Windsor Road Christian Church

What Windsor Road Christian Church does

Windsor Road Christian Church (WRCC) is a non-denominational Christian church located at 2501 W Windsor Rd, Champaign, Illinois. Founded in May 1973 (originally as Congregational Christian Church, renamed in 1974), WRCC operates as a religious nonprofit with 11–50 staff and runs two Sunday worship services at 9am and 10:45am, serving approximately 600 weekly attendees as of the most recent disclosed period. Its ministry portfolio spans age-segmented programs including Kids Ministry (birth–4th grade), Student Ministry (5th–12th grade), Adult Ministry with spiritual formation classes, Worship & Arts, and an Outreach Ministry supporting both a Free Food Store and global missionary partnerships.

The church's underlying technology consists of a Church Center church management platform used for online giving, event registration, small group signups, and children's check-in, alongside standard digital channels — YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and a Spotify worship playlist — for content distribution and remote participation via online streaming. WRCC's product surface is organized into interconnected core ministries (Kids, Students, Adults, Worship & Arts, Outreach, Free Food Store, Church Online) supplemented by sub-products such as care groups (widow support, pregnancy/infant loss), volunteer teams, and pathway programs (Starting Point, Membership, Baptism).

WRCC's business model is donation-funded: revenue is generated via tithes and offerings (in-person, online via Church Center, mail, and stock/mutual fund gifts) with an incremental facility rental stream and modest program fees (youth camps at $235/person, scheduled trips at $55–$150). Core services — worship, small groups, community groups, the Free Food Store, and most ministry programs — are offered at no charge, with the church supported entirely through voluntary contributions. Customer segments range across general community members and seekers, families in financial difficulty served by the Free Food Store, life-stage and interest-based adult cohorts, age-specific children and students, widows, and the broader Champaign-Urbana community (including international students at the adjacent University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

Name

Windsor Road Christian Church

Legal name

Windsor Road Christian Church

Website

https://windsorroad.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Windsor Road Christian Church is a non-denominational church in Champaign, IL, founded 1973, running two Sunday worship services and serving approximately 600 weekly attendees through age-segmented ministries, small groups, a Free Food Store, and global missionary partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAG

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAE

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDALAHAI

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Religious community programs
• Biblical teaching ministries
• Faith-based outreach
• Church small groups

Headquarters

HQ city

Champaign

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Members and attendees give financially through in-person offerings (cash and checks), online giving via bank account, debit card, or credit card, mail-in offerings, and stock/mutual fund donations. Giving is framed as worship and enables the church to serve the community year-round.
2. Facility Rental: The church offers facility use for private events including indoor playground parties on 2nd and 4th Saturdays, building reservations for parties, classes, meetings, baby showers, and conferences. Both member and community reservation forms are available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Windsor Road Christian Church is a non-denominational Christian church that provides Sunday worship services, age-based spiritual formation programs (children, students, adults), small groups, care ministries, and community outreach including a Free Food Store food pantry. The church also supports global missionary partnerships and offers facility rentals for private events.

Product overview

Windsor Road Christian Church offers a comprehensive suite of ministry programs organized as interconnected core offerings. The church's main products include age-specific ministry programs (Kids Ministry birth-4th grade, Student Ministry 5th-12th grade, and Adult Ministry with spiritual formation classes), Worship & Arts Ministry with diverse musical expressions, and Outreach Ministry supporting local and global missions. Key service offerings include the Free Food Store food pantry, volunteer team opportunities, and small group programs (Small Groups, Community Groups, Care Groups). The church provides digital engagement through Church Online streaming, Discussion Guides, and a Spotify worship playlist. Additional programs include membership, baptism, Starting Point class, and facility amenities like the Playground & Cafe. All programs work together to fulfill the church's vision of being 'a life-changing community of authentic believers, passionately pursuing Christ.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• Kids Ministry
• Student Ministry
• Free Food Store
• Small Groups and Community Groups
• Sit With Me Widow Support Ministry
• Church Online (Livestream)
• Outreach Ministry and Global Missions
• Membership Program and Starting Point Class
• Playground and Cafe
• Facility Rental Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving approximately 600 people weekly with worship services, children's programs, student ministries, and adult formation opportunities
• +3 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

