Plum Creek Church

What Plum Creek Church does

Plum Creek Church is a non-denominational Christian church founded in 2005 in Castle Rock, Colorado, operating as a 501(c)(3) religious nonprofit. It serves the Castle Rock and surrounding Douglas County community through four weekend worship services (Saturday at 4:30 PM; Sundays at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 AM) at its main campus at 2550 S. Wilcox Street, with parallel digital distribution via YouTube live streaming and captioned services. The church runs a layered ministry structure covering all life stages — Creek Kids (nursery through 5th grade), theCREEK Students (6th–12th grade), Young Adults (20s/30s), Fifty Five+ (seniors), and dedicated Women's and Men's ministries — supported by a tiered community-group model of Havens, Neighborhoods, Homes (small groups), Communities (interest-based), and Classes. Governance sits with Lead Pastor Doug Miller, three Executive Pastors covering Discipleship & Operations, Weekend Experience, and Next Gen Ministries, plus a five-member Board of Directors.

The church's technology stack is entirely third-party and consumer-grade: Squarespace for the public website, Church Center (by Planning Center) as the primary member-engagement platform for giving, event registration, group messaging, and children's check-in, Buzzsprout for podcast hosting (three series: Sermon Library, The After Sermon, The Follow Podcast), YouTube for live streaming, RightNow Media for Bible-study content, and CarePortal for community-care coordination. There is no proprietary technology, no public API, and no AI/ML capabilities. A paid one-year Plum Creek Residency program develops emerging ministry leaders, and a Contributor Teams volunteer program organizes members across Next Gen, Havens, Weekend, Facilities, and Care teams.

Revenue consists entirely of voluntary financial contributions — tithes and offerings — collected online via the Church Center app (ACH, Apple Pay, debit/credit), in-person, by mail, and through stocks and IRAs. A separate annual 'One Day' offering funds global missions work with partners including One Child (3 Hope Centers, ~500 sponsored children), Project Rescue (anti-trafficking, 50,000+ lives restored), Hope Haven Rwanda, and Unreached (50,000+ churches planted in Southeast Asia). Local-mission support extends to Wellspring, Hope's Promise, Help & Hope Center, Alternatives Pregnancy Center, South Ridge Elementary, Kairos Prison Ministry, Adult & Teen Challenge, Mission Coffee Roasters, and Sox Place. The 'Next Is Now' two-year generosity campaign funds planned campus expansion. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Plum Creek Church

Legal name

Plum Creek Church

Website

https://plumcreek.church

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plum Creek Church is a 501(c)(3) non-denominational Christian church founded in 2005 in Castle Rock, Colorado, serving local families and the surrounding Douglas County community through weekend worship services, age-segmented ministries, small groups, and global missions partnerships funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Organization Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

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

• Christian worship services
• Congregational community programs
• Religious ministry services
• Faith based education
• Global mission outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Castle Rock, Colorado

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The primary revenue stream is voluntary financial contributions from congregation members. Tithes (10% of income per biblical teaching) and offerings (above-tithe gifts prompted by the Holy Spirit) are accepted online, via the Church Center app, in-person during weekend services, by mail, and through stocks/IRAs. The church is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
2. One Day Annual Offering: An annual global missions offering to support both local community projects and international mission work, driving a targeted annual fundraising campaign.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Plum Creek Church is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization operating weekend worship gatherings and a comprehensive set of age-segmented ministries (children, students, young adults, women, men, seniors). It runs small-group community programs (Havens, Neighborhoods, Homes, Communities, Classes), local and global missions partnerships, pastoral care services, and a one-year ministry Residency Program for emerging leaders. Digital engagement is delivered through the Church Center app, YouTube live streaming, and three podcast series.

Product overview

Plum Creek Church operates as a traditional brick-and-mortar church in Castle Rock, Colorado, with digital products and services built on the Squarespace platform integrated with Church Center (by Planning Center). The core digital offering is the Church Center App for member engagement, supplemented by podcast content (Sermon Library, The After Sermon, The Follow Podcast) hosted on Buzzsprout, YouTube live streaming of weekend services, the Plum Creek Residency Program for ministry training, Contributor Teams volunteer program, and community group programs (Havens, Homes, Neighborhoods, Communities). The church also runs Local and Global Missions programs, Care services, and classes for spiritual formation. No AI-powered features or public API are documented.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plum Creek Residency: A ministry residency program designed to equip emerging leaders for life and full-time ministry through mentorship and hands-on experience.
• Follow
• theCREEK
• Creek Kids

