LifePoint Church

What LifePoint Church does

LifePoint Church is an independent, non-profit Christian church organization headquartered in Smyrna, Tennessee, operating a multi-site model across six campuses: Smyrna, Stewarts Creek (also in Smyrna), Riverdale (Murfreesboro), and Franklin in Tennessee, plus international campuses in Brussels, Belgium (French-speaking) and Bangkok, Thailand (Thai/English bilingual), both launched in 2012. The church serves congregants across all life stages—from preschool, kids, and students through young adults, marriages, women, men, and senior adults—including dedicated ministry for special needs families and the international/immigrant community. Its core service offering is worship services (multiple weekly time slots per campus), complemented by baptism, membership classes, small groups, pastoral counseling, benevolence, ESL classes, a food pantry, foster care support, recovery ministry, and a global sending program running short-term mission trips to nine-plus international destinations annually.

The church's technology stack is standard and non-proprietary: a Squarespace-hosted website (lifepointchurch.org) serving as the central information hub, a Church Center mobile application for event registration, online giving, and small group communications, live online worship streaming, and a sermon podcast distributed via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the website. YouVersion scripture integration is embedded on sermon pages for congregant Bible reading. There is no disclosed proprietary technology, no AI/ML capabilities, and no external API or SDK offerings.

LifePoint's revenue model is voluntary donations (tithes and offerings) across its distributed congregant base, supplemented by designated giving for global sending missions and specific ministry needs. The organization accepts giving through online platforms, the mobile app, and in-person services. All worship services, programs, ministries, and community groups are provided at no cost to attendees; only short-term mission trip costs ($525–$4,000 per participant depending on destination) represent participant-funded expenses. The organization is privately held with no venture capital or private equity involvement and operates under the leadership of Lead Pastor Pat Hood, supported by campus pastors for each location and a roster of dedicated children's, students', and NextGen ministers.

Name

LifePoint Church

Legal name

LifePoint Church

Website

https://lifepointchurch.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

LifePoint Church is an independent non-profit multi-site Christian church headquartered in Smyrna, Tennessee, operating six campuses across Tennessee, Belgium, and Thailand. It serves congregants of all ages through weekly worship services, discipleship programs, community groups, and global mission initiatives, funded by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110), Community Food Services (624210), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

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), Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Multi-site church
• Worship services
• Christian community
• Global missions

Headquarters

HQ city

Smyrna

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: LifePoint Church operates as a nonprofit religious organization funded primarily through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregants. The church accepts giving through online platforms, mobile app, and in-person during services. Designated giving options exist for global sending missions and specific ministry needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

LifePoint Church is a multi-site Christian church organization that delivers weekly worship services, biblical teaching, and discipleship programs across six physical campuses in Tennessee, Belgium, and Thailand, supplemented by digital engagement through live streaming, sermon podcasts, and a mobile app. The church operates life-stage ministries spanning children, students, adults, and seniors, and runs an active global sending program offering short-term mission trips to multiple international destinations. All worship services, programs, ministries, and community groups are offered at no cost, funded by voluntary donations from congregants.

