Hillside Community Church

What Hillside Community Church does

Hillside Community Church is a nonprofit evangelical religious organization founded in 1995 and based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, serving the Tri-Cities area (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody). Operating under the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada (EMCC) denomination, the church describes itself as multi-ethnic and multi-generational and is led by a 10-member Elders Board with seven paid pastoral and administrative staff: Lead Pastor Durwin Gray (in role since 2000), Associate Pastor Kevin Hegeman, Kids Pastor Daniel Mulder, Worship Director Natasha Stobbe, Community Pastor Christine Waring, Administrator Nikki Ballard, and Office Assistant Lynne Bourne. The church operates from a single campus at 1393 Austin Ave with a 220-seat sanctuary and supports both in-person (9 and 11 AM) and online worship, with 5,401+ archived sermons spanning 671 series available on demand.

Core "products" are ministry programs organized around a four-stage Discipleship Pathway (Welcome, Settle In, Family, Life Together). These include Sunday worship services with live streaming, Life Groups (7-14 person small groups meeting across Tri-Cities), Alpha and Alpha Marriage/Parenting courses, Kids Ministry (nursery through Grade 5), Youth Ministry (grades 6-12), ESL classes at four levels, Prayer Ministry (daily Zoom meetings), Care Ministry (pastoral visits and a Serve Network), Local Outreach (SHARE Food Bank, school sponsorships, refugee support), and Global Outreach partnerships that absorb more than 10% of the annual budget. Underlying technology is built on ChurchCenter (Planning Center) for registrations, directory, Connect Card, and giving, with Stripe powering credit-card donations and additional integrations to Series Engine (sermon management), RightNow Media and Minno Kids (children's video content), Spotify and YouTube (worship playlists), Zoom (prayer meetings), and Calendly (staff scheduling).

Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary tithes and offerings accepted via cash/cheques, automatic bank withdrawal, Interac e-Transfer, and credit card through the ChurchCenter/Stripe stack. Programs are free to participants except the ESL textbook (CA$20, with financial assistance available). No financial figures are publicly disclosed. Customer segments span families with children, youth (grades 6-12), English language learners in the immigrant community, spiritual seekers exploring Christianity, and the broader Tri-Cities adult population seeking community and faith formation.

Name

Hillside Community Church

Legal name

Hillside Community Church

Website

https://myhillside.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hillside Community Church is a nonprofit evangelical church founded in 1995 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, serving the Tri-Cities area with weekly worship, youth and children's ministries, Life Groups, Alpha courses, ESL classes, prayer and care ministries, and local/global outreach for a multi-ethnic, multi-generational congregation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Faith-Based Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Community church
• Worship services
• Faith community
• Religious education

Headquarters

HQ city

Coquitlam

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members including cash, cheques, automatic bank withdrawal, Interac e-Transfer, and credit card giving through Church Center (Stripe)
2. Designated Funds: Specific donations toward designated initiatives such as Global Outreach, local outreach, or special projects. More than 10% of annual budget is allocated to Global Outreach

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hillside Community Church is a multi-ethnic and multi-generational Christian church that delivers weekly Sunday worship services (9 and 11 AM in-person, 9 AM livestreamed), faith formation programs through a four-stage Discipleship Pathway (Welcome, Settle In, Family, Life Together), and parallel ministries including Kids Ministry, Youth Ministry, Life Groups, the Alpha Course, Prayer Ministry, an ESL Program, Care Ministry, and Local/Global Outreach. The church is affiliated with the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada (EMCC) denomination and has operated in the Tri-Cities area of British Columbia since 1995.

Product overview

Hillside Community Church operates as a multi-service church offering in-person and online worship, with a comprehensive digital ministry platform. The core offering includes Sunday services (9 AM and 11 AM) with live streaming, supported by the Discipleship Pathway program spanning four stages from welcome to life together. The church runs parallel ministry programs including Kids Ministry (nursery through Grade 5), Youth Ministry (grades 6-12), Life Groups, and the Alpha Course. Additional services include an ESL Program, Prayer Ministry, Care Ministry, and outreach through Local and Global Outreach initiatives. Digital touchpoints encompass the ChurchCenter platform for registrations and directory, the Giving Platform via Stripe, Sermon Library powered by Series Engine, Kids Korner resources with RightNow Media and Minno Kids content, and Worship Resources including Spotify/YouTube playlists. The church allocates approximately 10% of its budget to global outreach partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday gatherings held at 9 AM and 11 AM in the Coquitlam sanctuary (220 seats), including worship singing, announcements, sermon teaching, and communion; open to the public.
• Online Livestream Service Live streaming of the 9 AM Sunday service via myhillside.online.church with a 15-minute pre-show; content remains available for on-demand viewing anytime afterward.
• Discipleship Pathway
• Kids Ministry
• Youth Ministry
• Life Groups
• Alpha Course
• Prayer Ministry
• ESL (English as a Second Language) Program
• Local Outreach
• Global Outreach
• Care Ministry
• Sermon Library
• Online Giving Platform
• Kids Korner