35 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eastern Illinois Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWRCC purchases food from Eastern Illinois Food Bank for its Free Food Store ministry, where approximately $10 worth of food is provided for every $1 spent. This partnership enables the church to serve significantly more families in need.
• SidneyDairyBarnminorOthersBusiness sponsor for the Free Food Store ministry.
• Keller's WillowSprings CarpetminorOthersBusiness sponsor for the Free Food Store ministry.
• Chesser FinancialminorOthersBusiness sponsor for the Free Food Store ministry.
• Blue Sky Window WashingminorOthersBusiness sponsor for the Free Food Store ministry.
• The Kennedy FoundationminorOthersBusiness sponsor for the Free Food Store ministry.
• Tenet Wealth PartnersminorOthersBusiness sponsor for the Free Food Store ministry.
• Salt & LightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing long-term assistance with other needs. $15 gift cards to Salt and Light are distributed during first Saturday shopping as additional support to families.
• International Friendships Inc (IFI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to serve international students at UIUC (one of the largest international student populations in the nation). WRCC participates in annual welcome picnics and ongoing friendship-building with international students and families.
• CHM Bible Theatre ProductionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in Champaign/Urbana providing opportunities for creative youth and adults to use God-given talents in Bible and inspirational stage play productions.
• CHI-RHO OutdoorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in Homer, IL focusing on building men, preserving heritage, and sharing faith through year-round outdoor activities for boys ages 7-20.
• C-U at HomecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner engaging and mobilizing Champaign-Urbana to house and support the most vulnerable homeless on their journey of healing and restoration.
• Cultivadores Latino Mission CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in Rantoul serving the community through social services, counseling, food pantry, youth programs, summer camps, and year-round school-age daycare.
• Destino (Campus Crusade for Christ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry reaching Latino students at University of Illinois creating safe environment for friendship, faith, and Jesus. Leaders: David & Julie Stickel.
• DREAAM (Driven to Reach Excellence & Academic Achievement for Males)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner reducing achievement and opportunity gaps among boys and young men ages 3-24 in Champaign County, disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline.
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCA chapters in Champaign, Piatt, Douglas County and Sangamon Valley engaging coaches and athletes to reach more athletes for Christ.
• Good News Boys HomeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner145-acre residential academy in Indianapolis for troubled inner-city teen boys offering Core 40 diploma, skilled trades training, and spiritual training.
• InterVarsity Christian FellowshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampus ministry at University of Illinois providing students a home away from home and opportunity to learn about and follow Jesus.
• Living Alternatives & Merci's RefugeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResidential program at no cost nurturing women in crisis to become who God created them to be.
• Restoration Urban MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry to homeless, near homeless, and displaced providing temporary and permanent dwellings, teaching Godly principles, and offering understanding of God's love.
• Youth for ChristminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational ministry raising up lifelong followers of Jesus who lead by godliness, devotion to prayer and the Word, and commitment to social involvement.
• Eric & Angela Wolthuis (Wycliffe Bible Translators)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionaries in Cambodia serving 23 years. Angela is country director managing Bible translation teams; Eric teaches at Christian international school. Supported quarterly.
• John Martinez (GO Ministries)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionary in Dominican Republic in executive leadership for GO Ministries partnering with local pastors to redeem people, renew community, restore creation.
• Joel and Rachel Williams (Christian Missionary Fellowship)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionaries in Kenya reigniting the missional edge of the church through youth ministry, disciple-making, community health, and microbusiness ministry.
• Sergio & Shelbie Sotomayor (Campus Outreach SERVE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionaries at ITESO University in Guadalajara, Mexico sharing the gospel with students and discipling new believers.
• Peter & Cynthia (Pioneers Missionaries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionaries in Middle East using innovative means to build relationships, make disciples, introduce people to the Bible in culturally understandable ways.
• Hogar de EsperanzacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrphanage in Peru offering loving home and future to orphaned, abandoned, and abused children since October 2001.
• Luz de Vida / Corazon de EsperanzaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry in Peru serving at-risk youth, children, and women with first youth transitional home, educational scholarships, mentoring, and orphanage training.
• Andy & Weng Lucagbo (Mathetes Youth Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionaries in Philippines serving students, out-of-school youth, and juvenile delinquents with Christ's transforming love.
• Andre Furmanov (Vyborg Christian Church)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionary in Russia challenging traditional thinking, breeding new leaders, and raising up laity-led ministries in Vyborg.
• Gary Barnes (World Changers International)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionary in Thailand serving forgotten, abandoned street kids, bar girls/boys, rescued trafficked teens, asylum seekers, and young professionals.
• Nathan & Yanzi (Campus Crusade for Christ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionaries in Thailand with Cru focusing on evangelism and discipling students, partnering with local churches.
• Aleksei & Lena Khodakovsky (Campus Crusade for Christ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionaries in Ukraine focusing on professional leaders (managers, HR, business owners, entrepreneurs) helping Christian leaders share the gospel.
• One CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionary organization serving Afghan refugees in the Midwest through WRCC-supported missionaries.
• Daily IlliniminorOthersLocal newspaper that featured the WRCC Free Food Store ministry in coverage of unprecedented demand at Champaign-Urbana food pantries.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ): Disclosed strategic partner (Destino, Nathan & Yanzi in Thailand, Aleksei & Lena in Ukraine); comparable as a large evangelical non-profit ministry organization that WRCC supports and that overlaps on international student and global missions programming.
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: Disclosed strategic partner of WRCC (campus ministry at University of Illinois); comparable as a non-denominational evangelical organization sharing student outreach, donor-funded revenue model, and Champaign-Urbana operating footprint.

