Antioch Waco

What Antioch Waco does

Antioch Waco (legal name: Antioch Community Church Waco) is a non-profit religious organization founded in 1999 and headquartered at 510 N. 20th St., Waco, Texas. The church operates as part of the broader Antioch Movement of Churches and conducts three weekly Sunday services (English at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., Spanish at 1:30 p.m. on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Sundays), supplemented by online streaming through antiochwaco.online.church. Its ministry portfolio spans the full life cycle: Kids Ministry (infant through 5th grade with named programs The Springs, The Stream, The River, The Deep, and Exceptional Kids), Youth Ministry (getReal for middle school, elevate for high school), College Ministry (ACM), Young Adults, Antioch En Español, Freedom Ministry (recovery, mental health, deliverance), Prophetic Ministry, Worship Ministry, House of Prayer, and Lifegroups meeting in homes across Waco. The church also runs the Antioch Discipleship School, a nine-month formation program with $1,950 tuition culminating in a 10-day international outreach, which has graduated over 1,000 students across its 30-year history.

The organization's underlying technology is modest and typical of mid-size churches: a Squarespace CMS website with integrated Church Center for event registrations and form management, plus dedicated digital properties including Discipleshiplessons.com (a content library), an online bookstore, podcast distribution on Apple and Spotify, YouTube streaming, and active Instagram/Facebook presence. Revenue is generated primarily through tithes and offerings (donations during services, online giving portal, and mobile), supplemented by Discipleship School tuition ($1,950 per student per cohort of 40-70 students), bookstore sales of devotionals and resources, and content monetization through Antioch Music (HOUSE PROJECT album) and podcast platforms. The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven, relying on Sunday services, Alpha courses, Encounter Nights, Discipleship School, life-on-life discipleship, and volunteer referral as primary acquisition and formation pathways. In 2025, the church reported deploying 700+ people on international mission trips and currently engages 400+ Sunday volunteers and 1,300+ weekly volunteers across its ministries.

As a privately held nonprofit religious organization, Antioch Waco is governed by a pastoral leadership team and elder board with no parent company, external institutional ownership, or public listing. It operates primarily in Central Texas but extends reach globally through online streaming, content distribution, and international mission sending. Key external partnerships include flagship affiliation with the Antioch Movement, core collaboration with Acts of Mercy International (disaster relief) and World Mandate conference, and minor partnerships with Impact Waco (city transformation), Shepherd's Heart (food distribution), and STARS Book Clubs (literacy).

Name

Antioch Waco

Legal name

Antioch Community Church Waco

Website

https://antiochwaco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Antioch Waco is a non-profit charismatic church in Waco, Texas, founded in 1999 as part of the global Antioch Movement. It serves congregants across all life stages through Sunday services, age-segmented ministries, Discipleship School, Lifegroups, and international missions, funded primarily by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Church ministries
• Discipleship training
• Community groups
• Faith-based education

Headquarters

HQ city

Waco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through Sunday services, online giving portal, and mobile app. Congregants contribute financially to support church operations, ministries, and missions.
2. Discipleship School Tuition: School-year program tuition of $1,950 per student covering personnel, books, speaker fees, and outreach registration
3. Bookstore Sales: Sale of devotional books, study materials, and resources published by or sold through the church including 40 Days of Devotion, Alone with God, and partner ministry books

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Antioch Waco is a non-profit church that provides weekly worship services, age-based ministry programs (children, youth, college, young adults), the 9-month Antioch Discipleship School, Lifegroups for community discipleship, pastoral care and recovery ministries, and international missions sending. It also sells devotional books, worship music, and spiritual formation resources through its bookstore and online channels.