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 10% of annual budget dedicated to global outreach
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ken and Carolyn Benson (World Partners/Cross Training Global)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Partners missionaries working as Directors for a missionary training initiative with Cross Training Global in Toronto, Ontario. Twenty plus years of experience with EMCC denomination. They recruit, mentor and teach prospective missionaries.
• Lauri Alward (Hungry For Life International)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject Manager with Hungry For Life International, working with communities in Guatemala, Uganda and Kenya to help maximize their assets and lift up their people in partnership with North American communities.
• Workers in Restricted ZonesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo families supported internationally who work in restricted regions, bringing the love of Christ to areas with limited access.
• Alpha CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNearly 30-year partnership. Hillside has offered Alpha approximately 50 times, plus Alpha Marriage Course and Alpha Parenting Course more than 10 times. Unique connection through Jason Ballard who grew up at Hillside and created Youth Alpha.
• The PastoratecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian ministry dedicated to addressing pastoral leadership crisis, offering mentorship, friendship, training, resources, and community for pastors.
• New Story CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealing and equipping program for Indigenous women providing nurturing environment for healing journey with six-month comprehensive program.
• Charis CampminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDenominational camp in BC with programs and facility support. Hillside provides funds to Worker Scholarship Fund.
• Share Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides food and emergency hampers for Tri-Cities individuals and families in need. Hillside volunteers serve on Wednesdays 10:30 AM-2:30 PM for food distribution and registration.
• Journey Home CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity sharing love of Jesus with focus on serving refugee claimant families in Greater Vancouver Area.
• Pregnancy ConcernsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization encouraging life-giving choices through community education and support.
• Local Schools (4 sponsored schools)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHillside sponsors four schools with annual grants towards programs and outreach to vulnerable students and families.
• EMCC (Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent denomination. Hillside operates under EMCC with shared Statement of Faith, Core Values, and connection to World Partners for global missions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Meeting House: Large Canadian multisite church known for seeker-friendly Alpha-style content and strong digital/film distribution; serves as a benchmark for how small community churches can scale digital sermon reach and Alpha programming.

Others

• Planning Center (Church Center): Provider of the ChurchCenter platform Hillside uses for directory, giving and registrations; an ecosystem/infrastructure dependency rather than a competitor, but a key comparable for the SaaS layer serving thousands of similar-sized churches.
• Alpha Canada: Long-standing curriculum partner of Hillside across roughly 50 course offerings; central enabler of the seeker pipeline and a closely intertwined ecosystem participant for any church that uses Alpha as its primary entry course.

Direct peers

• Northview Community Church: Sister EMCC congregation in Abbotsford, BC with a comparable multi-ethnic, multi-generational community profile and similar Discipleship Pathway-style ministry structure. Most direct denominational and operational peer.
• Southridge Community Church: Canadian community church with similar contemporary service model, family/youth focus, and global outreach orientation; provides a useful benchmark on programming breadth and budget scale.
• Westside Church: Greater Vancouver-area community church of similar scale with comparable contemporary service style, kids/youth programs, and Alpha-style seeker courses serving a multicultural Lower Mainland population.
• NorthPointe Community Church: Waterloo-region Canadian community church with a multi-generational profile, contemporary worship, kids/youth tracks, and Alpha integration that maps closely to Hillside's ministry stack.

Emerging players

• Church of the City: Canadian church planting network focused on seeker-friendly, multi-ethnic communities; represents a comparable newer model of church that Hillside's Alpha pipeline could feed into or partner with.
• Catch Church: Multi-ethnic community church in the Greater Toronto Area positioned around strong youth and small-group ministry; relevant peer for Hillside's youth and Life Group scaling.

Regional players

• Heritage Park Church: Port Moody-area church serving the same Tri-Cities geography as Hillside, providing a head-to-head local benchmark for congregational membership, programs, and giving in the immediate service area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/myhillsi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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