Church of Peace

What Church of Peace does

Church of Peace is a small non-profit congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC) located at 1114 12th Street in the Longview neighborhood of Rock Island, Illinois. Founded in 1895 by German immigrants as Evangelical Friedens Gemeinde and resident at the current location since 1912, the church serves local residents through weekly Sunday worship services (10:30am), Sunday School and fellowship, religious education, music programs (Chancel Choir, Bell Choir, praise band), and a portfolio of community outreach initiatives including a Saturday food pantry (9am-11am), PeacePals literacy tutoring on Wednesdays, and the Book Nook children's book sales program at Rock Island Academy. The congregation maintains an Open and Affirming covenant welcoming LGBTQ+ members and other historically marginalized groups.

The organization operates on a donation-based revenue model, with income derived from voluntary tithes and offerings during worship services, online giving via an external donation portal, and special collections for mission and service programs. It is led by a small pastoral staff headed by Reverend Tyler Yost, supported by a communications coordinator, volunteer parish nurses, and music directors; no revenue, budget, or membership figures are disclosed. As a 501(c)-style non-profit, governance is internal and there is no external ownership, with the UCC serving as a denominational affiliation rather than a controlling parent.

Church of Peace is affiliated with the broader UCC denomination (over 5,000 churches and nearly one million members) and operates the Community Caring Conference, a neighborhood organization it founded in 1976 to address crime prevention, education, and community development. Its digital footprint is limited to a WordPress website, Facebook, and Pinterest; the church has no proprietary technology platform, no mobile app, no API, and no AI capabilities. A $2,500 grant from the Doris & Victor Day Foundation in July 2023 represents the only disclosed external funding event.

Name

Church of Peace

Legal name

Church of Peace, United Church of Christ

Website

https://churchofpeaceucc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Church of Peace is a small United Church of Christ congregation in Rock Island, Illinois, founded in 1895 by German immigrants. It provides Sunday worship, religious education, music programs, and community outreach including a food pantry, literacy tutoring, and a children's book program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services and Community Outreach

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Congregational ministry
• Community outreach programs
• Christian education
• Food pantry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rock Island

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church donations from congregation members during worship services and through online giving options.
2. Special Offerings: Collections during specific worship services and events for mission and service programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Church of Peace is a UCC congregation that provides weekly Sunday worship services, Sunday School for children and adults, fellowship, and music ministry (Chancel Choir, Bell Choir, praise band). It also operates community service programs including a Saturday food pantry, PeacePals literacy tutoring for children, and the Book Nook children's book sales, alongside pastoral care, prayer support, and parish nursing services. All offerings are available to local community members free of charge, supported by voluntary donations.

Product overview

Church of Peace is a local congregation of the United Church of Christ providing worship services, educational programs, and community outreach services. The church offers Sunday worship at 10:30am, Sunday School for children and adults at 9am, music programs including Chancel Choir, Bell Choir, and praise band, and community service programs including a Saturday morning Food Pantry, PeacePals literacy tutoring for children, and the Book Nook children's book sales program. The church also provides pastoral care through prayer requests, parish nursing services, and special worship services for Ash Wednesday, Christmas Eve, and other holidays.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship service held at 10:30am in the church sanctuary for congregation members and visitors; includes communion on the first Sunday of each month and special services for Ash Wednesday, Christmas Eve, and other holidays.
• Sunday School Christian education program for children and adults held at 9am on Sundays before the worship service.
• Food Pantry

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Community Caring ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1976Founded in 1976, the Community Caring Conference was established by Church of Peace when they chose to stay in their changing neighborhood rather than relocate. The organization has addressed crime prevention, neighborhood clean ups, street lighting, education, GED preparation, and National Night Out.
• United Church of ChristcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch of Peace is a congregation of the United Church of Christ, a distinct and diverse community of Christians with over 5,000 churches and nearly one million members across the United States. The denomination is known for its 'Open and Affirming' movement welcoming LGBTQ+ members, with more than 1,500 churches and over 350,000 members in the ONA movement.
• Local Churches and Organizations (Food Pantry)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch of Peace works with several other local churches and organizations to provide a food pantry every Saturday from 9am to 11am. Each family receives food for several days of meals plus household items when available.
• Rock Island AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch of Peace operates the Book Nook at Rock Island Academy, selling new children's books twice a month at $1 each to support childhood literacy in the local school.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Metropolitan Community Church: An explicitly LGBTQ+ affirming Christian denomination with congregations worldwide. Directly comparable to Church of Peace on the Open and Affirming dimension, with similar worship-service and community-outreach operating model.
• First Congregational Church of Chicago (UCC): A sister United Church of Christ congregation offering weekly worship, community outreach, and progressive theological positioning. Highly comparable denomination, programming mix, and congregation-type profile.

Broad incumbents

• Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA): Mainline Protestant congregation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church tradition. Comparable in worship-service model, community-outreach programming, and reliance on donations, but operating under a different (larger) mainline denomination.
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church: Mainline Episcopal congregation with weekly worship, music programs, and outreach ministries. Comparable in structure, programming mix, and progressive-leaning theological stance, though under a different mainline denomination.
• Salvation Army of the Quad Cities: Faith-based nonprofit delivering community social services (food assistance, family support) in the same regional market. Comparable on the community-outreach and donation-funded operating model, though with a much broader national footprint.
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Peoria: Faith-based social services organization serving the same Quad Cities / Western Illinois region with food pantries, family services, and community programs. Highly comparable on the faith-based social-services programming mix.

Regional players

• First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities: Progressive, LGBTQ+ welcoming congregation operating in the same Quad Cities region as Church of Peace. Directly comparable on inclusivity stance, worship-service delivery, and community-outreach model.
• Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities: Regional faith-based community organization providing social services, education programs, and community outreach in the same geographic market. Comparable on faith-affiliated community-services model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchofpeaceucc.org%2Fabout-us%2F&t=About%20Us
• Pinterestpinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://churchofpeaceucc.org/about-us/&media=https://churchofpeaceucc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Church-Logo-White.png&description=About Us

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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