Valley Community Chapel

What Valley Community Chapel does

Valley Community Chapel (VCC) is a non-denominational Christian church and licensed childcare provider operating from a single campus at 59025 Yucca Trail in Yucca Valley, California, near Joshua Tree National Park. Founded in 2003 under Lead Pastor Tom Aversa, the church runs weekly worship services on Sundays at 10am and Wednesdays at 6:30pm, supported by age-segmented ministry programs for kids, youth, women, and men, plus worship, media, and missions teams. VCC also operates a state-licensed Christian preschool and daycare for ages 2-12 and a summer camp program (Camp Jam), creating a vertically integrated family ministry model.

The organization's technology stack is built on Squarespace for the public website, the Church Center platform by Planning Center for ministry management, member engagement, event calendars, and online giving forms, and Stripe for payment processing. The digital layer supports text-to-give (84321), online tithing, and a YouTube sermon archive, but the primary distribution and engagement model remains in-person gatherings at the Yucca Valley campus.

VCC's revenue is generated through three streams: (1) tithes and offerings from the congregation via in-person, online, and text channels, with donors absorbing Stripe transaction fees; (2) preschool and daycare tuition on a subscription basis (rates undisclosed); and (3) Camp Jam summer camp fees priced at $800 for a 4-week session and $995 for a 5-week session, plus $20 registration and $7 pool field trip add-ons. The organization is a private nonprofit governed by a Board of Elders with no external ownership, parent company, or institutional investment, and operates exclusively in the Yucca Valley / High Desert region of California.

Name

Valley Community Chapel

Legal name

Valley Community Chapel

Website

https://vcchapel.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Valley Community Chapel is a non-denominational Christian church in Yucca Valley, California offering weekly worship services, a licensed preschool and daycare for ages 2-12, and a summer camp program (Camp Jam), supported by online giving and a YouTube sermon archive and serving families across the High Desert region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services and Faith-Based Community Programs

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Religious community fellowship
• Licensed Christian preschool
• Faith-based summer camp
• Church ministry programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Yucca Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through in-person donations, text-to-give (84321), online portal, and mail-in checks. Fees: 2.3% + $0.30 per debit card transaction; $0.25 per ACH transfer.
2. Preschool and Daycare Tuition: Licensed Christian childcare for ages 2-12, offering full-time and part-time options. State-certified program with Bible-based curriculum.
3. Summer Camp (Camp Jam): Nine-week summer program with two sessions: 4-week session at $800 and 5-week session at $995. Includes $20 non-refundable registration fee per student.
4. Text-to-Give: Mobile giving through text message to 84321, allowing congregants to donate via their mobile devices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Valley Community Chapel is a non-denominational Christian church that delivers weekly worship services, Bible teaching, and multi-generational ministry programs (Kids, Youth, Women's, Men's, Worship, Media, Missions). It also operates a state-licensed Christian Preschool & Daycare for ages 2-12 and a nine-week summer camp called Camp Jam, with operational support from tithes, offerings, and tuition fees.

Product overview

Valley Community Chapel is a non-denominational Christian fellowship that operates as a unified church community with several interconnected programs and services. The core offering is the church fellowship itself, providing worship services, Bible teaching, and community ministry. This core is supported by additional service modules: the Preschool & Daycare (licensed Christian childcare for ages 2-12), Camp Jam (summer camp program), and an Online Giving Platform for tithes and donations. The church also runs various ministry programs including Kids, Youth, Women's, and Men's ministries, all managed through the Church Center platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VCC Preschool & Daycare: A licensed Christian childcare center offering full time or part time care for ages 2-12, including preschool programs, daycare, and summer Camp Jam program.
• Camp Jam

