RockChurch

What RockChurch does

RockChurch is a Christian church organization founded in 1998 by Chuck Tate and currently operating from a single campus at 1081 Upper Spring Bay Rd in East Peoria, Illinois. It conducts weekend worship services (Saturday 5pm, Sunday 9 & 11am) with livestream distribution on YouTube, Facebook, and rcpeoria.org, and runs an extensive ministry portfolio including age-tiered children's programming (RC Babies, RC Toddlers, RC Minis, FUSE Kids Church, SURGE for grades 4-6), student ministry (AMPD Students for grades 7-12), small groups (RC Groups), recovery programming (Celebrate Recovery), women's and men's fellowships (Ladies Bible Study, Men's Breakfast), care ministry (RC Cares), and prayer support.

Its underlying technology stack is deliberately lightweight: livestream broadcast tooling, a SnapPages-hosted website, a media library of on-demand sermon content, the Revival Town Podcast, online giving via a web "Give" page, and Google Forms / SignUp Genius for volunteer and event coordination. There is no proprietary technology platform, no mobile application, and no API surface documented in the available materials.

RockChurch is an Illinois-incorporated nonprofit religious organization funded by voluntary tithes and offerings from its congregation (collected online, in-person via dropbox, or by mail). It has 14 employees and reports no external investors, parent company, or funding rounds. It operates a regional footprint concentrated in the Illinois 309 area code, with an affiliated international humanitarian mission — the Imani Rescue Center International in Kimana, Kenya, operated by long-time members Terry and Veronica Richards since 2022.

Name

RockChurch

Legal name

RockChurch

Website

https://rcpeoria.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RockChurch is a Christian nonprofit church founded in 1998, based at a single East Peoria, Illinois campus. It serves the Peoria-area community through weekend worship services, age-tiered children's and youth ministries, recovery and small-group programs, livestream distribution, and a Kenya humanitarian mission partnership.

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Community church
• Worship services
• Faith community
• Online tithing

Headquarters

HQ city

East Peoria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary donations from congregation members. Members give financially to support church operations, community programs, and missions. Offerings can be given online, in person (dropbox), or by mail.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RockChurch is a nondenominational Christian church in East Peoria, Illinois, founded in 1998, that delivers weekly worship services, discipleship programs, family and youth ministries, life-event services (child dedication, water baptism, marriage, bereavement), outreach missions, and digital giving. Its offerings serve individual congregants and families in the central Illinois region, with online extensions for tithing and sermon access.

Product overview

RockChurch is a Christian church offering in-person and digital worship services. Its product portfolio consists of weekend worship services (Saturday 5pm, Sunday 9 & 11am with livestream), age-specific children's and youth ministries (RC Kids/FUSE Kids, SURGE for 4th-6th graders, AMPD Students for 7th-12th graders), small group programs (RC Groups, Ladies Bible Study, Men's Breakfast), Celebrate Recovery support ministry, an online Media Library of sermon series, online giving capabilities, prayer support services, and volunteer coordination. The church also operates the Imani Rescue Center mission outreach in Kenya as a partnership with long-time members. The organization does not offer a technology product platform but provides spiritual and community services to its congregation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RC Kids: Children's ministry including FUSE Kids Church (grades 1-6), RC Babies (Birth-23 months), RC Toddlers (Age 2-3 Years), RC Minis (Age 4-Kindergarten), and SURGE Kids (grades 4-6)
• AMPD Students
• RC Groups
• RC Cares
• Celebrate Recovery
• Ladies Bible Study
• Mens Breakfast

Products and services

• Weekly Worship Services Regular in-person worship services held at the RockChurch campus in East Peoria, Illinois, for congregants and visitors seeking Christian community and teaching.
• RockKids Children's Ministry Children's ministry program for kids and families attending RockChurch, providing faith-based education and engagement for younger congregants.
• Youth Ministry Ministry program for teenagers and young people associated with the RockChurch congregation.
• Life-Event Ministry Services Pastoral services for major life events including child dedication, water baptism, marriage ceremonies, and bereavement support for RockChurch members and the wider community.
• Imani Mission Outreach Outreach mission partnership operated by RockChurch, supporting community and missions work beyond the East Peoria campus.
• Volunteer Program Volunteer engagement program for RockChurch members and community participants serving across ministry, outreach, and operational needs.
• Online Giving and Tithing Digital giving platform enabling RockChurch congregants and supporters to submit tithes and offerings online, supporting the church's donation-based funding model.
• Online Sermon Media (Video and Audio Podcast) Digital distribution of RockChurch's sermons via video and audio podcast channels, extending the church's reach to remote congregants and visitors.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Imani Rescue Center InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Long-time RockChurch members and ministry partners Terry and Veronica Richards operate this not-for-profit organization. RockChurch supports their mission to bring hope to women and children in Kimana, Kenya. The partnership involves fundraising for the rescue center development including building construction, fresh water well installation, irrigation systems, solar power, and furnishing the facility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Life.Church: Multi-site evangelical church widely recognized as a pioneer in online church experiences, the YouVersion Bible app, and digital livestream ministry. Highly comparable to RockChurch on its digital/streaming reach and use of technology to extend ministry beyond the physical campus.
• Celebrate Recovery (national program): National Christ-centered 12-step recovery program originally launched at Saddleback Church, now hosted at thousands of churches including RockChurch. Comparable as a shared ministry framework that anchors RockChurch's recovery outreach to the broader community.

Broad incumbents

• NewSpring Church: South Carolina-based multi-site evangelical church emphasizing contemporary worship, family ministry, and small groups. Comparable to RockChurch on its RC Groups-style small group model and age-segmented programming structure.
• Gateway Church: Large Texas-based multi-site evangelical church with comprehensive family and recovery ministries. Comparable to RockChurch on multi-generational programming, missions emphasis, and large-scale independent evangelical governance.
• Southeast Christian Church: One of the largest independent evangelical churches in the U.S., based in Louisville, KY. Comparable to RockChurch on independent (non-denominational) governance, large-scale ministry programming, and missions emphasis.
• Elevation Church: Charlotte, NC-based megachurch founded by Steven Furtick, known for contemporary worship, strong digital media presence, and a casual seeker-friendly atmosphere. Comparable to RockChurch on ministry style and emphasis on digital reach.
• North Point Community Church: Atlanta-area megachurch founded by Andy Stanley, well-known for its 'come as you are' philosophy targeting people who don't relate to traditional church. Shares RockChurch's core strategic positioning of welcoming the unchurched and seeker-friendly.
• Saddleback Church: Large California-based evangelical church founded by Rick Warren, built on the Purpose Driven model. Operates Celebrate Recovery (the same program RockChurch runs) and a comprehensive age-segmented ministry ecosystem, making it a strong functional peer.

Regional players

• Eastview Christian Church: Large non-denominational Christian church based in Normal, Illinois, serving the same central Illinois region as RockChurch. Comparable in faith tradition, congregational model, and target market within the same geographic footprint.
• Willow Creek Community Church: Chicago-area evangelical megachurch historically influential in seeker-sensitive church design. Operates within the broader Midwest religious market and represents both a regional competitor and a comparable large-scale independent evangelical ministry model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/rcpeoria
• Facebookfacebook.com/rcpeoria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rockchurch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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