New Vision Community Church of Laredo

What New Vision Community Church of Laredo does

New Vision Community Church of Laredo is a mission-based, bilingual (Spanish/English) church founded in 2009 and led by Pastors Luis and Lucy DeLeon. It is headquartered in Laredo, Texas — a U.S.–Mexico border community — and operates a broad portfolio of direct-service programs that address both physical and spiritual needs: weekly Sunday services and Bible studies, the Silver Star Program (weekly food distribution to 200+ seniors since April 2009), the Joseph Store House food bank, the Bubble Home Project (41 families housed to date), the Ein Gedi Ranch working farm (agricultural and animal husbandry training), youth services, and short-term mission team hosting. The church also runs New Vision Guatemala, a wholly-owned non-profit subsidiary operating in the remote mountain community of Santa Rosita near Guatemala City, where it has installed 400+ BioStoves and provides education scholarships and tutoring.

The underlying technology is minimal and standard for small non-profits: a WordPress/Astra website, a WooCommerce-enabled donation portal, PayPal for program-specific giving, Facebook Live for streaming Tuesday Bible studies, and a YouTube channel for archived content. There is no proprietary platform, no mobile application, no AI/ML capability, and no API surface. The church explicitly operates as a tax-exempt religious organization with no parent company, no external investors, and no M&A activity.

The business model is donations-only. All programs and services are delivered free of charge to recipients; funding comes from voluntary tithes and offerings collected during Sunday services and via the online giving portal, supplemented by targeted donations for specific programs (Guatemala operations, scholarships, general outreach). Short-term mission teams from churches, youth groups, and companies (including KeHE Distributors and Tree of Life Canada) cover their own airfare and make a donation toward housing, food, and project materials. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: growth is generated by demonstrated community impact, word-of-mouth referrals, personal testimony, and repeat mission team participation rather than paid marketing or formal sales infrastructure. Customer segments include low-income Laredo seniors, poor families in the colonias, youth, Spanish- and English-speaking community members, and residents of Santa Rosita, Guatemala; donor/replication partners include local ministries (e.g., Clamor en el Barrio) and replicated sister ministries (e.g., Hungers End Inc.).

Name

New Vision Community Church of Laredo

Legal name

New Vision Community Church

Website

https://newvisioncommunitychurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New Vision Community Church of Laredo is a bilingual, mission-based church operating food distribution, senior services, housing construction, agricultural training, youth programs, and international missions in Laredo, TX and Santa Rosita, Guatemala, funded entirely by donations and volunteer labor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Community outreach
• Food assistance
• Senior services
• Mission programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Laredo, Texas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings / Donations: The primary revenue stream consists of voluntary tithes and offerings from church members and attendees, collected during Sunday services and through an online giving portal (https://newvisioncommunitychurch.org/give-online-3/). The church also solicits financial donations via PayPal for specific mission programs, including Guatemala operations, scholarships, and general outreach.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

New Vision Community Church is a non-profit religious organization that provides bilingual (Spanish/English) worship services, Bible studies, and a broad portfolio of community outreach programs in the Laredo, Texas border region and in Guatemala. It operates food distribution to seniors, a housing/furnishing program for poor families, an agricultural training ranch, a youth ministry, and an international mission program delivering clean cookstoves, education scholarships, and community development in Santa Rosita, Guatemala. All programs are free to recipients and funded through voluntary donations.

Product overview

New Vision Community Church of Laredo is a single unified church ministry offering a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected programs. The core offering is the church itself with regular bilingual services and Bible studies. Supporting programs include the Silver Star Program for seniors, Joseph Store House food bank, Ein Gedi Ranch agricultural training center, and New Vision Guatemala international missions. Additional programs include short-term mission trips, youth services, community outreach, and the Bubble Home Project housing initiative. All programs operate under the unified church brand to serve the Laredo border community and international mission fields.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• New Vision Guatemala: Non-profit organization working in Santa Rosita, Guatemala providing BioStoves, education scholarships, tutoring, and community development.
• Ein Gedi Ranch
• Joseph Store House
• Silver Star Program
• Bubble Home Project

