Living Word Christian Center

What Living Word Christian Center does

Living Word Christian Center (LWCC), founded in 1983 by Mac and Lynne Hammond in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, is an independent, non-profit Christian church organization operating a multi-campus ministry model serving more than 10,000 active members across four locations: the Brooklyn Park headquarters (9201 75th Avenue North), Northwest campus in Rogers, MN, Iglesia Español (Spanish-language campus), and Living Word Online (digital campus). The church offers weekly worship services, Bible-based teaching, age-specific ministries (Kids, Youth, Young Adults, Men, Women, Couples, 60-Plus, Special Needs), Life Groups, counseling, marriage ministry, and pastoral care. A dedicated senior leadership team — including Jim Hammond (Senior Pastor), Treena Haase (Chief of Staff), Ken Olson (Deputy Chief of Staff), and Rick Bruce (CFO) — oversees an operational structure of approximately 59 designated leadership roles complemented by a broader volunteer and member base.

The organization operates a vertically integrated ministry ecosystem that extends well beyond weekly services. Sub-brands include Maranatha Christian Academy (a K-12 Christian school headed by Deb Larson), Accelerate Bible Training College, Living Free Recovery Services, the LW Bookstore (store.lwcc.org), and the LW Coffee House on campus. Digital ministry is delivered through the Living Word App (Subsplash-powered, with iOS and Android versions for sermon, video, and podcast distribution and offline downloads), the Church Center App (family check-in, Life Group browsing, event registration), and a podcast network spanning Sunday, Saturday, and Northwest services, alongside YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X/Twitter channels.

The revenue model is structured as a religious non-profit supported primarily by voluntary tithes and offerings collected during services and online, supplemented by retail revenue from the LW Bookstore and Coffee House, tuition and fees from Maranatha Christian Academy, and donations routed through WooCommerce, PushPay, and the Living Word App. International operations include church planting in ten or more countries (Dominican Republic, Colombia, Congo, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Bolivia, Ireland, El Salvador) under the Vision 2026 initiative, which commits the organization to plant 50 churches in five years with two Regional Directors of Latin America overseeing the effort.

Name

Living Word Christian Center

Legal name

Living Word Christian Center

Website

https://lwcc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Living Word Christian Center is an independent, non-profit multi-campus church in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, serving 10,000+ members through four locations (Brooklyn Park, Northwest, Iglesia Español, Online) with affiliated ministries including Maranatha Christian Academy, recovery services, retail, and Vision 2026 international church planting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Bible Colleges (Undergraduate Ministry & Biblical Studies) (EDAHAKAB), Christian Broadcasting (TV & Radio) (MPABALAA)

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Religious worship ministry
• Biblical teaching programs
• Faith-based community groups
• Multi-campus church network

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church collects tithes and offerings during services to further God's word. This is the primary giving mechanism for church operations and ministry programs.
2. Online Giving: Church accepts online donations through their website for tithes, offerings, and special giving.
3. LW Bookstore and Coffee House: On-site retail operations including a bookstore and coffee house at the Brooklyn Park campus.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Living Word Christian Center operates as a multi-campus Christian church delivering weekly worship services, Bible-based teaching, pastoral counseling, and age-segmented ministries (Kids, Youth, Young Adults, Women, Men, Couples, 60-Plus). The church extends its ministry digitally through mobile apps, podcasts, an online bookstore, and an on-site coffee house, and pursues international church planting across multiple countries under its Vision 2026 initiative.

Product overview

Living Word Christian Center operates as a multi-site church with a unified digital ministry portfolio centered around its Living Word App (for sermons, videos, and podcasts) and Church Center App (for family check-in and community engagement). The church offers podcast content across multiple campuses and maintains an online bookstore. Physical ministry is delivered through four campus locations (Brooklyn Park, Northwest, Iglesia Español, and Online) with various programs for kids, youth, women, men, couples, and young adults.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maranatha Christian Academy (MCA): A Christian school affiliated with Living Word Christian Center, with Deb Larson serving as Head of School.
• Church Center App
• Living Word App

Products and services

• Living Word App Mobile application for watching or listening to past sermons, videos, and podcasts, with push notification updates, offline downloads, and social sharing of messages; intended for congregants and remote viewers.
• Church Center App Church management mobile app providing safe, secure family check-in before service and enabling users to browse Life Groups and events; targeted at families and congregants.
• Living Word Podcast Network Podcast offerings spanning Sunday Services, Saturday Services, Northwest Services, and The Final Hour podcast; targeted at congregants and remote listeners who consume teaching content on demand.
• LW Bookstore Campus bookstore offering Christian books, ministry resources, and church merchandise via on-site retail and an online store; targeted at congregants and visitors.
• Coffee House On-campus coffee shop at the Brooklyn Park campus operating Monday through Saturday with varying hours; targeted at congregants, visitors, and the surrounding community.
• Maranatha Christian Academy (MCA) Affiliated Christian academy offering K-12 education aligned with the church's faith tradition; targeted at families in the Twin Cities metro seeking Christian schooling.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• North Point Ministries: Andy Stanley-led multi-site church network headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. Comparable because of its multi-campus delivery model, podcast-driven content strategy, and similar mid-sized-to-large congregation profile.
• Life.Church: One of the largest multi-site churches in the U.S., headquartered in Edmond, Oklahoma. Life.Church pioneered the Church Online Platform and offers digital ministry at scale, directly comparable to LWCC's online church and app-driven engagement model.
• Gateway Church: Multi-site church based in Southlake, Texas with multiple regional campuses. Comparable in multi-site scale, English-language regional replication model, and a sizeable worship and online media operation.
• Bayside Church: Bradford Covey-led multi-site church based in Roseville, California with multiple Northern California campuses. Comparable in multi-site operating model, age-segmented ministries, and digitally distributed sermons.
• North Coast Church: Multi-site church headquartered in Vista, California with regional campuses across San Diego County. Comparable in multi-site model, congregant scale, and digital ministry (sermons, podcasts, online campus).
• Hillsong Church: Globally distributed multi-site church network with campuses in multiple countries. Comparable because of its international footprint (mirroring LWCC's Vision 2026 global ambition), worship-music brand, and online streaming operation.
• Summit Church: J.D. Greear-led multi-site church based in Durham, North Carolina. Comparable in multi-site campus count, congregant scale, and digital teaching distribution; useful peer for benchmarking regional replication strategy.
• Eagle Brook Church: Minnesota-based multi-site Christian church with similar congregant scale and multiple physical campuses. Eagle Brook is the most directly comparable local competitor, serving the same Twin Cities demographic with multi-site worship and digital content.
• Elevation Church: Steven Furtick-led multi-site church headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Comparable for its multi-campus architecture, strong digital content distribution, and rapidly growing congregant base — a useful benchmark for LWCC's growth ambition.
• Woodlands Church: Multi-site church based in The Woodlands, Texas with regional campuses and active online presence. Comparable for its multi-site structure, congregant scale in the low-thousands, and digital content strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LivingWordMN
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LivingWordChristianCenterMN
• Facebookfacebook.com/livingwordmn
• Instagraminstagram.com/livingwordmn
• TikToktiktok.com/@livingwordmn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lwccmn

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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