Products and services

• Church Center App The Church Center App is Plum Creek Church's primary digital member engagement platform, available for Apple and Android devices. It enables giving (one-time and recurring via ACH, Apple Pay, debit/credit), Creek Kids check-in with QR code, event registration, calendar access, group messaging, contributor team scheduling, and profile management for church members and attendees.
• Podcast Series (Sermon Library, The After Sermon, The Follow Podcast) Three distinct podcast series produced by Plum Creek Church: Sermon Library for recent weekend sermons, The After Sermon for bite-sized discussions with communicators unpacking sermons deeper, and The FOLLOW Podcast for honest conversations about formation and discipleship. Hosted on Buzzsprout and distributed via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other platforms.
• YouTube Live Streaming Live video streaming of all weekend services via the Plum Creek Church YouTube channel, accessible globally. Services stream live on Saturdays at 4:30 PM and Sundays at 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, and 11:00 AM from Castle Rock, CO. Includes an on-demand message library and captioned livestream option for accessibility.
• Plum Creek Residency Program A one-year paid ministry residency program designed to equip emerging leaders for life and full-time ministry through mentorship, hands-on ministry experience, leadership development, spiritual formation, and soul care. Located in Castle Rock, Colorado with August and January start options.
• Contributor Teams (Volunteer Program) A structured volunteer program organized into categories: Next Gen Teams (Creek Kids, thecreek Students), Havens Teams (Women's, Men's, Fifty Five+ Ministry), Weekend Teams (Worship, Production, Creative, Guest Care, Weekend Meals, Weekend Prayer), Facilities Teams (Parking, Security, Set-up/Tear-down, Projects), and Care Teams (Love First, Care Meals, Digital Prayer).
• Local Missions Program Local outreach and missions program partnering with organizations including Wellspring, Hope's Promise, Alternatives Pregnancy Center, Help & Hope Center, South Ridge Elementary, Kairos Prison Ministry, Adult & Teen Challenge, Mission Coffee Roasters, and Sox Place. Includes volunteer opportunities and donation support.
• Global Missions Program International missions program supporting global partners including One Child (child sponsorship with 3 Hope Centers), Project Rescue (anti-trafficking), Hope Haven Rwanda (education and discipleship), Unreached (church planting in Southeast Asia), and missionaries Tom Wilkens, Mike and Peggy Lowe. Includes annual One Day offering for global impact.
• Havens (Large Group Gatherings) Large-to-medium sized gatherings hosted by various ministries, designed to help people meet new friends and deepen connections beyond weekend services. Includes The Table women's ministry events and men's community events.
• Homes (Small Groups) Plum Creek's small groups program, emphasizing meeting around a table in missional communities. Homes focus on biblical hospitality, studying God's word together, and loving neighbors. Formed with people who live nearby and include regular gatherings and shared meals.
• Communities (Interest-Based Groups) Interest-based groups for people to find their people and experience life in a shared season or interest. Available through the Community Finder tool, these groups offer authentic connection for support, fun, or shared experiences.
• Neighborhoods (Location-Based Groups) Location-based gatherings designed to bring people together right where they live. Casual monthly gatherings made up of people who live near each other, creating space for meaningful relationships to grow close to home.
• Care Services and Support Care services including prayer, benevolence, funerals, pastoral visits, listening ear support, shut-in/hospital visits, meal support, and crisis resources. Includes connections to addiction recovery, suicide prevention, mental health, domestic violence, and counseling resources.
• Creek Kids (Children's Ministry) Children's ministry for nursery through 5th grade, including Creek Kids Nursery (birth-24 months), Preschool (ages 2-5), Elementary (K-5th grade), and Creek Kids Buddies (special needs inclusion). Partners with parents to disciple children through age-appropriate teaching, worship, and activities.
• theCREEK (Student Ministry) Student ministry providing worship, games, relevant messages, and small groups for middle school (6th-8th grade) and high school (9th-12th grade) students on Sunday nights. Includes student mission trips.

