Zion Church

What Zion Church does

Zion Church is a non-denominational, seeker-sensitive Christian church founded in 2000 by Keith Battle in the Greater Washington DC Metropolitan Area. It operates four physical campuses in Greenbelt, Fort Washington, and Landover, Maryland, and Woodbridge, Virginia, plus an online campus called Zion Anywhere that streams live and on-demand worship through web, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV, and YouTube. The church serves more than 30,000 registered attendees weekly and operates a focused suite of ministry products: OffScript Youth Ministry for middle and high school students, Xtreme Kidz for children, The Circle Women's Ministry, Family Ministry with counseling and SYMBIS premarital programming, Life Groups for small-group discipleship, a Prayer Ministry, and EQUIP University, a five-pillar leadership and transformation training institute built on LearnWorlds LMS. Distribution extends beyond physical campuses through the Weekly Wisdom radio and TV broadcast on multiple DC and Baltimore FM stations and two regional TV channels as well as global mission programs in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Kenya, and Southern Africa.

The church is funded entirely through tithes and offerings from its congregation, with digital giving facilitated through the Pushpay platform; no revenue or budget figures are publicly disclosed. Operational structure includes a dedicated CIO, Chief Accounting Officer, and Chief People and Culture Officer, plus Lead Campus Pastors for each location and a Senior Director and Global Youth Pastor. The church also functions as a community-impact organization, having paid roughly $3 million in benevolence (housing, utilities, medical bills) and reaching 50,000+ children and families through the Miracle on Z Street program, with formal partnerships with United Way NCA, Mary's Center, Holy Cross, and Bowie State University for health fairs and food security initiatives. The founder's external affiliations (Washington Wizards Chaplain; President of Sagacity, LLC) provide additional brand reach and reputational lift.

Name

Zion Church

Legal name

Zion Church

Website

https://zionchurchonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Zion Church is a non-denominational Christian church operating four physical campuses and an online campus across the Greater Washington DC area, serving 30,000+ registered weekly attendees through worship, youth, children's, family, and women's ministries, plus global missions and broadcast distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Faith-Based Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Christian Broadcasting (TV & Radio) (MPABALAA), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian church ministries
• Youth and children's ministry
• Spiritual leadership training
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenbelt

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 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: Traditional church giving model where members contribute tithes (10% of income) and offerings
2. Online Giving: Digital giving through Pushpay platform for convenient tithes and offerings

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Zion Church is a non-denominational Christian church delivering weekly worship services, spiritual development programs, and community ministries across four physical campuses and the Zion Anywhere online campus. Its core offerings include children's, youth, women's, family, and small group ministries, the EQUIP University training institute, and the Weekly Wisdom radio and TV broadcast. The church is supported by congregational tithes and offerings.

