Sunrise Church

What Sunrise Church does

Sunrise Church is a non-profit Christian ministry founded in 1957 and headquartered in Rialto, California, serving the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The organization operates five campuses spanning Rialto, Banning, Chino, and Victorville, plus a dedicated online streaming campus, with bilingual (English and Spanish) service offerings. Its core programming consists of weekly worship services, small-group discipleship through the Rooted curriculum, Next Gen Ministries targeting students and young adults, and the Peace Center, a community outreach initiative addressing vulnerable populations in the region.\n\nThe ministry's distribution model combines physical multi-site operations with digital streaming, allowing simultaneous local presence and remote reach. Operational staffing totals approximately 55 employees, supplemented by volunteers who lead small groups and outreach. Underlying technology is conventional for the sector: a public website, online sermon archives, and standard church-management software for donor tracking, service planning, and event coordination; no proprietary technology platform or AI-enabled systems are referenced.\n\nRevenue is generated almost entirely through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregants, supplemented by event-based and program-related giving. Sunrise Church is sustained by a distributed base of individual donors rather than institutional funders, with no disclosed membership fees or commercial product lines. The 2021 IRS Form 990 filing provides the most recent publicly available financial data point, supporting the revenue estimate below.

Name

Sunrise Church

Legal name

Sunrise Church

Website

https://sunrisechurch.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sunrise Church is a non-profit Christian ministry operating five campuses across Southern California's Inland Empire (Rialto, Banning, Chino, Victorville, and online), offering bilingual worship, small groups, Next Gen student ministries, and Peace Center community outreach funded by tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

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

• Multi-site church
• Worship services
• Religious ministry
• Community outreach
• Faith-based programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rialto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

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 congregation members supporting local church operations, community outreach, and global missions. Giving available online, in-person, and via mail.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sunrise Church is a non-profit, multi-site Christian church organization operating across five campuses (Rialto, Banning, Chino, Victorville, and Online) in Southern California's Inland Empire. It offers weekly worship services, children's and student ministries, small group discipleship programs, baptism and membership pathways, and community outreach through Peace Centers providing food assistance.

Product overview

Sunrise Church is a multi-site church organization operating across five locations in the Inland Empire (Rialto, Banning, Chino, Victorville, and online). The church offers a portfolio of ministry programs including in-person and online worship services, Sunrise Next Gen Ministries for children and students, small groups (Rooted, Life Groups, Growth Groups, Support Groups), the Peace Centers food assistance program, baptism services, young adults ministry, and membership resources. The church also provides digital content through online streaming, podcast, and YouTube video archive.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sunrise Next Gen Ministries: Children's and student ministry program serving kids from birth through 5th grade and students in grades 6-12
• Peace Center
• Sunrise Church Online
• Sunrise Church Español

Products and services

• In-Person Worship Services
• Sunrise Church Online Campus
• Sunrise Next Gen Ministries Children's and student ministry serving kids from birth through 5th grade and students in grades 6-12, creating a safe environment for spiritual growth through worship, teaching, and small groups.
• Small Groups Ministry Small group ministry including Rooted (10-week spiritual formation experience), Life Groups (ongoing Bible study and fellowship), Growth Groups (short-term topic-driven groups), and Support Groups (Celebrate Recovery, Griefshare, Grief Recovery, Mom to Mom, fitness classes).
• Peace Centers Food distribution and prayer ministry at four locations (Rialto, Banning, Victorville, Chino) offering food assistance and spiritual support, in partnership with Feeding America, providing USDA food assistance to residents of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
• Baptism Program Public baptism celebration for adults, students, and children following a decision to follow Jesus, with separate registration forms for each age group.
• Membership Program Self-paced online membership course delivered through Ministry Grid/Lifeway platform, followed by an elder meeting to finalize membership at Sunrise Church.
• Sunrise Church Podcast Podcast content available through Podbean platform for on-demand spiritual content and teaching.
• Young Adults Ministry Young adult ministry for 18-30 year olds with monthly gatherings at the Rialto Campus and small group options.
• Spanish-Language Worship Services Spanish-language worship services offered at Rialto and Banning campuses at 9 AM and 11 AM Sundays for Spanish-speaking congregants in the Inland Empire.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,168,838 people have been fed through Peace Centers since 2020
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• Feeding AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Feeding America partnership for Peace Center food distribution program. Provides USDA food assistance to residents of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties through quarterly food box giveaways and ongoing daily food distributions. Each food box includes over $50 worth of groceries and sanitation items. ID required, boxes available while supplies last.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Life.Church: One of the largest multi-site churches in the U.S. with a pioneering online campus, open-source YouVersion Bible app, and digital discipleship ecosystem; comparable to Sunrise on multi-site + digital distribution and small-group driven model.
• Summit Church: J.D. Greear's multi-site church in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, operating multiple physical campuses plus online; comparable on multi-site model, small-group-centric discipleship, and online presence.
• Elevation Church: Steven Furtick's multi-site church based in Charlotte, NC, with multiple physical campuses and a strong online streaming presence; comparable to Sunrise on multi-site replication strategy and digital-first engagement.
• Saddleback Church: Multi-site Southern California church founded by Rick Warren that has historically operated campuses across Orange County and the Inland Empire; most directly comparable to Sunrise on multi-site model, Southern California footprint, and community outreach orientation.
• The Church of Eleven22: Jacksonville, FL-based multi-site church with a strong local community-outreach arm and small-group discipleship pathway; comparable to Sunrise on multi-site scaling and community-impact programming.
• Gateway Church: Texas-based multi-site church with multiple DFW campuses, strong worship-production infrastructure, and Spanish-language ministry; comparable on multi-site + bilingual services and broadcast-quality worship programming.
• Transformation Church: Multi-site church in the Charlotte, NC area founded by Derwin Gray with strong digital streaming, Next Gen ministry emphasis, and multi-ethnic identity; comparable to Sunrise on next-gen focus and digital-first delivery.
• McLean Bible Church: Washington DC-area multi-site church with multiple physical campuses, robust Next Generation ministry, and global-missions partnerships; comparable to Sunrise on multi-site scaling and family-focused programming.
• North Point Community Church: Andy Stanley's multi-site church in the Atlanta metro known for strategic sermon-series branding and small-group ministry; comparable to Sunrise on multi-site structure and emphasis on community groups.

Regional players

• Harvest Christian Fellowship: Greg Laurie's Southern California megachurch headquartered in Riverside with satellite campuses; the closest regional peer to Sunrise given shared Inland Empire geography and multi-site Southern California footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SunriseChurch/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/sunrisechurchvictorville
• Instagraminstagram.com/SunriseChurchCA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunrise-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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