Openchurch

What Openchurch does

Openchurch (legal name Åbenkirke København) is a Denmark-based non-profit church planting organization established in 2008 in Herning by lead pastors Christina and Thomas Christensen together with three pastor friends. The organization operates a multi-site Christian ministry with locations in Herning (the original site, reaching approximately 500 regular attendees), Copenhagen (launched September 2019 as Openchurch Copenhagen, or "OCC"), and Ndola, Zambia (launched January 2018). Its mission statement is "We inspire people to experience God and imitate Jesus," anchored by a G.R.A.C.E. values framework (Generous, Relevant, Authentic, Courageous, Engaged). The organization targets highly secular populations — specifically the 99.3% of Copenhagen residents who have not experienced church attendance — and has publicly identified North Zealand as a next-plant target, citing a population of 463,748 with under 2% church attendance.

Openchurch's core service offerings consist of in-person Sunday services, the Drive-in Church format (launched within one week of ideation during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020), periodic Vision & Worship community events, and a Speaker Request Service through which the lead pastors speak at external conferences, retreats, and events. There is no proprietary technology platform underpinning these services; distribution is delivered through physical gatherings, supported by a WordPress website at openchurch.dk and social media channels on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. The Drive-in Church concept generated international earned media, with coverage by the New York Times, Danish national broadcasters, and the Ritzau news agency reaching approximately 40 countries.

The organization operates as a non-profit on voluntary contributions. The documented revenue stream consists of one-time and recurring donations (tithes and offerings) accepted via PayPal or direct bank transfer to an IBAN registered under Åbenkirke København. The website publicly solicits "partners" for one-time or 2-3 year financial commitments to underwrite the Copenhagen work, and invites individuals to relocate to Copenhagen and "join the team." Headcount stands at 13 employees, with no disclosed investors, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or formal partnerships.

Name

Openchurch

Legal name

Åbenkirke København

Website

https://openchurch.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Openchurch is a Denmark-based non-profit church planting organization operating multi-site Christian ministries in Herning, Copenhagen, and Ndola, Zambia, serving unchurched populations via worship services, community events, and pastoral outreach funded by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and faith-based community services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Church services
• Church planting
• Religious community
• Worship gatherings
• Pastoral speaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: OpenChurch relies on voluntary financial contributions from congregation members including one-time and recurring donations to support church operations and planting efforts.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OpenChurch is a Christian church and church-planting organization that provides in-person worship services and pastoral community programs from locations in Herning and Copenhagen (Denmark) and Ndola (Zambia). Its core offerings include weekly church services, the COVID-era Drive-in Church format, Vision & Worship Nights community gatherings, and a Speaker Request Service through which the founding Lead Pastors speak at conferences, retreats, and church events. The organization is supported financially by donations and recurring partner commitments rather than product or service sales.

Product overview

OpenChurch is a multi-site church organization operating as a single unified ministry with locations in Herning, Denmark (est. 2008, ~500 attendees), Copenhagen, Denmark (est. 2019), and Ndola, Zambia (est. 2018). The organization offers in-person church services, Drive-in Church experiences (launched during COVID-19), Vision & Worship Nights community events, and pastoral speaking services through its founding pastors. The church operates on G.R.A.C.E. values (Generous, Relevant, Authentic, Courageous, Engaged) and focuses on church planting as its primary evangelistic methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OpenChurch Herning The original OpenChurch location in Herning, Denmark, serving approximately 500 attendees through regular in-person worship services and community programs.
• OpenChurch Copenhagen (OCC) OpenChurch Copenhagen (OCC) is a church plant launched in September 2019 targeting the highly secular Copenhagen population, where less than 1% of residents attend church.
• OpenChurch Ndola OpenChurch's international church location in Ndola, Zambia, launched in January 2018 to extend the church-planting model outside Denmark.
• Drive-in Church An innovative live church service format launched during COVID-19 in which attendees participate from their vehicles, allowing worship to continue while complying with lockdown restrictions.
• Vision & Worship Nights Community gathering events for vision casting and worship, used to gauge interest and build momentum for new church plants.
• Speaker Request Service Lead Pastors Christina and Thomas Christensen are available to speak at conferences, retreats, church gatherings and events, with capabilities noted in miracles, signs and healings.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Church of the Highlands: Multi-site megachurch network known for its church-planting pipeline and high-attendance launches; a relevant analog for how OpenChurch aims to scale from a single Herning base into multiple campuses.
• Hillsong Church: Globally recognized multi-site church with flagship locations, pastor-led governance, and a church-planting model across multiple countries — directly comparable in operating model and international footprint to OpenChurch, though at far larger scale.
• Bethel Church: Multi-site, pastor-led church with global media reach and a focus on miracles/healings — comparable to OpenChurch's founder-driven, spiritually distinctive identity and earned-media-driven growth.
• Elevation Church: Pastor-led multi-site church with rapid expansion and heavy reliance on social-media-driven outreach — directly comparable to OpenChurch's social-first GTM (Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) and event-driven launches.
• Saddleback Church: Founder-led, multi-site megachurch with an explicit church-planting mission and P.E.A.C.E. plan for global expansion; highly comparable to OpenChurch's G.R.A.C.E.-driven, church-planting methodology.
• North Point Community Church: Andy Stanley-led multi-site church network that actively invests in church planting and leadership development — a structural analog to OpenChurch's small staff running a multi-site, plant-focused operation.
• Gateway Church: Multi-site, pastor-led church with international expansion and a strong emphasis on outreach events and missions — comparable in operating cadence and donor-funded model to OpenChurch.
• Citizens Church: Church-planting focused congregation targeting under-churched urban populations — a strong functional analog to OpenChurch's strategy of planting in secular cities like Copenhagen and Herning.
• Antioch Community Church: Multi-site church-planting movement with cross-border expansion and a small central staff supporting many plants — directly comparable in operating structure and church-plant-first ethos.

Broad incumbents

• Vineyard Churches: Established global church-planting denomination with thousands of locations; provides a broader benchmark for how OpenChurch's church-plant methodology could scale if it grows beyond a single network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/abenkirkekbh
• Facebookfacebook.com/openchurchcph
• Instagraminstagram.com/openchurchcph/?hl=da
• TikToktiktok.com/@aabenkirkekbh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/openchurch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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