FaithTech SoCal x Baptize The World - Hackathon

Now FREE: FaithTech SoCal is bringing together technologists, creatives, and ministry leaders for a day of building, problem solving, and exploring what's possible when faith and technology meet. We'll form teams, tackle a challenge in community, and turn Spirit-led ideas into working prototypes by the end of the day. Who is this For? Developers, designers, product managers, data/ML engineers, and marketers who want to build with purposeBuilders curious about trustworthy and redemptive AI use cases for the ChurchAnyone in tech who wants to use their skills to make an impact in ministry and technologyGrab your spot and bring a friend. Our Partner: Baptize The World Baptize The World started right here in Southern California and has grown into a movement uniting churches worldwide around one goal: reaching people with the Gospel and baptizing them. As it scales from local churches to a global network, it needs better tools to onboard new churches quickly, wherever they are. "This was never about one event or one location. This was about the body of Christ coming together around the world." — Pastor Mark Francey That's what you'll be building for. Teams at this hackathon will design new tools to help Baptize The World reach further, think mobile-first solutions like a WhatsApp agent that lets international churches register in their own language, on a device they already use. Useful tools often don't get built in an hour. We’re taking a full day to build alongside other believers in tech. Bring your skills, take on a challenge, walk away having created a working prototype that will bless the church and the Baptize the World Organization. Event Schedule 9:00: Doors + Registration + Breakfast9:30: Intro + Plan for the Day9:45: Discover: Team Formation & Prayerful Lament10:45: Discern: Brainstorm + Solution Mapping12:00: Lunch + Develop Overview12:30–4:30: Develop: Co-create solutions with the Holy Spirit (4:30pm is when development stops)4:45: Demo Pitches5:15: Judges Meet5:30: Team Honors5:45–6:00: Clarify Next Steps; Pray and Commission Here's what we're hoping to walk away with 3–5 prototypes designed for real-world pilotingSeveral pastors actively engaged in providing feedback Details 📅 Date: October 24, 2026 📍 Location: The Robertson Triangle - 3390 Robertson Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90034 We'll have great food all day, specialty coffee that won’t run out, you’ll get a shirt, and the best part: a chance to apply your unique giftings as a technologist for the advancement of the gospel in community. Every great build day needs hands to serve. If you'd rather help host than hack, we'd be grateful to have you on the volunteer team. Register for the event, then sign up below to volunteer: https://forms.gle/wH2Z8AfA4jXMmReN7