Upshur Parish House

Name

Upshur Parish House

Legal name

Upshur Parish House and Crosslines, Inc.

Website

https://parishhouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buckhannon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Individual and corporate donations received online through GiveButter platform, by mail, or in-person. Donations support general operations, specific programs, or greatest need as designated by donors.
2. Clothes Closet Thrift Store Sales: Thrift store operations selling donated clothing and household items to community members. All proceeds from The Clothes Closet go directly to funding services at the Upshur Parish House.
3. Special Events Fundraising: Annual fundraising events such as the Rev. Barry Moll Memorial Golf Scramble generate proceeds to support food assistance and Crosslines emergency utility and housing support programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Upshur Parish House is a nonprofit ecumenical ministry that provides emergency aid and social services to low-income residents of Upshur County, West Virginia. Its core offerings include the Food Pantry (monthly emergency food distribution in partnership with Mountaineer Food Bank), The Clothes Closet (a thrift store selling donated clothing and household items), Crosslines (sliding-scale emergency assistance for utilities, rent, medical, and transportation), and Community Meals (weekly shared meals prepared by local churches).

Product overview

Upshur Parish House is a community ministry organization established in 1992, offering a coordinated suite of social services to Upshur County neighbors in need. The organization operates four core programs: the Food Pantry (emergency food distribution in partnership with Mountaineer Food Bank), The Clothes Closet (a thrift store providing affordable clothing and household items), Crosslines (emergency utility, housing, and medical assistance), and Community Meals (weekly community lunch service). All programs work together under one organization to address food insecurity, clothing needs, emergency financial assistance, and community connection, with proceeds from The Clothes Closet directly funding the other services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Clothes Closet
• Food Pantry
• Crosslines
• Community Meals

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WV Annual Conference of The United Methodist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrosslines is a mission project of the WV Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. This ecumenical partnership enables the operation of emergency aid programs for utilities, food, clothing vouchers, medical needs, rent, and other essential services.
• Mountaineer Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership provides food inventory for the food pantry program. Through this collaboration and community support, emergency food packages are distributed to families monthly.
• Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerService Scholars from the college volunteer at the Upshur Parish House, providing additional staffing support while gaining community engagement experience. This partnership benefits both the organization and student volunteers.
• UM Foundation of WVcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor for the Rev. Barry Moll Memorial Golf Scramble fundraising event. Provides financial support for the annual event that raises funds for Parish House programs.
• WVU Medicine - St. Joseph's HospitalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor for the Rev. Barry Moll Memorial Golf Scramble. Supports fundraising efforts for Parish House emergency assistance programs.
• The Wilkerson FamilycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor for the Rev. Barry Moll Memorial Golf Scramble, supporting fundraising for Parish House food assistance and Crosslines emergency utility and housing support programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mountaineer Food Bank: Regional food bank partner that supplies Upshur Parish House's pantry inventory. Comparable as a WV-based nonprofit distributing emergency food assistance to low-income households through a network of partner agencies.
• St. Vincent de Paul: Faith-based organization providing person-to-person emergency assistance for utilities, rent, food, and clothing to neighbors in crisis — closely mirrors Crosslines' emergency aid model and home-visit delivery approach.
• Meals on Wheels America: National network providing community meals to those in need. Comparable to Upshur Parish House's Community Meals program (Wednesday carryout and Friday sit-down/carryout meals) in mission and volunteer-driven delivery model.
• Union Mission: Faith-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter, food, clothing, and recovery services. Comparable emergency-assistance scope and faith-based operating model, though focused on shelter rather than dispersed aid.

Broad incumbents

• The Salvation Army: National faith-based nonprofit combining emergency assistance (food, rent, utilities, clothing) with thrift-store revenue and community meals — directly parallel to Upshur Parish House's four-program model, but operating at vastly greater scale.
• Catholic Charities USA: Large ecumenical/Catholic social services network providing emergency aid, food, housing, and case management. Comparable mission and target population to Parish House's Crosslines program, but at national scale.
• Goodwill Industries International: Operates thrift/retail stores whose revenues fund mission programs. Directly comparable to The Clothes Closet as a self-funding retail engine underwriting community services, though at national scale.
• Feeding America: National hunger-relief network of food banks; Mountaineer Food Bank (a Parish House partner) is a Feeding America affiliate. Comparable on the food-pantry program and emergency food distribution mission.
• United Way: Community-focused nonprofit that funnels donations to local health and human services. Comparable as a community-resource connector and convener across the same donor and partner ecosystem Parish House operates in.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Faith-rooted, community-driven nonprofit addressing housing insecurity for low-income households. Comparable as a faith-based community services nonprofit with strong volunteer pipeline and similar funding-event culture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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