SEVEN MILE ROAD CHURCH

What SEVEN MILE ROAD CHURCH does

Seven Mile Road Church is an independent, non-profit religious organization operating as a family of gospel-centered churches headquartered at 84 Green St. in Melrose, Massachusetts. Founded in 2001 as a small gathering of 11 people in Everett, MA, and formally established as a church by 2005, the organization has expanded into a multi-site network with a second campus in Waltham and additional church plants in Philadelphia, Houston, Wakefield (MA), and Kennebunk (ME). The church serves New England residents and outlying communities through Sunday worship services, neighborhood-based Gospel Communities (small groups), children's and student ministries, pastoral care, baptism, membership classes (SMR 101), and volunteer deployment via Serve Teams. Its theological identity is rooted in the Reformed tradition and contextualized for the New England region, which it describes as the most post-Christian and least Biblically-minded area in the country.

The organization's core "products" are ministry programs rather than commercial goods or technology products. These include Sunday Sermons (distributed as a podcast on Apple Podcasts), Gospel Communities for discipleship, Seven Mile Kids (children's ministry), Students ministry, Worship Nights, Connections Breakfast community events, and a Church Planting Network that provides coaching, accountability, and back-office support (accounting, legal, HR) to affiliated church planters. The technology stack is minimal and entirely commodity: a Squarespace-hosted website at sevenmileroad.org, the ChurchCenter online people management platform, and social media channels (Instagram, Facebook). No proprietary technology, mobile application, API, or AI/ML capability exists.

The business model is straightforward non-profit ministry finance. Revenue is generated exclusively through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members, processed online via GivingFire. The organization has no commercial pricing, subscription tiers, or product revenue streams. Distribution is hybrid: physical Sunday gatherings at two campuses, neighborhood-based small groups, and digital outreach through podcasts and social media. The church is a member of the Acts 29 church planting network and operates with a lean paid staff of 1-10, relying heavily on volunteer labor from congregation members for ministry execution. Governance rests with an elder team led by Justin Gottlieb (Lead Pastor, Melrose) and Clint Patronella (Lead Pastor, Waltham).

Name

SEVEN MILE ROAD CHURCH

Legal name

Seven Mile Road Church

Website

https://sevenmileroad.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Seven Mile Road Church is a non-profit family of Reformed, gospel-centered churches headquartered in Melrose, Massachusetts. It serves New England residents and outlying communities through two physical campuses and four additional church plants, funded by voluntary congregational tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

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), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Church planting
• Worship services
• Gospel ministry
• Pastoral care

Headquarters

HQ city

MELROSE, Massachusetts

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church receives voluntary financial contributions from congregation members through the 'Give' function on their website. Members and attendees contribute financially to support the church's operations, mission, and planting efforts.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Seven Mile Road Church is a multi-site, gospel-centered church family offering weekly Sunday worship services, neighborhood-based small groups called Gospel Communities, and age-specific ministries for children and students. The organization supports church planting through coaching, accountability, and back-office services for affiliated planters, with mother and daughter campuses in Melrose and Waltham, MA, and additional plants in Philadelphia, Houston, Wakefield (MA), and Kennebunk (ME). Membership in the Acts 29 church planting network since 2005 provides missiological framework and accountability for multiplication efforts.

Product overview

Seven Mile Road Church is a multi-site family of gospel-centered churches in New England with two physical campuses (Melrose and Waltham, Massachusetts) and church plants in multiple cities. The organization offers Sunday worship services, Gospel Communities (small groups), Children's and Students ministries, various connection pathways (SMR 101, Connections Breakfast, Serve Teams), and podcasts. The mother church is in Melrose, with Waltham as a daughter campus, and the network supports church plants in Philadelphia, Houston, Wakefield (MA), and Kennebunk (ME).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held at the Melrose campus (84 Green St., Melrose, MA) and Waltham campus (20 Exchange St., Waltham, MA), both meeting at 10am. Livestream RSVP available via the website.
• Gospel Communities Neighborhood-based small groups serving as the primary context for discipleship and mission, meeting regularly for Bible study, fellowship, and mutual accountability.
• Children's Ministry (Seven Mile Kids) Age-appropriate Bible teaching and activities for children during worship services and special events.
• Students Ministry Discipleship and fellowship programs for middle and high school students.
• Church Planting Network Family structure providing local missional freedom along with health, accountability, coaching, and operational back-office support (accounting, legal, HR) for affiliated church plants. Joined Acts 29 church planting network in 2005.
• SMR 101 Introductory class for new attendees to learn about Seven Mile Road's essentials, distinctives, and how to get involved.
• Sunday Sermons (Podcast) Weekly Sunday sermon recordings distributed as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, enabling remote engagement with worship services.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Acts 29 NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Seven Mile Road was welcomed as one of the first 25 churches in the Acts 29 church planting network in 2005. This brotherhood, with its missiological emphases, helped clarify their identity and set much of their theological and philosophical DNA. Acts 29 provides missiological framework, credibility, brotherhood accountability, and support for church planting efforts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Summit Church: Acts 29-affiliated, multi-site Reformed church with a strong church planting and missions focus. Operates multiple campuses across a region and emphasizes theological depth, making it closely comparable to Seven Mile Road's multi-site, multiplication-focused model.
• Cornerstone Church: Multi-site Reformed congregation with church planting initiatives. Comparable to Seven Mile Road in its theological tradition, multi-site structure, and emphasis on equipping planters for new contexts.
• Sojourn Church: Acts 29 network member with multiple locations and a church planting emphasis. Shares Seven Mile Road's commitment to missional community, Reformed theology, and multiplication across cities.
• Redeemer Church: Multi-site Acts 29 church that has planted multiple daughter churches. Operates a similar family-of-churches model with shared theological distinctives and unified governance.
• Christ Community Church: Acts 29-affiliated church with a planting and missionary sending focus. Comparable through its network of related congregations and commitment to replicating healthy church communities in varied contexts.
• Apostles Church: Acts 29-affiliated urban church that has engaged in church planting. Shares Seven Mile Road's missional approach to post-Christian contexts and commitment to theological depth.
• The Village Church: Acts 29-affiliated multi-site church known for expository preaching and church planting. Its multi-site structure, Reformed convictions, and emphasis on reproduction closely mirror Seven Mile Road's family of churches approach.

Broad incumbents

• Church of the Resurrection: Large multi-site church with an established church planting and multiplication track record. Comparable in multi-site scale and planting mission, though it operates in a different theological stream and geographic context.
• The Church of Eleven Twenty-Nine: Larger Reformed church network with established church planting initiatives and broader regional reach. Comparable through theological alignment and multiplication, though at a larger scale than Seven Mile Road.

Others

• Acts 29 Network: The church planting network that Seven Mile Road helped found and remains a core member of. Acts 29 provides the umbrella brotherhood, theological accountability, and missiological framework that supports Seven Mile Road's planting efforts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubepodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seven-mile-road/id459589202
• Facebookfacebook.com/SevenMileRoad
• Instagraminstagram.com/sevenmilemelrose
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seven-mile-road-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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