Reformed Church Pfaffikon

Name

Reformed Church Pfaffikon

Legal name

Reformierte Kirche Pfäffikon ZH

Website

https://refkirchepfaeffikon.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and faith-based community services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAD

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAG

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Pastoral care counseling
• Religious education programs
• Community church outreach
• Youth ministry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pfaffikon

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Reformed Church Pfäffikon operates as a Protestant church parish providing weekly worship services (Sunday, Taizé, Sunset, Kontemplation, Quartiergottesdienste, Vitality), music programs (multiple choirs, concerts, Ten Sing, Chinderwiehnacht), children and family programs (Cevi, Chinderfiir, LEGO-Stadt, Sommerlager), youth ministry (ONE80 youth worship, confirmation classes, camps), pastoral care (baptism, weddings, funerals, grief support, Trauertreff), religious education, and social diaconia/charitable engagement. It also rents rooms and hosts selected fee-based community events.

Product overview

Reformed Church Pfaffikon ZH is a Protestant church community offering a unified portfolio of religious and community services organized around worship, music, youth and family programs, pastoral care, and social outreach. The core offerings include Sunday and special worship services, choir and music programs spanning all ages, children's and youth activities (including Cevi/scouting, camps, and youth worship), confirmation and religious education, pastoral counseling and life-event ceremonies, grief support groups, and engagement programs for local and global charitable work. The church operates as a single integrated community organization rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gottesdienste (Worship Services) Religious worship services in multiple formats (Sunday services, evening services, Taizé singing, contemplative services, neighborhood services, and vitality services) for the parish community and remote participants via livestream.
• Musik (Music Programs) Choral and music programs spanning all age groups (children, youth, adults), concerts, and seasonal performances such as the Chinderwiehnacht Christmas children's music and Wiehnachtsmusical.
• Kind und Familie (Children and Family Programs) Programs for children and families including Cevi (scouting), Chinderfiir children's worship, LEGO-Stadt, Sommerlager summer camps, Chinderwiehnacht, craft and outing events, and childcare during baptism Sundays.
• Jugendliche (Youth Programs) Youth programs including Cevi (scouting), the ONE80 youth worship service, parish youth work, camps, and youth meetings.
• Seelsorge und Amtshandlungen (Pastoral Care) Pastoral care services covering baptism, weddings, funerals, pastoral counseling, confirmation preparation, support for boundary violations, and church entry/exit processes.
• Kirchlicher Unterricht (Religious Education) Religious education for children in grades 2-4 and confirmation classes (Konfirmanden-Unterricht) for teenagers, including associated youth worship services.
• Trauertreff (Grief Support Group) Monthly grief support group providing a safe, structured space for bereaved community members to process loss, led by trained grief counselors.
• Diakonie und Engagement (Social Outreach) Social diaconia and community engagement programs, including volunteer opportunities across children, youth, and adult ministries, plus local, regional, and global charitable initiatives.
• Raumvermietung (Room Rental) Rental of parish and church facilities to external groups for events and gatherings, generating a small fee-based revenue stream.
• Online Livestream Worship Live and on-demand streaming of worship services on the parish website, enabling remote participation by community members unable to attend in person.
• SIP'N'PAINT Kunst & Apéro Event A fee-based social/community art and apéro event for parish community members and broader public, priced at CHF 20 per person, organized under the parish's social diaconia portfolio.
• Reformation City Tour A Reformation-themed guided city tour of Pfäffikon priced at Fr. 30 per person, organized by the parish as a community/educational offering.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kirchenmusik Nicolas PlaincoreTechnology or IntegrationMusic director contact for Ten Sing Pfäffikersee youth music program and church musical activities.
• Reformierte Landeskirche Zürich (ZHRef)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe cantonal Protestant Reformed Church organization providing resources, job listings, and denominational guidance.
• Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Schweiz (EKS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national Protestant Reformed Church of Switzerland umbrella organization.
• Aktion Kirchen ZüriOberlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional collaboration of churches in the Zürich Oberland region for joint events and initiatives.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Reformierte Kirche Stäfa: Neighboring Reformed parish in the same canton with a comparable mix of worship services, youth work, music programs, and pastoral care delivery.
• Reformierte Kirche Wädenswil: A neighboring Reformed parish in the Zürich Oberland region offering directly comparable worship, youth, music, and pastoral care programs to a similar lakeside community. Closest functional peer given geographic and denominational alignment.
• Römisch-katholische Pfarrei Pfäffikon: The local Catholic parish serving the same Pfäffikon catchment. Directly comparable as a co-located religious community offering worship, sacraments, youth programs, and pastoral care to overlapping local families.
• Reformierte Kirche Richterswil: Another nearby Reformed parish operating the same denominational model with comparable multi-generational programming and pastoral services in an adjacent lakeside community.

Broad incumbents

• Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Schweiz (EKS): The national-level Protestant Reformed umbrella organization. Provides similar religious programming, ecumenical coordination, and governance support but at a Switzerland-wide scale rather than a single parish footprint.
• Heilsarmee (Salvation Army) Schweiz: A Swiss Protestant denomination with overlapping social-services and community engagement footprint. Comparable in providing worship, pastoral care, and diaconal outreach, but with a distinct evangelical-charitable brand.
• Reformierte Landeskirche Zürich (ZHRef): The cantonal-level umbrella organization of which this parish is a member. Operates the same Reformed worship, pastoral, and education model across Canton Zurich but at a coordinating and resource-provision scale rather than as a single parish.

Regional players

• EmK Schweiz (Evangelisch-methodistische Kirche): A Protestant denomination active across Switzerland offering comparable worship, music, youth, and pastoral programming within the same national religious ecosystem as the Reformed parish.

Emerging players

• Vineyard Zürich: A contemporary evangelical church network active in the Zürich region. Compares on worship, small-group, and youth programming but targets a younger, more contemporary demographic than the established Reformed parish model.
• Chrischona Pfäffikon: An evangelical free church presence in the same region, offering a comparable worship and youth ministry model but with a more contemporary evangelical orientation than the Reformed tradition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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