Garden Church

What Garden Church does

The Garden Church is a nonprofit Christian congregation founded in 1995 and affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church denomination, headquartered at 20745 Nordhoff Street in Chatsworth, California (Greater Los Angeles). Its core offering is weekly Sunday worship at 11:00 am, delivered both in-person on the Chatsworth campus and globally via thegardenchurch.online.church livestream, supplemented by a broad ministry portfolio covering children (Garden Kids Ministry), middle and high school youth (Garden Youth Ministry), young adults, community groups, baptism, membership classes, one-on-one mentoring, prayer ministry, and a sermon archive organized by series, topic, speaker, and scripture. Differentiated adjacent programs include the Deeper Waters mental health ministry — which curates crisis resources, counselor directories, and faith-integrated mental health pathways — and two wholly-owned subsidiary ministries: Garden Learning Center (literacy support) and Itara (vocational training for Rwandan women).

The technology stack is intentionally lean and consumer-grade: the public website is built on the SnapPages website builder, member engagement and giving are handled through the third-party Realm church management platform (accessible via web and mobile apps), and the church operates its own branded mobile app with daily devotionals and Bible reading plans. No proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, API surface, or data flywheel is in evidence; operational leverage comes from volunteer-driven ministry programming rather than technology differentiation. The organization has no disclosed revenue, no external funding, and no venture or private-equity investment; governance sits within the Evangelical Covenant Church polity.

The revenue model is voluntary charitable giving with three intake channels — online donations (one-time and recurring) via credit/debit card or bank account, mailed checks, and direct stock transfers that allow the church to receive 100% of transferred value while donors claim a full tax deduction. The customer base spans the Greater Los Angeles area for in-person participation and a global audience reachable through the livestream and mobile app, with primary demographic segments being families with children, middle and high school youth, young adults, and discipleship and mental-health support seekers.

Name

Garden Church

Legal name

The Garden Church

Website

https://thegardenchurch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Garden Church is a nonprofit Evangelical Covenant Church congregation founded in 1995 in Chatsworth, California, offering in-person and livestreamed Sunday worship alongside children, youth, young adult, mentoring, mental health, and community ministries, plus literacy and Rwanda-focused subsidiary programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Religious services
• House of worship
• Faith community
• Religious education
• Community ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Chatsworth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings (Online Giving): Online donations via credit card, debit card, or bank account with option for one-time or recurring scheduled contributions
2. Stock Donations: Donors can give stock directly, allowing the church to receive 100% of transferred value while donor receives full tax deduction
3. Mailed Checks: Checks payable to The Garden Church mailed to office address

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Garden Church is a non-denominational evangelical Christian church that delivers weekly Sunday worship services both in-person at its Chatsworth, California campus and online via livestream. It supplements these core services with a portfolio of age-targeted ministry programs (children, youth, young adults), small-group fellowships, discipleship classes, mentoring, baptism, mental health resources, mission trips, and a mobile app with devotional content, all funded by voluntary member donations.

Product overview

The Garden Church is a non-denominational Christian church affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church, offering a comprehensive suite of in-person and digital ministry services. The core offering is weekly Sunday worship services (in-person and via livestream), supplemented by age-specific ministry programs including Garden Kids Ministry (GKM), Garden Youth Ministry (GYM), Garden Young Adults, Community Groups, Garden Learning Center, Itara (Rwandan women's training), and Summer Missions. The church provides digital engagement tools including The Garden Church App, Realm online community platform, and online giving. Additional programs include the Deeper Waters mental health ministry, baptism, membership class, mentoring, prayer services, and a comprehensive sermon archive. The church operates from Chatsworth, California, with services available both in-person and online.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Evangelical Covenant ChurchcoreOthersGarden Church is a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church denomination. The ECC provides denominational affiliation, resources, and connection to wider church network.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Elevation Church: A large multi-site evangelical church known for digital-first sermon distribution and online giving infrastructure. Represents the scaled version of what Garden Church's hybrid digital model could evolve toward.
• Life.Church: One of the largest digital-first evangelical churches, pioneer of online church experiences and the YouVersion Bible app. Represents the upper bound of the digital ministry model Garden Church has adopted.
• Saddleback Church: One of the largest evangelical churches in the US, headquartered in Southern California. While orders of magnitude larger, it overlaps with Garden Church on evangelical identity, multi-generational programming, and Lake Forest/LA-area ministry.
• Mars Hill Church (Seattle): A well-known evangelical church plant network with contemporary worship and multi-generational ministries. Comparable in theological tradition though operates at larger scale.
• The Village Church: An evangelical church with a strong teaching/sermon archive and community group model — directly parallel to Garden Church's content library and discipleship approach, though larger in scale.

Direct peers

• Real Life Church: An evangelical congregation in Southern California with contemporary services, youth and children's ministries, and small groups. Directly comparable in ministry scope and target demographic.
• North Park Church: A mid-sized evangelical church with contemporary worship, age-tiered ministries, and small group community programs. Comparable operational profile to Garden Church with similar Sunday service format.
• Reality LA: A non-denominational evangelical church in the Greater Los Angeles area with a similar demographic focus on young adults, contemporary worship, and discipleship community groups. Comparable in size, theology, and ministry structure to Garden Church.
• Mosaic Church: An evangelical multi-site church based in the Los Angeles area with contemporary worship, multi-generational ministries, and digital outreach. Operates at a slightly larger scale but addresses the same local congregation niche.
• Christ Chapel: An Evangelical Covenant Church congregation (same denomination as Garden Church) offering similar ministries including kids, youth, and community groups. Direct denominational peer with comparable structure and theological identity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/garden-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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