The Lazarus Center

What The Lazarus Center does

The Lazarus Center is a 501(c)(3) interdenominational Christian nonprofit founded in 1988 and headquartered at 45 N. Freemont Avenue, Bellevue, Pennsylvania, with operational programs hosted at New Life Community Church. Its functional mission is delivering inner healing prayer ministry based on the Transformational Prayer Ministry methodology, structured around four program lines: Freedom Reigns (monthly worship and teaching evenings), Weekend Seminars (one-, two-, and three-day events on trauma, identity, and prayer training, priced at $50-$75 per person), Individual Prayer (free one-on-one sessions with trained prayer ministers), and Ministry Partners (training and support for churches and faith-based organizations to launch their own prayer ministries). The organization is governed by a Board of Directors, led since 2023 by Executive Director Brett Christman, with Program Director Jim Kneff bringing 30+ years of mental health field experience and Board President Don Brown serving as pastor of the host church.

The Lazarus Center serves two primary customer segments: individuals in the Pittsburgh region and southwestern Pennsylvania seeking emotional and spiritual healing for trauma, depression, anxiety, and brokenness, and institutional partners (churches, NGOs, and faith-based organizations) seeking to develop their own inner healing prayer ministries. Geographic scope is limited to southwestern Pennsylvania, with named partnerships including Living in Liberty (trafficking survivors), AOX Church (Grove City, PA), New Hope Community Church (Ambridge, PA), and a network of sister healing ministries including the Order of Saint Luke, Healing Care Ministries, and Christian Healing Ministries.

Revenue is derived almost entirely from donations, grants, and event fees, with no commercial customers, no paid contracts, and no disclosed financials. Donations and a year-end Giving Tuesday matching campaign are the primary funding mechanisms, supplemented by individual seminar registration processed through Givebutter (with Stripe as the underlying payment processor) and Google Workspace for back-office operations. The organization operates with a small team of 1-10 staff plus volunteers and board members, with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no AI, patents, awards, or regulatory actions disclosed.

Name

The Lazarus Center

Legal name

The Lazarus Center

Website

https://thelazaruscenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Lazarus Center is a 501(c)(3) interdenominational Christian nonprofit founded in 1988 in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, delivering inner healing prayer ministry through free individual sessions, monthly gatherings, weekend seminars, and church-partner training programs across the Pittsburgh region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Inner healing prayer ministry
• Christian counseling services
• Trauma healing ministry
• Prayer ministry training
• Faith-based nonprofit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The Lazarus Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry fully supported by donations from friends, grants, and fundraisers. They accept one-time and monthly recurring donations. Their largest fundraiser of the year is the year-end Giving Tuesday campaign with matching contributions.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue generated from paid seminars and training events including weekend seminars ($50-$75 per person) and retreat registrations. Scholarships are available for those with financial need.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Lazarus Center provides inner healing prayer ministry programs designed to facilitate personal encounters with Jesus for emotional and spiritual restoration. Core offerings include free individual prayer sessions, monthly Freedom Reigns worship and teaching gatherings, multi-day Weekend Seminars on trauma, healing, and inner healing prayer training, and a Ministry Partners program that equips churches and faith-based organizations to launch their own prayer ministries.

