SALT & LIGHT COMMUNITY CHURCH

What SALT & LIGHT COMMUNITY CHURCH does

Salt & Light Community Church is a small, privately held Christian nonprofit organization located at 155 Pugh Road in Paducah, Kentucky, founded or formally launched around 2021. It operates a single physical site and runs weekly Sunday worship services at 10 AM, a Wednesday evening children's ministry called Kids in Christ (Preschool through 5th Grade), a Wednesday evening youth program for students in 6th through 12th grade, an after-school program that is currently suspended due to Covid-19, and special events such as a Mother Daughter Tea.

Its ministry framework is built around the SALT acronym (Showing love through worship, Accepting those seeking spiritual truth, Loving people by meeting practical needs, and Teaching the good news of Jesus Christ) and is anchored to Matthew 5:13-14. Leadership consists of Lead Pastor Jeff Russell and a board including Tommy Moore, Ronica Woodward, Bill Coleman, and Todd Heinrich, supported by Kids in Christ ministry volunteers Heather Hatcher, Whitney Morrison, Vaughan Gillespie, and Peggy Gillespie; total headcount is approximately 8.

The organization has no commercial technology stack, no app, and no proprietary AI or digital product; its primary digital surfaces are the saltandlightcommunitychurch.org website, a Connect Card lead capture form, and a Kids in Christ Facebook page. Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary tithes and offerings, with an online giving portal on the website enabling digital contributions; no revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

SALT & LIGHT COMMUNITY CHURCH

Legal name

Salt and Light Community Church

Website

https://saltandlightcommunitychurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Salt & Light Community Church is a small Christian nonprofit in Paducah, Kentucky, offering weekly Sunday worship, children's and youth ministry programs, and online giving for its local congregation and community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and faith-based community services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Children's ministry
• Youth ministry
• Community church

Headquarters

HQ city

ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina

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, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Salt & Light Community Church delivers weekly in-person Sunday worship services at 10 AM for the general congregation, alongside ongoing children's ministry (Kids in Christ, Wednesdays 5:30-7:30 PM for Preschool-5th grade) and youth ministry (Salt & Light Youth, Wednesdays 6:00-7:30 PM for 6th-12th grade). It supplements these with an online giving portal, an after-school program, and community events such as the Mother Daughter Tea, all grounded in a Christian S.A.L.T. mission framework.

Product overview

Salt & Light Community Church offers a unified set of in-person worship services and ministry programs. The core offering is weekly Sunday services at 10 AM, supplemented by children's ministry (Kids in Christ), youth programming (Salt & Light Youth), and an online giving platform. Additional programs include an after-school program and special events like the Mother Daughter Tea.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-Person Sunday Worship Services Weekly in-person Christian worship services held every Sunday at 10 AM at the church's Paducah, Kentucky location, with social distancing protocols between non-household members. Designed for the general congregation and community visitors seeking corporate worship.
• Kids in Christ Ministry Mid-week children's ministry program held Wednesdays 5:30-7:30 PM for children from Preschool through 5th Grade, featuring pizza, games, and Christian education. Designed for families seeking faith-based programming and fellowship for their elementary-age children.
• Salt & Light Youth Youth ministry program held Wednesdays 6:00-7:30 PM for students in 6th through 12th grade, providing a space for teens to hang out, make friends, have fun, and experience spiritual growth through Christ. Designed for middle and high school students and their parents.
• Online Giving Digital platform that allows church members and visitors to make financial contributions (tithes and offerings) online through the church's website. Designed to support the church's donation-based nonprofit funding model.
• After School Program After school program for all school-age children, paused at the time of source reporting due to Covid-19 restrictions. Designed for families seeking supervised programming for school-age children.
• Mother Daughter Tea Special community event for all women, featuring a devotional word from Kelly Russell and music by Laurel Anderson, held on May 1. Designed for women in the church and broader community, including mothers and daughters, women without children, and those whose mothers live far away.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Summit Church: Durham, NC-based church known for its strong Next Gen (kids, students, young adults) ministry tracks and discipleship model. Comparable for its emphasis on age-tiered programming and small-group/community engagement similar to Salt & Light's SALT mission approach.
• McLean Bible Church: Washington DC-metro area church with multiple campuses and dedicated kids, student, and adult ministry tracks plus community outreach. Comparable as a mid-to-large multi-generational Christian congregation with tiered age programming and community-focused mission similar to Salt & Light.
• The Village Church: Texas-based multi-site church with structured children's, student, and adult discipleship programming and a focus on biblical community. Comparable for its tiered age-segmented ministry structure and emphasis on gospel-centered teaching and community formation.

Broad incumbents

• Saddleback Church: Large multi-campus Southern California church known for comprehensive children's, student, and adult ministries plus community outreach programs. Comparable as a multi-generational Christian church with structured age-tiered ministry programming similar to Salt & Light's Kids in Christ and Youth programs.
• North Point Community Church: Atlanta-area multi-site church and ministry network with dedicated children's (KidStuf), student, and adult programming tracks. Comparable for its tiered age-segmented ministry model and emphasis on practical outreach, though at substantially larger scale than Salt & Light.
• Elevation Church: Charlotte, NC-based multi-site megachurch with strong kids and student ministry tracks (Elevation Kids, Elevation Youth) and online giving. Comparable as a Christian congregation emphasizing next-generation ministry and digital engagement, but operating at national scale versus Salt & Light's single Paducah location.
• Church of the Highlands: One of the largest U.S. churches, headquartered in Birmingham, AL, with a multi-site model, strong kids and student ministries, and community outreach programs. Comparable for its multi-generational programming and outreach-focused mission, but at national-incumbent scale versus Salt & Light's single-site operation.
• Life.Church: One of the largest U.S. churches with a multi-site, online-first model including the Church Online Platform and the YouVersion Bible app. Comparable because it offers weekly worship, children's and student ministry, and digital giving, but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach than Salt & Light.
• Gateway Church: Large DFW-area multi-campus church with robust kids, student, and adult ministry programs plus community outreach initiatives. Comparable as a Christian church emphasizing multi-generational programming and community service, though operating at substantially larger scale.

Regional players

• Southeast Christian Church: Large Louisville, Kentucky-based Christian church with multiple campuses, children's and student ministries, and community outreach programs. Regionally comparable as a Kentucky-area church with a similar multi-generational ministry structure and community engagement focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kidzinchristofsaltandlight
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salt-&-light-community-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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