Christian Life

What Christian Life does

Christian Life Church is an independent, privately held nonprofit religious organization headquartered at 7400 E. Trimmier Road in Killeen, Texas. It conducts weekly Sunday worship services at 9:45 AM in English and at 11:30 AM in bilingual Spanish through its Christian Life en Español (CLE) ministry, and extends community engagement through LifeGroups meeting in homes across Killeen, Belton, and Temple. The congregation it serves spans four primary segments: families with children (Nursery 0-3, SuperKids 4-8, The Forge 9-12), youth aged 13-18, the general adult congregation, and the Spanish-speaking community.

The church operates a multi-generational, multi-cultural ministry portfolio including KidsLife, SuperKids, The Forge, Youth Ministry, Worship Arts, Missions, and an on-site CL Coffee Cafe. Its technology stack consists entirely of commodity third-party tools: a Weebly-hosted website, the Church Center online giving platform, YouTube and Facebook for live streaming, and USPS for coffee e-commerce fulfillment. There is no proprietary software, mobile app, or API surface. Sub-brands include LifeGroups, KidsLife, SuperKids, The Forge, Youth Ministry, Worship Arts, and CL Coffee Cafe.

The revenue model relies primarily on tithes and offerings collected during services and via the Church Center online giving platform, supplemented by designated mission donations and a modest coffee retail line (whole bean and ground bags at $12, flat-rate $7 shipping, and monthly Brew Pass subscriptions at $10 single and $25 family). Go-to-market is community-led, with growth driven by word-of-mouth referrals, a first-guest hospitality experience (complimentary coffee and pastries), visitor connect cards, and organic digital reach through YouTube and Facebook. Leadership is founder-led by Lead Pastors Michael and Nancy Massa, with a small operating team covering operations, worship, children's ministry, youth, and Spanish-language ministry.

Name

Christian Life

Legal name

Christian Life Church

Website

https://clclife.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Christian Life Church is an independent nonprofit church in Killeen, Texas, offering bilingual English and Spanish worship services, children's and youth ministries, LifeGroups across Central Texas, and a small coffee retail line. It serves local families, youth, and Spanish-speaking residents in the Killeen-Belton-Temple region.

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship ministry
• Community church
• Bilingual worship
• Faith formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Killeen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through tithes and offerings collected during Sunday worship services and through online giving via Church Center platform.
2. Online Giving/Donations: Digital giving platform enabling members to donate online through the Church Center website.
3. Coffee Sales: Sale of freshly roasted coffee (Brazil Eagle Whole Bean and Ground) and coffee shop passes (Family Brew Pass, Single Brew Pass) generating revenue through on-site cafe and online orders with shipping.
4. Mission Donations: Donations specifically designated for mission trips and community outreach activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Christian Life Church operates as a multi-generational, multicultural house of worship offering weekly Sunday worship services in English (9:45 AM) and bilingual Spanish (11:30 AM), alongside children's, youth, and adult ministry programs. It runs a small-group discipleship model (LifeGroups) across Central Texas and operates an ancillary CL Coffee Cafe that sells freshly roasted Brazil Eagle coffee beans and monthly brew passes.

Product overview

Christian Life Church operates a coffee cafe as a ministry offering that sells Brazil Eagle coffee products (whole bean and ground) and cafe beverage passes. The product line includes retail coffee bags at $12 each, a $7 flat rate shipping option, and subscription-style Brew Passes for unlimited cafe access ($10 single month, $25 family Sunday). The coffee program supports their missions by sourcing from countries like Uganda and Haiti.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LifeGroups: Mid-week small groups for discipleship and community connection, meeting in Belton, Temple, and Killeen areas.
• KidsLife
• SuperKids
• The Forge
• Youth Ministry
• Worship Arts
• CL Coffee Cafe

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services (English and Spanish)
• LifeGroups (Small Group Discipleship)
• KidsLife Children's Ministry (Nursery, SuperKids, The Forge)
• Youth Ministry
• Christian Life en Español (CLE) Spanish-Language Ministry
• Missions Program
• Brazil Eagle Whole Bean Coffee
• Brazil Eagle Ground Coffee
• Flat Rate Shipping
• Family Brew Pass
• Single Brew Pass

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gateway Church: Large multi-site Texas-based church with bilingual services and a strong digital streaming presence. Comparable as a Texas-area congregation competing for similar Central Texas family and Spanish-speaking demographics, but operating at materially larger scale.
• Fellowship Church: Multi-site Dallas-Fort Worth area church known for community-focused ministries and online streaming. Comparable in its community-led GTM motion and multi-generational family programming, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Watermark Church: Large Dallas-area non-denominational church with community groups and member engagement pathways. Comparable in its emphasis on small groups (analogous to LifeGroups) and community-driven growth, but with a much larger footprint.
• North Point Community Church: Atlanta-based multi-campus church founded by Andy Stanley, known for small groups as the primary community engagement vehicle. Directly comparable LifeGroups-equivalent strategy, though operating at national scale.
• Church of the Highlands: Large multi-site Alabama-based church with small group ministry at its core and strong digital streaming. Comparable small-group-centric GTM motion and community-first approach, but at materially larger scale.
• Elevation Church: Multi-site church led by Steven Furtick with strong digital content and youth/family ministry emphasis. Relevant as a peer on digital distribution and multi-generational programming, but operating at national scale.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site church with strong small group (Life Group) model and family ministry programming. Directly comparable in its LifeGroup-centric community structure, though at substantially larger scale.
• The Village Church: Texas-based multi-site church with strong emphasis on community groups, family ministry, and theological teaching. Comparable as a Texas-area, community-led congregation, though more centralized in the DFW metroplex.
• Lakewood Church: Houston-based megachurch with national broadcast reach and family-oriented ministry programming. Comparable as a large non-denominational Texas church with strong digital distribution, though operating at much larger scale.
• Harvest Christian Fellowship: California-based non-denominational church known for expository teaching and multi-generational ministry. Comparable as a community-driven congregation with strong family and youth programming emphasis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCW1DZSDZs5DjLfKO1Fmf4dA
• Facebookfacebook.com/clclifetx
• Xx.com/clclifetx

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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