The Grove Community Church

What The Grove Community Church does

The Grove Community Church is a non-profit religious organization founded in 1925 in Riverside, California, operating a multi-generational Christian ministry that serves thousands of congregants weekly across on-campus worship, online livestream, mobile app, and Small Groups. The church delivers weekend worship services in English (Saturday 4 PM; Sunday 8/9:30/11:15 AM), Spanish (The Grove en Español at 9:30 and 11:15 AM), and ASL (Deaf Ministry at 9:30 AM at The Grove Corner), supported by midweek programming through "Wednesday at The Grove" across age-specific tracks from Early Childhood through Seniors. Its core technology stack includes The Grove Mobile App (iOS/Android, built on Subsplash) featuring badge-based discipleship journey tracking, event registration, integrated giving, sermon notes, and group management; the Church Center platform for registrations and donations; livestream and on-demand video via Resi, YouTube, and Vimeo; and a RightNow Media partnership providing 12,000+ video resources for faith formation.

The church's business model is tithes-and-offerings driven, supplemented by an annual Love Offering campaign (2026 goal: $1,000,000) that funds 39+ local and global ministry projects via one-time gifts or 12-month Faith Pledges, plus secondary revenue from event and program fees (summer camps with scholarships, sports programs), and on-campus retail through The Hub bookstore and cafe. Congregation segments span general families, children and youth, deaf and disability community, Spanish-speaking, seniors, and a global missions community. Beyond local ministry, The Grove operates a global missions infrastructure through the nine-month Pipeline mobilization program, a one- to two-year Residency Program under Dr. Dan Wilson, and Internship tracks (Family, Adult, Sports, Creative), supporting Global Partners across 15+ countries including South Asia, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Uganda, Malawi, Albania, Chile, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Operational scale includes 141 employees, a fully paid-off main campus, and an organizational ecosystem that combines in-person ministry with digital touchpoints, strategic partnerships (RightNow Media, California Baptist University, Orchard Alliance, Baptist Foundation of Southern California), and extensive community outreach via Serve Days, sports outreach, and partnerships with Path of Life Ministries, Riverside Life Services, and the Perris community.

Name

The Grove Community Church

Legal name

The Grove Community Church

Website

https://thegrove.cc

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Grove Community Church is a 100-year-old Riverside, California non-profit church serving thousands weekly through multi-language worship services, a custom mobile discipleship app, sports ministry, summer camps, and a global missions network spanning 15+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Church Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Worship services
• Christian ministry programs
• Biblical discipleship
• Global missions outreach
• Religious education

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverside

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, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Regular congregational giving through on-campus collection, online giving via website/app, mobile app, and mail. Primary revenue stream supporting church operations and ministries.
2. Annual Love Offering Campaign: Annual special giving campaign with $1,000,000 goal funding local and global ministry initiatives. Can be given as one-time gift or 12-month Faith Pledge commitment. Funds distributed across 39+ ministry projects including community outreach, global missions, church planting, and facility improvements.
3. Event and Program Fees: Fees for summer camps (with scholarship support), sports programs, and specific ministry events. Provides secondary revenue while ensuring accessibility through subsidies.
4. The Hub Bookstore and Cafe: On-campus retail operations including The Hub cafe and bookstore, providing resources and refreshments to congregants and visitors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Grove Community Church delivers weekend worship services in English, Spanish, and ASL, alongside midweek age-specific programming, small groups, counseling, sports ministry, summer camps, and global missions training. Membership engagement is supported through a custom Subsplash-powered mobile app, online giving, Church Center registrations, and a RightNow Media discipleship library of 12,000+ resources. Annual ministry funding comes from congregational tithes, an annual $1,000,000 Love Offering campaign, and ancillary programs (camps, sports, bookstore/café).

