--- title: "How To Build a Million-Subscriber Community With The Pour Over" canonical: https://www.beehiiv.com/case-studies/the-pourover description: "The faith-based newsletter delivering calm, curated news to Christians—now powered by beehiiv" source: live-converter generated: 2026-05-20T14:41:39.610Z --- # How To Build a Million-Subscriber Community With The Pour Over # How To Build a Million-Subscriber Community With The Pour Over ## The faith-based newsletter delivering calm, curated news to Christians—now powered by beehiiv ![How To Build a Million-Subscriber Community With The Pour Over](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/aDBBXCdWJ-7kSe9K_Untitleddesign-26-.png?auto=format,compress) Written by Kanishka Kumawat Published on 07 Apr 2025 [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Fthe-pourover&title=How%20To%20Build%20a%20Million-Subscriber%20Community%20With%20The%20Pour%20Over&summary=The%20faith-based%20newsletter%20delivering%20calm%2C%20curated%20news%20to%20Christians%E2%80%94now%20powered%20by%20beehiiv)[](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Fthe-pourover&text=How%20To%20Build%20a%20Million-Subscriber%20Community%20With%20The%20Pour%20Over)[](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Fthe-pourover)[](https://www.threads.net/intent/post?text=How%20To%20Build%20a%20Million-Subscriber%20Community%20With%20The%20Pour%20Over%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Fthe-pourover) ### Table of contents ### **Situation:** Jason Woodruff launched The Pour Over in 2018 to address the lack of politically neutral news for Christians. What began as informal summaries for friends turned into a full-fledged newsletter blending world news with Biblical perspective. The goal: help readers stay informed without anxiety and stay grounded in faith. ### **Challenge:** By early 2024, The Pour Over had nearly 600K subscribers but struggled with deliverability, platform scalability, and intuitive analytics. They needed an ESP that could support continued growth and deliver a clean, personalized reader experience. ### **Solution:** They migrated to **beehiiv** in April 2024. Key benefits included: - Simplified analytics dashboard for growth tracking - Subscriber quality scoring and lifetime value insights - Streamlined interface for operational clarity - Fast, attentive support from the beehiiv team ### **Results:** - 930K newsletter subscribers and 133K podcast listeners as of December 2024 - Projected to reach 1.7M total subscribers by year-end - Revenue from native ads, podcast sponsorships, and a “choose to pay” support model - Launched educational tools like a “News Health Checkup” and political content series ## Related Case Studies ![How TechCrunch Streamlined Editorial Workflows with beehiiv](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/aPdWMrpReVYa3gfP_Untitleddesign-29-.png?auto=format,compress) ### How TechCrunch Streamlined Editorial Workflows with beehiiv The Growth Playbook Powering TechCrunch’s Media Engine [ Read Case Study → ](/case-studies/techcrunch) ![How a Queer Sports Newsletter Doubled Its Revenue After Leaving Substack](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/agwKIqYofJOwHWi7_Untitleddesign-37-.png?auto=format,compress) ### How a Queer Sports Newsletter Doubled Its Revenue After Leaving Substack Why leaving Substack was the best business decision Frankie de la Cretaz ever made for Out of Your League [ Read Case Study → ](/case-studies/out-of-your-league) ![How AdQuick Scaled Industry Sponsorships with beehiiv's Ad Network](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/Z_VpXHdAxsiBwdKG_adquick.png?auto=format,compress) ### How AdQuick Scaled Industry Sponsorships with beehiiv's Ad Network Solving scale and visibility challenges in B2B marketing [ Read Case Study → ](/case-studies/adquick) ![](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect,format=auto,width=640,quality=75/www/boosts-promo-2x/rockets.svg) ## The Only Writing & Publishing Tool You Need [ Start Your Free Trial ](https://app.beehiiv.com/signup?plan=max)