Woodlawn Christian Church

What Woodlawn Christian Church does

Woodlawn Christian Church (WCC) is an independent, non-denominational Christian congregation located at 4339 Woodlawn Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in August 1955 with assistance from Johnson Bible College (now Johnson University), it operates as a 501(c)(3)-equivalent nonprofit religious organization governed by an annually elected board of elders. Its sole physical campus hosts two weekly Sunday services — a Traditional service at 9:30 AM and a Contemporary service at 11:00 AM — alongside a 21+-member staff across lead ministry, worship, youth, children and family, young adults, and senior adults functions. Congregational identity is rooted in the American Restoration Movement (Stone-Campbell Movement).

The church's products and services are organized into a unified ministry stack: in-person and YouTube live-streamed worship services; WCC Kids (children's ministry, birth through 5th grade) including nursery, Sunday school, children's church, Vacation Bible School, and summer camps via Camp ACC; WCC Students (middle and high school youth ministry); Small/Life Groups and Shining Star Ministry (senior adults, 55+); a dedicated Soldiers of the Cross class for adults with developmental disabilities; and a global missions program supporting approximately 25 missionaries and partner organizations across Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. Operationally it uses the Church Center platform for online giving, event registration, prayer requests, and member engagement, and YouTube for live streaming. There is no proprietary technology stack, no published AI/ML capability, no mobile app, and no developer API surface.

Its business model is entirely donation-based, funded through voluntary tithes and offerings given in person, by mail, or online via Church Center. There are no priced products or services; approximately 19-25% of annual giving is allocated to the global missions portfolio. The church has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no equity ownership. Customer/congregant segments are highly diversified across age cohorts (children, students, young adults, adults, seniors) within the South Knoxville and broader Knoxville metro and East Tennessee market, with no named enterprise donors and concentration distributed across the congregation.

Name

Woodlawn Christian Church

Legal name

Woodlawn Christian Church

Website

https://mywoodlawn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Woodlawn Christian Church is an independent, non-denominational congregation in South Knoxville, Tennessee, offering two weekly Sunday worship services, YouTube live streaming, age-tiered ministries (children, students, young adults, senior adults, special-needs), small groups, and a global missions program supported by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110)

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
• Children's ministry programs
• Youth ministry services
• Small group Bible study
• Global missions support

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodlawn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church receives voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members during services and through online giving via the Church Center platform. Members can give online, by mail, or in person during worship services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Woodlawn Christian Church provides weekly Christian worship services (Traditional at 9:30 AM and Contemporary at 11:00 AM), age-specific ministries (children's ministry from birth through 5th grade, student ministry for middle and high school), small group Bible studies, online worship streaming via YouTube, and global missions outreach. The church is a non-denominational congregation affiliated with the American Restoration Movement, offering spiritual formation, biblical teaching, and community fellowship to individuals and families in South Knoxville.

Product overview

Woodlawn Christian Church offers a unified set of ministry programs and services centered around Sunday worship, discipleship, and community service. The core offerings include in-person and online worship services streamed via YouTube, age-specific children's ministry (WCC Kids from birth to 5th grade), student ministry for middle and high schoolers, small group Bible studies, global missions support, online giving, and prayer request submission. These programs work together to fulfill the church's mission of transforming people into vibrant mature followers of Jesus Christ through relational discipleship and community engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WCC Kids: Children's ministry program for children from birth through 5th grade, offering Sunday school, children's church, and special events.

