National Community Church

What National Community Church does

National Community Church (NCC) is a non-profit, interdenominational Christian church founded in 1996 in Washington, DC, by Lead Pastor Dr. Mark Batterson and Lora Batterson. The church operates a multi-site ministry built around three owned Capitol Hill properties within an original 4.7-mile prayer circle: Capital Turnaround (700 M St SE, main Sunday worship venue at 9am and 11am), Ebenezers Coffeehouse (201 F St NE), and Miracle Theatre (535 8th St SE). NCC runs a broad ministry portfolio including NCC Kids, NCC Youth, NCC Young Adults (Culture Nights), House of Prayer gatherings (in person and on Zoom), Sozo Inner Healing sessions, Prayer Appointments, sermon series with discussion guides and supporting resources, the audio podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the Second Saturday Serve community service program in partnership with DC Dream Center, and the long-standing interdenominational Easter Sunrise Service at the Lincoln Memorial (now in its 46th year).

The underlying technology stack is a digital worship and content distribution platform rather than a software product: live online worship is delivered through the NCC Online Campus at live.national.cc and streamed on YouTube @NationalCommunityChurch, with archived sermons and audio podcasts distributed globally on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Digital giving is processed through the Pushpay platform, and prayer gatherings use Zoom. The church maintains an organic social presence on Instagram (primary account and @culturenights.dc) and runs an email newsletter through the NCC Central platform.

The revenue model is donation-driven, consisting of voluntary tithes and offerings collected during in-person worship services and through online giving via Pushpay. Worship services themselves are free and open to the public; there are no published pricing models. The organization is led pastorally rather than through corporate ownership, with Lead Pastor Dr. Mark Batterson (a New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, 2011) supported by a multi-pastor team. The church is staffed at 101-250 employees and operates without a parent company, private equity, or institutional ownership structure.

Name

National Community Church

Legal name

National Community Church

Website

https://national.cc

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

National Community Church is a Washington, DC-based non-profit Christian church founded in 1996, offering Sunday worship, online streaming, youth and family ministries, prayer gatherings, and community service programs to congregants across the DC Metro Area and a global digital audience.

Ownership category

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Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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

• Christian worship services
• Online church campus
• Youth ministry programs
• Community service events
• Prayer gatherings

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

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: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members during worship services and through online giving platforms such as Pushpay

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

National Community Church delivers weekly Christian worship services both in-person at its Capital Turnaround campus in Washington DC and online through its NCC Online Campus live streaming platform. The church provides age-specific ministries (NCC Kids, NCC Youth, NCC Young Adults), recurring prayer gatherings (House of Prayer, Sozo Inner Healing), community service opportunities (Second Saturday Serve, Culture Nights), and an extensive sermon series and audio podcast library. All programming is offered free to participants and supported by voluntary tithes and offerings collected in person and through the Pushpay digital giving platform.

