Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh

What Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh does

Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh is a 122-year-old Black Baptist church headquartered at 2225 Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh's Hill District, operating as a nonprofit religious organization under Pennsylvania state law. Founded on March 16, 1903 as Macedonia Baptist Church with 12 members by Rev. Mack Holly, the church has grown to serve a congregation reported at over 3,000 members and operates more than 50 ministries spanning children's, teen, young adult, college, family, and adult segments, led since April 2012 by Senior Pastor Brian J. Edmonds. The current edifice, occupied on Easter Sunday 1927, was designed by the first Black female architect in Pennsylvania and financed and constructed by Black community members, forming a culturally significant institutional asset.

Core service delivery centers on weekly worship with both in-person Sunday services at 9am and 11am and a virtual schedule (Saturday 6pm, Sunday 9am/11:15am/6pm) supported by live streaming through BoxCast and sermon-on-demand hosted on Subsplash. The technology stack is composed of third-party SaaS tools rather than proprietary systems: a multi-platform mobile app (iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Windows), YouTube for video archive, Text In Church for SMS communications, Planning Center for event registration and people management, Zoom for virtual small groups, and Cash App/PayPal/Subsplash for giving. The church also operates two wholly-owned subsidiary 501(c)(3) entities — Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center (FACE) for community social services and Macedonia Development Corporation for economic development and housing — which extend the church's footprint into case management, family services, and Hill District housing.

The operating model is donation-funded with five distinct revenue channels: in-service tithes and offerings, online giving via Subsplash and PayPal, text-to-give (SMS MCOP to 412-819-1427), in-app giving through the Macedonia mobile app, and Macedonia FACE nonprofit operations. Pricing is voluntary rather than transactional, with giving designation options including Tithes, Offerings, Enlarge Our Territory, and the Finney Scholarship Fund. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: worship encounters, the New Disciples membership course (offered twice monthly), Bible Institute (MBI) cohorts, dedicated age-segmented ministries, and community events (Grill & Chill, Coffee Chats, BLAZE Community Nights, Angel Tree, 40 Days of Worship). Segments served include the general congregation, children and families, teenagers ages 13-18, young adults and college students, and Hill District residents receiving FACE community services. The church is privately held with no institutional investors, public ticker, or disclosed revenue figure.

Name

Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh

Legal name

Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh

Website

https://macedoniapgh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh is a 120+ year-old Black Baptist church in Pittsburgh's Hill District serving 3,000+ members through 50+ ministries, in-person and live-streamed worship, age-segmented programs, and the Macedonia FACE nonprofit for community services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Worship Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Educational Services (611)

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
• Christian ministry programs
• Community outreach services
• Bible institute education
• Faith-based social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving during worship services through offering envelopes, supporting general church operations and ministry programs
2. Online Giving: Digital giving through church website using Subsplash and PayPal platforms for tithes, offerings, and designated funds
3. Text-to-Give: Mobile giving via SMS text message system allowing quick donations with designation codes for tithes, offerings, Enlarge Our Territory, Finney Scholarship Fund, and other purposes
4. Mobile App Giving: In-app donations through the Macedonia mobile app available on multiple platforms
5. Macedonia FACE Nonprofit Operations: Community social services and programming through Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center (FACE), a 501(c)(3) corporation with separate funding and operations

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh provides Christian worship services (in-person Sundays at 9am and 11am, plus virtual Saturday 6pm and Sunday 5pm services), age-segmented ministry programs (Ignite Kidz, GOT FIRE Teens, BLAZE for young adults), Christian education through the Macedonia Bible Institute (MBI), and community social services via the affiliated Macedonia FACE nonprofit. It also operates a mobile app, online sermon archive, and online giving platform.

Product overview

Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh offers a unified portfolio of spiritual and community services organized around in-person and virtual worship experiences. The core offering includes Sunday worship services at 9am and 11am (in-person and virtual) plus Saturday evening and Sunday evening virtual options, supported by a comprehensive digital infrastructure including the Macedonia Mobile App, Sermon Archive (via Subsplash), and Online Giving Platform (supporting PayPal, text-to-give, and in-app giving). The church provides age-segmented ministries: Ignite Kidz for children, GOT FIRE Teens for teenagers, BLAZE Community for young adults, and general adult programming. Educational offerings include the Macedonia Bible Institute (MBI) and New Disciples Class for membership preparation. The church also operates Macedonia FACE, a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity providing community social services, and maintains an MCOP Store for branded merchandise. All programs are coordinated through Planning Center (Church Center) for registration and management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ignite Kidz: Children's ministry program at Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh
• BLAZE
• GOT FIRE Teens
• Macedonia FACE
• MCOP Store

Products and services

• In-Person Worship Services
• Virtual/Live Stream Worship
• Ignite Kidz (Children's Ministry)
• GOT FIRE Teens (Teen Ministry)
• BLAZE Community
• New Disciples Class
• Macedonia Bible Institute (MBI) Faith-based educational program offering fellowship studies including the Faith@Work series. Designed to help members discover God's purpose during challenging life circumstances with 7-session curriculum.
• Sermon Archive
• Online Giving Platform
• Macedonia Mobile App
• MCOP Store
• College Shuttle
• Midweek Program
• Christian Counseling Referral Network
• Macedonia FACE

Quantifiable outcome

• Grew from 12 members (1903) to over 3,000 members under Pastor Barr's leadership
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Macedonia FACE (Family and Community Enrichment Center)coreOthersMacedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center (FACE) is a 501(c)(3) corporation founded under Pastor Barr's leadership. It operates community programming and social services from a faith-based perspective, including community engagement, case management, family services, and senior center programming. The entity maintains its own job opportunities separate from the church.
• Macedonia Development CorporationminorOthersEconomic development and housing corporation founded under Pastor Barr's leadership, involved in economic development initiatives and housing in the Hill District of Pittsburgh.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh: Regional African American civic and social services organization with a parallel mission of community empowerment and social services in the same Pittsburgh market where Macedonia FACE operates.
• North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (faith-based community org comparable): Comparable historic African American institution with parallel heritage, community-development orientation, and subsidiary structure for economic and social programs in the Black community.

Direct peers

• East Liberty Presbyterian Church: Pittsburgh-based urban congregation with an extensive community outreach footprint, multi-platform digital engagement, and similar operating scale in the local faith-based ecosystem.
• Ebenezer Baptist Church: Atlanta-based historic Black Baptist church with deep community roots, extensive ministry programming, and parallel use of digital engagement channels and a community-facing nonprofit arm.
• Friendship Baptist Church: Urban Black Baptist congregation with comparable size, demographic focus, and multi-generational ministry programming including community outreach and education.
• Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church: Pittsburgh-based historic Black Baptist church operating in a similar urban context with comparable worship, youth, and community service programming targeting a similar demographic base.
• Abyssinian Baptist Church: Historic Black Baptist congregation in Harlem with a similar ministry portfolio (worship, education, social services) and comparable scale of community programming in an urban setting.
• Bethesda Baptist Church: Mid-sized Black Baptist church with parallel ministry structure (children, youth, young adult, adult), community service programs, and live-streamed worship services.

Broad incumbents

• Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Established faith-adjacent community services organization in the same region offering workforce development, family services, and case management—parallel to Macedonia FACE's programming.
• Salvation Army Pittsburgh: Large faith-based organization providing comparable community social services (food, family support) in the same Pittsburgh market, operating at significantly greater scale with similar funding model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/macedoniapgh
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/macedoniapgh
• Facebookfacebook.com/macedoniapgh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/macedonia-church-of-pittsburgh
• Instagraminstagram.com/macedoniapgh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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