Company Description:
How it all began - In 1999, the world was in the midst of the dot-com boom and people were still trying to figure out whether the Internet was just another passing fad or something that would truly change our lives. That year in southern California, Chris Fowler and Jeffrey “Free” Grafton were wondering if Internet-based tools could help people in their church connect and feel a greater sense of belonging. There was no grand mission statement, no elaborate business plan, no dreams of IPO, just two friends who felt led to do something about the frustration people felt in getting connected to the church. At the time, the only church software options were traditional, server-based databases that were costly, cumbersome, restricted by user licenses and lacked any web-based interface that would allow people to work anywhere but in the church office. Consequently, Chris and Free were prompted to develop a web-based application that would help “build community” within a church and Church Community Builder was born. Little did they know that by taking a more “social” approach, they were establishing a whole new paradigm for church management.Moving and Growing - In 2002, the team that constituted CCB, relocated to Colorado Springs where there was a more reasonable cost of living, an abundance of technology talent and Christian organizations with which to network. This allowed the company to extend the capabilities of its offering to meet the ever-changing needs of churches around the globe. At the time, CCB had about 70 customers but began to grow steadily as churches realized the power and leverage of the web and began to seek more flexible and affordable church management solutions.Promising Future - In stark contrast to many web-based companies, CCB has been profitable for years and has never accepted or needed outside investors to grow or serve its customer base. Instead, the company has employed a responsible and controllable “crawl, walk, run” growth strategy, adding new staff and capabilities as the growth of its customer base allowed and dictated. Today, CCB actively serves over 1,100 churches in 10 different countries from church plants to multi-site, mega-churches. CCB continually re-invests its profits to build its team and improve their product offering. The company strives to achieve three primary objectives: Create happy and fulfilled associates 2) Develop a raving fan" customer base and 3) Achieve sensible financial growth. To CCB
How it all began - In 1999, the world was in the midst of the dot-com boom and people were still trying to figure out whether the Internet was just another passing fad or something that would truly change our lives. That year in southern California, Chris Fowler and Jeffrey “Free” Grafton were wondering if Internet-based tools could help people in their church connect and feel a greater sense of belonging. There was no grand mission statement, no elaborate business plan, no dreams of IPO, just two friends who felt led to do something about the frustration people felt in getting connected to the church. At the time, the only church software options were traditional, server-based databases that were costly, cumbersome, restricted by user licenses and lacked any web-based interface that would allow people to work anywhere but in the church office. Consequently, Chris and Free were prompted to develop a web-based application that would help “build community” within a church and Church Community Builder was born. Little did they know that by taking a more “social” approach, they were establishing a whole new paradigm for church management.Moving and Growing - In 2002, the team that constituted CCB, relocated to Colorado Springs where there was a more reasonable cost of living, an abundance of technology talent and Christian organizations with which to network. This allowed the company to extend the capabilities of its offering to meet the ever-changing needs of churches around the globe. At the time, CCB had about 70 customers but began to grow steadily as churches realized the power and leverage of the web and began to seek more flexible and affordable church management solutions.Promising Future - In stark contrast to many web-based companies, CCB has been profitable for years and has never accepted or needed outside investors to grow or serve its customer base. Instead, the company has employed a responsible and controllable “crawl, walk, run” growth strategy, adding new staff and capabilities as the growth of its customer base allowed and dictated. Today, CCB actively serves over 1,100 churches in 10 different countries from church plants to multi-site, mega-churches. CCB continually re-invests its profits to build its team and improve their product offering. The company strives to achieve three primary objectives: Create happy and fulfilled associates 2) Develop a raving fan" customer base and 3) Achieve sensible financial growth. To CCB