Our Story

Built by people of faith, for people of faith

Elevate Chapel began with a simple observation: faith communities were scattered across disconnected apps, chat groups, and social feeds. We believed something better was possible.

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Our Mission

To make it easier for every person β€” regardless of tradition, background, or belief β€” to show up consistently to their spiritual life, and to do it in genuine community with others.

"We are not building a religion app. We are building the infrastructure for spiritual growth β€” the daily practices, the community ties, the learning and giving that, taken together, shape a life of meaning. And we are doing it in a way that respects the deep differences between traditions while honoring what connects all seekers: the longing to live more fully."

β€” Miriam Asante, Co-Founder & CEO

What we believe

Our values are not aspirational. They are operating principles we hold ourselves accountable to every day.

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Respect for all traditions

We serve Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and spiritual seekers of every background. No tradition is more welcome than another.

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Privacy as a sacred trust

Your spiritual life is intimate. We encrypt everything, sell nothing, and will never use your faith data for advertising.

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Community over clicks

We measure success by depth of connection β€” answered prayers, completed courses, lives changed β€” not by engagement metrics.

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Growth, not perfection

We believe spiritual life is a journey, not a destination. Our platform celebrates progress, not performance.

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Radical transparency

From our donation fee structure to our AI prompts, we publish what we are doing and why. No black boxes.

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Technology in service of spirit

AI and code are tools β€” not the point. Every feature exists only to help people show up more fully to their faith.

Our team

Founded by practitioners from four faith traditions. Advised by theologians, chaplains, and community leaders worldwide.

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Miriam Asante
Co-Founder & CEO
Interfaith Β· Theology, Harvard
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Daniel Yosef
Co-Founder & CTO
Jewish Β· Computer Science, MIT
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Fatima Al-Rashid
Head of Content
Muslim Β· Islamic Studies, Georgetown
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Priya Sharma
Head of Product
Hindu Β· Human-Computer Interaction, Stanford

Plus 12 more engineers, designers, theologians, and community builders β€” across 8 countries.

Home for every tradition

We believe deep spiritual life is available to every person. Our content is developed with tradition-specific advisors to ensure it is authentic, not generic.

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Come as you are

Wherever you are in your journey β€” curious, committed, or returning after a long time away β€” you are welcome here.