Southpoint Church

What Southpoint Church does

Southpoint Church (legal name Southpoint Community Christian Church) is an independent, non-denominational Christian church founded in 1992 by Brett and Penny Kays in Downriver Michigan, currently operating from a single main campus at 5699 Fort Street, Trenton, MI. It runs Sunday worship services at 9:30am and 11:15am and serves the broader Downriver community through a structured ecosystem of programs: Southpoint Kids (nursery through 5th grade), the Shift student ministry (6th–12th grade), Family Discipleship Journey, small groups and classes, pastoral care and counseling, Special Treasures special-needs ministry, Restoration/Thrive recovery and grief groups, the Open Arms Food Pantry (Wednesdays 5:30–7:30pm), and an Adoption Fund providing $1,000–$10,000 grants to Christian couples pursuing adoption. Governance is by a plurality of elders with Brett Kays serving as Lead Minister.

The church's technology stack is built around the Church Center platform: a branded mobile app for iOS and Android, live streaming at live.southpoint.church with on-demand message archives, online giving, an email/text subscription system, and a Matterport 3D virtual tour for prospective visitors. Content distribution extends to YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Facebook, and Instagram, and includes a "Through The Bible" teaching series and the weekly "Unleavened Brett" blog. The technology is commodity rather than differentiated — its value lies in supporting member engagement and content delivery rather than proprietary IP.

The business model is that of a religious nonprofit: no fees for services, and revenue is generated entirely through voluntary tithes and offerings (recurring contributions), special offerings for building fund/missions/emergencies, and donations of food and household goods to support the Open Arms Food Pantry. Southpoint is not required to publicly disclose financials, and the input data contains no revenue figures. Go-to-market is community-led — growth comes through word-of-mouth, personal invitations, in-person events such as Newcomer's Lunch, Explore Southpoint sessions, and volunteer/service opportunities, supplemented by digital content channels. The church recently completed an "un-multisiting" restructuring in 2024 after 13 years of operating a multisite model, signaling a deliberate consolidation back to its Trenton campus.

Name

Southpoint Church

Legal name

Southpoint Community Christian Church

Website

https://southpointccc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Southpoint Church is an independent, non-denominational Christian church founded in 1992 in Trenton, Michigan, serving Downriver-area families through Sunday worship, youth and children's ministries, small groups, pastoral care, a food pantry, and an adoption fund.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Church ministry
• Community outreach
• Faith-based programs

Headquarters

HQ city

California, Maryland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members during services and online
2. Special Offerings: Additional donations for specific purposes such as building fund, missions, and emergency needs
3. Food Pantry Donations: Community donations of food and household items to support the Open Arms Food Pantry

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Southpoint Church is an independent, non-denominational Christian church in Trenton, Michigan that delivers Sunday worship services, biblical teaching, and a comprehensive ministry ecosystem including children's programs (Southpoint Kids), student ministry (Shift), small groups, pastoral care, and community outreach services such as the Open Arms Food Pantry and Adoption Fund. The church supplements in-person ministry with digital content through live streaming, a mobile app, podcasts, and an extensive Bible study resource library.

Product overview

Southpoint Church is an independent Christian church in Trenton, MI offering a unified ministry focused on pointing people to the Way, Truth, and Life through Jesus Christ. The church operates Sunday worship services (9:30am and 11:15am), with a comprehensive ecosystem of programs including youth ministries (Southpoint Kids for nursery-5th grade, Shift for students 6th-12th grade), small groups and Bible study classes, and community outreach services such as the Open Arms Food Pantry and Adoption Fund. Additional services include pastoral care and counseling, restoration groups for life challenges, Special Treasures special needs ministry, and the Unleavened Brett weekly blog. Digital offerings include live streaming, a mobile app through Church Center, and extensive Bible study resources through the Through The Bible series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services In-person worship services held at 9:30am and 11:15am on Sundays at 5699 Fort St. Trenton, MI, featuring worship music, biblical preaching, and communion. Open to all individuals and families in the Downriver Michigan area.
• Live Online Streaming

Quantifiable outcome

• 20+ years of continuous food pantry service to thousands of Downriver families
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Elevation Church: Independent, non-denominational Charlotte, NC megachurch with strong digital content, podcasting, and small-group systems; comparable to Southpoint in autonomous governance and teaching-pastor-led model.
• North Point Community Church: Large independent, non-denominational Christian church in Atlanta, GA founded in 1995; comparable to Southpoint as an elder-led, autonomous congregation with a strong teaching pastor, digital content library, and small-group community model.
• Life.Church: One of the largest independent non-denominational churches in the US; highly comparable to Southpoint for its emphasis on a custom mobile app, online church streaming, free digital tools for other churches (Church Online Platform), and pre-denominational identity.
• Willow Creek Community Church: Independent non-denominational Christian church with a decades-long teaching-pastor legacy and broad small-group ecosystem; comparable to Southpoint for independent governance, teaching emphasis, and program-driven community engagement.
• The Church of the Highlands: Large independent non-denominational church in Alabama; comparable to Southpoint for elder-led governance, multisite-to-consolidation history, and emphasis on recovery/small groups and community outreach.

Others

• Compassion International: Christian nonprofit focused on child sponsorship and community outreach; thematically comparable to Southpoint's adoption-fund and food-pantry mission work, though operating at a much larger global scale.
• The Salvation Army: Faith-based nonprofit operating community food pantries, shelters, and outreach programs; comparable to Southpoint's Open Arms Food Pantry and faith-based social services arm, although denominationally structured and much larger.

Regional players

• Church of the Nazarene (Michigan District): Denominational network of Christian congregations with a strong presence in the US Midwest; comparable to Southpoint as a regional Christian worship provider serving Downriver-area-style communities, though structured denominationally rather than independently.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Southpoint.church
• Facebookfacebook.com/southpointchurchmi
• Instagraminstagram.com/southpointchurchmi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southpoint-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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