Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church

What Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church does

The Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church is a 501(c)(3) religious nonprofit headquartered at 101 West 123rd Street in Harlem, New York City. Founded in 1924 and renamed 'Ephesus' in 1930, the church operates weekly Sabbath School (9:30 AM), Divine Worship (11 AM), Youth Church (1st and 3rd Sabbath at 11:30 AM), Adventist Youth Ministries (Wednesdays at 4 PM), and Bible Study / Prayer Meeting (Wednesdays at 7 PM). It serves congregants, families, youth, women, and the broader Harlem community through ministries including Adventist Community Services (ACS), Health Ministries, Women's Ministry, Stewardship, Adventurers, and the Ephesus Youth Church — the first of its kind in the Northeastern Conference when it launched in 1955.

The organization's infrastructure consists of a ChurchSpring-based website integrating live streaming (YouTube, Vimeo), event registration, sermon archives, and an online giving portal. Digital outreach extends to Instagram (@eycsdanyc) and a weekly online bulletin. The historic 1886-built sanctuary, purchased in 1930 for $105,000, was rebuilt after a 1969 fire ($2.3M over eight years) and received a full steeple restoration in 2006 ($1.6M). Strategic alliances with Columbia University, Touro College, Cornell Medical Center, and the NYC Department of Health support mental health, health screening, and community health programs.

The church's revenue model is entirely voluntary — tithes and offerings collected via the Adventist Giving online portal, CashApp ($ephesusSDANYC), or mailed contributions, with tax receipts issued annually. All worship services and ministry programs are free. Governance rests with Senior Pastor Dr. Willie J. Wright Jr., Assistant Pastor Gibson LaCroix, and First Elder Elliott Phipps (also president of Lynx Logistics LLC and a retired FedEx executive). The church is affiliated with but operates independently from the Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and has no external investment, parent company, or shareholder structure.

Name

Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church

Legal name

The Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church

Website

https://ephesus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit church in Harlem, New York, serving congregants and the surrounding community since 1924 through worship, youth, health, women's, and social-service ministries funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

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Product category

Religious Services / House of Worship

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Community outreach programs
• Youth ministry programs
• Health ministry services
• Faith-based education

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary contributions from members through online giving via Adventist Giving platform, CashApp ($ephesusSDANYC), or mail. Tax receipts provided annually for donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church delivers weekly Christian worship services (Sabbath School at 9:30 AM and Divine Worship at 11 AM), Youth Church services on the 1st and 3rd Sabbaths, midweek Bible study and prayer meetings, and a portfolio of ministry programs including Adventist Community Services (food and clothing assistance), Health Ministries (health fairs, cycling and vegan cooking classes), Women's Ministry, Adventist Youth Ministries, Stewardship, and Adventurers (children's program). All services are offered free of charge; the organization is sustained by voluntary member tithes and offerings.

Product overview

The Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church operates a website built on the ChurchSpring platform, providing a digital hub for its congregation and community. The primary digital offerings include live streaming of worship services, online sermon archives, event registration and management, an online giving portal for tithes and offerings, and various ministry program pages. The church website serves as a central platform for connecting members with Sabbath School, Youth Church, Divine Worship Services, Bible Studies, and community service programs. The digital infrastructure integrates with external platforms for specific functions: Adventist Giving for online donations, YouTube for live streaming, and Zoom for virtual Bible Study meetings.

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Brands

• Youth Church (EYC): Youth-focused worship services held 1st and 3rd Sabbath of each month at 11:30 AM, livestreamed on YouTube
• Adventist Youth Ministries (AYM)
• Health Ministries
• Women's Ministry
• Stewardship
• Adventist Community Services (ACS)
• Adventurers

Products and services

• Weekly Sabbath Worship Services
• Youth Church (EYC) Worship Services

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Columbia University Triumph TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on mental health research and initiatives within the Black church community. Partnership includes ongoing mental health screenings, advocacy, panel discussions, and workshops aimed at breaking stigma surrounding mental health issues in the African American community.
• Touro CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth screening partnership with Touro College and Cornell Medical Center to provide health screenings to the Harlem community.
• Cornell Medical CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth screening partnership with Touro College and Cornell Medical Center to provide health screenings to the Harlem community.
• New York City Department of HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to address health concerns adversely affecting the African American community, including health fairs and community health initiatives.
• Northeastern ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual youth retreats in Stamford, Connecticut organized in collaboration with the Northeastern Conference. AYM also participates in conference-wide Bible Bowls and basketball/baseball championships.
• St. Andrews Episcopal ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuring the 'wilderness years' (1969-1977) after the fire, St. Andrews Episcopal Church opened their sanctuary and allowed the Ephesus congregation to worship in their space until the church was rebuilt.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EYCattheHeartofHarlem
• Instagraminstagram.com/eycsdanyc
• Xx.com/ephesusnyc

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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