South Haven Baptist Church

What South Haven Baptist Church does

South Haven Baptist Church is a non-profit Baptist church established in 1985 and headquartered at 16800 Bel-Ray Blvd in Belton, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City. The church operates two Sunday worship services (9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.) featuring blended and contemporary worship with choir, praise team, and praise band, and serves congregants across all life stages through age-segmented ministries: South Haven Kids (infants through 6th grade), Flood Students (7th–12th grade), Life Groups (all ages), Discipleship Classes, Women's Ministry, The MomCo (formerly MOPS, for mothers of young children), and Discovery Homeschool Academy (a faith-based homeschool program). The church is supported by a staff of 26 and a network of volunteers.

The ministry is delivered across a hybrid physical and digital platform. The physical campus in Belton anchors in-person worship and on-site programming, while digital infrastructure extends reach to remote attendees and members. Core technology components include livestreaming of services via the church website, Facebook, and YouTube (@southhavenchurchonline); an archive of sermon series with downloadable audio (MP3) and sermon notes (PDF); Elexio Church Management Software powering the member portal, connect cards, and administrative workflows; and Elexio Giving for online tithes and offerings. The church also integrates third-party content platforms — RightNow Media (Christian video teaching library) and the YouVersion Bible app — into its digital resources for personal and group Bible study.

South Haven Baptist Church is funded entirely by voluntary tithes and offerings from its congregation, with no pricing model or fee-for-service structure. Donations are received through traditional in-person collection and through Elexio's online giving platform (www.elexiogiving.com), enabling recurring and one-time digital contributions. The church is independently governed by its pastoral leadership with no parent organization, public trading, or institutional investors, and it does not disclose revenue figures on its website. Marketing and community outreach are conducted through the website, social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube), email, and partnerships with content providers and a website design firm (Megaphone Designs).

Name

South Haven Baptist Church

Legal name

South Haven Baptist Church

Website

https://southhavenchurch.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

South Haven Baptist Church is a non-profit Baptist church in Belton, Missouri, serving the Kansas City suburbs through two Sunday worship services, age-specific ministries for all life stages, and a digital platform including livestream, online giving, and Bible study resources.

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)

Keywords

• Baptist church services
• Religious worship services
• Children ministry programs
• Youth ministry programs
• Online church livestream

Headquarters

HQ city

Belton

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through tithes and offerings from congregation members
2. Digital Giving: Online giving capabilities through Elexio Giving platform for convenient tithes and offerings

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

South Haven Baptist Church provides weekly Christian worship services held Sundays at 9am and 10:30am at its Belton, Missouri campus, complemented by online livestream access. It delivers age-segregated ministry programming including children's (infants-6th grade), student (7th-12th grade), adult discipleship, homeschool academy, women's, and mothers' ministries, supported by small group fellowship (Life Groups) and digital Bible study resources.

Product overview

South Haven Baptist Church offers a unified ministry portfolio centered around weekly worship services (in-person at 9am and 10:30am, plus online/livestream options), supported by age-specific programs including South Haven Kids (infants-6th grade), Flood Students (7th-12th grade), Life Groups, Discipleship Classes, Discovery Homeschool Academy, The MomCo, and Women's Ministry. The church provides digital engagement through sermon series with audio and PDF resources, YouVersion Bible access, RightNow Media video library, and Elexio-powered online giving and member portal services. The overall ministry framework integrates worship, education, community groups, and digital platforms to serve the Belton, MO community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• South Haven Kids: Children's ministry program serving infants through 6th grade
• Flood Students
• The MomCo
• Discovery Homeschool Academy
• Life Groups