Product overview

The Grove Community Church offers a unified ministry ecosystem combining in-person campus worship with digital touchpoints. The core offering centers on weekend worship services (Saturday 4PM, Sunday 8/9:30/11:15AM) with ASL and Spanish translations, supported by The Grove Mobile App (built on Subsplash) for engagement, RightNow Media for discipleship content, and Church Center for registrations and giving. Supporting programs include Pipeline for global missions mobilization, Residency for church planter training, Internship for emerging leaders, Sports Ministry as a major outreach vehicle, and The Hub for resources. The Wednesday midweek programming and Lance Endowment scholarship extend engagement across age groups and educational pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekend Worship Services (English, Spanish, ASL) Core weekend worship services held Saturday at 4 PM and Sunday at 8, 9:30, and 11:15 AM, including The Grove en Español at 9:30 and 11:15 AM and Deaf ASL services at 9:30 AM at The Grove Corner. Designed for individuals and families in the Riverside area seeking worship, biblical teaching, and Christian community.
• Wednesday at The Grove (Midweek Programming) Midweek age-segmented ministry program including Early Childhood, Kids (grades 1-4), Preteen (grades 5-6), Jr. High, High School, Men's, Women's, Deaf, and Spanish ministries, providing regular engagement between weekend services.
• The Grove Mobile App Free mobile application for iOS and Android that gives congregants a personalized dashboard to explore events, find serving opportunities, connect with groups, read the Bible, manage giving, and access sermon notes. Features a badge-based discipleship journey tracking system (Baptism, Attend, CHANGED, Groups, Serve, Give, Share, Lead).
• Online Campus (Livestream and Sermon Archive) Virtual worship experience enabling remote attendance through livestream with real-time engagement and on-demand access to past sermon series via Vimeo archive. Reaches individuals and families unable to attend campus services in person.
• RightNow Media Digital Library Access Free access to over 12,000 video resources for kids, youth, parents, married couples, college students, and single adults through the church's RightNow Media partnership, supporting faith formation at home, work, and neighborhood between weekend services.
• Sports Ministry (Soccer, Flag Football, Pickleball) Large-scale community sports outreach with seasonal leagues in soccer and flag football plus pickleball reservations (USTA booking platform) on the Riverside campus, drawing 5,000+ family members weekly as a primary outreach vehicle.
• Summer Camps (Preteen, Junior High, High School) Annual fee-based summer camps for Preteen, Junior High, and High School students (750+ annually) with scholarship support to maintain accessibility for families with financial need. Targeted to youth faith formation and peer community.
• Pipeline (Global Partner Mobilization Program) Nine-month structured training program for members pursuing cross-cultural missionary service, including biblical teaching, cross-cultural preparation, spiritual formation, and mentoring through retreats, conferences, learning cohorts, and vision trips. Designed for Global Partner candidates at The Grove.
• Residency Program (Church Planter / Lead Pastor Training) One- to two-year residency program training church planters and lead pastors through hands-on ministry experience, leadership development, and mentored discipleship under Residency Pastor Dr. Dan Wilson. Graduates have launched revitalization and church plants in the UK and beyond.
• Internship Program Structured internship program developing emerging ministry leaders through knowledge/skills training, ministry exposure, mentorship, and hands-on leadership experience across Family, Adult, Sports, and Creative ministry tracks at The Grove.
• The Hub (Bookstore & Coffee Bar) On-campus retail bookstore and coffee bar with online ordering via Square, providing Christian books, church resources, and refreshments to congregants and visitors. Aims to provide resources to support ongoing spiritual growth.
• Legacy Giving and Planned Giving Services Estate planning and legacy giving services for church members, including attorney referrals through Baptist Foundation of Southern California and Legacy Giving administration through Orchard Alliance under the Christian & Missionary Alliance denomination. Designed for seniors and legacy givers.
• Counseling Services Pastoral and biblical counseling services offered to congregants and the broader community, supporting spiritual, relational, and emotional needs as part of the church's pastoral care ministry.
• Small Groups and Off-Campus Groups Off-campus Men's, Women's, and mixed Small Groups meeting at various times throughout the week across the Riverside area, extending the church's community and discipleship programming beyond the main campus and feeding into the CHANGED discipleship journey.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 volunteers completing 50 community projects annually through Serve Days
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RightNow MediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing over 12,000 free video resources for church members including kids, youth, parents, married couples, college students, and single adults. RightNow Media serves as a tool for faith development at home, work, and neighborhood.
• California Baptist UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the Tom and Carol Lance Endowment Scholarship supporting students from The Grove pursuing biblical training at CBU and preparing for lifetime service in the local church. Dr. Dan Wilson serves as professor at CBU's school of Christian ministry.
• Orchard Alliance (Christian & Missionary Alliance)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMinistry of the Christian & Missionary Alliance denomination providing Legacy/Planned Giving information and administration for The Grove's legacy giving program.
• Baptist Foundation of Southern CaliforniaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvides estate planning assistance and local attorney referrals for church members interested in legacy giving options.
• Path of Life MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership providing emergency shelter, meals, job-readiness programs, counseling, and spiritual care for those experiencing homelessness in Riverside. Supporting new Grove Village transitional housing project on 14th Street.
• Riverside Life ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted pro-life ministry providing Christ-centered care to women and families in crisis in Riverside. Love Offering funding security upgrades including cameras, outdoor lighting, and panic-button entry system.
