Our Story
Some moments feel like a light switching on.
We've lived the problem we're solving. We've moved to new cities and spent Sundays guessing. We've traveled and longed to worship somewhere unfamiliar, only to face a wall of star ratings that told us nothing about whether we'd actually belong there. A little Google, a little Yelp, a thread on Reddit — none of it answered the questions that matter to someone standing at a church door for the first time.
There was no single source of truth. No place built for the search itself.
One day it struck us: there has to be a better way. That was the day the beacon was lit.
Wayne Walls
Co-Founder
Wayne and his family recently landed in Austin, Texas, and like so many families who've just unpacked the boxes, they're in the middle of the search — visiting, hoping, looking for the church that feels like home. That search is exactly why FaithBeacon exists — and nobody understands it better than someone living it. Away from the work, you'll find him on the golf course, in the gym, or wherever his family is.
Jake McLarry
Co-Founder
Jake and his family have called the Houston area home for eight years, but it took a handful of moves over fifteen years to get there — and every single one came with the same struggle: finding a church the whole family loved. Even now, attending regularly, they know the difference between a church you go to and a church you belong to. That's the problem Jake couldn't let go of — for his own family, and for every family still searching. When he's not working on FaithBeacon, his free time belongs to his family — and when the rare chance comes, you'll find him hunting or fishing.
Zach Alvstad
Co-Founder
Zach and his family recently settled in a small town outside Oklahoma City — a fresh start in a new place, with the search for a church home still ahead of them. He knows the looking is the hard part, and it shapes how he thinks about FaithBeacon every day — the questions families actually ask, and the answers no star rating can give. Most days you'll find him with his family, and when the Thunder are playing, you'll find him glued to the game.