Product overview

Antioch Waco is a community church offering a comprehensive portfolio of ministry programs and spiritual resources. The core programs include age-based children's ministry (Kids Ministry with The Springs, Stream, River, Deep, and Exceptional Kids), Youth Ministry (getReal middle school and elevate high school), College Ministry (ACM), Young Adults Ministry, and Antioch En Español for Spanish speakers. Spiritual formation programs include the Antioch Discipleship School (9-month program, $1,950 tuition), Lifegroups (small house-to-house gatherings), and the House of Prayer. Support ministries include Freedom Ministry (addiction recovery, mental health, deliverance), Prophetic Ministry, and Worship Ministry. Content resources include sermon series, podcasts (Passion + Purpose, Behold & Become), a bookstore with devotionals and books, and Antioch Music recordings. The church also offers an online streaming platform for remote participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Antioch Discipleship School: A school-year long experience for anyone hungry to go deeper in their relationship with Jesus, featuring classroom teaching, hands-on learning, and a 10-day international outreach.
• Antioch Music
• Antioch En Español
• Acts of Mercy International

Products and services

• Kids Ministry Children's ministry with age-based programs including The Springs (infant-toddler), The Stream (3-year-old to kindergarten), The River (1st-3rd grade), The Deep (4th-5th grade), Exceptional Kids (special needs), and Antioch Niños (Spanish). Designed for families with children wanting age-appropriate spiritual formation.
• Youth Ministry (getReal & elevate) Student ministry with getReal for middle school (6th-8th grade, Sundays 5-7 p.m.) and elevate for high school (9th-12th grade, Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m.), designed for adolescent spiritual formation and identity development.
• Antioch College Ministry (ACM) College-age ministry (18-25 years old) meeting Wednesdays at 7 p.m. focused on encountering God, making disciples, and living on mission. Designed for college students seeking faith community and leadership development.
• Young Adults Ministry Ministry for people in their 20s and 30s meeting monthly for service, equipping them to impact their city and the nations. Designed for young adults navigating career, relationships, and faith.
• Antioch En Español Spanish-language ministry with services on 1st, 3rd, and 4th Sundays at 1:30 p.m., life groups, and the Discipleship School available in Spanish. Designed for Spanish-speaking community members seeking culturally relevant worship.
• Freedom Ministry Recovery and healing ministry including addiction recovery groups, mental health discipleship groups, listening prayer ministry, and deliverance ministry. Designed for individuals dealing with brokenness, addiction, trauma, and life difficulties.
• House of Prayer Dedicated prayer and worship space on campus with three rooms (Room 1 for individual prayer, Room 3 for groups, Main Room for larger gatherings). Designed for congregants seeking ongoing prayer and intercession.
• Worship Ministry Music and worship team with vocalists and instrumentalists (drums, bass, electric guitar, keys, acoustic guitar) serving in weekly services. Designed for congregants seeking contemporary worship experience.
• Antioch Discipleship School (ADS) Nine-month school-year experience meeting Monday and Thursday evenings, designed for those with full-time commitments, culminating in a 10-day international outreach. Tuition is $1,950 per student. Available in English and Spanish.
• Lifegroups Small house-to-house gatherings across the city for community, discipleship, and mutual support based on Acts 2:42-47. Designed for congregants seeking deeper community beyond Sunday services.
• Missions Program Short-term and long-term mission opportunities including SERVE Internships (1 year), SERVE Apprenticeships (2 years), and long-term missions (3+ years), with over 700 people sent out in 2025. Designed for congregants called to global missions.
• Sermons Sermon library with current series including Proverbs, Words That Reach Heaven, Ephesians, and past series archives. Designed for spiritual formation through biblical teaching.
• Passion + Purpose Podcast Podcast hosted by Jimmy Seibert featuring stories, candid conversations, and interviews with leaders from the Antioch Movement. Designed for spiritual formation on-demand.
• Behold & Become Podcast Young adult podcast focused on practicals for beholding Jesus and becoming like Him. Designed for the young adults community at Antioch Waco.
• Bookstore Online bookstore offering books, devotionals, and church resources including 40 Days of Devotion, Alone with God, and titles by Antioch leaders. Designed for congregants seeking spiritual reading materials.
• 40 Days of Devotion Forty-day devotional book designed to help start, strengthen, or reignite daily time with the Lord. Available through the Antioch bookstore.
• Alone with God Spiritual guidebook providing practical tools for prayer, worship, and Bible study to deepen personal relationship with God. Available through the Antioch bookstore.