Products and services

• In-Person Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held at 9am and 10:30am at the Belton, MO campus, featuring blended and contemporary worship with choir, praise team, and praise band.
• Online Livestream Worship Services Live streaming of worship services and access to past sermons via the church website, Facebook, and YouTube, enabling remote participation for those unable to attend in person.
• South Haven Kids Ministry Children's ministry program serving infants through 6th grade, providing age-appropriate spiritual environments and programming on Sunday mornings and midweek.
• Flood Students Ministry Student ministry for 7th-12th grade, offering programming and spiritual development opportunities for teenagers.
• Life Groups Small group ministry organized for all ages, providing community and Bible study through gather-format groups.
• Discipleship Classes Adult education and spiritual growth programs offering structured learning opportunities for church members.
• Discovery Homeschool Academy Homeschool educational program offered through the church for families seeking faith-based academic instruction.
• The MomCo Ministry for mothers (formerly MOPS - Mothers of Preschoolers), providing community, support, and spiritual encouragement for moms.
• Women's Ministry Dedicated programming and fellowship opportunities for women within the church community.
• Sermon Series and Digital Resources Archive of past sermon series with downloadable sermon audio (MP3), sermon notes (PDF), and access to YouVersion and RightNow Media platforms for Bible study materials.
• Online Giving Digital tithes and offerings platform integrated through Elexio Giving, enabling members to give online via the church website.
• Member Portal Church management system (Elexio) providing members secure login access for church information and engagement.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RightNow MediacoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital Bible study and Christian video teaching resource integrated into church programming for personal and group spiritual growth
• YouVersion Bible AppcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital Bible reading and study resources provided as part of church's digital resource offerings
• Elexio Church ManagementcoreTechnology or IntegrationChurch management software and digital giving platform (Elexio Giving) used for membership, online forms, and giving

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Elevation Church: Multi-site evangelical church led by Steven Furtick with strong digital/youth-oriented branding and a broad online presence. Comparable to South Haven in its contemporary worship format, student ministry emphasis (Flood Students), and digital-first member engagement.
• Gateway Church: Dallas/Fort Worth-area multi-site evangelical church with strong worship and media production, kids and student ministries, and digital giving. Comparable to South Haven in worship-and-media focus, age-based ministries, and Elexio-class church management infrastructure.
• North Point Community Church: Large evangelical multi-site church based in the Atlanta metro with robust online teaching content and multi-generational ministry programming. Comparable to South Haven in offering age-tiered ministries (kids, students, adults), Life Group-style small groups, and digital sermon archives.
• Cross Point Church: Nashville-based multi-site non-denominational church with contemporary worship and digital-first content distribution. Comparable to South Haven in its blend of in-person and online ministry, kids/student programming, and commitment to digital sermon archives.
• Saddleback Church: Large Southern Baptist-affiliated multi-site church known for age-tiered small group ministry (similar to Life Groups) and broad family programming. Comparable to South Haven in Baptist roots, congregation-based discipleship model, and small-group-driven community structure.
• Watermark Church: Large Dallas-area evangelical church with extensive discipleship classes, community groups, and family programming. Comparable to South Haven in its structured adult discipleship classes, community-group model (Life Groups), and family-anchored ministry approach.
• McLean Bible Church: Large Washington D.C.-area evangelical church with multi-generational ministries (kids, students, adults), small groups, and digital content. Comparable to South Haven in offering a two-service Sunday format, age-tiered programming, and online sermon access.

Broad incumbents

• Life.Church: One of the largest evangelical churches in the U.S., headquartered in Edmond, OK with a globally recognized online presence and the YouVersion Bible App. Directly comparable to South Haven as an evangelical/Baptist-adjacent congregation using digital platforms (livestream, YouVersion) to extend reach well beyond the physical campus.

Regional players

• Christ Community Church: Kansas City-area evangelical church with multiple campuses serving the same metropolitan region as South Haven. Comparable as a direct regional peer competing for the same suburban Kansas City families.

Others

• Elexio: Church management software and digital giving platform provider. Not a peer congregation, but the core technology partner (Elexio ChMS and Elexio Giving) enabling South Haven's digital giving and member portal — thematically adjacent as a church-tech ecosystem participant.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/southhaven_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@southhavenchurchonline
• Facebookfacebook.com/southhavenchurch
• Instagraminstagram.com/southhavenchurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-haven-baptist-church

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