St John's Church

What St John's Church does

St John's Church is an independent Christian congregation located on Amherst Road in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The church serves the local community of Tunbridge Wells and beyond, offering weekly Sunday worship services at 10:30am and 6:00pm, midweek Senior Fellowship gatherings, and a structured set of age-specific ministries covering pre-schoolers, children, youth, 18-30s, seniors, men, women, and internationals. Its core purpose is spiritual growth and community belonging, with programming structured around Biblical teaching, small group fellowship (Growth Groups), Christianity-exploration courses, and pastoral support including a Church Family Support Fund.

The church's technology platform is built on ChurchBuilder, a third-party CMS that powers the stjohnstw.org website and integrates the digital product surface: a searchable Media Library of sermon recordings dating back to 2013, live and on-demand video streaming of services, native iOS and Android mobile applications, event calendars, contact forms, and the Fruitful Giving online donation portal. The physical site includes a main sanctuary, an Atrium meeting space, and accessibility features (hearing loop, wheelchair access, large print service sheets). No commercial technology product is sold; the church is an end-user of off-the-shelf church management software.

The revenue model is entirely donation-based, relying on voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members collected during services and through the online Fruitful Giving program. All services, programs, and community activities are provided free of charge with no membership fees. The church is governed by a Vicar and two Church Wardens (John McLernon and Stephen Rigby) with a 5-member complaints review body chaired by Alex Tanner, and operates with a small staff complement of 1-10 employees. It is an independent non-profit with no parent company, no external institutional ownership, and no venture capital or private equity backing.

Name

St John's Church

Legal name

St John's Church TW

Website

https://www.stjohnstw.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St John's Church is a religious belief organization that promotes service, worship, teaching, and growth for the community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Church Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Services (611)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Religious community programs
• Biblical teaching
• Faith education courses
• Church ministries

Headquarters

HQ city

Royal Tunbridge Wells

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary donations from congregation members during services. The church offers online giving options through their Fruitful Giving program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St John's Church is a Christian congregation that provides weekly Sunday worship services (morning at 10:30am and evening at 6:00pm), faith education courses, age-specific ministries for pre-schoolers, children, youth, young adults (18-30), seniors, and internationals, as well as growth groups, men's and women's ministries, and Senior Fellowship gatherings. The church supplements these in-person activities with a website, mobile apps, live and on-demand video streaming, and a searchable digital sermon media library to enable remote participation.

Product overview

St John's Church operates a digital ecosystem comprising its main website built on the ChurchBuilder platform, mobile applications for Android and iOS devices, a media library containing sermon recordings and talks dating back several years, and a video streaming service for live and on-demand viewing of church services. The church's digital offerings enable both in-person and remote participation in worship and spiritual education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly in-person Christian worship services held at St John's Church, Amherst Road, Tunbridge Wells, with a Morning Meeting at 10:30am and an Evening Meeting at 6:00pm, open to all attendees free of charge.
• Online Video Streaming Live and on-demand video streaming of church services and sermons accessible through the church website, enabling remote participation for those unable to attend in person.
• Sermon Media Library Online repository of sermon recordings, Men's Breakfasts, Church Weekends, and other events, searchable by preacher, series title, or biblical passage, with recordings dating back several years.
• St John's Church Android App Official Android application for St John's Church, available on the Google Play Store, providing congregants mobile access to church content and resources.
• St John's Church iOS App Official iOS application for St John's Church, available on the Apple App Store, providing congregants mobile access to church content and resources on Apple devices.
• St John's Church Website Official church website built on the ChurchBuilder platform, providing information about services, beliefs, staff, events, and access to video streaming, media library, contact forms, and online giving.
• Senior Fellowship Program Mid-week fellowship gatherings for older members held on Tuesday mornings at 10:30am, providing prayer, fellowship, and spiritual encouragement.
• Age-Specific Ministries Dedicated Christian programs for pre-schoolers, children, youth, and the 18-30 age group, designed for age-appropriate worship, faith formation, and fellowship.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ChurchBuildercoreTechnology or IntegrationChurchBuilder provides the website platform powering stjohnstw.org. The platform offers integrated features including event management, media library, contact forms, online giving, and mobile app capabilities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Holy Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells: Another Anglican parish church in central Tunbridge Wells offering Sunday worship, children's and youth work, and community programs. Directly comparable as a same-town, same-denomination parish with overlapping ministry offerings and member catchment.
• Christ Church, Tunbridge Wells: An evangelical Anglican church in Tunbridge Wells running Sunday services, life-stage ministries, small groups, and outreach in the same geographic market. Directly competes for the same local congregation base as St John's.
• St Mark's Church, Tunbridge Wells: A parish church within Tunbridge Wells delivering Sunday worship, children and youth work, and community engagement. Directly comparable as a same-town church competing for similar congregants and volunteers.
• King Charles the Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells: A historic Anglican church in central Tunbridge Wells offering traditional worship, community programs, and pastoral care. Directly comparable as a same-town parish with overlapping worship schedule and community engagement mission.
• St Augustine's Church, Tunbridge Wells: Another Tunbridge Wells parish church offering Sunday services, children's ministry, and community outreach. Directly comparable in scale, mission, and local catchment to St John's.

Broad incumbents

• Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB): One of the most influential Anglican churches in the UK, based in London, known for the Alpha Course and a network of church plants. Comparable as a larger Anglican congregation using similar expository preaching, course-based outreach, and digital streaming infrastructure.
• Hillsong Church UK: A large contemporary Christian church network with UK operations including London locations, featuring live worship, online streaming, and digital content distribution. Comparable as a larger, multi-site congregation operating hybrid online/offline ministry models.

Others

• ChurchBuilder: The website, mobile apps, video streaming, media library, and online giving platform provider for St John's Church. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler; relevant because it shapes St John's digital capability roadmap and cost structure.

Regional players

• All Souls Church, Langton Green: An evangelical Anglican church in Langton Green, just outside Tunbridge Wells, running Sunday services, life-stage ministries, and small groups. Comparable as a nearby congregation with similar theological orientation, though operating in an adjacent rather than overlapping catchment.

Emerging players

• Alpha Course: An introduction-to-Christianity course originally developed at HTB and now run by thousands of churches globally, including many Anglican parishes. Comparable because St John's runs courses as part of its evangelism strategy, and Alpha is the dominant offering in this space.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stjohnstw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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