Product overview

The Lazarus Center is a Christian ministry offering a portfolio of inner healing prayer programs. The core offerings include Freedom Reigns (monthly worship and teaching sessions), Weekend Seminars (in-depth retreats and training on topics like trauma, healing, and identity), Individual Prayer (one-on-one prayer ministry), and Ministry Partners (equipping other organizations to launch prayer ministries). The ministry was founded in 1988 and operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Programs are held primarily in the Pittsburgh region, with training and partnership services extended to churches and organizations. The organization is not associated with a specific Christian denomination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freedom Reigns Monthly evening worship and teaching gatherings held on the second Thursday of each month at New Life Community Church in Bellevue, featuring teaching on inner healing prayer topics followed by prayer ministry. Teaching topics include healing and the Father, moving beyond generational wounds, boundaries, humility, forgiveness, and understanding God's presence in pain. Offered free of charge and targeted at individuals in the Pittsburgh region seeking ongoing inner healing prayer community.
• Weekend Seminars In-depth seminars and retreats covering topics such as personal healing, trauma, inner healing prayer training, and identity in Christ. Includes one-day seminars, two-day seminars, and three-day weekend retreats such as Discovering His Design, Embracing His Design, Where Is God When It Hurts?, and Healing the Impact of Trauma and Abuse. Scholarships are available for those with financial need, and pricing ranges from $50 to $75 per person. Targeted at individuals and ministry leaders seeking deeper teaching and training.
• Individual Prayer Free one-on-one inner healing prayer sessions with trained prayer team members, focused on the heart, mind, memories, and emotions and facilitating encounters with Jesus within areas of pain, trauma, sin, or broken relationships. Sessions are held at The Lazarus Center office in Bellevue or at other comfortable locations, with scheduling via email or phone. Targeted at individuals in the Pittsburgh region whose coping mechanisms are insufficient to handle life's challenges and pains.
• Ministry Partners Partnership program with churches, groups, and faith-based organizations to launch or develop their own inner healing prayer ministries. Services include teaching groups how to initiate inner healing prayer ministries, expanding existing ministries, and training members, with ongoing support grounded in Transformational Prayer Ministry methodology. Partner organizations include Living in Liberty, AOX Church, and New Hope Community Church. Targeted at churches and faith-based organizations seeking to establish or enhance prayer ministries within their congregations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 40 years of continuous ministry since 1988 serving the Pittsburgh region
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Living in LibertycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiving in Liberty and The Lazarus Center are partnering to provide deeper spiritual and emotional healing to women coming out of commercial sexual exploitation and trauma. This includes referral pathways for Living in Liberty clients to receive inner healing prayer and biblical counseling at the Lazarus Center, collaborative trainings for staff and volunteers in trauma-informed care through a spiritual lens, and ongoing spiritual partnership creating a network of Christ-centered care.
• AOX ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with AOX Church in Grove City, PA to establish a vibrant inner healing prayer ministry to reach their congregation and the student population of Grove City College. The church's mission is to disciple, equip, and release sons and daughters of the King to transform every sphere of society for the glory of God.
• New Hope Community ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with New Hope Community Church in Ambridge, PA to establish a vibrant inner healing prayer ministry to reach their congregation and others in the Ambridge area. New Hope's mission is to build community by reaching the lost, healing the broken, and equipping people to live out God's calling.
• Shepherd's Heart FellowshipminorOthersPittsburgh ministry to homeless veterans that maintains short- and long-term housing, offers life skills training, hosts recovery group meetings, leads Sunday worship services followed by dinner, and operates a day center Monday to Thursday. Listed as a resource partner on The Lazarus Center's Resources page.
• The Order of Saint LukecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational sister healing ministry based in Texas founded by doctors and nurses in 1946 to bring about recovery of worship and sacramental practice. Many partnering relationships exist with OSL members in the Pittsburgh area, including a Pittsburgh chapter. Board President Don Brown serves as OSL Chaplain's Coach, Chaplain for Region 2 and the Pittsburgh Healing Community.
• Healing Care MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister inner healing prayer ministry founded by Terry Wardle offering a different mode of inner healing prayer. Many from The Lazarus Center community have received teaching from HCM. Listed as a resource partner.
• Christian Healing MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister healing ministry based in Jacksonville, Florida founded by Francis and Judith McNutt. They have excellent teaching programs covering all aspects of healing including inner healing, and have many partnering relationships with CHM alumni in the Pittsburgh area.
• Transformational Prayer MinistrycoreTechnology or IntegrationThe basis of the mode of inner healing prayer taught by The Lazarus Center. TPM offers free resources including manuals and videos that are clear and uncomplicated to learn from. They also host a weekly Q&A session online. The Lazarus Center's methodology is derived from Transformational Prayer Ministry.
• New Life Community ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Freedom Reigns monthly sessions and weekend seminars. Located at 28 N. Howard Avenue, Bellevue, PA. Board President Don Brown serves as pastor of this church. Represents a central partnership for program delivery.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vineyard USA: Denominational network with active healing prayer emphasis across its churches. Compares as a broader movement that includes inner healing prayer as one component of its portfolio, rather than a single-ministry specialist.
• American Association of Christian Counselors: Large national membership and certification body for faith-integrated counseling. Serves an overlapping audience of churches and individuals but operates at vastly larger scale and with a clinical/certification focus.

Direct peers

• Healing Care Ministries: Founded by Terry Wardle, offers an alternate inner healing prayer methodology. Listed by The Lazarus Center as a sister ministry, with mutual teaching relationships in the Pittsburgh area.
• Christian Healing Ministries: Jacksonville, FL-based inner healing prayer ministry founded by Francis and Judith MacNutt. Sister healing ministry explicitly listed as a resource partner; offers overlapping teaching programs and prayer ministry model.
• Elijah House: Long-established inner healing prayer ministry offering training schools, prayer ministry, and resources to churches and individuals. Directly comparable methodology and audience to TLC's core programs.
• The Order of Saint Luke: International healing ministry founded in 1946 focused on recovery of worship and sacramental practice. TLC's Board President serves in OSL leadership; OSL Pittsburgh chapter is a direct peer node in the same network.
• The Transforming Center: Retreat and spiritual formation ministry for pastors and leaders that incorporates inner healing prayer and contemplative training. Comparable retreat/seminar format and faith-based healing audience.

Emerging players

• Pastoral Solutions Institute: Provides pastoral counseling training, resources, and certification programs to clergy and ministry leaders. Comparable audience (churches seeking to launch healing ministries) but emphasizes professional pastoral counseling over prayer ministry.
• Sozo Ministries (Bethel Sozo): Inner healing and deliverance prayer ministry network associated with Bethel Church. Comparable service offering (one-on-one Sozo prayer, training) but operates in a different church ecosystem with broader national reach.

Others

• CURE International: Faith-based nonprofit operating hospitals and pediatric care programs globally. Comparable as a faith-rooted service nonprofit with a Pittsburgh-area presence and donor base, but delivers clinical rather than prayer-based healing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lazaruscenter.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/thelazaruscenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-lazarus-center

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Profiles7 records

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