Willingdon Church

What Willingdon Church does

Willingdon Church is a non-profit Christian religious organization headquartered at 4812 Willingdon Avenue in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, with a second campus (Austin Heights Church) at 450 Blue Mountain Street in Coquitlam. Founded in 1961, it operates as a BC Registered Society and a CRA Registered Charity and serves an inter-cultural, multi-generational congregation across the Greater Vancouver area through five Sunday services and an online livestream across three time slots.

The church delivers a comprehensive suite of ministries covering the full lifecycle — nursery through Willingdon Bible School (theological education), student ministry, men's and women's ministries, Life Groups, pastoral care, and a Benevolent Fund for those in hardship — alongside International Language Ministries that publish the website and digital content in six languages (English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish). Programmatic infrastructure relies entirely on third-party SaaS: Planning Center is the Church Management System for donations, tax receipts, membership, volunteer coordination, child check-in, and pastoral follow-ups; Tithe.ly and Text2Give process online donations (incurring 5-6% transaction fees); ChurchCenter serves as the congregant engagement portal; Jotform captures household and registration data; and a WhatsApp channel delivers the Scripture Together 365 daily Bible reading plan.

Revenue is generated exclusively through voluntary tithes and offerings, accepted via internet banking with no fees, debit at the Resource Center, cash and cheques in-person, online via Tithe.ly, and via text through Text2Give. The organization is led by Senior Pastor and Team Leader Ray Harms-Wiebe and Executive Director Penny Fuchihara, supported by a team of pastors leading Worship Arts, Family, Care, and Outreach/International Language Ministries.

Name

Willingdon Church

Legal name

Willingdon Church

Website

https://willingdon.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Willingdon Church is a non-profit Christian church in Burnaby, British Columbia, operating two physical campuses (Burnaby and Austin Heights in Coquitlam) plus online services for an inter-cultural, multi-generational congregation, funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services and Community Ministry

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Community worship
• Pastoral care
• Faith education
• Congregational ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnaby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The primary revenue stream is voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members. The church accepts donations through multiple channels: internet banking (no fees), debit card at the Resource Center, cash and cheques dropped off at services or the office, online via Tithe.ly (incurs 5-6% transaction fees), and Text2Give mobile service (incurs 5-6% transaction fees). Donors receive tax receipts for donations of $10 or more.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Willingdon Church is a multi-site Christian church that delivers Sunday worship services at two physical campuses (Willingdon in Burnaby and Austin Heights in Coquitlam) plus a concurrent online livestream. It wraps these core services with a full ministry portfolio: children's, student, and family ministries; adult Life Groups; Willingdon Bible School; International Language Ministries in six languages; Care Ministries and a Benevolent Fund; volunteer programs; and outreach initiatives. All services are offered free of charge and funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Product overview

Willingdon Church is a multi-site Christian church with two physical locations (Willingdon in Burnaby and Austin Heights in Coquitlam) plus online services. The church's technology infrastructure consists of operational ministry tools rather than commercial products: Planning Center (church management system for membership, donations, and volunteer coordination), Tithe.ly (online giving platform), ChurchCenter (engagement portal), Scripture Together 365 (Bible reading resource with WhatsApp community), and various event and communication tools. Willingdon Church does not offer commercial tech products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services at Willingdon (Burnaby Campus) Sunday worship services held at the Willingdon Church campus in Burnaby, BC, with three service times (8:30am, 10am, 11:45am). Designed for congregants, families, and visitors in the Greater Vancouver area seeking in-person Christian worship.
• Sunday Worship Services at Austin Heights Church (Coquitlam Campus) Sunday worship services at the Austin Heights Church campus in Coquitlam, BC, with two service times (9am and 10:45am). Designed for congregants and families in the Coquitlam area seeking in-person Christian worship.
• Online Livestream Services Livestream of Sunday worship services available at 8:30am, 10am, and 11:45am for remote attendees, those who are traveling, or those unable to attend in person.
• Family Ministry (Children's and Student Ministries) Age-appropriate faith formation programs for children (nursery, preschool, children's ministry) and students (middle school and high school). Designed for families with children seeking structured Christian education and spiritual development.
• Life Groups Small-group community meetings for adults to build relationships, study together, and support one another. Designed for adult congregants seeking deeper community connection beyond Sunday services.
• International Language Ministries (ILM) Multilingual worship, community, and pastoral ministries serving Chinese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, and Spanish-speaking congregants. Designed for immigrants and multilingual residents in Greater Vancouver who prefer Christian community in their native language.
• Willingdon Bible School Theological education and biblical training program for adults. Designed for congregants who want structured, deeper engagement with Christian theology and Scripture beyond Sunday sermons.
• Care Ministries and Benevolent Fund Pastoral care, prayer support, counseling referrals, and practical financial/material assistance through the Benevolent Fund. Designed for individuals and families facing hardship, emotional crisis, or spiritual need.
• Outreach Ministry Local and global outreach initiatives, including community food drives and other service-oriented events. Designed for congregants who want to serve the broader community and for community members receiving assistance.
• Volunteer and Serve Programs Structured volunteer opportunities across church ministries, enabling congregants to serve in worship, children's, welcome, outreach, and operational roles. Designed for congregants who want to actively participate in church operations.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Planning CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationPlanning Center is the church management system (ChMS) used by Willingdon Church since 2020/21. It helps fulfill legal obligations for privacy and record keeping as a BC Registered Society and CRA Registered Charity. The system manages donations, tax receipts, membership, criminal record checks, volunteer coordination, event registrations, group sign-ups, and tax receipt distribution. The church selected Planning Center after two years of testing various systems, finding it most effective for their administrative needs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hillsong Church: International multi-site church with campuses across multiple countries, large-scale worship production, and global online broadcast. Comparable in multi-site and online-GTM model.
• Christ Community Church: Multi-site evangelical church in the Kansas City metro area with multiple campuses and a comparable multi-generational ministry model. Comparable in multi-site architecture and program breadth.
• North Point Community Church: Large multi-site church founded by Andy Stanley in the Atlanta metro area with multiple physical campuses and an online broadcast ministry. Comparable multi-site architecture and online-first GTM, though significantly larger scale.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site church headquartered in Charlotte, NC with multiple physical locations and online broadcast. Comparable multi-site and online-first engagement model, though operating at substantially larger scale.
• Willow Creek Community Church: Pioneering multi-site church in suburban Chicago with multiple campuses and global leadership development programs. Comparable in multi-site infrastructure and life-stage ministry model.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site church in Southern California with multiple regional campuses, extensive children's and family ministry, and global outreach programming. Comparable in multi-site model and ministry breadth, though operating at much larger scale.
• McLean Bible Church: Multi-site church in the Washington DC metro area with multiple campuses, online services, and comprehensive life-stage ministry programming. Comparable in multi-site and integrated ministry architecture.

Regional players

• Centre Street Church: Multi-site Christian church in Calgary, Alberta with multiple campuses serving diverse demographics. Comparable in multi-site Canadian church model and life-stage ministry breadth, though operating in a different province.

Direct peers

• Northview Christian Church: Multi-site Canadian Christian church headquartered in Abbotsford, BC, with multiple campuses and online services. Most directly comparable to Willingdon given shared Lower Mainland BC footprint, multi-site model, and English-language ministry profile.
• Forward Church: Multi-site church in Mission and Abbotsford, BC with comparable multi-generational programming and life-stage ministry structure. Comparable in scale and operating model to Willingdon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/willingdon-church

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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