WEST HOUSTON CHURCH OF CHRIST

What WEST HOUSTON CHURCH OF CHRIST does

West Houston Church of Christ is an independent, self-governing religious nonprofit established in 1982 in Houston, Texas. The congregation currently gathers at a debt-free campus at 17100 West Road, Houston — a property held since June 2005 and paid off on March 29, 2009 — and operates dual Sunday worship services in two formats: an A Cappella service at 8:30am in the Chapel and an Instrumental service at 10:45am in the Worship Center, supplemented by Bible classes for all ages and a midweek Life Group network meeting across at least seven geographic nodes in the greater Houston area. The church is governed by a Biblical eldership model comprising two Overseers (Chuck Cervas, Keith Hawes) and six Shepherding elders, and is led by Senior Minister Brian Offutt (in role since 2014) and Executive Minister Will Morris, supported by a 12-person staff spanning worship, student, children's, adult discipleship, and operational functions.

The organization's portfolio consists of ministry programs rather than commercial products. Core offerings include West Houston Children's Ministry (birth through 4th grade), West Houston Student Ministry (5th-12th grade), Young Adults, Men's and Women's Ministries, Adult Education, Life Groups, Freedom Prayer Ministry (a confidential inner-healing prayer service delivered by trained 2-3 person volunteer teams), and the fee-based Wee Hearts Mother's Day Out program for children 18 months to 6 years. Internationally, the church funds or partners with five mission initiatives: Pioneer Bible Translation in Tanzania, Casa de la Esperanza in Mexico, W.I.N.G.S. in India, Mission Lazarus in Honduras, and Impact Church of Christ in downtown Houston.

Revenue is generated primarily through member tithes and offerings — collected during services and via the Pushpay online giving platform — supplemented by Wee Hearts MDO tuition (approximately $200/month per child for Tuesdays and Thursdays, September through May, plus a $75/$50 registration fee and a $100 annual supply fee) and minor event fees. The organization's digital stack is utilitarian and entirely third-party: a SnapPages website, YouTube live streaming for online worship, Church Community Builder (CCB) for member management, and Pushpay for donations. The church is privately held with no outside investors, funding rounds, or equity instruments.

Name

WEST HOUSTON CHURCH OF CHRIST

Legal name

West Houston Church of Christ

Website

https://westhoustonchurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

West Houston Church of Christ is a Houston-based independent religious nonprofit founded in 1982, offering dual-format Sunday worship, multi-generational ministries, Life Groups, a fee-based children's Mother's Day Out program, and international mission partnerships across five countries.

Ownership category

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Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAE

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International)

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

SECONDARYEDALAHAI

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

SECONDARYBPAGAJAD

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

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Church ministries
• Worship services
• Children's education
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church tithes and offerings collected during Sunday worship services and through online giving via Pushpay platform. Members encouraged to give financially to support church operations, staff, missions, and community programs.
2. Wee Hearts MDO Program Fees: Mother's Day Out program for children 18 months to 6 years. Tuition and fees collected for classes held Tuesdays and Thursdays, September through May. Includes registration fees, annual supply fees, and monthly tuition payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

West Houston Church of Christ is a religious nonprofit organization that provides Sunday worship services in two formats (A Cappella at 8:30am and Instrumental at 10:45am), Bible classes for all ages, and an ecosystem of faith-based ministry programs including children's, student, young adult, men's, women's, adult education, life groups, and global missions. The church also operates Wee Hearts MDO, a fee-based Mother's Day Out program for young children, and a Freedom Prayer Ministry offering confidential inner-healing prayer sessions.

Product overview

West Houston Church of Christ is a religious organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of ministry programs rather than a technology product. The core offerings include Sunday worship services (A Cappella and Instrumental formats), supported by various ministry programs including Freedom Prayer Ministry, Wee Hearts MDO (children's program), West Houston Student Ministry (WHSM), West Houston Children's Ministry (WHCM), Women's Ministry, Men's Ministry, Life Groups, West Houston Young Adults, Adult Education, Missions Program, and operational systems like the Children's Check-In System and Online Giving platform through PushPay. The church website is built on SnapPages and utilizes CCB Church for member management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• Freedom Prayer Ministry
• Wee Hearts MDO
• West Houston Student Ministry (WHSM)
• West Houston Children's Ministry (WHCM)
• West Houston Young Adults
• Life Groups
• Women's Ministry
• Men's Ministry
• Adult Education Ministry
• Missions Program

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pioneer Bible Translation - TanzaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Hill family in Tanzania to assist in translating the written Word of God into the native language of the people there. Supports global evangelism through Bible translation efforts.
• Casa de la Esperanza - MexicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasa De La Esperanza serves those who are orphaned, lost, abandoned and abused in Mexico. Church supports this ministry through prayer and potentially financial giving.
• Impact Church of Christ - HoustoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInner-city church partnership with Impact Church of Christ in Downtown Houston. West Houston supports this local congregation through various means.
• W.I.N.G.S. - IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerW.I.N.G.S. provides support to preachers in 48 congregations and 3 Bible Schools, and also provides support for widows, children, and individuals with curable disease in southeast India.
• Mission Lazarus - HondurascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry through a holistic view of community development that focuses on 4 key areas: education, health, economic development, and spiritual development in Honduras.
• The GE CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCitywide worship night collaboration with The GE Collective and A Secret Place for young adults in Houston. Event held July 30 at 12400 Ormandy St, Houston, TX.
• A Secret PlaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative worship night partner with The GE Collective for citywide young adult worship event. Co-hosted at 17100 West Rd, Houston on September 29.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Memorial Church of Christ: Church of Christ congregation in the Houston area sharing the same Restoration Movement heritage, dual-worship tradition (a cappella central), and comparable ministry structure to West Houston.
• Westwood Church of Christ: Church of Christ congregation in the Houston area with similar suburban profile, age-graded ministries, and missions orientation — the closest doctrinal and operational peer.

Regional players

• Cy-Fair Christian Church: Independent Christian church in the Cy-Fair/NW Houston corridor, serving the same suburban Houston demographic and competing for the same families as West Houston.
• Sugar Land Church of Christ: Church of Christ congregation in the Houston metro (Sugar Land), serving a similar suburban Texas demographic with the same Restoration Movement identity and ministry structure.
• Sagemont Church: Suburban Houston-area church with comparable family-oriented programming and community outreach serving a similar demographic footprint in the metro area.

Broad incumbents

• Houston's First Baptist Church: Major Houston-area Baptist congregation with multi-site model, online streaming, and extensive missions footprint — a comparable Houston church operating at larger scale.
• Second Baptist Church Houston: Established Houston-area Baptist church with comprehensive family ministry, global missions, and multiple service formats, representing a broader Houston church of similar missional orientation.
• Woodlands Church: Large non-denominational church serving the greater Houston area with multiple campuses, comparable multi-generational ministry programming and digital outreach at a much larger scale than West Houston.
• Lakewood Church: Mega-church based in Houston with extensive broadcast operations and global digital reach, providing a benchmark for scale of online ministry and streaming distribution.

Emerging players

• Bayou City Fellowship: Houston-area church with strong young adult and worship-night programming, comparable to West Houston's Young Adults ministry in target demographic and event-driven engagement model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZlJD9ojLBkzWox7TOyS4Lw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/west-houston-church-of-christ

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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