Products and services

• Valley Community Chapel Worship Services Non-denominational Christian worship services for individuals and families in Yucca Valley, California, held Sundays at 10am and Wednesdays at 6:30pm at 59025 Yucca Trail, including music worship, Bible teaching, and fellowship.
• VCC Preschool & Daycare State-certified Christian childcare center offering full-time or part-time care for ages 2-12, including preschool education, daycare, and before/after-school care with Bible-based curriculum, circle time, learning centers, and creative play.
• Camp Jam Summer Program Faith-based summer camp for children offering adventure, Bible lessons, arts, games, and water play, with two session options: Session 1 (4 weeks, June 8 - July 3) at $800 and Session 2 (5 weeks, July 6 - August 7) at $995, plus a $20 non-refundable registration fee.
• Online Giving Platform Digital tithing and donation system enabling online giving, text-to-give (84321), in-person giving via envelopes, and mail-in giving options, supporting debit cards and ACH transfers with transaction fees (2.3% + $0.30 debit card, $0.25 ACH).

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Planning CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationMinistry management platform partner providing the Church Center digital infrastructure for online giving, people management, event calendars, team signups, and enrollment forms.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner for secure online donations and transactions. Supports debit card (2.3% + $0.30 fee) and ACH bank transfers ($0.25 flat fee). PCI DSS Level 1 compliant standards.
• The Way Station (Joshua Tree)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal ministry connection in Joshua Tree supported through the VCC missions ministry. One of three local ministry partnerships.
• The Hi-Desert Pregnancy Center (Yucca Valley)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Yucca Valley ministry supported through VCC missions, providing pregnancy support services to the community.
• Homeless 101 (Yucca Valley)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Yucca Valley ministry addressing homelessness, supported through the VCC missions ministry and volunteer involvement.
• Janet Mulford (Missionary in South Africa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational missionary supported through VCC missions abroad program. Part of the church's commitment to global Gospel outreach.
• Compassion InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational child sponsorship organization partnered with VCC missions for supporting children worldwide through the church's global outreach.
• Operation Christmas ChildminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSamaritan's Purse program for shipping shoebox gifts to children globally. VCC participates annually in this international mission project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cadence Education: Operator of early childhood education and school-age care programs across the U.S., including faith-affiliated brands; mirrors VCC's licensed childcare plus summer-camp combined program model.
• Primrose Schools: Franchised network of private accredited early-education schools that blend academic curriculum with character/values education—overlaps with VCC's licensed Christian preschool offering Bible-based curriculum for ages 2–5.

Broad incumbents

• KinderCare Learning Companies: Large national provider of licensed daycare, preschool, before/after-school, and summer camp programs—directly comparable to VCC's combined preschool, daycare, and Camp Jam summer program offering.
• North Point Community Church: Large non-denominational church emphasizing practical Bible teaching, community groups, and family ministry—compares to VCC in its small-group, family-sticky ministry model.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest U.S. operator of licensed childcare and early education centers; comparable to VCC's preschool/daycare business in service delivery, licensing requirements, and recurring tuition model, though at vastly larger scale.
• Vineyard USA: Association of non-denominational charismatic-leaning churches; mirrors VCC's emphasis on local church community, contemporary worship, and mission outreach with comparable multi-generational ministries.
• Church of the Nazarene: Denomination with many community-sized congregations that integrate children's, youth, and adult ministries with missions—similar operational footprint and program structure to VCC.
• Saddleback Church: Multi-site non-denominational church known for comprehensive age-staged ministry (children, youth, adults, seniors) and PEACE Plan missions—directly analogous to VCC's all-ages programming and local/international missions footprint.
• Calvary Chapel Association: Network of non-denominational evangelical churches with a worship-, Bible-teaching-, and missions-centered model very similar to VCC's Christ-centered approach; comparable in ministry philosophy and congregational structure.

Emerging players

• Elevation Church: Multi-site non-denominational church with strong digital presence, online giving, and YouTube-driven sermon content—matches VCC's use of YouTube archives and digital giving infrastructure as core engagement channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ValleyCommunityChapel/videos?view=2&sort=dd&live_view=503&shelf_id=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/vcchapel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/valley-community-chapel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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