WE ARE ONE CHURCH

What WE ARE ONE CHURCH does

WE ARE ONE Church (WAO Church) is a non-profit, multi-site Christian congregation headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, operating under the G12 vision model. Originally founded in 1929 as Södermalmskyrkan and rebranded to its current name on September 28, 2019, the church runs five established locations across Sweden (Stockholm, Södertälje, Göteborg, Malmö) and one international site in Gijón, Spain, with three additional church plants underway in Visby, Uppsala, and Västerås. The congregation is structured around WAO Groups — weekly cell groups for fellowship and discipleship — supported by more than 150 cell leaders and approximately 1,200 active members, with Stockholm services drawing roughly 2,000 weekly attendees.

The church offers a layered ministry portfolio spanning age-segmented programs (WAO Kids for ages 3-12, WAO Youth for ages 13-15, Young Adults for ages 20-35, WAO Senior) and a structured educational pipeline (Life Class for newcomers, three levels of Disciple Training, and the paid WAO LIT leadership school). Digital channels include the WAO Play streaming platform (waoplay.com), the WAO Kids Show, and the WAO Community Podcast, with services offered in English and Spanish translation. Senior Pastors Lennart and Carolina Torebring have led the congregation since June 3, 2007, with each location under dedicated local pastoral leadership.

The business model is donation-funded: voluntary tithes and offerings collected through Swish and other giving methods, supplemented by tuition fees from WAO LIT (1,800 SEK/month plus a 600 SEK registration fee). The organization employs 13 paid staff, has no parent company or external investors, and does not publicly disclose financial figures. Its go-to-market motion combines in-person worship, small-group community-led engagement, and online streaming to extend reach beyond physical locations.

Name

WE ARE ONE CHURCH

Legal name

We Are One Church

Website

https://waochurch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WE ARE ONE Church is a Stockholm-headquartered, non-profit multi-site Christian congregation operating across Sweden and Spain under the G12 vision model, serving families, youth, and adults through weekly worship, cell groups, and tiered discipleship programming funded by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Media, Publishing & Broadcasting (Radio, TV, Digital, Press) (BPAGAJAI), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Religious Education, Kids & Family Faith Programming (MPABALAM)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Multi-site church network
• Cell group discipleship
• Christian leadership training
• Youth and family ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary donations from congregation members through Swish and other giving methods
2. WAO LIT Tuition: Monthly fees for leadership school program covering instruction and materials

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WE ARE ONE Church operates a multi-site Christian church offering weekly worship services, age-specific ministries (children, youth, young adults, seniors), and structured leadership development programs. It runs the G12 vision-based cell group network (WAO Groups) for discipleship, broadcasts services online through the WAO Play streaming platform, and produces children's programming via the WAO Kids Show. Educational offerings include Life Class for newcomers and tiered leadership schools (Disciple Training and WAO LIT) for developing church leaders.

Product overview

WE ARE ONE Church (WAO Church) is a multi-site Christian church with its main location in Stockholm, Sweden, and additional churches in Södertälje, Göteborg, Malmö, and Gijón, Spain, plus planting locations in Visby, Uppsala, and Västerås. The church offers a comprehensive ministry portfolio including physical worship services (Fridays 19:00, Sundays 11:00) broadcast via WAO Play streaming platform; age-specific programs (WAO Kids for ages 3-12 with WAO Kids Show content, WAO Youth for ages 13-15, Young Adults for ages 20-35, WAO Senior); and educational pathways (Life Class for new believers, Disciple Training with three levels for leadership development, and WAO LIT advanced leadership school). Community connection occurs through WAO Groups (small cell groups) and the WAO Community Podcast. The church operates under the G12 vision framework and practices Daniel fasting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Disciple Training: A practical leadership school with 3 levels teaching about the Bible, Jesus, and leadership. Each level has 2 teaching modules.
• Life Class
• WAO LIT
• WAO KIDS SHOW
• WAO Community Podcast

Products and services

• Worship Services (In-Person)
• WAO Play Online Streaming
• WAO Groups (Cell Groups)
• WAO KIDS (Children's Ministry)
• WAO Youth
• Young Adults Ministry
• Life Class
• Disciple Training
• WAO LIT (Leaders In Training)
• WAO Community Podcast

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bethel Church: Large charismatic church in Redding, California with extensive media and leadership training operations. Comparable as a charismatic church with significant digital content production.
• Gateway Church: Multi-site church based in Dallas-Fort Worth with extensive online content and leadership training school. Comparable as a multi-site charismatic church with a tuition-based leadership development program similar to WAO LIT.
• Hillsong Church: Global multi-site charismatic megachurch network known for contemporary worship and church planting. Comparable as a much larger-scale operator of the same multi-site charismatic model that WAO Church aspires to.
• Elevation Church: US-based multi-site church with strong digital presence and contemporary worship. Comparable as a multi-site network using digital platforms for reach beyond physical locations.
• Saddleback Church: US-based multi-site megachurch known for systematic church planting methodology (PEACE plan). Comparable as a large established multi-site network with structured leadership development pathways.

Direct peers

• Pingstkyrkan: The Swedish Pentecostal movement umbrella organization connecting local Pentecostal congregations across Sweden. Comparable as the broader movement context in which WAO Church operates its multi-site network.
• City Harvest Church: Singapore-based megachurch explicitly built on the G12 vision model with cell-group structure. Direct G12 methodology peer to WAO Church, validating the underlying operating system.
• Livets Ord: Large charismatic evangelical church headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, with a multi-site presence and structured leadership development. Highly comparable as a Swedish charismatic church operating a similar network model.
• New Life Church (Ny Livskyrkan): Swedish evangelical church with multiple locations and an emphasis on contemporary worship and youth ministry. Comparable as a Swedish multi-site contemporary church with similar programmatic offerings.
• Filadelfiakyrkan Stockholm: Pentecostal church in central Stockholm founded in 1911, operating within a similar Swedish urban charismatic space. Directly comparable as a Stockholm-based congregation competing for the same demographic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/We-are-one-church-102373367928774
• Instagraminstagram.com/waochurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sodermalmskyrkan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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