Former Wall Street Veteran Launches LinkedIn-Style App for Christians in Ministry and Churches
Former Wall Street finance veteran Alicia Lee recently claimed that the Lord inspired her to make a Christian alternative to LinkedIn. Lee and her team launched the Faithly mobile app at the Sing! conference in Nashville, Tennessee, last week, The Christian Post reported. The app was designed to connect pastors, chaplains, ministry leaders, volunteers, worship directors, seminary educators, and professionals and provide job opportunities, event creation, and group support.
"The Lord gave me this idea to create something like LinkedIn for those who serve the church," Lee, Faithly's co-founder and CEO, who serves as an elder at Lower Manhattan Community Church in New York City, told The Christian Post.
She claimed that having a "vision from the Lord" prompted her to launch the company.
"I don't really have a background in something like this," she added, noting how she "worked on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs for almost 20 years."
What Is Faithly?
Lee also pointed out that Faithly is unlike "traditional social media" as well as Christian-based social media platforms.
"It's not people sharing photos with their family or making social connections," she said. "On Faithly, we're connecting on the basis of ministry, on serving the Church."
The mobile release comes years after Faithly initially launched on desktop and laptop computers as well as on mobile browsers in 2022, which has around 3,000 users.
"[We] were really kind of intentionally quiet in our first couple of years because we're building something that we don't think has ever been built before, and we wanted to do it really thoughtfully, and we wanted to build something that would really serve the kingdom," Lee continued.
"We finally reached the stage where we do want to get the word out," she said. "So we are starting to have a presence at important ministry events like the Sing! conference in Nashville, which just happened."
Lee believes Faithly was met with a "very warm" reception at the conference.
"[P]eople were surprised there wasn't anything like this," she said. "There was a lot of excitement to start engaging," she added.
Why Alicia Lee Launched Faithly
In a statement previously shared with CP, Lee shared why she decided to launch Faithly.
"For nearly twenty years, LinkedIn has been the go-to professional network, while industries like medicine, education, and law now have platforms built specifically for their needs," Lee stated.
"Yet ministry — one of the most relational and trust-driven callings — has been left without a dedicated digital space," she lamented. "Faithly was created to change that."
She argued that this type of platform is essential for pastors "facing unprecedented pressure," which has resulted in experiencing "exceedingly long hours", depression, and "chronic sleep deprivation."
"These are the people carrying the spiritual weight of communities — and they deserve better infrastructure," she said.
"We believe the Church deserves the same caliber of digital tools that have helped other professions thrive," she asserted. "Faithly is more than a platform — it's a movement to uplift, connect, and sustain those who pour themselves out for others. When ministry leaders are healthy and supported, the impact reaches every pulpit, pew, and community."
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Originally published September 09, 2025.
