Journey Community Church (San Diego)

What Journey Community Church (San Diego) does

Journey Community Church is a nonprofit religious organization headquartered at 8363 Center Drive, Suite 6C in La Mesa, California, in the San Diego metropolitan area, operating as a private church with 89 employees. The organization's core offering is Christian worship and discipleship programming, delivered through three weekly in-person services (Friday 6:30 PM, Sunday 9 and 11 AM), a Sunday livestream via online.church, and an integrated youth and family ministry portfolio including Encounter (high school grades 9-12), Riptide (middle school grades 6-8), and Journey Kids (infants through 5th grade). Member engagement is structured around the Pathway discipleship system, which moves participants through six classes (4-6 weeks each), Life Groups, Care Groups, men's, women's, college, and young adults ministries, with onboarding via First Step and Our Journey workshops.

The church's underlying technology stack is conventional nonprofit/church tooling: CCB Church for member management, registrations, and forms; PushPay for digital giving and donor statements; Subsplash for the Journey mobile app (iOS/Android) providing livestream access, messages, event registration, and giving; and online.church for livestream delivery. No proprietary technology, API surface, or AI/ML capabilities are evident.

The business and revenue model is donation-driven. Tithes and offerings from the congregation, processed through PushPay and the mobile app, represent the primary revenue stream. Ancillary revenue includes thrift store proceeds from Twice Treasured (which contributed over $135,000 to missions partners by 2018), event fees (summer camps at $450-$525, comedy nights at $30, GriefShare workbooks at $20), and Kidcare fees ($5 per child or $10 per family per evening). The church also operates four wholly-owned ministry subsidiaries: Journey Food Bank (four monthly distributions plus a senior program), Twice Treasured Thrift Store, Hope for the Homeless (since 2003, producing 600+ PB&J sandwiches per Friday), and Plaza Cafe. Community impact programs (food bank, thrift store, homeless outreach) function as both mission delivery and donation-funded community engagement mechanisms rather than revenue centers.

Name

Journey Community Church (San Diego)

Legal name

Journey Community Church

Website

https://journeycommunitychurch.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Journey Community Church is a nonprofit church in La Mesa, California, serving the San Diego area with weekend worship services, youth and family ministries, and community outreach programs including a food bank, thrift store, and homeless ministry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAL

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDALAHAI

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Community outreach programs
• Youth ministry programs
• Pastoral care services
• Discipleship education

Headquarters

HQ city

La Mesa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members through weekend services, online giving via PushPay, and mobile app. Gifts support local community programs, global missions, and church operations.
2. Thrift Store Proceeds: Twice Treasured Thrift Store generates revenue from donated goods sales, supporting local and global missions including children in Haiti, Swaziland, and Tecate, Mexico.
3. Event Revenue: Fees for events such as Cupid is Stupid comedy night ($30 tickets), summer camp registrations, and retreat programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Journey Community Church is a non-profit religious organization that delivers weekly worship services (in-person and livestream), structured discipleship classes, youth and family ministries, pastoral care and recovery programs, and community impact initiatives. It supplements spiritual formation with operational programs including a monthly food bank, a thrift store, and a long-running homeless outreach ministry serving the San Diego region.

Product overview

Journey Community Church is a religious organization offering a portfolio of interconnected ministry programs and community services. Core offerings include weekend worship services (in-person and livestream via online.church), youth ministries (Encounter for high school, Riptide for middle school), and small group programs (Life Groups, Care Groups, Pathway classes). Community impact programs include the Journey Food Bank, Twice Treasured Thrift Store, and Hope for the Homeless ministry. Digital engagement is supported through the Journey App (built on Subsplash platform), PushPay for digital giving, and CCB Church for form management and scheduling. The church operates from a La Mesa campus with additional online presence for remote engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Care Ministries: Pastoral care including Spiritual Care and Care Groups for those facing tough times
• Journey Food Bank
• Twice Treasured Thrift Store
• Hope for the Homeless
• Life Groups
• Journey Food Bank Volunteers
• Our Journey
• Pathway
• Discover 201
• Women's Ministry
• Men's Ministry
• Young Adults
• College Age
• Encounter
• Riptide
• Our Journey
• Thrift Store Volunteers
• Identity
• Relationships
• Finances
• Doubts
• BTJ - Prayer
• Mental Health
• Students
• Kids and Youth
• HS Summer Camp
• MS Summer Camp
• Start a New Life Group
• Find a Group
• Thrift Store Volunteers
• Finding Rest
• Breaking the Stigma
• Cupid is Stupid
• Jesus Over Everything
• Choosing Life
• No Rest for the Weary
• Relationships
• Identity
• Marriage: Are you Satisfied?
• Parenting and the Bible
• GriefShare
• DivorceCare
• Celebrate Recovery
• Transform 301
• DWELL
• ACCESS
• ILLUMINATE
• Remove the Blocks to Full Connection
• Praying For The Win
• Jesus Over Everything
• Finding Rest
• Choosing Life
• Behind the Journey