Products and services

• Online Worship Services Live streaming of Sunday worship services at 11:00 AM via YouTube, including music, message, communion, and prayer, available to congregation members and online viewers globally.
• WCC Kids Children's Ministry Children's programming for birth through 5th grade, including nursery, Sunday school, children's church, and special events such as Vacation Bible School and summer camps, serving children and their families in South Knoxville.
• WCC Students Youth Ministry Student ministry for middle school and high school students, featuring Sunday school, Wednesday night youth group, retreats, and special events to support spiritual growth and peer fellowship.
• Small Groups / Life Groups Small group Bible studies meeting throughout the week at various times and locations, including men's, women's, young adults, and couples groups, supporting discipleship and community building.
• Missions Program Global outreach ministry supporting approximately 25 missionaries and mission organizations worldwide, including cross-cultural missions, evangelism, education ministries, and benevolent ministries.
• Online Giving Digital tithes and offerings platform allowing members to give online via the Church Center platform, supporting local, Knoxville, and global ministry.
• Prayer Request System Online prayer request submission system for church members and visitors to request prayer support from the congregation.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Johnson UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohnson University (formerly Johnson Bible College) helped establish the church in 1955. The Smoky Mountain Men's Fellowship and Smoky Mountain Evangelism Committee of Johnson Bible College agreed to assist in establishing the church. The church maintains ongoing ties including employment of graduates and teaching by university faculty.
• Ability MinistryminorOthersMission organization supported by Woodlawn Christian Church as part of global outreach ministry.
• Bajio Christian Mission (Honduras)minorOthersCross-cultural mission in Honduras supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Bill Loft Mission (Spain)minorOthersMission work in Spain supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Central India Christian MissionminorOthersCross-cultural mission in India supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Christian Holyland FoundationminorOthersMission organization supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Christian Student FellowshipminorOthersCampus ministry organization supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Church Partners of the SmokiesminorOthersRegional church partnership organization supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Emmanuel Christian SeminaryminorOthersTheological seminary supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Good News Productions InternationalminorOthersInternational mission organization supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• International Conference on MissionsminorOthersConference organization supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• International Disaster Emergency ServiceminorOthersDisaster response organization supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Liberty Visions Learning Center (Kenya)minorOthersEducation mission in Kenya supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Milligan CollegeminorOthersCollege supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Myanmar Hope Christian MissionminorOthersMission in Myanmar supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Mountain Mission School of Grundy VAminorOthersMission school in Grundy, Virginia supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Outreach International (Papua New Guinea)minorOthersCross-cultural mission in Papua New Guinea supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Pioneer Bible Translators (Brazil)minorOthersBible translation mission in Brazil supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Team Expansion (Taiwan)minorOthersMission organization in Taiwan supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Zimbabwe Outreach MinistriesminorOthersMission in Zimbabwe supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• ZMission (Ecuador)minorOthersMission in Ecuador supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Camp ACCminorOthersSummer camp partner for children and students (Kindergarten through High School). Woodlawn provides camp scholarships and staff presence at camp sessions.
• Hisportic Christian MissionminorOthersMission organization supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Friends of ChinaminorOthersMission work in China supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• His Seed Sowers (Haiti)minorOthersMission in Haiti supported by Woodlawn Christian Church.
• Woodlawn Camp FundminorOthersInternal fund supporting camp experiences for youth and children.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Watermark Community Church (Dallas, TX): Non-denominational church with similarly diverse ministry programming and small-group-driven community model. Comparable in operational philosophy, though at much greater scale and budget.
• Southeast Christian Church (Louisville, KY): One of the largest Restoration Movement churches in the U.S. Same Stone-Campbell theological tradition as Woodlawn, but operates multiple campuses at much greater scale — useful as a benchmark for what scaled growth in this tradition looks like.
• Christ's Church of the Valley (Peoria, AZ): Large non-denominational church with multi-generational programming and a similar growth-oriented small group strategy. Comparable ministry architecture, though at meaningfully larger operational scale.
• The Summit Church (Durham, NC): Large non-denominational church with a comparable age-segmented ministry model (children, students, adults) and strong digital presence. Comparable in ministry structure, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Brentwood Hills Church of Christ (Nashville): Tennessee Restoration Movement congregation with a comparable mid-sized church structure and strong small-group emphasis. Same theological heritage (Stone-Campbell Movement) and similar scale profile.
• Highview Christian Church (Louisville, KY): Restoration Movement church with a parallel multi-site, cell-based growth model and dual traditional/contemporary worship services. Closely comparable in operational design and ministry philosophy.
• First Christian Church of Knoxville: Another Restoration Movement (Stone-Campbell) Christian Church in Knoxville with similar theological heritage. Directly comparable as a same-city, same-tradition congregation competing for the same Restorationist demographic.
• Otter Creek Church of Christ (Brentwood, TN): Restoration Movement church near Nashville, TN known for a similar cell-group/small group ministry model and dual-service worship approach. Closely aligned with Woodlawn's ministry philosophy and structure.
• Church of Christ (Johnson University Chapel): Johnson University's on-campus chapel — Woodlawn's founding partner institution. Shares the same Restoration Movement heritage and trains many of Woodlawn's ministerial staff, providing the closest doctrinal and pipeline alignment.

Regional players

• Faith Promise Church: Large non-denominational church headquartered in Knoxville, TN — the same geographic market as Woodlawn. Comparable in worship style (multi-site contemporary services) and target demographic of Knoxville-area families, but operates at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkPkppAZfVrqB4BnOauJ-cw
• Facebookfacebook.com/woodlawnchristian
• Instagraminstagram.com/mywoodlawn
• Xx.com/mywoodlawn_wcc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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