Product overview

LifePoint Church operates as a multi-campus Christian church with a digital ecosystem comprising a mobile application, online worship streaming, podcast distribution, and a website. The church offers in-person campus experiences across six locations (Smyrna, Stewarts Creek, Riverdale, Franklin, Brussels, and Bangkok) complemented by digital ministry tools including sermon resources, support groups, and a Church Center registration platform. The product portfolio centers on church management, digital media distribution, and community engagement across both physical and virtual channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• A.M.O. (Feed My Sheep)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term mission partner in Brazil. A.M.O.'s mission is to establish Family Ministry Centers for the poor and spiritually needy in the favelas (slums) of Brazil, by supplying the spiritual and physical needs necessary for abundant living with Christ. LifePoint sends construction teams and family/adult teams annually to work alongside A.M.O. in sharing the gospel and building homes for at-risk children and families.
• Maranatha Retreat CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Maranatha Retreat Center in Northern Ghana for mission trips. Maranatha offers opportunities for short-term and long-term missionaries to serve alongside local pastors and believers in a region where over 80% of the population is Muslim but open to hearing the Gospel.
• Seed MinistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks alongside Maranatha Retreat Center in Northern Ghana, providing opportunities for missionaries with various gifts including equipping, building, healing, counseling, farming, or gardening backgrounds to share the love of God.
• Send ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Send Relief for South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation missions. Send Relief has partnered with Čhaŋkú Wašté Ranch to provide practical assistance, make personal connections, and share the gospel through hands-on engagement including rescue and recovery, safe relationships, shelter, and health.
• Čhaŋkú Wašté Ranch (Chanku Waste Ranch)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry partner on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. More than a mission - the ranch provides community access to real resources like rescue and recovery, safe relationships, shelter, and health while sharing the gospel for transformative relationship with Jesus.
• Highview Baptist ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, KY for urban mission experiences. LifePoint student teams join VBS programming at the Oakdale neighborhood to engage families with the gospel.
• International Community Church (ICC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner reaching the immigrant and refugee population for Christ through biblical hospitality, evangelism, disciple-making, and church planting.
• Community ServantsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal ministry serving Jesus Christ by impacting lives of northern Rutherford County residents through construction projects, children's activities, and adult education.
• ESL MinistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnglish Second Language classes provide those at any level of English to practice and learn English at LifePoint.
• First FriendsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatches individuals and families to MTSU international students during their time in the United States.
• Food PantryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides food boxes to Rutherford County residents. Community members can partner by donating food items.
• Foster Care MinistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnects individuals with unique skills/gifts to serve foster and adoptive families and provides information on becoming a foster parent.
• Shepherds ClosetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides Rutherford County foster children with free clothing, hygiene items, and school supplies.
• Journey HomeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides daily meals and personal necessities to the homeless of Rutherford County.
• Room in the InnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffers hospitality and hope to guests who would otherwise find themselves on the streets during the winter months.
• S2L RecoveryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExists to illuminate the life of freedom offered through Christ using biblical training, innovative pastoral counseling, and residential discipleship to those suffering from addictions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• The Church of Eleven22: Growing multi-site church in Jacksonville, FL with digital content emphasis and life-stage ministry. Comparable in multi-site growth trajectory and digital engagement approach.

Direct peers

• Elevation Church: Steven Furtick's multi-site megachurch in the Charlotte, NC region with multiple physical campuses and a strong digital media presence. Comparable in multi-site model and digital content distribution.
• Transformation Church: Multi-site church based in the Carolinas with strong digital content output and a focus on community outreach. Comparable in multi-site replication and digital engagement strategy.
• McLean Bible Church: Multi-site church in the Washington D.C. metro area with multiple campuses and digital ministry. Comparable in multi-site operations and community outreach programs.
• Gateway Church: Large Texas-based multi-site church with multiple campuses and active global missions program. Comparable scale of multi-site operations and emphasis on international outreach.
• Church of the Highlands: One of the largest multi-site churches in the U.S., headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama with 20+ campuses across the region. Directly comparable multi-site model with live streaming, small groups, and global missions focus.
• Saddleback Church: Rick Warren-founded multi-site church with multiple regional campuses and a long-standing global missions and church planting focus. Comparable in multi-site scale and international missional DNA.
• North Point Community Church: Andy Stanley's multi-site church in the Atlanta metro area with multiple physical campuses and a strong digital content strategy. Comparable in multi-site replication strategy and ministry-to-life-stage segmentation.

Regional players

• Bellevue Baptist Church: Large historic Tennessee-based church with broad community programming. Regional peer operating in the same state with overlapping congregant demographics.
• Cross Point Church: Nashville-area multi-site church with comparable campus-planting strategy in Middle Tennessee. Regional peer competing for the same Middle Tennessee population that anchors LifePoint's core campuses.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lifepointchurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lifept

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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