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• CarePortalcoreTechnology or IntegrationCarePortal connects people who can help with people who need help in real-time. At Plum Creek, it is the platform used to find practical, hands-on ways to help those in the church and community. Members can access the platform or join the CarePortal team.
• WellspringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellspring provides a working, enrichment, and educational community where adults with special needs are empowered to live full, productive, and satisfying lives in a God-centered and nurturing environment. Plum Creek supports this organization and also promotes the Castle Rock Collective coffee shop and bakery that supports Wellspring.
• Hope's PromisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope's Promise facilitates domestic and international adoption, provides options counseling to women and men facing unintended pregnancy, and operates a child sponsorship program for orphaned children. Their Foster Lending Closet ministry provides clothing for youth in foster care.
• Help & Hope CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Help & Hope Center meets immediate needs of individuals and families in Castle Rock who are in financial distress and facing housing and/or food insecurity, providing essential services that maintain dignity through hardship.
• Alternatives Pregnancy CentersecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlternatives Pregnancy Center provides free pregnancy tests, STD testing and treatment, and post-abortion counseling support in the local community.
• South Ridge ElementarysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth Ridge Elementary is a Title 1 school in Castle Rock serving many families in a lower socio-economic demographic. Plum Creek partners with this school to serve the local community.
• Kairos Prison Ministry (Buena Vista)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerKairos Prison Ministry shares the transforming love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ to impact the hearts and lives of incarcerated men and their families in Buena Vista correctional facilities.
• Adult & Teen ChallengesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdult & Teen Challenge (ATC) is a faith-based nonprofit with over 200 residential centers providing adults and teens freedom from addiction through Christ-centered solutions including discipleship, mentoring, and life-skills training.
• Mission Coffee RoastersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMission Coffee Roasters roasts Plum Creek's coffee and is dedicated to helping non-profits and supporting the worldwide church with really good coffee with a mission since 1991.
• Sox PlacesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSox Place brings the Father's heart to the fatherless through physical, spiritual, emotional, and social provision to urban youth and young adults ages 1 to mid-30s, many of whom have been in foster care or experienced neglect.
• One ChildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne Child is a child sponsorship program operating in the 16 poorest countries globally. Plum Creek currently supports 3 Hope Centers: 2 in the Philippines and 1 in Honduras, caring for approximately 500 children.
• Project RescuecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject Rescue rescues women and children out of the trafficking industry in 10 countries. Their goal is to rescue and restore victims of sexual slavery through the love and power of God. They have helped restore over 50,000 women and children.
• Hope Haven RwandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope Haven Rwanda transforms Rwandan families through a holistic approach to education and discipleship, actively demonstrating the love, hope, and truth of Jesus Christ.
• Unreached (Southeast Asia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnreached is committed to bringing the gospel to unreached people groups across Southeast Asia. They have planted more than 50,000 churches and trained thousands of pastors, with a vision to plant another 50,000 churches in 5 years.
• Tom Wilkens (VitalChurch Ministries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTom Wilkens serves as a global missionary with VitalChurch Ministries, serving in North America and Western Europe.
• Mike and Peggy LowecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMike and Peggy Lowe serve as global missionaries with Evangelical Free in California, engaged in international mission work.
• RightNow MediasecondaryTechnology or IntegrationRightNow Media provides the church and its members with access to a vast library of Bible study and group discussion resources. Plum Creek members can sign up by texting 'PCCCR' to 49775.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• New Life Church: Non-denominational evangelical megachurch based in Colorado Springs with multi-site campuses, contemporary worship, and a similar age-segmented ministry structure serving Colorado communities.
• Watermark Community Church: Large non-denominational church in Dallas/Fort Worth with a comparable model — weekend services, community groups, residency program, global missions partnerships, and digital content distribution.
• Summit Church: Non-denominational church in Durham, NC operating multiple weekend services, extensive community groups, global church-planting partnerships, and a comparable digital engagement approach.
• Flatirons Community Church: Large, non-denominational evangelical church in Lafayette, Colorado — same suburban Colorado Front Range market, similar multi-generational ministry model, comparable weekend multi-service cadence, and similar digital content strategy.
• Bayside Church: Suburban Sacramento-area megachurch with multiple weekend services, small-groups focus, and a similar multi-generational ministry model serving a comparable demographic profile.
• Cross Church: Northwest Arkansas-based multi-site non-denominational church with comparable weekend service cadence, community group structure, and global missions engagement.
• Church of the Highlands: Large multi-site non-denominational church in Birmingham, Alabama with a comparable multi-service weekend model, community groups, and strong small-group and missions orientation.
• The Village Church: Suburban non-denominational church in the Dallas area known for expository preaching, residency and church-planting pipeline, and a similar missional community group model.

Broad incumbents

• North Point Community Church: Established multi-campus Atlanta-area church founded by Andy Stanley; broader and more influential incumbent in the non-denominational evangelical space with a similar strategic focus on ministry pipeline and digital content.
• Elevation Church: Large multi-site non-denominational church headquartered in Charlotte, NC; broader and significantly larger incumbent with a similar contemporary worship, digital-first, and small-group community model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@plumcreekchurch/streams
• Facebookfacebook.com/thecreekhs
• Instagraminstagram.com/thecreekstudentss
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plum-creek-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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