerings collected during Sunday worship services, online recurring gifts, and a designated Istrouma Missions Offering channeling funds to domestic and global mission partners. Its go-to-market approach is community-led — members are acquired through weekend worship, small groups, midweek programming, and events such as the Starting Point membership class and Welcome Back Sunday. The church actively invests in church planting, partnering with the SEND Network as an assessment center and having sent out planters domestically (Weymouth MA, Cincinnati OH, Houston TX, Algiers/New Orleans LA) and supporting global missions in Uganda, Eastern Europe, Guatemala, and Haiti.

Name

Istrouma Baptist Church

Legal name

Istrouma Baptist Church

Website

https://istrouma.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Istrouma Baptist Church is a 1920-founded religious non-profit operating multi-campus ministries in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana metro area. It serves families and individuals across age and language segments through worship, small groups, children's and student programs, and global missions, supported by 34 staff and digital tools including Realm and RightNow Media.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL), Religious Radio Broadcasting (MPAIAEAF)

Keywords

• Church services
• Religious worship
• Baptist ministry
• Christian education
• Community fellowship

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

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: The church collects tithes and offerings during Sunday morning worship services at each campus, as well as through online giving via the Realm platform and text-to-give options.
2. Missions Offering: Designated giving to support mission partners and fund mission trips, collected via text-to-give and online through the Istrouma Missions Offering.
3. Text-to-Give: Donors can send text messages to give, with separate keywords for each campus and missions giving.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Istrouma Baptist Church is a Baptist congregation that provides Christian worship services, religious education, fellowship programs, and community ministry to its members and the surrounding community. The church operates multiple campuses across the Baton Rouge, Louisiana metropolitan area, offering worship gatherings, age-specific ministry programs (children, students, adults), small group Bible study, missions and outreach, and member resources such as RightNow Media access.

Product overview

Istrouma Baptist Church operates a multi-campus church with its primary digital presence being a church management and ministry website. The offering consists of the main church website (istro uma.org) that serves as a hub for worship services, small groups, children's ministry (Istrouma Kids), student ministry, women's ministry (225MOMS), missions, and giving. The church utilizes Realm, an integrated church management platform, for member database, event registrations, and online giving. Additional resources include Right Now Media for Bible study content and internship programs across various ministry areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Istrouma en Español: Spanish-language worship services and ministry
• Istrouma Kids
• 225MOMS
• 225DADS
• Midweek Kids

Products and services

• Worship Services
• Children's Ministry
• Student Ministry
• Adult Small Groups and Bible Study
• Missions and Outreach
• RightNow Media Member Access

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Send Network (Louisiana)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEND Louisiana engages the 2.88 million lost people in Louisiana by planting 231 churches over the next decade. Istrouma serves as an assessment center for new church planters leading these efforts.
• Geaux & Deaux MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 2016 by Karen and Joel Sanders, this faith-based nonprofit provides care, love, and hope to those in need, feeding nearly 100 people each month through ongoing ministry partnerships.
• Joni & FriendsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor more than 40 years, Joni & Friends has served individuals and families living with disability, establishing an official Louisiana office in 2019 to equip and partner with local churches.
• Noah & Tarin Madden - Life Community ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEND Network church planter in Weymouth, MA. Life Community Church launched in April 2022 and is a growing body of nearly 100 believers committed to making disciples in their neighborhoods.
• Justin & Kendal Adamson - New Song of HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEND Network church planter in Jamaica Queens, NY. New Song of Hope seeks to engage one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse neighborhoods in NYC.
• Dylan & Rachel Drumm - Mercy Hill ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSent out from Istrouma, Dylan serves as Family and Operations Director at Mercy Hill Church in Cincinnati, OH. Mercy Hill focuses on reaching Cincinnati's 60,000+ college students.
• Kade & Jenny Pierce - Eastside Community ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKade is a SEND Network church planter in the greater Houston area, with 44.9% of the community identifying as having no religion.
• Seth & Kathryn Earnest - The Forest ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeth is a SEND Network church planter in Algiers, New Orleans. The Forest Church officially launched in December 2023.
• Molly Cunningham - Hope Speaks (Uganda)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission partner serving in Uganda through Hope Speaks ministry.
• International Mission Board Partners - Eastern EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionaries sent out from Istrouma serving with the International Mission Board to help plant churches and raise up local leaders in Eastern Europe.
• Darrin Badon - LA Reach HaitiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough partnerships with individuals and churches, LRH works to restore families and bring transformation by providing clean water, nutrition, education, medical care, and disaster relief—sharing the gospel in all it does.
• Vidas Plenas - GuatemalaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1994 by Tita Evertsz, VP serves Christ by bringing hope to children through His message of salvation in La Limonada, Central America's largest urban slum, serving over 300 children with a staff of 30.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cross Church: Multi-campus Southern Baptist church based in Northwest Arkansas with comparable multi-site model, missions emphasis, and regional church-planting footprint.
• Life.Church: Multi-site church pioneering online church experiences and digital discipleship content (similar to RightNow Media usage at Istrouma); comparable tech-forward engagement approach.
• North Point Community Church: Multi-campus church in metro Atlanta with strong small-groups strategy, family ministry, and digital streaming — closely mirrors Istrouma's ministry mix.
• Christ Fellowship Church: Multi-campus evangelical church in South Florida with comparable family ministry programming, global missions, and digital giving infrastructure.
• Gateway Church: Multi-site Texas-based church with extensive global missions and online streaming — comparable in scale, digital strategy, and missions breadth.
• Bellevue Baptist Church: Large Southern Baptist congregation near Memphis, TN with multiple campuses, global missions, and a similar Baptist theological and ministry structure.
• Watermark Community Church: Multi-campus church in Dallas-Fort Worth with similar ministry portfolio across adults, students, children, and recovery/discipleship communities.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site church with significant digital/online reach and contemporary worship, comparable to Istrouma's streaming and small-group community model.
• McLean Bible Church: Multi-campus church in the Washington DC metro with strong family/student ministry, online streaming, and global outreach programs analogous to Istrouma.
• Church of the Highlands: Multi-campus church in Birmingham, AL with comparable multi-site structure, strong small-groups model, and large digital/online presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/istroumabaptistchurch
• Facebookfacebook.com/istrouma.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/istrouma
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/istrouma-baptist-church

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