Sanctuary Church

What Sanctuary Church does

Sanctuary Church is an Orlando-based Christian church affiliated with the Church of God denomination (Cleveland, Tennessee), operating as an independent non-profit religious organization. Founded in 1999, the church serves a multi-generational congregation in Central Florida through weekly Sunday worship services (10AM), Wednesday midweek programming (6:45PM), and small groups categorized as Gather (fellowship), Grow (discipleship), and Go (outreach). Age-segmented ministries include Sanctuary Kids (nursery through 5th grade), ZEO Youth (6th-12th grade, derived from Romans 12:11), and dedicated adult programming, supplemented by a volunteer team called Men and Women of Action (MWOA) focused on construction, disaster relief, and community service.

The church's product and technology footprint centers on a multi-channel digital ecosystem. Core platform is the sanctuarychurchorlando.com website, supplemented by dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications built on the Subsplash platform, livestream services with interactive chatroom, an All Access on-demand sermon archive, a Spotify Sunday Setlist playlist, and integrations with RightNow Media, The Bible App, and Pray First App. Operational administration — including online giving, event registration, group sign-ups, team joining, and new member forms — runs on the Church Center church management platform. Digital giving options include text-to-give, an online portal, and mail.

The revenue model is donation-based and entirely voluntary: members contribute through tithes (defined as 10% of income), offerings, online giving, text-to-give, and mail. There are no fees, ticketed services, or commercial transactions disclosed. The church employs 1-10 staff including Lead Pastors Clayton and Linette Watson, Associate Pastors, a Care Pastor, Student Pastor, Office Coordinator, and Groups Coordinator. Sanctuary Church has no external investors, parent company, funding rounds, or M&A activity; it is governed entirely through congregational giving and pastoral leadership. The only partnership of structural significance is its denominational affiliation with the Church of God, while operational partnerships (Church Center, RightNow Media, Subsplash, Spotify) constitute its technology and content ecosystem.

Name

Sanctuary Church

Legal name

Sanctuary Church

Website

https://sanctuarychurchorlando.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAG

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDALAHAI

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Pastoral ministry
• Youth ministry
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary giving from congregation members. Tithes are defined as 10% of income given regularly to the church. Offerings are additional generous donations given as acts of worship.
2. Text to Give: Mobile giving option where members text 'GIVE' to a dedicated number to make donations easily.
3. Online Giving Portal: Digital giving through Church Center platform for regular tithes and one-time offerings.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sanctuary Church Orlando is a non-profit Christian church that provides weekly worship services, biblical teaching, and discipleship programs for all age groups. Its offerings include Sunday services, a Wednesday Midweek program, children's ministry (Sanctuary Kids), student ministry (ZEO Youth for grades 6-12), small groups (Gather, Grow, Go), and a volunteer service team (Men and Women of Action). Digital resources such as a mobile app, livestream, sermon archive, and online giving platform extend the church's reach beyond the Orlando campus.

Product overview

Sanctuary Church Orlando operates as a multi-generational church with a unified digital ministry portfolio centered around its core website and mobile application. The ecosystem includes physical and digital programs: ZEO Youth (student ministry for 6th-12th grade), Sanctuary Kids (children's ministry spanning nursery through 5th grade), Midweek (Wednesday evening discipleship), and Men and Women of Action (MWOA) community service program. Digital resources include RightNow Media for Bible study content, an online giving platform with text-to-give options, All Access sermon archive, and Livestream services. The church maintains presence on Spotify for worship music and offers small groups organized into Gather, Grow, and Go categories across Central Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MWOA (Men and Women of Action): A volunteer team at Sanctuary Church that uses their God-given gifts and skills to serve those in the church, community, state, nation, and world through disaster relief and hands-on ministry.

