Winnetka Bible Church

What Winnetka Bible Church does

Winnetka Bible Church is an independent, evangelical Christian congregation located at 555 Birch Street in Winnetka, Illinois, operating as a nonprofit religious organization under Illinois state law. The church serves a multi-generational community spanning children (age 2 through 12th grade via the Awana program), young adults (18–30), women, men, and families, with programming structured around Sunday worship services (9:15 AM Bible classes, 10:30 AM worship), Wednesday evening Awana and prayer meetings, and adult Bible studies across multiple days and formats (in-person and Zoom). It is led by Senior Pastor Steve Mason (Moody Bible Institute, Trinity College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) and Associate Pastor Daniel Stalker, supported by a 9-person staff that includes directors of Children's Ministries, Women's Discipleship & Counseling, and Music, plus an Office & Property Rental Manager.

The church's operational footprint includes a sanctuary, fellowship hall, Nelson Hall, Family Life Center, lounge, conference room, nursery, children's ministry spaces, offices, and on-site missionary apartments. Its technology stack is composed entirely of standard third-party platforms: Squarespace for the website (wbc.org), YouTube for livestreamed and archived worship services, Church Center for event/program registration, onrealm.org for online giving, and Zoom for select meetings. There is no proprietary technology, no application, no API, and no AI/ML capability disclosed.

Revenue is generated exclusively through voluntary donations and tithes from congregation members, accepted via online credit card (2.65% processing fee), ACH (1.00% fee), mail-in checks, bank automatic bill pay, in-person offering plates, and stock/securities contributions. The church's stated mission is to be 'a prayer-driven spiritual home for all peoples and all ages, spreading the good news of Jesus Christ to all nations,' with outreach delivered through intergenerational ministry programs, global missionary support, and community-led programs such as Vacation Bible Camp. The YouTube channel reference and website content indicate a long operating history dating to the 1960s.

Name

Winnetka Bible Church

Legal name

Winnetka Bible Church

Website

https://wbc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Winnetka Bible Church is an independent evangelical Christian congregation in Winnetka, Illinois, serving a multi-generational community through Sunday worship, Awana children's ministry, Vacation Bible Camp, and adult Bible studies, funded entirely by voluntary donations from local congregation members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAD

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Bible-based ministry
• Children discipleship programs
• Community church fellowship
• Christian education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnetka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithe and Offering: The church receives voluntary donations from congregation members through multiple methods including online giving (credit card/ACH), mail-in checks, bank automatic bill pay, in-person offering plates, and stock/securities contributions. Processing fees of 2.65% apply to credit card donations and 1.00% for ACH donations when using online giving.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Winnetka Bible Church is a nonprofit Christian church providing Sunday worship services, Bible-based discipleship programs, and faith community ministries. Its core offerings include weekly Sunday worship with Bible classes for all ages, the Awana children's ministry held Wednesday evenings, Vacation Bible Camp, men's and women's Bible studies, young adults ministry, student ministry, and counseling services, delivered through in-person gatherings at its Winnetka, Illinois campus and remotely via YouTube livestream and Zoom.

Product overview

Winnetka Bible Church offers a unified set of spiritual programs and ministries centered on Bible-based teaching and community fellowship. Core offerings include Sunday worship services (with nursery and children's programming), Wednesday Awana children's ministry, Vacation Bible Camp, and various adult Bible study classes. The church also provides online giving capabilities and missionary support services. These programs work together to serve the spiritual development needs of all ages, from toddlers through seniors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vacation Bible Camp (Emerald Crossing) A week-long summer day camp program for children age 4 through 5th grade, featuring songs, snacks, games, crafts, science experiments, and Bible lessons themed around Ireland and Psalm 23.
• Awana Ministry

Segments5 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.

• AwanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwana is a worldwide nonprofit ministry focused on Bible-based evangelism and discipleship solutions for children age 2 to 18. WBC hosts an Awana club Wednesday evenings 6:45-8:15 PM in the Fellowship Hall, September through April, serving children age 2 through 12th grade. The Awana director at WBC is Doug Limberg.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Willow Creek Community Church: Large evangelical megachurch headquartered in South Barrington, IL with multiple regional campuses. Operates a far broader portfolio of programs, services, and digital platforms; not a niche peer but the dominant regional evangelical presence in the Chicago area.

Direct peers

• The Chapel: Evangelical church in Libertyville, IL (Lake County, Chicago suburbs). Comparable in denomination, theology, programming breadth, and affluence of surrounding community; offers a similar model of family-integrated ministry with a comparable staff size.
• Christ Community Church: Non-denominational evangelical Bible church in St. Charles, IL (Chicago suburbs). Similar multi-generational ministry model, Bible-teaching focus, and family-oriented programming in a comparable suburban demographic to WBC.
• The Moody Church: Historic evangelical church founded by Dwight L. Moody in downtown Chicago, closely tied to Moody Bible Institute where WBC's senior pastor and associate pastor trained. Shares the evangelical Bible-teaching tradition, intergenerational ministries, and livestreamed services model.
• Christ Church Winnetka: Historic congregation located in the same village of Winnetka, IL as WBC. While denominationally Episcopal rather than evangelical, it is the closest geographic peer in terms of community footprint, donor demographic, and long-standing local presence.

Others

• Awana: Worldwide nonprofit children's ministry and WBC's strategic curriculum partner. Provides Bible-based programming for the Awana club hosted at WBC; an enabling/ecosystem participant rather than a direct church competitor.
• North Park University: Chicago university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church; runs chapel and pastoral programs that overlap with WBC's mission space. Acts as an adjacent ecosystem participant and feeder network for evangelical Bible-teaching traditions rather than a direct congregational competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@winnetkabiblechurch196/streams
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/winnetka-bible-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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