The Chapel, Buffalo NY

What The Chapel, Buffalo NY does

The Chapel is a non-profit, multi-site evangelical church founded in 1961 and headquartered at 500 CrossPoint Parkway in Getzville, New York. It operates four physical campuses across Western New York — Cheektowaga, CrossPoint (Getzville, the flagship), Lockport, and Niagara Falls — each running Sunday worship services at 9am and 11am with sermons primarily broadcast from the CrossPoint Campus. The congregation is led by Lead Pastor Jerry Gillis and Executive Pastor Jon Cook, with a Board of Overseers comprising seven congregation-affirmed members (David Grabau, Jim Mize, Bruce Hindle, Russ Barbera, Steve Kincanon, Charles Kohout, David White). The Chapel is ECFA-accredited and structured as an independent nonprofit organization with ~76 employees.

The product surface is organized along a discipleship pipeline (Chapel in 10 → Begin → Belong) with age-segmented ministries (Chapel Kids birth-6th grade, Chapel Students 7th-12th grade, Chapel Young Adults 18-24, Chapel Preschool), Community Groups, Care & Support counseling (GriefShare, Divorce Care, Cancer Care, Freedom addiction support, marriage counseling), Wedding & Premarital packages, and outreach arms including The Potter's Hands (furniture donation) and Every Child (foster/adoption support). Digital distribution spans YouTube live streaming, Vimeo sermon archive, Spotify and Apple Podcasts (The Chapel Audio Podcast and ChapelPlus Podcast), and the ChurchCenter mobile app.

Revenue is overwhelmingly donation-driven (tithes and offerings, plus stock/real-estate/non-cash gifts) processed through the ChurchCenter app on Stripe rails (ACH at $0.30/transaction, cards at 2.15% + $0.30). Secondary commercial revenue comes from wedding packages ($350 small-scale, $500 large-scale) and building rentals for community events. The 2026 Gospel Shares initiative targets 10,000 gospel conversations, with 740 recorded at the time of data capture.

Name

The Chapel, Buffalo NY

Legal name

The Chapel

Website

https://thechapel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Chapel is a 65-year-old non-profit multi-site evangelical church operating four Western New York campuses (Cheektowaga, CrossPoint/Getzville, Lockport, Niagara Falls), serving congregants through Sunday worship, age-segmented ministries, discipleship pathways, counseling, community groups, and outreach programs funded primarily by tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Organization Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Worship services
• Religious education programs
• Pastoral counseling services
• Community ministry programs
• Wedding ceremony services

Headquarters

HQ city

Getzville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The primary revenue stream comes from voluntary donations and tithes from church members. Congregants can give online through the Church Center app (ACH or debit/credit card), in-person during services (cash or check), or by mail. The church offers options for stock, real estate, or non-cash gifts through direct contact.
2. Wedding and Facility Rental: The church generates revenue through facility rentals for weddings and events. Large scale wedding packages are $500, small scale packages are $350, with offsite officiant costs varying. Building rental fees are charged for various community events including meetings, birthday parties, sports, and concerts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Chapel is a multi-site non-profit church operating four campuses across Western New York (Cheektowaga, CrossPoint/Getzville, Lockport, and Niagara Falls) that delivers weekly Sunday worship services, age-tiered ministries (Chapel Kids, Chapel Students, Chapel Young Adults), community small groups, pastoral care and counseling, wedding and premarital services, baptism and membership classes, and an online media library (ChapelPlus video and podcast). Its primary activity is religious worship, discipleship, and community outreach to individuals and families in the Buffalo region.

Product overview

The Chapel is a multi-site church in Western New York with four campuses (Cheektowaga, CrossPoint/Getzville, Lockport, Niagara Falls) offering a comprehensive suite of ministry programs and services. The core offerings include Sunday worship gatherings at 9am and 11am, children's ministry (Chapel Kids, birth-6th grade), student ministry (Chapel Students, 7th-12th grade), and young adult ministry (18-24). Additional programs encompass Community Groups for Bible study and fellowship, Care & Support services including biblical counseling and support groups, Wedding & Premarital Counseling, and Baptism. Digital engagement is enabled through ChapelPlus (teaching video library and podcast), Messages/Sermons available on YouTube/Apple Podcasts/Spotify, and Online Giving via ChurchCenter. Outreach ministries include The Potter's Hands furniture assistance and Every Child foster/adoption support. The church operates from a mission to ensure every man, woman, and child has repeated opportunities to hear and see the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ChapelPlus: A resource for disciples providing Biblical learning and discussion on cultural, theological, and practical issues through video library and podcast content.

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000 gospel conversations goal set for 2026

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Eight Days of HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA ministry partner mentioned in the 'Ways to Get Connected' section, representing community outreach collaboration.
• ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)minorOthersThe Chapel is a member of ECFA, an organization providing financial accountability standards for Christian nonprofits.
• Kingdom Come WNYminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic ministry partner for kingdom work in Western New York, with a dedicated website (kingdomcome.thechapel.com).
• Every ChildminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoster care, adoption, and orphan care ministry operating through The Chapel. The church provides volunteer support, babysitting, clothing donations, and community support for foster and adoptive families.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• North Point Community Church: Pioneering multi-site evangelical church founded by Andy Stanley in metro Atlanta with multiple campuses and a centralized teaching model broadcast to satellite locations — closely mirrors The Chapel's CrossPoint-broadcast-to-satellite-campuses approach.
• Gateway Church: Multi-site evangelical church in Texas with a central broadcast-to-campuses model, age-segmented ministries, and care/support programs that map closely onto The Chapel's ministry structure.
• North Coast Church: Multi-site evangelical church in San Diego County with several campuses and a similar satellite-to-hub broadcast structure, making it directly comparable to The Chapel's four-campus model.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site evangelical church led by Steven Furtick with multiple locations, sermon broadcasts, and podcast distribution — operates on the same multi-site-with-centralized-content model as The Chapel.
• Church of the Highlands: Large multi-site non-denominational evangelical church with dozens of campuses across Alabama, sharing The Chapel's model of multi-site expansion, age-segmented ministry, and modern streaming/podcast presence.
• Summit Church: Multi-site evangelical church in the Raleigh-Durham area (formerly Summit NC) that broadcasts teaching to multiple campuses, paralleling The Chapel's centralized message distribution across its WNY campuses.
• McLean Bible Church: Multi-site evangelical church in the Washington DC metro area with multiple campuses and age-segmented ministry programming, comparable to The Chapel in operating structure and ministry breadth.
• Life.Church: One of the largest multi-site churches in the US with a strong digital and online giving platform (Church Center / Free Bibles app ecosystem), making it highly comparable on multi-site + digital infrastructure overlap.

Regional players

• Diocese of Buffalo: The Catholic diocese serving the same Western New York geography as The Chapel; offers overlapping ministry and community services in the same region, but operates as a different denomination with parish structure rather than a single multi-site church.

Broad incumbents

• Saddleback Church: Founding multi-site evangelical church (Rick Warren) that helped popularize the multi-site model in the US; comparable as a broader incumbent in the multi-site church category with extensive member-care programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/chapelbuffalo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-chapel-at-crosspoint

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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