Product overview

Zion Church operates as a multi-campus non-denominational Christian church with a unified product portfolio centered on spiritual development and community engagement. The core offering includes in-person and online worship experiences across 5 campuses (Greenbelt, Fort Washington, Landover, Woodbridge, and Zion Anywhere online). Key ministry products include OffScript Youth Ministry for middle/high school students, Xtreme Kidz for children's spiritual development, EQUIP University for adult training, and Life Groups for small group discipleship. The church extends its reach through Weekly Wisdom Radio & TV Broadcast and global missions programs. Additional services encompass Family Ministry, The Circle Women's Ministry, Prayer Ministry, iServe volunteer opportunities, and Online Giving. Zion Anywhere serves as the digital platform enabling virtual attendance via web, Roku, Apple TV, and FireTV, with dedicated online versions of youth and children's programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zion Anywhere (Online Campus) Zion Church's online virtual campus offering live streaming of worship services, youth ministry (OffScript), and children's programming (Xtreme Kidz Anywhere), accessible globally via web, Roku, Apple TV, and FireTV platforms.
• OffScript Youth Ministry Youth ministry serving middle and high school students with experiences focused on experiencing God, engaging in community, being equipped for ministry, and being empowered to serve across all physical campuses and online.
• Xtreme Kidz Children's Ministry Children's church experience for ages 18 months through 6th grade, featuring large group worship, small group activities, and the Xtreme Kidz Anywhere online campus with Bible-based curriculum.
• EQUIP University Zion Church's premier training institute using a Five-Pillar system for holistic transformation covering spiritual, emotional, intellectual, social, and physical development, offering free self-paced courses and structured programs via LearnWorlds LMS.
• Weekly Wisdom Radio & TV Broadcast Weekly radio and television broadcast airing on WPGC 95.5 FM, Majic 102.3 FM, 92.3 FM, and Praise 106.1 FM in the DC/Baltimore region, plus TV on DCW 50 and DC News Now.
• Starting Point Eight-week small group program for exploring faith questions in a safe environment, designed as a starting point for new believers or those exploring Christianity.
• Baptism Program Pre-baptism Discovery class followed by baptism services held at various campuses, demonstrating spiritual transformation for those who have accepted salvation.
• Global Outreach & Missions International mission trips to Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Kenya including medical clinics, food distribution, housing projects, leadership training, and community development programs.
• Family Ministry Comprehensive family support including counseling, premarital (SYMBIS), family life groups, resources for positive discipline, and estate planning, serving all family dynamics from young adults to seniors.
• The Circle Women's Ministry Global women's ministry with campus representation creating a support system for women to connect with God and each other through educational, encouraging, and energizing events.
• Life Groups Small group ministry providing environments for Christian discipleship, typically 6-12 people meeting twice monthly for 90 minutes for socialization, learning, and prayer.
• iServe Volunteer Ministry Serving connection ministry with teams including administrative, audio, cafe, careline/prayer, communication, dance, deaf interpretation, events, facilities, family life, first aid, guest services, hospitality, missions, music, online hosts, operations, outreach, small groups, traffic/security, video production, welcome team, Xtreme Kidz, youth ministry, and Zion Connect.
• Prayer Ministry Prayer support including 1:1 prayer requests, a prayer wall for community prayer, daily prayer calls (6:00-6:30am and Wednesday evenings), and the Care Line for sickness and bereavement support.
• Online Giving (Pushpay) Digital giving platform for tithes, offerings, and donations accessible via Pushpay integration on the church website.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ registered attendees weekly
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• United Way NCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for health fairs providing testing, vaccinations, and healthcare checks to address health disparities in Black and Brown communities
• Mary's CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in health fairs providing community healthcare services and health disparity interventions
• Holy CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in health fairs providing community healthcare services
• Bowie State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch helps fill campus nutritional lounge with fresh produce weekly to support food-insecure college students

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• North Point Ministries: North Point Ministries operates multiple physical campuses around Atlanta with an emphasis on strategic teaching, online distribution, and ministry programming. Its multi-campus strategy and digital presence make it a direct peer to Zion Church.
• Elevation Church: Elevation Church is a multi-campus, non-denominational megachurch headquartered in North Carolina with strong broadcast and online streaming operations. Its hybrid physical-digital model and ministry segmentation are directly comparable to Zion Church.
• McLean Bible Church: McLean Bible Church is a large non-denominational megachurch in the Washington DC metro area with multiple campuses, online services, and community outreach programs. It is the most direct local peer to Zion Church given overlapping DC metro geography and similar model.
• Life.Church: Life.Church is a multi-site, non-denominational Christian church that pioneered online church experiences via the Church Online Platform. It is directly comparable to Zion Church's hybrid physical-plus-online mega-church model and digital-first approach.

Others

• Pushpay: Pushpay is the digital giving platform Zion Church uses for tithes and offerings. It is an enabling technology vendor rather than a direct competitor, but relevant as the underlying infrastructure supporting Zion's donation revenue model.
• Church Online Platform: Church Online Platform is the streaming platform used to power Zion Anywhere's online campus. It is an ecosystem infrastructure provider for online church delivery rather than a competing ministry.

Broad incumbents

• Gateway Church: Gateway Church is a multi-site, non-denominational megachurch based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with online broadcast and ministry programs. Its multi-campus, broadcast, and digital strategy parallel Zion Church's operations.
• Church of the Highlands: Church of the Highlands is one of the largest megachurches in the U.S., operating multiple campuses across Alabama with strong online presence. Its scale and ministry segmentation closely mirror Zion's structure.
• Saddleback Church: Saddleback Church is a multi-campus Southern Baptist megachurch in California with extensive online teaching content and global church-planting initiatives. It is comparable to Zion in campus-based ministry and digital reach.
• Lakewood Church: Lakewood Church is the largest megachurch in the United States, broadcasting globally on television and digital platforms. It overlaps with Zion's hybrid mega-church and broadcast distribution model but operates at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/zionchurchorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/zionchurchonline
• Instagraminstagram.com/zionchurch/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zion-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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