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held at 10AM at the Orlando campus at 2719 Conway Gardens Rd., including nursery care, children's programming, and adult worship, designed for individuals and families seeking corporate worship and biblical teaching.
• Sanctuary Kids Children's ministry program for ages nursery (6 months) through 5th grade, with age-appropriate worship, teaching, and small groups for Nursery, Juniors (VPK-1st grade), and K-5th grade during Sunday services and midweek gatherings.
• ZEO Youth Student ministry program for 6th-12th grade students featuring Wednesday night worship services (6:45PM), open gym (6PM), and Sunday morning discipleship opportunities, with culturally relevant messages in a safe peer environment.
• Midweek (MDWK) Wednesday evening discipleship program at 6:45PM for all ages, featuring Sanctuary Kids, ZEO Youth, and First Wednesday Encounter worship services, focused on building healthy families and spiritual growth.
• Men and Women of Action (MWOA) Volunteer service team that uses God-given gifts and skills to serve the church, community, state, nation, and world through construction, celebration teams, disaster relief, and discipleship ministry.
• Small Groups (Gather, Grow, Go) Small group ministry program with three categories—Gather Groups (fellowship), Grow Groups (discipleship), and Go Groups (outreach)—meeting across Central Florida to build community and spiritual development.
• Online Giving Digital giving platform enabling tithes, offerings, and donations through an online portal (Church Center), text-to-give (text 'GIVE' to (407) 329-6318), and mail-in options, providing congregation members with multiple ways to contribute.
• Livestream Service Live streaming service for real-time viewing of Sunday services with an interactive chatroom for remote congregation participation, accessible via the website and mobile app.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Church CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationChurch management platform used for online giving, event registrations, group sign-ups, team joining, and new member forms. Core operational technology for church administration and engagement.
• Church of GodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDenominational affiliation. Sanctuary Church operates under the Church of God doctrine, adopting the Declaration of Faith as its standard of doctrine. Affiliation provides doctrinal framework and denominational support.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• North Point Community Church: North Point is Andy Stanley's Atlanta-area multi-campus church, known for its structured small-groups strategy and family ministry programming. Comparable as a contemporary evangelical congregation with a Gather/Grow/Go-style small groups model and a strong focus on age-tiered discipleship.
• Saddleback Church: Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA is a large multi-site evangelical congregation founded by Rick Warren, known for its small-group-driven model, church-planting network (Saddleback Resources), and global PEACE Plan. Comparable for its small-groups-centric programming and community-mission emphasis.
• Life.Church: Life.Church (Edmond, OK) is one of the largest churches in the U.S., operating physical campuses nationwide plus a fully online experience and an in-house technology platform (the open-source Bible App / YouVersion). Highly comparable for its digital-first strategy, mobile-app-driven engagement, and online community features that mirror Sanctuary's adoption of RightNow Media and Church Center.
• Elevation Church: Elevation Church is a Charlotte, NC-based multi-site megachurch led by Pastor Steven Furtick with strong digital content production, a worship-music brand, and a youth ministry (Elevation Youth). Comparable as a non-denominational contemporary church with an emphasis on digital engagement, worship music, and youth programming.
• Church of the Highlands: Church of the Highlands is a Birmingham, AL-based, multi-site, non-denominational megachurch with a strong small-groups model (Grow + Groups) and digital resources (Highlands Resources). Comparable for its small-groups taxonomy, contemporary worship, and resource-platform strategy that parallels Sanctuary's use of RightNow Media.

Direct peers

• Journey Church International: Journey Church International is a Charismatic/Pentecostal Orlando-area congregation with multi-generational ministry programming. Directly comparable as a fellow Spirit-emphasizing, non-denominational or Pentecostal-adjacent Orlando church competing for the same Central Florida worshipers and families.

Regional players

• First Baptist Orlando: First Baptist Orlando is a long-established, large Baptist congregation in the Orlando market offering multi-generational programming, global missions, and a major children's/students ministry footprint. Directly comparable as a fellow Central Florida congregation competing for the same congregants and families.
• Christ Fellowship Church: Christ Fellowship is a large multi-site, non-denominational church headquartered in South Florida with extensive campuses across the state, including Central Florida. Directly comparable as a Florida-based, multi-generational congregation with similar kids, students, and small-group programming, and a competitor for the same Orlando-area demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SanctuaryChurch
• Facebookfacebook.com/SanctuaryChurchOrlando
• Instagraminstagram.com/sanctuarychurchorlando

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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