South Bay Community Church

What South Bay Community Church does

South Bay Community Church (SBCC) is an independent, non-profit religious congregation founded circa 1984-1986 in Fremont, California, operating from a single physical location at 47385 Warm Springs Blvd. It delivers its core offering — Sunday morning worship services at 10:30 AM — both in-person and virtually via Zoom, reaching a congregation that spans the SF Bay Area and remote participants globally. The church's programmatic portfolio includes five primary ministries: G.L.O.W. (God Lights Our Way) Children's Ministry for ages 3-11; Adult Christian Formation (ACF) providing Bible studies, book clubs, and small groups; Active Senior Adult Ministry (ASAM) for adults 55+; Body, Mind & Spirit (BMS) addressing holistic wellness including Blue Zones principles; and Advocates for Justice, a social advocacy initiative.

The church's underlying technology stack is modest and ministry-focused: a WordPress-based website (sobcc.org), Zoom for live virtual services, Elexio Giving for online donations, a mobile application for sermon and devotional access, and podcast distribution via Spotify. Content distribution extends across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, and Spotify, supported by email newsletters (Journey News and Impact). South Bay Community Church partners with the Urban Ministry Institute (UMI), chaired by Pastor Emeritus Dr. Stanley Long, to supply Book-by-Book Bible Study curriculum materials.

The organization is funded exclusively through voluntary tithes, offerings, and online donations from congregants and supporters, with no formal pricing, membership fees, or institutional grants disclosed in the data. With 13 employees and no parent company, subsidiaries, or external institutional ownership, SBCC operates as a self-governing community congregation whose revenue and reach depend on the continued engagement and generosity of its individual members.

Name

South Bay Community Church

Legal name

South Bay Community Church

Website

https://sobcc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

South Bay Community Church is an independent non-profit congregation in Fremont, California, founded circa 1984-1986, offering in-person and virtual Sunday worship plus five specialized ministries serving children, adults, seniors, wellness, and social justice audiences through donation-based funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Worship Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

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 Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Children's ministry programs
• Adult bible study
• Senior adult ministry
• Community church outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary donations from congregants during worship services and through online giving platforms

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

South Bay Community Church provides weekly Christian worship services held in-person at its Fremont, CA campus and streamed virtually via Zoom every Sunday at 10:30 AM. Beyond core worship, it runs an ecosystem of age-segmented ministry programs including G.L.O.W. children's ministry (ages 3–11), Adult Christian Formation (ACF) Bible studies and small groups, the Active Senior Adult Ministry (ASAM) for adults 55+, and the Body/Mind/Spirit (BMS) wellness ministry, all free of charge and supported by member tithes and online donations.

Product overview

South Bay Community Church (SBCC) is a church offering a portfolio of ministry programs and services centered on its mission of 'Connecting with God, Growing Together, and Changing the World.' The core worship service is delivered both in-person and virtually via Zoom. The church operates multiple specialized ministry programs including G.L.O.W. Children's Ministry (ages 3-11), ACF (Adult Christian Formation) with Bible studies and small groups, ASAM (Active Senior Adult Ministry for those 55+), Body Mind Spirit wellness ministry, and Advocates for Justice. A mobile church app provides community access to events and resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-Person and Virtual Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held in-person at 47385 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont, CA at 10:30 AM and simultaneously broadcast virtually via Zoom for remote congregants. The core weekly offering of the church, free to attend, serving the general community.
• G.L.O.W. Children's Ministry God Lights Our Way (G.L.O.W.) Children's Ministry serves children ages 3–11 through Children's Church on Sundays and a Preteens' Program, focused on Bible engagement, obedience, faith exercises, and worship.
• Adult Christian Formation (ACF) Ministry Adult Christian Formation Ministry offers adult Bible studies, classes, and small groups, including The Wired Word, Book-by-Book Bible Study, and Chronological Bible Study programs. Designed to help adults connect with God, grow together, and live out their faith.
• ASAM (Active Senior Adult Ministry) Active Senior Adult Ministry serving adults 55 and older through spiritual growth, fellowship, medical/financial/legal information, nutrition education, housing assistance, indoor/outdoor social activities, community outreach, and scholarship programs.
• Body, Mind, and Spirit (BMS) Ministry Body, Mind, and Spirit Ministry addresses whole-person wellness through exercise, mental wellness, nutrition, and spiritual awareness. Provides educational materials, articles, resources, live events, and Blue Zones lifestyle programming.
• Small Groups Ministry Small groups meeting regularly for community connection, Bible study, and spiritual growth, supporting relationship-building and discipleship outside of the Sunday worship service.
• Advocates for Justice Justice-focused ministry advocating for social justice issues and community change, forming the 'Changing the World' pillar of the church's mission.
• Church Mobile App Mobile application providing congregants access to events, resources, sermon series, devotionals, and church information for ongoing engagement outside of worship services.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Urban Ministry Institute (UMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Urban Ministry Institute (UMI), chaired by Pastor Emeritus Dr. Stanley Long, provides churches with weekly Bible study curriculum materials. South Bay Community Church uses UMI materials for its Book-by-Book Bible Study classes that journey through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in one year.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CrossPoint Church: Independent community church running kids', student, and adult ministries with small groups and outreach. Comparable in size, operating model, and ministry mix to SBCC, making it a useful like-for-like peer.
• Bayside Church: Multi-site community church based in the greater Sacramento/Central Valley region. Bayside operates hybrid in-person and online worship, runs multi-generational ministries (children, students, adults), and is comparable to SBCC as a California-rooted community church with similar congregational programming.
• Menlo Church: Bay Area community church with multiple campuses offering contemporary worship, kids' and student ministries, and small groups. Menlo Church is a direct geographic and operating-model peer to SBCC, competing for the same South Bay / Peninsula congregant pool.
• The Village Church: Mid-sized community church with a comparable ministry portfolio — kids, students, adults, community groups, and global outreach — and similar commitment to expository preaching and small-group discipleship.
• Watermark Church: Large non-denominational community church with a comparable ministry architecture — kids, students, adults, small groups, and outreach — anchored by a single primary campus with online extensions. Watermark is comparable to SBCC in mission framing and multi-generational programming.

Regional players

• City Church: Bay Area community church with multiple locations across San Francisco and the Peninsula. Comparable to SBCC as a regional community-church peer focused on the same Bay Area population, though primarily serving San Francisco rather than the South Bay.

Broad incumbents

• Saddleback Church: One of the largest community churches in the U.S. with multiple campuses, comprehensive life-stage ministries, and a strong small-group culture. Comparable to SBCC as a community-church operating model with parallel programming structures, though operating at materially greater scale.
• C3 Church: Global network of community churches with contemporary worship, kids' and youth ministry, and small groups. Comparable to SBCC in ministry structure, though C3 operates internationally and at materially greater scale.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site community church with strong digital content distribution (sermon podcast, YouTube, app). Comparable to SBCC in ministry structure and hybrid worship model, though Elevation operates at a far larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• North Point Ministries: Network of community churches founded by Andy Stanley with hybrid online/in-person worship, kids' ministry, and small groups. Comparable to SBCC in operating philosophy, though North Point operates at a substantially larger scale and serves as a model many community churches (including SBCC) emulate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sobcc_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDsLNmSTl9vAps9jrUX_Vpg
• Facebookfacebook.com/sobcc.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/sobcc_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sobcc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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