What Park Community Church does

Park Community Church is a non-profit evangelical Christian congregation headquartered at 1001 N Crosby St., Chicago, IL, with 64 employees. It operates as a multi-site church affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) and accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). The organization runs 11+ campus locations across diverse Chicago neighborhoods — including Lincoln Park, Near North, Rogers Park, South Loop, Uptown, Bridgeport, Forest Glen, and Hyde Park — plus dedicated multicultural sites (Iglesia Cristiana La Vid for Spanish-speaking congregants, Sabka Sahaara) and specialized ministries such as Park Care Home Churches. It serves Chicago-area residents across multiple demographic and ethnic segments through this geographically distributed model.

The organization's technology stack is composed entirely of commodity third-party tools: SnapPages for website building, Church Center for event registration, Zoom for virtual prayer meetings, and Mailchimp for email communications. There is no proprietary platform, no developed APIs or SDKs, and no AI/ML capability. The church extends its mission through subsidiary programs including Chicago Christian Academy (K-12 education), Park Global (international missions), Mission:All (church planting), Renew Chicago (community renewal), and Biblical Leadership Catalyst (leadership development).

Revenue is generated exclusively through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members. No financial figures, attendance numbers, pricing, or commercial customer relationships are disclosed. The organization has a single-segment exposure (religious services) and operates without any disclosed product pricing, go-to-market motion beyond community outreach, or external revenue streams beyond donations.

Name

Park Community Church

Legal name

Park Community Church

Website

https://parkcommunitychurch.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Park Community Church is a non-profit, multi-site evangelical Christian congregation in Chicago with 64 employees and 11+ neighborhood campuses, including bilingual and multicultural sites, funded by congregational tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Religious Organizations (8131)

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

• Multi-site church network
• Worship services
• Pastoral residency program
• Cross-cultural church planting
• Community ministry outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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 operates on voluntary donations from congregation members through a 'Give' section on their website. Members contribute tithes (10% of income as a traditional Christian practice) and offerings to support church operations, ministries, and mission work.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Park Community Church operates a multi-site evangelical church network delivering in-person worship services across 11+ campus locations throughout Chicago, alongside daily prayer calls via Zoom, on-demand sermon archives, pastoral residency training, cross-cultural church planting (Mission:All), global missions (Park Global), community renewal (Renew Chicago), and affiliated Christian education (Chicago Christian Academy). The organization's activities are sustained through voluntary tithes and donations from congregation members.

Product overview

Park Community Church is a multi-site church network offering in-person worship services at 11 physical locations across Chicago plus partner congregations. The church provides spiritual resources including recorded sermons (Messages), daily prayer calls via Zoom, and various ministry programs including Biblical Leadership Catalyst, Churchwide Ministries, and the Mission:All cross-cultural church planting initiative. Additional global and community-focused ministries include Park Global and Renew Chicago. The church also operates Chicago Christian Academy as an educational partner. No software product or platform is offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Biblical Leadership Catalyst: Ministry focused on biblical leadership development and training.
• Chicago Christian Academy
• Park Global
• Mission:All
• Renew Chicago
• Summer Celebration
• Messages

Products and services

• Church Gatherings In-person worship services and community gatherings held across 11+ locations including Bridgeport, Forest Glen, Hyde Park, Lincoln Park, Near North, Rogers Park, South Loop, Uptown, Iglesia Cristiana La Vid, Sabka Sahaara, and Park Care Home Churches.
• Messages (Sermons) Recorded sermons and teachings from pastors across Park Community Church locations, available for on-demand viewing through the Resources/Messages section of the church website.
• Prayer Call Daily prayer call available Monday through Saturday at 6:30 AM and noon via Zoom for church family members to pray for needs in homes, communities, the city, and the world.
• Mission:All Cross-cultural church planting initiative supporting ethnically, culturally, and economically diverse enclaves within Chicago.
• Park Global Global ministry focused on growing believers in their relationship with Jesus and supporting next steps as global followers of Christ, including cross-cultural church planting and international ministry partnerships.
• Renew Chicago Community initiative to inspire, educate, and mobilize the community to build the goodness and greatness of the city of Chicago.
• Biblical Leadership Catalyst Ministry focused on biblical leadership development and training for ministry leaders.
• Chicago Christian Academy Affiliated Christian educational institution providing faith-based education.
• Churchwide Ministries Unified ministry programs and initiatives spanning all Park Community Church locations across the Chicago network.
• Pastoral Residency Training program for aspiring pastors within the Park Community Church network, providing pastoral formation and ministry leadership development.
• Summer Celebration Annual summer community event and resource for church members and the wider community.
• Events Registration Online event registration platform powered by Church Center for church-wide events and gatherings.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EFCA (Evangelical Free Church of America)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPark Community Church is a member of the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA), a denomination that provides organizational support, theological resources, and network connections for affiliated churches. The EFCA membership badge is displayed on the church website, indicating formal affiliation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Willow Creek Community Church: One of the largest and most influential multi-site evangelical churches in the Chicago metropolitan area, headquartered in South Barrington with multiple regional campuses. Directly comparable to Park Community Church on geography, denominational-adjacent evangelical identity, multi-site replication model, and mid-sized staff scaling across multiple locations.
• North Point Community Church: Atlanta-based multi-site evangelical church widely recognized as a pioneer of the multi-site model. Directly comparable to Park on multi-site replication strategy, contemporary evangelical worship, leadership-development emphasis (via North Point Ministries), and pastoral residency-style training pipelines.
• McLean Bible Church: Washington, D.C. metro area multi-site evangelical church with multiple regional campuses. Comparable to Park on multi-site expansion model, contemporary evangelical identity, digital sermon distribution, and community outreach programming.
• Elevation Church: Charlotte-based multi-site evangelical church with 20+ locations across the U.S. Comparable to Park on multi-site scale, contemporary worship style, digital content distribution (sermon archives), and youth-oriented outreach programming.
• Christ Fellowship Church: South Florida-based multi-site evangelical church with 10+ campuses. Comparable to Park on multi-site scale, cross-cultural community engagement, missions emphasis, and contemporary evangelical identity.
• Harvest Bible Chapel: Multi-site evangelical church with historic Chicago-area presence and multiple regional campuses. Comparable to Park on multi-site operating model, evangelical theology, and Chicago geography, though currently navigating leadership transitions.
• Life.Church: Edmond, Oklahoma-based multi-site evangelical church network with dozens of physical campuses plus a strong digital presence (Church Online Platform, YouVersion Bible app). Comparable to Park on multi-site operating model, free digital resource strategy, and contemporary evangelical teaching.
• Saddleback Church: Lake Forest, California-based multi-site evangelical church with numerous regional and international campuses. Comparable to Park on multi-site replication, congregational small-group programming, leadership development (Saddleback Training), and missions emphasis.
• North Central Church: Phoenix-based multi-site evangelical church with multiple campuses. Comparable to Park on multi-site replication, contemporary worship, missions programming, and pastoral leadership development (NCMI network).

Regional players

• Moody Church: Historic Chicago-based evangelical church (independent, non-denominational) with a flagship North Side location. Comparable to Park on Chicago geography and historic evangelical identity, though operating a single-site historic model rather than a multi-site network — relevant as a same-metro benchmark for member acquisition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/park-community-church

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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