Catalyst Church

What Catalyst Church does

Catalyst Church is a non-profit evangelical church founded in 2019 by Senior Pastors Jeremy and Kristina Burroughs, headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and serving the Washington D.C. metro area. Its mission is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ through in-person Sunday worship services (three service times held at The Bethesdan Hotel), complemented by online streaming on YouTube and Facebook and podcast distribution on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean. The church operates a portfolio of ministry programs: Catalyst Kids (children ages 6 weeks through 5th grade), Catalyst Students (middle and high school), Community Groups across eight demographic/life-stage categories, the 21 Days of Prayer initiative (held twice yearly), a Dream Team volunteer program spanning five ministry areas, pastoral care services, and Catalyst Cares outreach spanning local, national, and international missions. A two-year Catalyst Leadership Institute certificate program launched in partnership with Highlands College, with the fall 2026 cohort beginning in August.

The organization's technology stack is built entirely on standard third-party platforms rather than proprietary systems. The Church Center platform serves as the primary digital engagement portal for event registrations, group signups, volunteer applications, pastoral care requests, baptism registrations, and online giving. The Overflow platform handles stock and donor-advised fund contributions. No public API, SDK, mobile app, or proprietary technology is offered. AI/ML capabilities are not present in the disclosed stack.

Catalyst Church's revenue model is based entirely on voluntary member contributions: tithes, offerings, one-time and recurring online gifts (via checking account or debit card), stock donations, donor-advised fund gifts, check/cash gifts, and envelope-based in-person giving. The church is ECFA-accredited, signaling adherence to standards of financial transparency and biblical accountability. Pricing is not applicable — all core services (worship, community groups, ministries, pastoral care) are provided free of charge, funded by donations. The church is independently operated with no parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or institutional investors, and reports 1-10 employees.

Name

Catalyst Church

Legal name

Catalyst Church

Website

https://yourcatalystchurch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Catalyst Church is a non-profit evangelical church in Bethesda, Maryland, founded in 2019 by Jeremy and Kristina Burroughs, serving the Washington D.C. metro area through Sunday worship services, children's and student ministries, community groups, pastoral care, and outreach programs funded by voluntary member tithes and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Community groups
• Pastoral care
• Faith community

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda, Maryland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church receives tithes (10% of income as taught in the Bible) and offerings from congregation members. They emphasize first fruits giving and generous responding to God's blessings.
2. Online Giving: Secure online platform for single gifts or recurring giving via checking account or debit card, with access to annual giving reports.
3. Stock and Donor Advised Fund Gifts: Accepts stock donations and gifts from donor advised funds through a secure platform (Overflow).
4. Check and Cash Gifts: In-person giving via giving envelopes, and mail-in donations to PO Box 30367, Chevy Chase, MD 20824.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Catalyst Church is a non-profit Christian church in Bethesda, MD that delivers weekly Sunday worship services in-person at The Bethesdan Hotel and online via YouTube, Facebook, and podcast platforms. Its ministry portfolio includes Catalyst Kids (children's ministry for ages 6 weeks through 5th grade), Catalyst Students (middle and high school ministry), Community Groups across multiple demographic categories, a twice-yearly 21 Days of Prayer program, pastoral care services (hospital visits, weddings, counseling), the Dream Team volunteer program, and the Catalyst Leadership Institute (a two-year certificate partnership with Highlands College).