• Elam Ministries (Southwest Asia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2015 supporting leadership training, discipleship, and Scripture distribution in Southwest Asia. Love Offering funds discipleship training for 120 believers, Life Center updates, youth camp scholarships, and refugee family support.
• TENT - Training in Entrepreneurship, Needs, and Technology (South Asia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 1997 training church workers for 40 years in South Asia. Residents learn missions, preaching, community development, and entrepreneurship. Love Offering training 20 new workers annually.
• Remember Nhu (Thailand)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2015 working to end child sex trafficking through prevention. Operates safe homes providing daily care, education, and hope of Jesus for 110+ children at risk across nine homes. Love Offering funding additional transportation truck.
• V.E.T. Net (Mongolia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with Michael and Hillary Mincher using education and veterinary medicine to build relationships and share Christ. Grove has sent Trek teams, supported women's retreats, hosted VBS, and funded veterinary teaching clinic. Love Offering funds family ministry workshop.
• Central African Preaching Academy / CAPA (Malawi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2018 with Kellen Hiroto training pastors in Malawi. Launching yearlong pastoral internship where men study at seminary, serve alongside elders, and receive mentorship. Love Offering funds training resources.
• BalkanREACH / Kurt and Stephanie P. (Albania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting Gospel ministry in Albania where many towns remain without a church. Love Offering funding renovation of two-story building to become Paskuqan's first evangelical church with after-school program for children.
• IberoAmerican Ministries / Doug Kallestad (Chile)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting vibrant church and Christian school in Maipú, Chile where families encounter Jesus for the first time. Love Offering funding renovation of front patio into safe community gathering space.
• Gustavo and Karissa Guevara (Chile)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading growing church in Lautaro, Chile preparing to open medical clinic as part of community center to serve low-income families, rural children, and elderly facing months-long medical wait times. Love Offering funding clinic renovation.
• WEC International / Larry Walker - El Monte Camp (Mexico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership outside Mexico City equipping Mexican church to raise up missionaries. Love Offering funding construction of El Maná, second dining/meeting facility doubling camp capacity to serve 250 dining/400 meeting.
• Launch Global / Jorge Adrian Gonzalez Ortiz - Coalición 21 (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst year partnership mobilizing Spanish-speaking church across 21 nations through reproducible discipleship and missions training pathways. Love Offering strengthening this coalition with Spanish-language materials and pastor training.
• Ministry Essentials International / Brad and Joyce TrottmancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProviding psychoeducational assessments for Global Partner children with learning difficulties, helping families understand needs and create plans. Love Offering funding tools, travel, and resources for this vital support.
• Church on the Thames / Grantham and Abbey Wash (United Kingdom)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrove Residency graduates leading church revitalization in South West London, grown from 6 to 40+ weekly attendees. Love Offering funding new chairs, floor refurbishment, and roof repair for safe worship space.
• Pastor John Ocirocan / Moyo Church Plant (Uganda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-year partnership entering second year to plant new church in northern Uganda's Moyo region. Love Offering funded land purchase; construction beginning soon under Pastor John Ocirocan's leadership.
• Gulu Bible Community Church / Pastor Martin Onen (Uganda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering to provide reliable vehicle for rural pastors in northern Uganda and South Sudan to transport Bibles, training materials, and leaders into hard-to-reach villages.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gateway Church: Large multi-site church with global missions partnerships, comparable global partner footprint, and similar weekend attendance scale with multi-generational programming.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site congregation with strong digital content distribution, app-based engagement, and large youth programming, comparable in tech-forward member engagement and weekend attendance scale.
• Summit Church: Multi-site congregation with strong missions sending culture and church planting pipeline, comparable to The Grove's Pipeline program and global partner network.
• Bayside Church: Large multi-site California congregation with comparable weekend attendance, family-oriented programming, and a network of campuses similar in operating model to The Grove.
• Watermark Church: Large congregation with structured discipleship pathway and leadership development focus, comparable in its emphasis on intentional member formation similar to The Grove's CHANGED experience.
• Church of the Highlands: Large multi-site congregation with strong online presence, small groups model, and community outreach programming similar in scope to The Grove's midweek and Serve Day offerings.
• Saddleback Church: Large Southern California multi-site congregation with a comparable missions footprint (PEACE Plan), global partner network, and multi-generational programming model. Closest peer in scale, geography, and missions orientation.
• North Coast Church: Southern California congregation with multi-site operations, strong children's and family ministry, and community outreach programming comparable in regional context and ministry structure.
• North Point Community Church: Multi-site congregation with strong leadership development pipeline and strategic approach to ministry multiplication, comparable to The Grove's Residency and Pipeline programs.

Broad incumbents

• Life.Church: Nationally prominent multi-site church and digital ministry pioneer (YouVersion). Comparable in digital infrastructure ambition and free content distribution, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCx1zr-kVqqLtxT3jKJlznzQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheGroveCC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thegrovecc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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