Water's Edge Church

Name

Water's Edge Church

Legal name

Water's Edge Church

Website

https://watersedge.church

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Children ministry programs
• Youth group activities
• Biblical teaching sermons
• Volunteer missions outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Henning

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving model through in-person contributions, online giving via bank ACH or credit card, and mail-in donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Water's Edge Church operates as a local Christian church delivering weekly Sunday worship services at 9:30 AM, Bible-based teaching, children's and youth ministry programs (including AWANA and Vacation Bible School), and missions/outreach opportunities to individuals and families in Henning, Minnesota and surrounding Otter Tail County. All programs are free to attend, and the church is supported by voluntary tithes, offerings, and online donations.

Product overview

Water's Edge Church offers a unified set of faith-based programs centered on Sunday worship services, children's and youth ministries, and online sermon content. The church provides Water's Edge Kids Ministry (Sunday School and AWANA programs for ages 3-5th grade), Water's Edge Youth Ministry (Wednesday youth group), Vacation Bible School, and a digital Sermon Library for on-demand viewing. The church also enables congregation support through Online Giving and accepts registrations for events via Church Center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Water's Edge Kids: Children's ministry program for ages 3 through 5th grade with Sunday School and Wednesday AWANA activities
• Water's Edge Youth
• VBS

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Life.Church: One of the largest U.S. churches with extensive online streaming, the Church Center / Pushpay giving platform used by Water's Edge, and free digital resources. Represents the scale ceiling and digital benchmark Water's Edge competes against.
• Elevation Church: Large multi-site contemporary church with strong digital presence and youth/family programming. Comparable in worship style and outreach posture, though at materially larger scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Woodland Hills Church: Minnesota-based contemporary church offering worship, kids, and youth programs with a similar casual, family-friendly atmosphere. Direct competitor in the Minnesota contemporary church segment.
• Eagle Brook Church: A multi-site contemporary Christian church based in Minnesota with strong kids, student, and online programs. Directly comparable as a Minnesota-area contemporary church targeting families and emphasizing digital engagement.
• North Point Church (Minnesota): Minnesota contemporary church with multiple campuses, kids and student ministries, and online streaming. Operates with a similar program structure to Water's Edge and competes in the same regional market.
• Grace Church (rural Minnesota): Small-to-mid rural Minnesota church with comparable Sunday worship, kids ministry, and youth group structure. Closest analog in scale and rural operating context.
• River Valley Church: Minnesota-based multi-site contemporary church with Kids and Student ministries, online streaming, and a similar outreach-oriented positioning. Operates in the same regional market and competes for similar congregants.

Others

• Pushpay / Church Center: Digital giving and church management platform that powers Water's Edge's online giving (watersedge.churchcenter.com). Underlying infrastructure provider enabling Water's Edge's recurring donation revenue model.
• Awana International: Provider of the AWANA children's discipleship curriculum that Water's Edge uses for its Wednesday night kids program. Direct upstream partner and ecosystem enabler for Water's Edge's core kids ministry offering.

Regional players

• Church of the Nazarene (Minnesota District): Denominational network of holiness/wesleyan churches operating across rural Minnesota. Comparable as a rural congregational option for Otter Tail County-area residents, though stylistically more traditional.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@watersedgeOTC
• Facebookfacebook.com/watersedgeOTC
• Instagraminstagram.com/watersedgeotc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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