Broad incumbents

• North Point Community Church: Foundational non-denominational megachurch led by Andy Stanley with similar expository preaching approach, weekend services, small group strategy, and digital content distribution mirroring WRCC's model at significant scale.
• Church of the Highlands: Multi-site non-denominational congregation with contemporary services, Next Steps pathway (analogous to Starting Point), small groups, and digital engagement — providing a scaled reference point for WRCC's weekend worship and small group machinery.
• Saddleback Church: Large-purpose-driven, non-denominational congregation with extensive small group networks, global missions footprint, community outreach, and age-based ministry segmentation analogous to WRCC's full ministry stack.
• Christ Fellowship Church: Multi-site non-denominational church with comparable age-segmented ministries, global missions, outreach programming, and contemporary multi-service weekend model — aligned with WRCC's stack at greater scale.
• Crossroads Church: Large non-denominational, multi-site Midwest congregation offering teaching, contemporary worship, small groups, kids and student programs, and service trips in a model that overlaps WRCC's ministry stack at greater scale.
• Watermark Community Church: Large non-denominational Dallas-area congregation known for community-impact outreach and a teaching-focused weekend service model with similar adult/student ministry segmentation to WRCC's structure.

Direct peers

• Cherry Hills Community Church: Non-denominational Christian church with comparable weekend service model, age-segmented programs, community outreach emphasis, and sermon-based small group infrastructure — closely aligned with WRCC's ministry portfolio.
• Traders Point Christian Church: Mid-sized, non-denominational, multi-campus Midwest congregation with comparable age-segmented ministries (Kids, Students, Adults), outreach initiatives, and ~2,000 weekly attendance. Same operational archetype as WRCC, providing the closest scale and programmatic comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/wrcc_il
• Facebookfacebook.com/WRCClive
• Instagraminstagram.com/wrcc_il
• Xx.com/WRCClive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/windsor-road-christian-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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