10 Best Christian Businesses

By: Allison Westbrook

Break Studios Contributing Writer

The 10 best Christian businesses are successful and keep their core Christian principles at the center of business. These Christian businesses are found in numerous industries ranging from fast food to retail establishments and media broadcasting. They provide messages of morality to their customers through various company influences.

  1. Big Idea Productions is a well-known American movie production company. It is best known for its popular "Veggie-Tales" movies, which provides cartoon entertainment with a Christian message.
  2. Chick-fil-A is one of the nation's largest fast food chains. Its founder, Truett Cathey, requires all of the company's stores to close on Sundays so employees can worship with their families.
  3. Sky Angel is a Christian television company that offers over 75 family and Christian-based channels. Programming is viewable via TV or Internet broadcasting.
  4. Christian Cafe is a Christian dating website designed to allow single Christians to meet and form lasting, faith-based relationships. This Christian business allows new website users a ten day trial to Christian Cafe before joining.
  5. In-N-Out Burger is a popular fast food chain located in the western states. Though the restaurants do not publicly recognize themselves as a Christian business, the food wrappers and beverage cups at In-N-Out Burger are printed with scriptural references, per the owner's request.
  6. Hobby Lobby is perhaps the most well-known Christian business in America. The craft stores are always closed on Sundays, and generally play Christian music during store hours.
  7. Mardel is owned by the same founders as Hobby Lobby. It is a Christian book store that sells clothing, gifts, curriculum, music and church supplies. Mardel is also closed on Sundays.
  8. Sparrow Records is a Christian music production company that only signs artists with a Biblical message. The production company has a long list of Christian music artists on its label, including Stephen Curtis Chapman, Matt Redman and Amy Grant.
  9. Kerusso is a Christian t-shirt company that uses current events and pop culture to generate witty t-shirt phrases with a Christian message. Shirts are available online and usually start at $17.99.
  10. C28 is a relatively new Christian business as of 2010. The store's franchises provide a youthful perspective on traditional Christian book stores by offering trendy clothing, jewelry and stickers in addition to Christian books, movies and music.
Posted on: Sep. 15, 2010