• Antioch Music Worship music expression of Antioch Waco led by worship pastor James Mark Gulley, featuring raw, passionate songs of worship. Albums include HOUSE PROJECT.
• Online Church Online streaming and digital presence for remote participation in Sunday services and church life. Designed for people who cannot attend in person.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700+ people sent to the nations in 2025 alone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• Shepherd's HeartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAntioch Waco partners with Shepherd's Heart to serve as a mobile food pantry in the neighborhood. Food is distributed twice a month (first and third Tuesdays) from 2:30-4pm, providing groceries to hundreds of families and offering prayer to everyone who comes through.
• STARS Book ClubsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTARS Book Clubs works toward a future where every student in Waco, TX can read on grade level. Church volunteers provide encouragement, positive role models, and focused reading support through book clubs and Friday clubs.
• Acts of Mercy InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActs of Mercy is the crisis relief and disaster relief arm of Antioch and the Antioch Movement. Mobilizes the Church to save lives in times of disaster and bring sustainable transformation to communities locally and around the world.
• Impact WacominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Waco catalyzes city transformation through the local church by meeting community needs in vulnerable and under-resourced areas of Waco.
• The Antioch MovementflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAntioch Waco is part of the Antioch Movement of Churches - a global network of churches committed to making disciples who encounter God, disciple others, and live on mission. Antioch.org serves as the central hub for movement-wide resources, training, and coordination including World Mandate conferences.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gateway Church: Large charismatic multisite church based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with comparable ministries across all life stages, online streaming, and a discipleship school. Closest analog in terms of charismatic tradition, programming breadth, and Texas regional footprint.
• Bethel Church: Large charismatic church in Redding, CA known for worship music, prophetic ministry, and the Bethel Music label. Highly comparable in theological tradition (charismatic, prophetic emphasis), worship-music publishing, and Discipleship School-style training programs.
• Church of the Highlands: One of the largest churches in the U.S. based in Birmingham, AL with multisite operations, recovery ministries, and small-group discipleship infrastructure. Comparable in scale, programming breadth, and small-group (Lifegroup-equivalent) community strategy.
• Watermark Church: Large non-denominational church located in Plano, TX with multisite operations, extensive community outreach, and discipleship programs. Comparable in scale and congregational programming model, though theologically more evangelical-reformed than charismatic.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site charismatic church led by Steven Furtick with strong online presence, podcast, and devotional content. Comparable in production quality of media, multisite model, and emphasis on reaching young adults and unchurched demographics.
• Hillsong Church: Globally recognized charismatic megachurch with extensive music publishing (Hillsong Worship), conferences, and church-planting network. Comparable in charismatic tradition, worship-music publishing (parallel to Antioch Music), and global brand extension through media.
• Shoreline Church: Austin-based multisite charismatic church with comparable life-stage programming (Kids, Youth, Young Adults), small groups, and online presence. Closest geographic peer in the Central Texas charismatic church landscape.
• The Antioch Movement: Global network of charismatic churches of which Antioch Waco is a member. Operates the World Mandate conference, missionary sending structure, and shared training resources — directly comparable in mission, model, and theological tradition.
• Acts of Mercy International: Crisis relief and disaster relief arm of the Antioch Movement. Already operates in partnership with Antioch Waco; comparable in mobilizing congregational volunteer capacity for humanitarian missions domestically and internationally.

Broad incumbents

• North Point Ministries: Andy Stanley-led multisite church network based in Atlanta with strong small-groups programming and leadership development pipeline. Comparable in operational scale and small-group DNA, though theologically more mainstream evangelical than charismatic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLoXSy2HiYN4sdXG492cUz1C8vqV49lN74
• Facebookfacebook.com/AntiochWaco
• Instagraminstagram.com/antiochwaco
• Xx.com/AntiochWaco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/antioch-community-church-of-waco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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