What Trinity United Methodist Church does

Trinity United Methodist Church is a non-profit Methodist congregation located in Lincoln, Nebraska, founded in 1876 and operating from its main campus at 7130 Kentwell Lane. The church delivers two Sunday worship services (a 9am contemporary service and a 10:30am blended service), Sunday school, nursery care, and an IMPACT youth group for middle and high school students, while extending reach through a livestream, sermon podcast, and YouTube video archive. Its primary ancillary business is Trinity Child Care, operated at two locations — Village Gardens on the main campus and Downtown at 1345 South 16th Street — offering infant through school-age care with weekly tuition ranging from $125 to $291 and a $120 annual family fee.

Revenue is generated from three streams: recurring member tithes and offerings processed through the ShelbyNext CHMS giving platform, one-time non-cash gifts such as stocks and estate contributions, and weekly child care tuition. Operating technology is entirely third-party; no proprietary systems, AI capabilities, or custom software were identified.

The congregation positions itself as a Reconciling Congregation within the United Methodist denomination, signaling progressive, inclusive values. Its Faith In Action outreach portfolio includes the Backpack Program (weekly food delivery to Hill, Cavett, and Wysong Elementary schools), monthly meal service at The Gathering Place, holiday support for veterans at Victory Park, and international ministry partnerships with Lydia Patterson Institute (El Paso, established 1913, serving 400+ students) and Kenya Ministries. Governance is led by Rev. Dr. Jeff Slater as Lead Pastor, supported by a 14+ person staff team spanning music, family ministries, youth, communications, business, facilities, and dedicated child care directors at each location.

Name

Trinity United Methodist Church

Legal name

Trinity United Methodist Church

Website

https://trinitylincoln.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Child care services
• Early childhood education
• Faith-based programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through automatic payments, cash/check at services, and one-time gifts. Congregants are encouraged to give proportionally as a spiritual practice.
2. Stock & Estate Giving: Non-cash gifts including stocks or bonds with tax benefits, as well as estate planning contributions.
3. Trinity Child Care Tuition: Weekly tuition payments for child care services including infant care ($291/week), toddler care ($268/week), preschool ($249/week), kindergarten ($157/week), before/after school care ($125/week), and school age care ($202/week). Additional annual family fee of $120.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Trinity United Methodist Church provides weekly Sunday worship services (contemporary at 9:00am and blended at 10:30am), Christian formation programs for all ages, and a paid child care ministry operating at two Lincoln locations. The church also runs community outreach initiatives and a sermon podcast for distributed ministry.

Product overview

Trinity United Methodist Church is a single-location United Methodist congregation in Lincoln, Nebraska offering a unified portfolio of ministry services. The core offerings include in-person and online worship services at two time slots, complemented by Trinity Child Care (with two separate facilities - Village Gardens and Downtown locations) providing infant/toddler care, preschool, before/after school care, and kindergarten. Supporting ministries include Family Ministries (children's Sunday school, nursery, youth group), Growth Groups (adult small groups), Faith In Action outreach programs (Backpack Program, Gather Place meals, veterans support), the Backpack Program for food security, and a Columbarium and Memorial Garden for cremated remains. All programs operate under the unified mission of 'Building a community of people who are FULLY ALIVE in Christ.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services offered at 9:00am (Contemporary) and 10:30am (Blended) at Trinity United Methodist Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving congregants and visitors of all backgrounds.
• Online Worship Livestreamed worship service accessible online for individuals who cannot attend in person at the Lincoln, Nebraska campus.
• Sermon Podcast Distributed audio sermon content available through Anchor FM and Spotify, with archived video on Vimeo, for congregants and the broader public.
• Trinity Child Care Licensed child care service operating at two Lincoln, Nebraska locations (Village Gardens and Downtown), serving infants through school-age children with a developmental philosophy and tiered weekly tuition plus an annual non-refundable family fee.
• Growth Groups Small-group Bible study and community connection program for adults at Trinity United Methodist Church, designed to deepen faith and relationships outside of Sunday worship.
• Family Ministries Faith formation programming for children and families at Trinity United Methodist Church, supporting spiritual growth, family connection, and age-appropriate discipleship.
• IMPACT Youth Ministry Youth fellowship, formation, and mission program for middle and high school students, meeting Sunday evenings with a meal provided and including periodic trips and retreats.
• Faith in Action Outreach Community outreach and mission programming at Trinity United Methodist Church, supporting local initiatives such as the Backpack Program and Gathering Place, plus international support for Lydia Patterson Institute and Justice in Action efforts.
• Columbarium and Memorial Garden Cremation interment service on the Trinity United Methodist Church campus, offering niches in the columbarium and memorial garden with tiered pricing based on selected niche location.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Gathering PlacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal focus partner where Trinity members serve dinner once monthly on the second Thursday at 4:30pm. Trinity provides volunteer support and meal service for this community organization.
• Lydia Patterson InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational ministry partner in Ciudad Juarez established 1913 serving over 400 young people. Trinity makes annual trips to volunteer on facility maintenance and outreach projects. Partnered through Women's Missionary Society tradition.
• Kenya MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational ministry partnership supporting local ministries in Kenya through education and health initiatives for vulnerable populations.
• Justice in ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterfaith justice organizing coalition of 20 faith communities in Lincoln/Lancaster County. 2023 initiatives focused on mental health and criminal justice reform. Trinity provides financial support and community organizers.
• Backpack Program Schools (Hill, Cavett, Wysong Elementary)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly food packing program for Hill, Cavett, and Wysong Elementary schools. Trinity volunteers pack bags between services on Sundays and deliver food to schools during the week to address food insecurity among students.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site church in Southern California with comprehensive family ministries, community outreach, and digital distribution. A broader incumbent demonstrating scale benchmarks for programming breadth and digital engagement.
• North Point Community Church: Large multi-site evangelical church in the Atlanta metro with comprehensive family ministries, child care partnerships, and digital streaming at scale. A broader incumbent showing the upper bound of multi-site, multi-program church operations.

Direct peers

• Church of the Resurrection: Large multi-site United Methodist Church in Leawood, Kansas with extensive family ministries, child care/preschool operations, small groups, and digital content distribution. Closest direct peer in denomination, scale, and programmatic structure.
• Highland Park United Methodist Church: Large progressive United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas with a Reconciling-friendly posture, multi-generational programming, child development center, and substantial community outreach—closely paralleling Trinity's UMC identity and ministry mix.
• St. Luke's United Methodist Church: Large United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas offering traditional and contemporary worship, family ministries, child care/early learning, and adult small groups—comparable programmatic portfolio within the same denomination.

Others

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: National for-profit child care and early education operator. Not a denomination peer but a directly comparable operator of large-scale infant-through-preschool care services that contextualizes Trinity Child Care's operating model and pricing.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: Large national child care chain offering infant care, preschool, before/after school care, and kindergarten—directly overlapping Trinity Child Care's service portfolio and pricing tier structure.

Regional players

• First United Methodist Church Omaha: Mainline Methodist congregation in Omaha, Nebraska operating within the same regional UMC ecosystem and serving a comparable Midwestern demographic base. Comparable in denominational identity and community footprint to Trinity Lincoln.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@trinitylincolnnebraska
• Xx.com/trinitylincoln
• Facebookfacebook.com/trinitylincoln
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trinity-umc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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