NEW BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

What NEW BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH does

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is a Black Baptist religious nonprofit organization operating a main campus in East Saint Louis, Illinois, a North Campus in St. Louis, Missouri, and an online streaming campus. The church is led by Senior Pastor Dr. Travis L. Norris Sr., who has served in that role since 2008, and pursues a diversified ministry portfolio spanning worship services, biblical education, youth and children's programs, music and arts, women's ministry (Kingdom Builders), a health and wellness ministry, a community food pantry, and the Upward Sports youth athletics league launched in 2011.

The organization's programmatic surface extends beyond traditional worship into retail (a B&H Publishing-affiliated bookstore), formal leadership development (affiliations with Master Training International and Moody Theological Seminary), and digital engagement infrastructure (SubSplash for online giving, streaming, and church management). A formal online campus extends the congregation's reach beyond the two physical locations.

As a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt religious organization, New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is funded primarily through voluntary tithes, offerings, and donations from its congregant base, supplemented by ancillary program and event revenues. The organization reports a small professional staff of approximately five employees, indicating a largely volunteer-driven operating model. Strategically, the church positions itself as a multi-site, digitally enabled ministry serving the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area's Black Christian community.

Name

NEW BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Legal name

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church

Website

https://newbethelmbchurch.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is a Black Baptist ministry operating main and North campuses in East Saint Louis, IL and St. Louis, MO, plus an online campus, serving congregants through worship, youth programs, community outreach, and digital giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Faith-Based Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

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 Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM), Bible Colleges (Undergraduate Ministry & Biblical Studies) (EDAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian ministry programs
• Biblical education
• Community outreach
• Youth ministry services

Headquarters

HQ city

East Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church receives tithes and offerings from ministry members and community partners. Congregants can give via debit card, credit card, or bank account through an online giving portal (SubSplash). Donations support ministry causes, the local church, and community outreach programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church provides Bible-based Christian worship services, faith education, and community outreach programs. The church operates two physical campuses (main campus in East Saint Louis, IL and North Campus in St. Louis, MO) plus an online streaming campus, delivering Sunday School, Sunday worship, mid-week services, ministerial training, youth programs, recovery support, and Christian literature through an on-site bookstore.

Product overview

New Bethel M.B. Church operates as a multi-faceted religious organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of ministry programs and services centered on Christian worship, education, and community outreach. The core offering consists of weekly worship services (Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.) at its main campus, supplemented by the New Bethel North Campus location. Educational programs include Sunday School, the New Bethel Christian Leadership Bible School (certified through Sunday School Publishing Board), and the Ministers Training Institute (MTI) for training future ministers. Community outreach is delivered through evangelism ministries (Missions, Prison Ministry, Celebrate Recovery recovery program), the Food Pantry, and Upward Sports (Kingdom Builders) youth sports program. Additional programs include Music & Media Ministry (with choirs, praise teams, and media production), gender-specific Men's and Women's Ministry programs, Youth Ministry with mentorship components (God's Girl United and Young Men of Valor), Marriage Ministry, Singles Ministry, and the Encouragement Center Bookstore. The church also provides online giving through SubSplash integration. The organization serves the East Saint Louis, Illinois community through a distributed campus model with two physical locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• New Bethel Christian Leadership Bible School: Christian school offering certified classes through Sunday School Publishing Board with Pastor Travis L. Norris, Sr., D. Min. as leader.
• Encouragement Center
• New Bethel North
• Minister's Training Institute (MTI)

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Service Weekly in-person and online worship service held Sundays at 10:00 am, with simultaneous streaming to the online campus, serving congregants across the greater St. Louis metro area.
• Sunday School Bible-based learning environment for persons of all ages held Sundays at 9:00 am, engaging in evangelism, discipleship, ministry, fellowship, and worship through small groups.
• Mid-Week Wednesday Worship Service Weekly worship and Bible study service held Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, available in person at the main campus and via the online campus.
• New Bethel Christian Leadership Bible School Certified Bible school offering classes through Sunday School Publishing Board, led by Pastor Travis L. Norris Sr., D.Min., providing Christian leadership education to enrolled students.
• Ministers Training Institute (MTI) Teaching platform for ministers at New Bethel and worldwide, providing practical and biblical teaching along with real-life ministry experience to train the next generation of ministers.
• Celebrate Recovery Christ-centered, Bible-based 12-step recovery program meeting every Tuesday at 6:30 pm, providing hope, freedom from bondage, healing, and discipleship through Jesus Christ.
• Youth Ministry Programs Youth ministry for ages 3-20 including teen and youth church on 2nd and 4th Sundays, New Bethel Next Gen Kickbacks on Wednesdays, God's Girl United mentorship (ages 6-18), and Young Men of Valor.
• Upward Sports (Kingdom Builders) Christian youth sports program providing basketball and cheerleading for ages K5-13, promoting the discovery of Jesus through sports.
• Food Pantry Community food assistance program open every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, providing groceries for those needing immediate assistance in the East Saint Louis community.
• Encouragement Center Bookstore On-site bookstore offering faith-building books, devotional materials, and Christian literature including titles such as 'Case for Christ,' 'Winning your Spiritual Battles,' and 'Fasting for Breakthrough & Deliverance.'
• Online Giving (SubSplash) Digital giving service allowing donations via debit card, credit card, or bank account for tithes, offerings, and ministry causes, powered by SubSplash.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaching East Saint Louis, St. Louis North, and online congregants across the greater St. Louis metro area

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Antioch Missionary Baptist Church: Long-established Black Missionary Baptist church with comparable Baptist doctrine, multi-generational ministries, and community-outreach programs targeting urban congregants.
• Berean Baptist Church: Baptist congregation with parallel ministries in Bible instruction, youth development, and community outreach; comparable in denomination and life-stage programming.
• First Baptist Church of St. Louis City: Historic Baptist church serving the St. Louis urban core; shares Baptist denomination, Bible-teaching emphasis, and community-development orientation with New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.
• Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church: Black Missionary Baptist church headquartered in the St. Louis metro area with multi-campus operations, comparable ministry portfolio, and a similar urban-ministry community-outreach orientation to New Bethel.
• Greater Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church: Missionary Baptist church with a similar urban/community-based ministry model in the broader St. Louis region; comparable in denomination, congregant base, and outreach programming.
• Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church: Missionary Baptist congregation operating a similar worship + Bible-study + community-outreach ministry mix; directly comparable denomination and ministry structure.
• Providence Baptist Church: Baptist church with comparable Bible-teaching focus, youth and family ministry slate, and community-engagement programming structure.

Broad incumbents

• New Birth Missionary Baptist Church: Large, multi-campus Missionary Baptist church with an extensive ministry, educational, and media operation; broader in scale but operates the same Baptist, multi-campus, media-driven ministry archetype as New Bethel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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