Products and services

• Journey Food Bank A food distribution program providing non-perishable items and fresh produce to families, seniors, and homeless individuals in La Mesa through four monthly distributions plus a senior-specific program.
• Twice Treasured Thrift Store

Quantifiable outcome

• Served up to 120 children per year through Christmas gifts program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Young Life (East County)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023SPF 23 campaign includes a 10% tithe of the final amount raised to fund a Young Life staff member in East County for several years, supporting youth ministry in the region.
• Lance Grush (Global Partner - El Salvador)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term global missionary partner serving in El Salvador for over 25 years. Journey Go Teams support his youth center work helping kids stay out of gangs through English tutoring and spiritual instruction. June 2024 trip planned for June 23-29 to share gospel in public schools and assist at youth center.
• H.I.S. Ministries (Jim and Linda Doss)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by former Journey members, H.I.S. Ministries operates in Tecate, Mexico. Journey supports their ministry through Go Teams and short-term mission trips including Mini Summer Fun Camp in July/August with games, crafts, lunch, and Bible stories.
• San Diego Blood BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJourney hosts 4 blood drives annually with San Diego Blood Bank since 2004, contributing to regional blood supply through community partnership.
• Interfaith Shelter NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJourney partners with the Interfaith Shelter Network to support homeless individuals and families through coordinated shelter and support services.
• Cultivate (San Diego)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMental health counseling resource with locations at 4406 Park Blvd. San Diego and 8355 La Mesa Blvd. La Mesa. Journey provides referrals to this professional counseling service (619-363-4787).
• Bloom (San Diego)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMental health counseling resource at 3430 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3, San Diego, CA 92103. Journey provides referrals to this professional counseling service (858-327-0752).
• The Bridges (San Diego)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOutpatient substance use treatment center at 5480 Baltimore Dr #211, La Mesa, CA 91942. Contact: Sherry Roberts (619-917-9577). Journey provides referrals to addiction recovery services.
• San Diego Center for ChildrenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerChildren and teen behavioral/mental health services resource. Journey provides referrals for families seeking professional mental health support for youth.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• McLean Bible Church: A mid-to-large single-region evangelical church with similar scope of ministries (children, students, small groups, care/recovery programs, community outreach) operating at a comparable scale to Journey.
• The Rock Church: A major San Diego-based megachurch with extensive community outreach, multi-generational ministries, and digital broadcast capabilities, operating in the same regional religious market as Journey.
• North Coast Church: A large multi-campus evangelical church in the San Diego region (Vista) with comparable family ministry, small groups, and community outreach programming serving a similar demographic.
• Skyline Church: A large La Mesa-based evangelical church directly serving the same La Mesa/San Diego East County catchment as Journey Community Church, with similar family-oriented programming and weekend multiservice model.

Broad incumbents

• Elevation Church: A large multi-site evangelical church with strong youth/family ministry, digital content distribution, and a Pathway-equivalent discipleship system, comparable in operational model though at much larger scale.
• Saddleback Church: A large multi-campus evangelical church known for comprehensive community impact programs, care ministries (Celebrate Recovery, GriefShare), and small group networks, operating at a much larger scale than Journey but with a comparable ministry portfolio.
• North Point Ministries: A multi-campus evangelical church network (founded by Andy Stanley) known for strategic teaching, family ministry, and small group models that parallel Journey's Pathway and Life Groups approach.
• Life.Church: One of the largest US megachurches with pioneering online church and digital ministry platforms (including the YouVersion Bible app), directly comparable to Journey's investment in digital giving, app, and livestream infrastructure.
• Gateway Church: A large multi-campus Texas-based church with comparable programming across family ministries, recovery/care groups (Celebrate Recovery), global missions, and digital giving infrastructure.

Others

• Pushpay Holdings: A leading digital giving and church engagement platform that Journey uses as its vendor; relevant as a peer only in the sense of being a key technology/infrastructure provider in the same ecosystem rather than a competing congregation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/journeycommunitychurch
• Facebookfacebook.com/journeycc
• Instagraminstagram.com/journey_church
• TikToktiktok.com/@journey.church
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/journeycommunitychurch

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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