Living Stones Church Reno

What Living Stones Church Reno does

Living Stones Church Reno is a non-profit Christian church operating as part of the Living Stones Churches network, a 10-site multi-site organization with locations across Nevada and Idaho. Founded in 2007 and headquartered at 445 South Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada, the church holds Sunday worship gatherings at 9am and 11am, with an average 80-minute service format that includes music, prayers, Bible teaching, communion, and a connection time. Its core "products" are ministry programs rather than technology offerings: LS Kids (children's ministry during Sunday services), LS Students (Wednesday-evening youth ministry for middle and high school students with annual summer camp), Community Groups, Baptism, Soul Care, and benevolence support. A mobile application, the LS App, extends access to events, sermons, and church information beyond in-person attendance, and the organization maintains a website with a sermon archive, social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and X, and a leadership resource called the Living Stones Playbook.

The organization is led by Lead Teaching Pastor Kyle Bateson, Executive Pastor Craig Parish, and Discipleship Pastor Jason Diaz, supported by five Lay Pastors, two Deacons of Admin, and program directors for LS Kids, LS Students, Worship, and Art & Production. Staffing is intentionally lean at 6 employees, with the operating model heavily reliant on member volunteers, including background-checked volunteers for children's ministry. The business and revenue model is that of a tax-exempt religious organization: no fees are charged for services, and all funding is sourced from voluntary tithes, in-service offerings, and online giving through Church Center. GTM is primarily community-based — word of mouth, pastoral referral, and local serving initiatives — supplemented by digital channels (website, LS App, social media, online sermons).

The organization is a religious non-profit and is not a technology company. The parent network signals a growth and church-planting posture, with stated reinvestment of 10% of resources into new church plants, but no acquisition, funding, or financial events are disclosed. Customer/member base is the local Reno community and surrounding region, with services segmented by life stage (children, students, college, adults). The LS App and sermon library are the only notable technology components, and no AI/ML capabilities, integrations, or proprietary platforms are evidenced in the available data.

Name

Living Stones Church Reno

Legal name

Living Stones Church Reno

Website

https://lsreno.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Living Stones Church Reno is a non-profit Christian church in Reno, Nevada, part of a 10-site multi-site network across Nevada and Idaho. It offers Sunday worship services, children's and youth ministries, community groups, and mobile-app-based content access, funded entirely by voluntary giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro industry

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

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

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Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling)

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

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Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International)

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship gatherings
• Children's ministry
• Youth ministry
• Christian community

Headquarters

HQ city

Reno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Living Stones Church Reno is a non-profit Christian church that conducts weekly Sunday worship gatherings (80 minutes, including music, prayers, Bible teaching, and communion) at 445 South Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada. It operates supporting ministry programs including LS Kids (children's ministry during Sunday services), LS Students (Wednesday evening youth ministry for middle and high school students), community groups, baptism services, and soul care/prayer support. The church is part of the Living Stones Churches network of 10 locations across Nevada and Idaho.

Product overview

Living Stones Church Reno is a traditional church offering in-person worship services and ministry programs rather than a technology product. The organization provides Sunday worship gatherings (9am and 11am), children's ministry (LS Kids), youth ministry (LS Students meeting Wednesdays), community groups, baptism, soul care, and volunteer opportunities. A mobile application (LS App) is available for accessing events, sermons, and church information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LS Kids: Children's ministry providing age-appropriate Bible teaching during Sunday gatherings
• LS Students
• LS App

Products and services

• Sunday Gatherings Weekly worship services held at 445 South Virginia Street, Reno NV at 9am and 11am, averaging 80 minutes and featuring music, prayers, Bible teaching, communion, and time to meet others. Open to all community members with no formal dress code.
• LS Kids Children's ministry program providing fun, safe, age-appropriate Bible teaching during Sunday gatherings at the Reno campus, staffed by background-checked volunteers who are members of Living Stones Church. Designed for children of attending families.
• LS Students Youth ministry program for middle and high school students meeting Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm to 8pm at the Reno campus for spiritual growth and fellowship, with annual participation in a Christian summer camp.
• Community Groups Small group gatherings for fellowship, spiritual growth, and mutual support within the Reno church community.
• Baptism Sacramental service for believers' public declaration of faith, offered by Living Stones Church Reno through its ChurchCenter registration events.
• Soul Care Spiritual support and prayer ministry for church members, accessible via the ChurchCenter forms platform.
• LS App Mobile application giving community members 24/7 access to events, sermons, and church information for the Living Stones Churches network.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• McLean Bible Church: Multi-site church in the Washington DC metro with satellite campuses — comparable multi-site model with kids, students, and adult programming across campuses.
• Summit Church: Multi-site church based in Durham, NC (JD Greear) operating numerous regional campuses with comparable programming (children, students, community groups) and a focus on church planting.
• Life.Church: Multi-site church network with dozens of physical locations and a strong digital content platform (YouVersion/Bible App) — directly comparable to Living Stones as a multi-site church that invests in digital distribution and leadership-driven campus replication.
• The Church of Eleven22: Fast-growing multi-site church in Jacksonville, FL with multiple regional campuses — comparable multi-site reproduction model with contemporary worship, kids, and students programming.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site church network founded by Rick Warren with multiple campuses across Southern California and beyond — comparable in multi-site scope, community-group programming, and church-planting leadership development.
• Gateway Church: Multi-site church based in Texas with numerous regional and national campuses — comparable in multi-site scale, leadership specialization, and digital sermon distribution.
• North Point Community Church: Pioneering multi-site church (Andy Stanley) with campuses across the metro Atlanta area — directly comparable as a multi-site network operating a teaching-pastor-led model with weekly worship and small groups.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site church led by Steven Furtick with locations across multiple U.S. states — comparable in multi-site growth trajectory, digital content distribution via online sermons, and worship-led programming.
• Church of the Highlands: Multi-site church based in Birmingham, AL with numerous campuses across Alabama — comparable in multi-site church model, small-group programming, and digital media distribution.
• Willow Creek Community Church: Multi-site church founded by Bill Hybels with multiple campuses and a long-running leadership development model — comparable as a multi-site network with significant teaching and leadership content.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/livingstoneschurches
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/living-stones-church-reno

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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