New Life Community Church of the Nazarene

What New Life Community Church of the Nazarene does

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene is a small holiness-denomination congregation located in the Amphi neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona, operating as a local body within the global Church of the Nazarene denomination, which spans approximately 169 countries. The church serves roughly 60-70 weekly attendees through Sunday worship services, Wednesday Bible study, Sunday School, and community outreach programs that include food and clothing distribution for families in need. Its digital footprint consists of a basic website, a Facebook page, a YouTube channel used for live streaming of services, and Zelle as the digital giving rail; no proprietary software, mobile application, or technical platform has been built or disclosed.

The organization's business model is that of a volunteer-funded religious nonprofit. Revenue consists entirely of voluntary tithes and offerings from the local congregation, with no commercial customers, pricing structure, contracts, or fee-for-service activities. Approximately 13% of contributions are remitted upward to the global Church of the Nazarene missions budget; the remainder funds local operations. The church is staffed by approximately five employees covering pastoral and administrative roles and is governed by an installed church board. Recent operational changes include the May 2025 hiring of a secretary and a 2026 leadership transition in which Pastor Tom Hruska was installed as lead pastor to cover Pastor Curt Lunsford's six-month sabbatical.

Strategic posture is operational continuity rather than expansion. The church maintains a long-standing 2009 international partnership with Iglesia del Nazareno Siloé in Cali, Colombia, and a local partnership with the Pima Council on Aging through its AVIS program. No capital campaigns, facility expansion, membership growth initiatives, or technology investments beyond consumer-grade digital tools are indicated in the available data.

Name

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene

Legal name

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene

Website

https://nlccnaz.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene is a small holiness church in Tucson's Amphi neighborhood serving 60-70 weekly attendees through Sunday worship, Bible studies, and community outreach, including food and clothing distribution, within the global Church of the Nazarene denomination.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Community Food Services (624210)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAG

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

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

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Community outreach programs
• Biblical instruction ministries
• Faith-based food assistance
• Pastoral care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tucson

HQ country

United States

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: Members are encouraged to tithe (give 10% of income) as a regular part of worship. Offerings are given in addition to tithes. These are collected weekly during in-person services and can also be given online via Zelle. The church emphasizes tithes and offerings as vital to church health and ministry outreach.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene is a local holiness church in Tucson, Arizona that delivers weekly Christian worship services, Bible studies, and pastoral care while running community outreach programs including monthly food distribution (over two tons of food) and clothing assistance to neighbors in the Amphi neighborhood. The church also directs 13% of contributions to support global Nazarene missions.

Product overview

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene is a local church offering a unified portfolio of worship services and community outreach programs. The core offerings include weekly Sunday worship services, Wednesday Bible study and prayer gatherings, Sunday School classes, and the Listening to Jesus Bible Study. Community service programs form a significant part of the ministry: Food 4 Life provides monthly food distribution (over two tons monthly on the third Saturday), a second monthly food distribution called Jesus Multiplies, and Clothing Barns for those in need. The church also offers moving assistance, supports older adults through the AVIS program, and funds global missions. Online engagement includes sermon recordings via YouTube and digital giving through Zelle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Food 4 Life: Food distribution program providing over two tons of food monthly to neighbors on the third Saturday of each month
• Clothing Barns

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday morning worship gatherings at 9 AM featuring congregational singing, prayer, Scripture reading, Christ-centered preaching, New Life testimonies, and fellowship time. Open to all community members at the Tucson campus.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2 tons of food distributed monthly to community members in need
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Church of the Nazarene (Global)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Life Community Church is part of the global Church of the Nazarene, which operates in 169 countries. This denominational connection provides access to resources, missionary networks, educational institutions, camps, support for finding staff/pastors, financial support for projects, and cooperation with churches across Arizona and worldwide.
• Pima Council on Aging (AVIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmphi Volunteers in Service (AVIS) is a Neighbors Care Program associated with Pima Council on Aging. The church team provides assistance to older adults both in the Amphi neighborhood and within the church. Contact: 520-909-1939.
• Point Loma Nazarene UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in San Diego, Point Loma is one of the Nazarene educational institutions supported by New Life through mission giving. The Church of the Nazarene maintains colleges, universities, Bible colleges, and seminaries worldwide.
• Anthony and Barbara Manswell (Missionaries)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionaries supported by New Life who serve in the Nazarene mission field across 169 countries. 13% of church tithes and offerings go to support missionaries like the Manswells. They were scheduled to visit New Life in October.
• Iglesia del Nazareno Siloé (Colombia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch in Cali, Colombia that New Life supports as their Arizona District missions project. The Siloé church, founded by Steiner Prieto in 2009 in what was once one of Colombia's most dangerous neighborhoods, provides spiritual care, feeds over 120 children and elderly daily, offers vocational training, and helps people earn high school diplomas. Located in Barrio Siloé on the outskirts of Cali.
• Nazarene Missions InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Nazarene organization coordinating missionary work in 169 countries. New Life participates in Nazarene Missions through tithes and offerings, supporting missionaries worldwide.
• Arizona District Church of the NazarenecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Nazarene district that New Life participates in. Holds annual District Assembly. Identifies annual missions projects (currently Siloé, Colombia). Provides denominational support and resources to member churches.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Catalina Church (Tucson): Larger non-denominational Tucson-area church. Comparable as a local Tucson congregation pursuing community outreach and contemporary worship, but operates at significantly larger scale than New Life.

Others

• Arizona District Church of the Nazarene: Regional Nazarene governing body that New Life participates in, including annual District Assembly. Provides denominational oversight and identifies shared missions projects like Siloé, Colombia.
• Church of the Nazarene (Global): Global denominational parent of New Life Community Church. Operates in 169 countries and provides the connectional structure, missionary networks, and educational institutions that the local church leverages for missions and pastoral resources.
• Pima Council on Aging: Partner organization via the AVIS (Amphi Volunteers in Service) program. Comparable as a community-services organization the church actively partners with for older-adult outreach.
• Point Loma Nazarene University: One of the Nazarene educational institutions supported by New Life's missions giving. Relevant as an institutional peer within the broader Nazarene ecosystem the church belongs to.

Direct peers

• Scottsdale First Church of the Nazarene: Nazarene congregation in the greater Phoenix metro with similar local-church scale and ministry focus. Directly comparable on denomination, region, and community-church character.
• Tucson First Christian Church: Local Tucson congregation of comparable size and community-service orientation. Comparable as a similarly sized neighborhood church in the same city serving a comparable demographic.
• Mesa First Church of the Nazarene: Another Nazarene congregation in Arizona with comparable community-focused ministry and Wesleyan-Holiness theology. Directly comparable as a same-denomination, same-state local church peer.
• Iglesia del Nazareno Siloé: Nazarene church plant in Cali, Colombia founded in 2009 that New Life supports as its District missions project. Directly comparable as a Nazarene sister congregation with a parallel focus on holistic community ministry in an underserved area.

Broad incumbents

• Phoenix First Church of the Nazarene: A significantly larger Nazarene congregation in Arizona. Comparable as a same-denomination church in the same state, but operates at much greater scale with a broader programmatic portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@nlccnaz
• Facebookfacebook.com/nlccnaz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-life-community-church-of-the-nazarene

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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