Grace Presbyterian Church

What Grace Presbyterian Church does

Grace Presbyterian Church is a religious nonprofit organization operating a single campus at 444 York Road, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, within the Presbyterian Church (USA) denomination. Founded in 1881, the church delivers weekly Sunday worship services at 10:00 AM alongside a layered program portfolio: Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry (including a Confirmation Class for grades 9-12), an early childhood Nursery School, a Music Ministry with multiple choirs (Adult, Youth, Cherub, Summer Pick-Up), and a Grace Place senior fellowship that convenes Fridays from 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Liturgical music is anchored by the Gress-Miles Memorial Pipe Organ, installed in 1975 by the Gress-Miles Organ Company of Princeton, New Jersey — the first Gress-Miles instrument installed in the Philadelphia area, with 70 speaking stops, 32 voices, 49 ranks, and approximately 3,000 pipes.

Its core "technology" surface is a combination of this historic organ and a light digital stack: Breeze Database powers the member directory and is accessible via web and mobile app; Vimeo hosts live streams and recorded sermons; PayPal, Venmo, and the Presbyterian Foundation facilitate donations including stock gifts. Outreach is multi-channel — Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, weekly Mailchimp newsletters, and a Vimeo page — while community engagement includes a Mental Health Task Force, a Mission Team collaborating with Old First UCC to serve unhoused guests, an Anti-Racism initiative, and a Pride at Grace inclusion ministry. The Community Center operates as a rental facility with an ongoing Artist in Residence rotation.

The operating model is donation-funded: traditional Sunday offerings, digital giving (PayPal, Venmo with QR codes), stock gifts routed through the Presbyterian Foundation, modest Nursery School fees, and free-will offerings at Grace Place, supplemented by Community Center rental income. Pastoral leadership comprises Rev. Brian Russo (Lead Pastor), Rev. Cassie Heintz (Associate Pastor / Guest Speaker), Kevin Engleman (Organist), John Gearhart (Music Director), Tina Hinks (Financial Secretary / Breeze administrator), and volunteer-led choir/confirmation staff. Governance rests with a Session (elders) and Stewardship/Administration and Mission committees under the PC(USA) polity.

Name

Grace Presbyterian Church

Legal name

Grace Presbyterian Church

Website

https://gracejenkintown.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1881

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grace Presbyterian Church is a single-campus Presbyterian (USA) congregation in Jenkintown, PA, offering Sunday worship, children's and youth ministries, a Nursery School, Grace Place senior fellowship, music/choir programs anchored by a historic 1975 Gress-Miles pipe organ, community outreach, and Community Center rentals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

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 Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Religious education
• Community outreach
• Music ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Jenkintown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional Sunday worship offerings collected during services. Members and visitors can give through offering plates, checks, or online payment via bank's bill pay feature.
2. Digital Donations: Online giving through PayPal and Venmo platforms. QR codes provided for mobile giving.
3. Stock Gifts: Stock gift donations processed through the Presbyterian Foundation, which directly acknowledges gifts and handles transfer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grace Presbyterian Church is a PCUSA-affiliated religious nonprofit that delivers weekly Sunday worship services at 10:00 AM along with a full ecosystem of religious education, music, and community programs. Offerings include Nursery School, Children's and Youth Ministry with Confirmation Class, Music Ministry with multiple choirs and the Gress-Miles Memorial Pipe Organ, the Grace Place senior fellowship program, a Community Center available for facility rentals, missions and benevolence outreach, mental health support, and Pride at Grace inclusion programming.

Product overview

Grace Presbyterian Church offers a unified set of worship and community programs centered around Sunday services at 10:00 AM. The church provides religious education through Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry (including Confirmation Class), and an Early Childhood Nursery School. The Music Ministry features multiple choirs and the historic Gress-Miles Memorial Pipe Organ (installed 1975, 70 stops, nearly 3,000 pipes). Community engagement includes Grace Place (senior fellowship program), a Community Center with rental spaces and an Artist in Residence program. Online services include a Breeze-powered directory for members and live-streamed services available via Vimeo. Giving options include PayPal, Venmo, traditional check/cash, and stock gifts through the Presbyterian Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grace Place: A senior fellowship program that gathers each Friday for lunch, fellowship, and games at the church
• Community Center at Grace
• Pride at Grace

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held at 10:00 AM in the sanctuary, open to members and visitors with casual dress welcome. Includes second-hour educational offerings such as Adult Education Class, Confirmation Class, Youth Choir, and Cherub Choir.
• Grace Place - Senior Program A weekly gathering for seniors held each Friday from 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM in the Palmer Room, featuring lunch, fellowship, and games with occasional special speakers. Free will offerings are gladly accepted to offset lunch costs.
• Nursery School Early childhood education program for young children operated by the church.
• Children's Ministry Religious education and spiritual development programs for children.
• Youth Ministry Spiritual development and fellowship programs for youth including Confirmation Class for grades 9th-12th.
• Music Ministry Comprehensive music program including choirs (Adult Choir, Summer Pick-Up Choir, Youth Choir, Cherub Choir) and the Gress-Miles Memorial Organ featuring 70 speaking stops, 32 voices, 49 ranks, and nearly 3,000 pipes.
• Community Center Facility Rentals Facility rental program offering spaces such as the Palmer Room and other available areas for events, featuring an Artist in Residence program for artists.
• Online Member Directory Secure member directory via Breeze Database allowing access to member contact information, photos, and driving directions. Each member receives an individualized password, and the directory is accessible via website or Breeze app.
• Live Stream Services Online streaming of worship services and special services, including access to past recorded sermons on Vimeo.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Old First UCCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Old First UCC to serve warm meals to unhoused guests on designated service days. Church members signup to volunteer at these community service events.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Salvation Army Greater Philadelphia: Larger faith-based nonprofit with comparable benevolence, social services, and senior outreach programming in the same Philadelphia region — broader scale but overlapping community-service mission.
• Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Faith-based social-services organization serving the same regional community with comparable benevolence, senior, and family-support programs at greater scale.
• Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia: Regional faith-based community organization providing comparable grantmaking, social services, and community programming at a substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church: A PCUSA congregation on Philadelphia's Main Line with comparable multi-generational programming, strong music ministry, and progressive social engagement — directly comparable in denomination, regional market, and operating model.
• Westminster Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia): PCUSA congregation in central Philadelphia with extensive music, education, and community programs serving a comparable Mainline Protestant audience.
• Old First United Church of Christ: Philadelphia progressive congregation and Grace's actual service partner (joint meal program for unhoused guests). Comparable in scale, progressive values, and community-outreach programming.
• First Presbyterian Church in Germantown: Historic PCUSA congregation in the Philadelphia region with similar urban-suburban community profile, music ministry tradition, and outreach programming.
• Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church: Philadelphia-area PCUSA congregation with comparable worship style, music program emphasis, and progressive community engagement.

Others

• YMCA of Bucks and Hunterdon Counties: Nearby community-services organization with comparable youth, nursery-school, and senior programming models — operates as a community-center analog to Grace's Community Center facility.

Emerging players

• Interfaith Hospitality Network of Philadelphia: Faith-affiliated nonprofit in the same region addressing family homelessness and community support — overlapping outreach and benevolence focus with Grace's missions work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gracejenkintown
• Instagraminstagram.com/gracejenkintown
• Xx.com/gracejenkintown

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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