Product overview

National Community Church is a multi-site church in Washington, DC offering a unified ministry platform centered on in-person worship at the DC Campus (Capital Turnaround) and online via live streaming. The church provides ministry programs including NCC Kids, NCC Youth, NCC Young Adults, House of Prayer gatherings, Sozo Inner Healing sessions, and community service opportunities like Second Saturday Serve. Content delivery includes sermon series with discussion guides and audio podcasts available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The core offering integrates weekly worship services with age-specific ministries, prayer gatherings, and digital content access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DC Campus (In-Person Worship) In-person Christian worship services held at Capital Turnaround (700 M St SE, Washington, DC 20003) on Sundays at 9am and 11am, featuring Dr. Mark Batterson and other pastors delivering sermon series. Open to the general public free of charge.
• NCC Online Campus Live streaming of worship services and on-demand sermon content available at live.national.cc and on the @NationalCommunityChurch YouTube channel, allowing remote participation in services and sermon series from anywhere in the world.
• NCC Audio Podcast Audio podcast of NCC sermons available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, providing on-demand access to teaching content from Dr. Mark Batterson and other NCC pastors.
• House of Prayer Recurring prayer gatherings including online Upper Zoom sessions (Wednesdays at 7:14am) and in-person House of Prayer (Thursdays at 7:14pm at Capital Turnaround), featuring worship, prayer moments, and prophetic words for congregants and the wider community.
• Culture Nights Young adult gathering space held every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7pm at Culture House DC, combining fellowship, worship, and teaching for young adults seeking community and spiritual growth.
• Second Saturday Serve Monthly community service opportunity held on the second Saturday at DC Dream Center and other local partner locations, offering projects like neighborhood prayer walking, pregnancy resource center support, and homelessness ministry outreach.
• NCC Kids Children's ministry program providing age-appropriate spiritual formation and childcare during worship services for families with children from babies through elementary age.
• NCC Youth Youth ministry program for teenagers focused on spiritual development and community connection.
• NCC Young Adults Ministry program for young adults providing community, spiritual growth opportunities, and connection through events like Culture Nights.
• Sozo Inner Healing Spirit-led prayer session offering inner healing and deliverance through a 2-hour interactive conversation with God via trained prayer ministers, focusing on root issues hindering connection with God or others.
• Sermon Series Themed teaching series spanning the biblical books (Acts, Philippians, Genesis, etc.) delivered by Dr. Mark Batterson and pastoral staff, with discussion guides, sermon notes, and supporting resources such as series reading plans.
• Prayer Appointments One-on-one appointments with NCC pastors or trained prayer partners for personal prayer and spiritual counsel, available after Sunday services or at House of Prayer gatherings.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• DC Dream CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDC Dream Center is the primary location for NCC's monthly Second Saturday Serve community service events, providing opportunities for neighborhood prayer walking, pregnancy resource center support, and homelessness ministry outreach.
• Culture HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulture House DC is the venue for NCC's Culture Nights young adult ministry gatherings, held every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7pm, providing a dedicated space for young adults to connect and grow spiritually.
• Lincoln Memorial / National MallflagshipOthersThe Lincoln Memorial serves as the venue for NCC's 46th annual Easter Sunrise Service, a Washington DC tradition dating back nearly five decades. This interdenominational event draws thousands of attendees and is promoted through EasterSunrise.com.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lakewood Church: One of the largest U.S. megachurches with a global digital broadcast and large owned venue, comparable to NCC in combining a charismatic senior pastor platform, in-person worship, and extensive online streaming.
• Hillsong Church: Global multi-site church famous for worship music, conferences, and online content — comparable to NCC in combining a charismatic worship brand with multi-channel digital distribution.
• Willow Creek Community Church: Pioneering megachurch with a strong teaching, small-group, and digital content model — comparable to NCC's sermon-series and discussion-guide programming.
• Church of the Highlands: Large Alabama-based multi-site megachurch with extensive online teaching content and small-group model, comparable to NCC's combined in-person and digital ministry approach.
• Mosaic (Erwin McManus): Los Angeles-based church known for creative, multicultural worship and city-focused ministry — comparable to NCC's emphasis on a diverse, multiethnic urban congregation.
• North Point Community Church: Andy Stanley's Atlanta-based church known for digital-first teaching content and sermon podcasts; comparable to NCC in its teaching-driven content strategy and podcast/online distribution.
• Elevation Church: Steven Furtick's Charlotte-based megachurch with strong digital content, a multi-site model, and young adult programming — closely comparable to NCC's online campus and Culture Nights positioning.
• Saddleback Church: Rick Warren's multi-site church known for small-group-driven discipleship, digital resources, and large-scale leadership training — comparable to NCC's small-groups and prayer ministry emphasis.

Regional players

• McLean Bible Church: Large Washington DC metro area church with multiple campuses and online services; a direct regional competitor for congregants in the same geography as NCC.
• Washington National Cathedral: Iconic DC landmark Episcopal cathedral hosting national civic-religious events; comparable to NCC in anchoring major civic-religious traditions in Washington.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/nationalcommunitychurch
• Instagraminstagram.com/nationalcommunitychurch
• Xx.com/ncc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-community-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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