Peoples Church | Salem, Oregon

What Peoples Church | Salem, Oregon does

Peoples Church is a multi-site evangelical church headquartered in Salem, Oregon, operating under the Assemblies of God tradition and founded in 1953. It serves multi-generational members and attendees through three physical locations — the main Salem campus at 4500 Lancaster Dr NE, a Stayton campus at 657 N 2nd Ave, and a Spanish-language (Español) ministry operating on the Salem campus. The church segments its community across age-specific ministries: Peoples Kids (birth through 5th grade), Peoples Youth (grades 6-12), Young Adults, and Legacy (adults 55+), supplemented by Life Groups and Micro Groups for adult discipleship, the Rooted four-phase membership growth track, women's ministry, and Encourage Preschool.

The church's product portfolio is organized around core weekend worship services supported by age-segment modules and program add-ons. Core technology is provided through best-in-class third-party SaaS rather than proprietary systems: Church Center powers event registration, group signups, and online giving; YouTube and the Church Online Platform handle livestreaming and on-demand sermon archives; Spotify and Apple Music distribute sermon podcasts; Mailchimp runs the email newsletter; EnGIVEN enables cryptocurrency donations; and Managed Missions supports mission trip logistics. There is no proprietary software, mobile app, or AI feature disclosed.

The business model is a non-profit 501(c)(3) religious organization funded primarily through recurring member tithes and offerings, with a secondary above-tithe "Kingdom Builders" giving program directed to global missions. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Supplementary revenue comes from fee-based summer camps (Adventure Camp $15 base; Youth Camp $335-$498 tiered) held at the Washington Family Ranch, and miscellaneous program fees. Distributions span physical campuses plus digital channels (livestream, podcast, newsletter, social), and the church is led by co-Lead Pastors Tom and Jennifer Murray with a dedicated pastoral team across each ministry vertical.

Name

Peoples Church | Salem, Oregon

Legal name

Peoples Church

Website

https://peopleschurch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Peoples Church is a multi-site evangelical church in Salem, Oregon operating three locations (Salem, Stayton, and Spanish-language services), serving multi-generational members through age-specific ministries, global missions support, summer camps, online streaming, and digital giving platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

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), Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB), Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Faith community ministry
• Youth children ministry
• Global missions program
• Spiritual development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The primary revenue stream comes from member tithes (10% of income as taught) and generous offerings. The church practices biblical tithing and encourages giving beyond the tithe through the Kingdom Builders program. Various giving methods include online giving (credit/debit), stock gifts, IRA charitable distributions, and digital currency.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Peoples Church is a multi-site evangelical congregation that delivers weekly worship services across three Oregon campuses — Salem (main), Stayton, and a Spanish-language service — combined with age-specific ministries (Kids birth-5th grade, Youth grades 6-12, Young Adults, Legacy 55+), small group discipleship (Life Groups, Rooted growth track), annual summer camps at Washington Family Ranch, and a global missions initiative (Kingdom Builders) supporting 150+ missionaries in 20+ nations.

Product overview

Peoples Church is a multi-site evangelical church with three physical locations (Salem, Stayton, and Español) offering a unified worship experience centered on knowing Christ and making Him known. The church operates a traditional product-plus-modules architecture: the core product is Sunday worship gatherings featuring contemporary worship and biblical teaching across three locations, supported by age-specific ministry modules including Peoples Kids (birth-5th grade), Peoples Youth (grades 6-12), Young Adults, and Legacy (55+), plus language-specific programming through Peoples Español. Additional modules include Life Groups/Micro Groups for community formation, the Rooted Growth Track for membership, Kingdom Builders for global missions support, Online Giving for tithes and donations, Summer Camp Programs for youth, and Online Streaming/Podcasts for digital engagement. Water Baptism and Child Dedication services are offered as sacrament add-ons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Peoples Kids: Children's ministry serving birth through 5th grade with Sunday mornings and Wednesday night programs including Royal Rangers and Girls Ministries.
• Peoples Youth
• Peoples Young Adults
• Peoples Legacy
• Rooted
• Kingdom Builders

Products and services

• Weekly Worship Services
• Peoples Kids Ministry
• Peoples Youth Ministry
• Peoples Young Adults Ministry
• Peoples Legacy Ministry
• Peoples Español Ministry
• Rooted Growth Track
• Life Groups & Micro Groups

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered priority partner.

• Africa's Hopepriority partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEquipping and training African church leaders to disciple the nations in the power of the Holy Spirit. Spirit-empowered, Biblically trained leaders are the hope of Africa.
• AG Trustpriority partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablishing and growing healthy churches in every American community through church planting, church revitalization, and Bible engagement.
• Unsionpriority partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerUsing television and digital media to reach and serve Ecuador with the message of hope in Christ and Biblical values.
• Africa's Tabernaclespriority partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstructing basic church buildings that serve as the center of life, faith, and community in African villages.
• International Media Ministriespriority partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerBringing people in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East closer to Jesus with quality content for televisions, cinema screens, and mobile phones. 'Jesus on every screen.'
• Priority Onepriority partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducating, equipping, and empowering future church leaders by building Bible colleges, schools, and leadership development organizations.
• Project Rescuepriority partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering to see hope restored in women and children survivors of sexual exploitation and slavery throughout central and southern Asia, Europe, and Africa.
• Fire Biblepriority partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerTranslating, printing, and distributing the leading Pentecostal study Bible for leaders in the world's most used heart languages.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Subsplash: Church engagement and giving platform serving many similar evangelical congregations, comparable as ecosystem/infrastructure peer supporting multi-site churches' digital and giving operations.
• Church Center: Church management software platform used by Peoples Church for registrations, giving, and groups. As an enabling technology peer, it represents the operational infrastructure that supports similar small/mid-size churches.

Direct peers

• Christ Fellowship Church: Multi-site evangelical church emphasizing children's, youth, and family ministries, comparable to Peoples Church's age-segmented ministry portfolio and family-oriented programming.
• North Point Community Church: Multi-site evangelical congregation known for strategic small-groups ministry and digital content, comparable to Peoples Church's Life Groups/Micro Groups architecture and commitment to biblical teaching with contemporary worship.
• Life.Church: Multi-site evangelical church with a strong digital/online streaming presence and small-group infrastructure, directly comparable to Peoples Church's multi-campus model combined with YouTube/podcast distribution and Life Groups strategy.
• Church of the Highlands: Multi-site evangelical church with strong small-groups, life-stage ministries, and online streaming presence, comparable to Peoples Church's campus model and digital engagement.
• Bethel Church: Pentecostal/charismatic church with global missions partnerships and digital content distribution, comparable to Peoples Church's Pentecostal roots and international missions engagement.
• Gateway Church: Pentecostal/charismatic multi-site church with global missions emphasis, comparable to Peoples Church's Assemblies of God Pentecostal heritage and Kingdom Builders missions program.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site evangelical church with comprehensive age-stage ministries and small-group systems, comparable to Peoples Church's Kids/Youth/Young Adults/Legacy lifecycle programming model.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site contemporary evangelical church with strong digital media presence and small-group discipleship pathways, comparable to Peoples Church's Rooted track and modern worship positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/peopleschurchsalem
• Instagraminstagram.com/peoplesyth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-people's-church-of-salem

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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