Verve City Church

What Verve City Church does

Verve City Church is an independent, non-profit religious organization founded in 1991 and headquartered at 14670 Ramona Avenue, Chino, California, serving the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The church holds weekly Sunday worship services at 9 and 11am (in-person and online via YouTube), and operates a layered ministry portfolio including Verve City Kids (birth through 6th grade), Verve City Students (7th-12th grade), adult discipleship programs (Rooted, Foundations, Activate), the Alpha exploration course, Care Groups, Activity Groups, the Dream Team volunteer program, the Sew Blessed Quilters care ministry, and the Share Hope Fund for financial assistance. It maintains four core strategic partnerships (Fred Jordan Missions, El Camino Pines, local/global ministry partners, and a food-distribution network via God's Pantry, Chino Neighborhood House, and Helping Hands) and runs event programming including student camps, serve trips, trivia nights, skate nights, and baseball outings. Revenue is generated entirely through congregational giving streams — tithes and offerings, recurring online giving via Pushpay, stock donations, planned/legacy gifts, designated Share Hope Fund contributions, and event registration fees — with no disclosure of specific figures.

The church operates on a standard third-party church technology stack with no proprietary platform, API, or external software offering. Core systems include the Ekklesia church management platform powering the website (vervecity.church), Church Center for registrations/forms/groups, Pushpay for giving, Mailchimp for email, Formstack and Wufoo for forms, ACS Technologies for children's check-in, and YouTube/Spotify/Apple Podcasts for media distribution. Leadership includes Lead Pastor Josh Crain, Executive Pastor Audrey Eisenberg, and a pastoral bench spanning Worship, Operations, Family Life, Adult Discipleship, Communications, and program coordinator roles. The church is preparing for future campus expansion across the Inland Empire, evidenced by an open Campus Pastor (Full-time, Future Campus) role, and is governed as a 501(c)(3) under board oversight with no parent company or outside ownership.

Name

Verve City Church

Legal name

Verve City Church

Website

https://vervecity.church

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Verve City Church is an independent non-profit church in Chino, California, serving the Inland Empire through Sunday worship services, children's and student ministries, adult discipleship programs, care and activity groups, and community outreach, funded primarily by congregational tithes and online donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

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 & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Youth ministry programs
• Children's ministry
• Discipleship programs
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Chino Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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: Traditional church giving through weekly contributions during weekend gatherings, representing the primary funding source for church operations and ministries
2. Online Giving: One-time and recurring gifts processed through Pushpay platform, allowing donors to give via mobile app or web
3. Stock Donations: Accepts gifts of stock which can offer donors significant tax benefits; contact church office for transfer instructions
4. Planned/Legacy Gifts: Estate planning and planned giving options through wills or trusts, discussed with Audrey Eisenberg for personal situation and goals
5. Share Hope Fund: Designated fund supporting trustworthy nonprofits and families experiencing unexpected financial hardship; annual generosity supports local and global ministry partners
6. Event Fees: Registration fees for specific events such as student camp ($275), student serve ($50), trivia night ($15), and baseball games ($12)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Verve City Church operates as a Christian church offering weekly worship services (in-person at 9 & 11am and online via YouTube), age-specific ministries for children (Verve City Kids) and students (Verve City Students), adult discipleship programs (Rooted, Foundations, Activate, Alpha), care and support groups, volunteer service opportunities (Dream Team), community outreach, and a financial assistance fund (Share Hope Fund). The church functions as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious organization headquartered in Chino, California, serving the Inland Empire region of Southern California.

Product overview

Verve City Church is a single physical location church (with future campus expansion planned) offering a unified spiritual community experience centered on helping people find life by following Jesus. The church's ministry portfolio spans children's programming (Verve City Kids), youth ministry (Verve City Students), adult discipleship (Rooted, Foundations, Activate), care and support (Care Groups, Sew Blessed Quilters), financial assistance (Share Hope Fund), volunteer service (Dream Team), community connection (Activity Groups), and media content (podcast message series). The church operates primarily as a physical community with digital extensions for giving, registration, communication, and content distribution. No SaaS product, API, or technology platform is offered for external use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Share Hope Fund: A fund that supports trustworthy nonprofits and helps meet basic needs for families experiencing unexpected financial hardship.
• Verve City Kids
• Verve City Students
• Dream Team
• Rooted
• Activate
• Verve City Care Groups

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly in-person worship services held at 9 & 11am at 14670 Ramona Avenue, Chino, CA 91710. Free admission with a VIP experience available for first-time visitors. Services include congregational worship, teaching, and programs for children and students.
• Verve City Kids

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fred Jordan MissionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026Partnership with Fred Jordan Missions in downtown Los Angeles for student service trips. Verve City Students serve unhoused neighbors through worship, meal service, clothing distribution, and overnight experiences at the mission. Students must be 15+ to spend the night.
• El Camino PinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountain retreat venue hosting Verve City Students Summer Camp (July 24-26, 2026). Provides facilities for gaga ball, 9-square, basketball, volleyball, pool, rock wall, and archery activities.
• Local and Global Ministry PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual support of local and global ministry partners through the Share Hope Fund. Church supports trustworthy nonprofits and provides direct assistance to families experiencing unexpected financial hardship.
• God's Pantry, Chino Neighborhood House, Helping HandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood distribution partnerships for monthly First Saturday Serve events. Includes God's Pantry deliveries, Chino Neighborhood House walking deliveries, and Helping Hands food distribution serving neighbors in need.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gateway Church: Large multisite evangelical church based in Southlake, TX operating numerous regional campuses. Comparable as a broad incumbent on church size, multi-site strategy, programming depth, and community outreach infrastructure.
• Elevation Church: Large multisite evangelical megachurch headquartered in Matthews, NC led by Steven Furtick. Operates a comparable programming template (kids, students, groups, serving) at materially larger scale, representing the broader national benchmark for evangelical church operations.
• Life.Church: One of the largest evangelical churches in the U.S. based in Edmond, OK, and the creator of the Church Online Platform and Bible App. Highly relevant as a technology-forward church peer that defines digital streaming and app-based engagement standards.
• Summit Church: Multisite evangelical congregation in Durham, NC. Relevant as a programming-comparable peer with strong kids, students, and small group portfolios modeled after a similar Next Steps philosophy.
• The Village Church: Multisite evangelical church led by Matt Chandler in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Operates a similar theological and programming template (Rooted-style discipleship, serving teams, family ministry), with comparable multi-site operations.

Direct peers

• North Coast Church: Multisite evangelical church based in Vista, CA with campuses across San Diego County. Comparable to Verve City Church in theology, multisite ambition, age-graded ministries, and California event-driven community engagement model.
• Saddleback Church: Large evangelical multisite congregation founded by Rick Warren in Lake Forest, CA. Highly comparable to Verve City Church on theology, programming structure (kids, students, small groups, serving), and Southern California geography.
• Mariners Church: Large evangelical church in Irvine, CA operating multiple campuses with comparable children's, student, and adult discipleship programs. Closely aligned with Verve City Church on theology, scale, and Orange County/I.E. regional dynamics.
• RockHarbor Church: Orange County evangelical church with similar Next Steps pathway, small groups, missions focus, and serving teams. Comparable in theological orientation, programming portfolio, and Southern California operational footprint.
• Bayside Church: Multisite evangelical church in the greater Sacramento/Roseville, CA region. Operates with similar age-graded ministries, life groups, serving teams, and digital-first outreach (online campus, podcast distribution), making it a strong model peer for Verve's multi-campus ambitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@VerveCityChurch
• Facebookfacebook.com/sbqverve
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vervecitychurch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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