Products and services

• New Vision Community Church (Core Ministry) The primary church ministry providing regular Sunday worship services in Spanish and English, Wednesday Bible study groups, and various fellowship gatherings for the Laredo community.
• Silver Star Program A weekly ministry providing food and hygiene necessities to senior citizens every Friday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, including a light breakfast and lunch, a monthly food bag, and access to a monthly Senior Citizens Health Fair.
• Joseph Store House A food bank and pantry program that distributes food and necessities to families in need in the Laredo community, with supplemental sales of baked goods and prepared foods to support ministry operations.
• Ein Gedi Ranch A working farm and ranch in the Pueblo Nuevo subdivision on the outskirts of Laredo that teaches local residents self-sustaining agriculture and animal husbandry, while serving as a community center with an after-school program and computer lab.
• New Vision Guatemala A non-profit organization created and funded through the church, working in the community of Santa Rosita near Guatemala City. Programs include BioStove installations (400+ installed), educational scholarships, tutoring, and community development in an isolated mountain community.
• Short-Term Mission Trips Mission trips for youth groups, Bible-study groups, families, and organizations to assist with the church's various ministries, including construction, farming, community service, and food bank work at the Ein Gedi Ranch or with local families. Teams cover their own airfare and donate to cover operational costs.
• Bible Studies Online Bible study groups conducted in Spanish via Facebook Live every Tuesday at 7 PM Central Time, with past studies archived on YouTube for on-demand viewing.
• Youth Services Youth group programs and activities for young people in the Laredo community, with event updates promoted through the NVCC Youth of Laredo Facebook page.
• Community Outreach Various community service programs including food distribution during COVID-19, senior citizen programs, and volunteer opportunities for serving the Laredo community.
• Bubble Home Project A community-based program that matches needy families with fully furnished and decorated mobile homes; 41 families have received homes to date along with ongoing community service support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 41 families received fully furnished mobile homes through the Bubble Home Project
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Clamor en el BarriominorOthersClamor en el Barrio is a ministry in Nuevo Laredo that specializes in the rehabilitation of drug and alcohol addicts, providing free six-month rehabilitation while sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. New Vision Community Church partners with Clamor en el Barrio by sharing surplus donations that cannot be used locally, enabling the ministry to receive food, goods, and supplies in a timely manner.
• Tree of Life CanadaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTree of Life Canada sent a mission team to New Vision Community Church in October 2014. The team installed an irrigation system at the Ein Gedi Ranch, distributed food to low-income areas (the colonias and families of horse stable workers), and assisted with the Silver Star Program. This was one of several corporate mission team partnerships with the church.
• Hungers End Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHungers End Inc. in Mannattee County, Florida was founded by Carl and Vicky Snyder, who participated in a mission trip to New Vision Community Church. Observing NVCC's methods for distributing food to the needy, they incorporated those methods into their own ministry. NVCC cites this as a strategic goal — inspiring others to emulate their outreach model in their own communities.
• KeHE Distributors, LLCcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerKeHE Distributors, LLC is a recurring corporate mission trip partner that has sent multiple teams to New Vision Community Church over several years. Teams have included the 'KeHE Best Christmas' team (2014), Team Boosta, and others. KeHE teams have participated in Silver Star Program, home construction, ranch work, food distribution, and fundraising for stable families. KeHE is described as a 'world-class giving organization' by mission participants. The partnership represents a significant portion of the church's annual mission team capacity.
• Local Laredo Ministries NetworkminorOthersNew Vision Community Church maintains a network of local ministries in Laredo to which it redistributes surplus donations that exceed the church's own needs. This network enables efficient use of donated goods and ensures minimal waste of perishable and non-perishable items.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Border Servant Corps: Faith-based border ministry serving communities along the U.S.-Mexico border through volunteer housing and service programs—comparable Laredo-area border-community mission model.

Direct peers

• Lakewood Church: Large Houston-based non-denominational church with an extensive community outreach portfolio and Spanish-language programming, making it a comparable mega-church operating bilingual ministries in a Texas metro.
• Saddleback Church: Mission-driven megachurch with a broad portfolio of community programs (food distribution, housing, international missions, recovery) operating through multiple campuses—comparable in its diversified outreach ministry model.
• Convoy of Hope: Faith-based humanitarian organization operating community outreach, food distribution, and international missions, with a comparable donor-driven, volunteer-labor operating model.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Large faith-based humanitarian organization delivering clean-cooking technology, education, and community development in Guatemala and globally—directly comparable to New Vision Guatemala's BioStove and scholarship programs.
• Feeding America: Largest U.S. hunger-relief organization running food pantry and distribution programs serving seniors and low-income families—directly analogous to New Vision's Silver Star Program but at national scale.
• Habitat for Humanity: National faith-rooted nonprofit that builds and remodels housing for low-income families—the Bubble Home Project (41 families housed) is directly comparable in mission and delivery mechanism, though at vastly larger scale.
• Catholic Charities USA: National faith-based social services network providing food, housing, and senior services through local agencies—directly comparable to New Vision's multi-vertical outreach portfolio.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development organization running after-school and computer lab programming at local branches—comparable to New Vision's youth services and Ein Gedi Ranch after-school program.

Emerging players

• Mercy Chefs: Faith-based disaster-relief and food services nonprofit that mobilizes volunteer teams to deliver meals—comparable volunteer-driven food distribution model, though focused on disaster response.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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