Product overview

Catalyst Church offers a unified church ministry platform centered on its Church Center digital portal, which integrates event registrations, community groups, volunteer management, and online giving. The church operates multiple ministry programs including Catalyst Kids (children's ministry from nursery through 5th grade), Catalyst Students (middle and high school), Community Groups (small groups across eight categories), the 21 Days of Prayer initiative, sermon streaming via multiple platforms, Catalyst Leadership Institute (in partnership with Highlands College), annual Bible reading plans, the Dream Team volunteer program, pastoral care services, and Catalyst Cares outreach spanning local, national, and international missions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Church Center Platform Comprehensive church management platform used for event registrations, community group signups, volunteer applications, pastoral care requests, and baptism registrations; serves as the primary digital portal for church engagement.
• Catalyst Kids Ministry Children's ministry program providing age-appropriate environments for nursery (6 weeks), preschool, and elementary-aged children (through 5th grade) with check-in systems, background-checked volunteers, and Bible-based learning activities during Sunday services.
• Catalyst Students Ministry Middle and high school student ministry meeting weekly during the 12:00 p.m. Sunday service, providing community for spiritual growth and belonging.
• Community Groups Small group ministry connecting members through Bible studies, activity groups, and dinner parties across categories including men, women, singles, married couples, young adults, youth, and financial groups.
• 21 Days of Prayer Program Structured prayer initiative held twice yearly (January and August) featuring daily prayer calls, Saturday in-person gatherings, and downloadable prayer resources including fasting guides.
• Sermon Streaming & Podcasting Weekly sermon recordings available via YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean, with sermon series spanning topics from faith foundations to practical life applications.
• Catalyst Leadership Institute A two-year certificate program in Christian leadership offered in partnership with Highlands College for leadership development.
• Catalyst Cares Outreach Community outreach initiative spanning local (Maryland, DC, Virginia), national (church planting, disaster relief), and international missions (Bible translation, poverty relief, disaster response).
• Pastoral Care Services Ministry providing hospital visitation, funeral/memorial services, biblical counseling, wedding officiant services, and pre-marital counseling through trained pastoral staff.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Highlands CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Catalyst Leadership Institute is a partnership with Highlands College offering a two-year Certificate in Christian Leadership. Applications due August 7th, 2026; fall semester begins August 18th, 2026.
• Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)coreOthersCatalyst Church is accredited by ECFA, which requires high standards of biblical accountability, board governance, financial transparency, integrity in fundraising, and proper use of charity resources.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• McLean Bible Church: Large, established non-denominational church in Northern Virginia serving the D.C. metro. Comparable as a regional incumbent competing for the same Bethesda-area members and donors but with substantially greater scale, multi-site presence, and programming depth.
• Gateway Church: Robert Morris's Dallas-Fort Worth multi-campus church. Comparable in operating in a major metro with multiple service times, contemporary teaching, and an integrated online giving and community-group infrastructure.
• The Summit Church: J.D. Greear's Durham, NC church with a strong church-plant and missions sending culture. Comparable in its outward focus on local outreach, national church planting, and international missions via Catalyst Cares.
• Watermark Church: Large non-denominational church in Plano, Texas known for biblical counseling and community-group focus. Comparable in its heavy investment in community groups and pastoral care as core programming, mirroring Catalyst Church's ministries.
• Elevation Church: Steven Furtick's Charlotte-based church plant that scaled into a multi-site network. Comparable as a contemporary church-plant origin story with strong digital content and a leadership-development culture that Catalyst Church's Highlands College partnership echoes.
• North Point Community Church: Andy Stanley's Atlanta-area megachurch and church-plant network. Comparable as a model for contemporary teaching-driven, multi-campus churches with strong online content distribution — a benchmark Catalyst Church may aspire to replicate.

Regional players

• Christ Fellowship Church: South Florida multi-site non-denominational church with strong online content and family ministry focus. Comparable as a regional contemporary congregation with a comparable mix of kids, students, community groups, and digital outreach.

Direct peers

• National Community Church: Non-denominational church based in Washington D.C. (multi-location, including Capitol Hill). Directly comparable to Catalyst Church as a contemporary, multi-site or single-market D.C.-area congregation with similar demographic targeting and digital streaming emphasis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/yourcatalystchurch
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLQMUk6FsSjKOO4ozzuHsxA
• Facebookfacebook.com/yourcatalystchurch
• Instagraminstagram.com/yourcatalystchurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catalyst-churchdc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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