The Orthodox Presbyterian Church

What The Orthodox Presbyterian Church does

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) is a conservative Reformed Presbyterian denomination founded in 1936 by Dr. J. Gresham Machen following a theological separation from the Presbyterian Church USA, headquartered in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The denomination serves individuals and families seeking worship and biblical teaching grounded in the Westminster Confession of Faith, Larger and Shorter Catechisms, and Book of Church Order, organized into regional presbyteries under an annual General Assembly that operates through committees for Home Missions, Foreign Missions, Christian Education, and Diaconal Ministries. Core offerings include weekly Reformed worship services, the sacraments (baptism and the Lord's Supper), pastoral care, missionary outreach, and a suite of publications (New Horizons, Ordained Servant, Presbyterian Guardian) plus audio sermons, podcasts, and the Trinity Psalter Hymnal. The OPC operates as a nonprofit religious body with no proprietary technology platform; its digital footprint centers on opc.org, a publications store (store.opc.org), a donations portal (give.opc.org), the Ministerial Training Institute of the OPC (MTIOPC), and its wholly-owned publishing arm, Great Commission Publications.

Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary contributions from members and congregations, principally via the annual Thank Offering and Worldwide Outreach giving, with supplementary income from publication sales and planned giving. Spiritual services are provided free of charge, and there is no pricing model or commercial monetization. Customer acquisition is community-led: members join by letter of transfer, reaffirmation of faith, or confession of faith with session examination, with the denomination expanding primarily through church planting rather than traditional sales channels. With 11-50 listed administrative employees, the OPC is a small institutional organization with revenue not publicly disclosed and no external ownership, parent company, or investor relationships.

Name

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Legal name

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Website

https://opc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church is a conservative Reformed Presbyterian denomination founded in 1936 that serves individuals and families seeking biblically faithful worship and teaching through local congregations, regional presbyteries, home and foreign missions, and Reformed publications, funded by voluntary member donations.

Ownership category

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Product category

Reformed Christian Denomination

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Denominational Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Reformed Christian denomination
• Theological publishing
• Church planting missions
• Christian education resources
• Reformed worship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Willow Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Thank Offering and Donations: The OPC receives voluntary contributions from members and congregations through the annual Thank Offering and Worldwide Outreach giving. The 2005 Thank Offering had a goal of $650,000. Giving to Worldwide Outreach supports the denomination's mission activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church is a Reformed Presbyterian denomination that exercises ministry through weekly public worship, preaching and teaching, the administration of the sacraments (baptism and the Lord's Supper), pastoral care, diaconal outreach, and Christian education under the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms. It coordinates its work through local sessions, regional presbyteries, the General Assembly, and standing committees overseeing home and foreign missions, church planting, and Christian education, while publishing doctrinal standards, periodicals, and worship aids such as the Trinity Psalter Hymnal.

Product overview

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church offers a collection of digital and physical religious resources rather than a unified tech product. The primary digital offerings include the Searchable Bible, Confessions and Catechisms, Book of Church Order, Church Directory, Daily Devotional, Audio Sermons, and various publications (Presbyterian Guardian, New Horizons, Ordained Servant) plus two podcasts (Ruling Elder Podcast and Reformed Deacon Podcast). The church also publishes the Trinity Psalter Hymnal and Trinity Hymnal for worship use. These resources serve the denomination's educational, devotional, and administrative needs.

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Brands

• New Horizons: Monthly magazine/publication of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church featuring articles on theology, OPC news, and Reformed thought.
• Ordained Servant
• Presbyterian Guardian
• Trinity Hymnal
• Trinity Psalter Hymnal

Products and services

• Trinity Psalter Hymnal A psalter-hymnal published jointly by the OPC and the United Reformed Church in North America, providing metrical Psalms and hymns used in the public worship services of Reformed Presbyterian congregations.
• Trinity Hymnal A hymnal of psalms and hymns published by the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and offered through the OPC Store for use in congregational worship.
• New Horizons A monthly publication of the OPC Committee on Christian Education covering the Reformed Christian faith, ministry, and denominational life.
• Ordained Servant A periodical of the OPC focused on matters relating to ministerial and diaconal service in the Reformed Presbyterian tradition.
• The Presbyterian Guardian A long-running publication of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church reporting on the denomination's life, doctrine, and ministry.
• Podcast for ruling elders A podcast produced by the OPC providing ongoing teaching and resources for ruling elders serving in local sessions of the denomination.
• Reformed Deacon Podcast A podcast produced by the OPC providing ongoing teaching and resources for deacons serving in local OPC congregations.
• Daily Devotional A daily devotional publication of the OPC delivered through opc.org for use in the spiritual formation of members and visitors.
• Audio Sermons An online audio archive of sermons produced by ministers of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, accessible from opc.org.
• OPC Store The OPC's publication and resource storefront (store.opc.org) where denominational print and digital resources are offered for purchase.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Great Commission PublicationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreat Commission Publications (GCP) is the publishing arm of the OPC, producing Reformed curricula, Sunday school materials, and Christian education resources for use in OPC churches and related institutions.
• Trinity Psalter HymnalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint publication project producing the Trinity Psalter Hymnal for use in worship services, developed collaboratively for Reformed churches.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Presbyterian Church in America (PCA): The PCA is the largest conservative Presbyterian/Reformed denomination in North America and a direct peer: both the OPC and PCA adhere to the Westminster Standards, operate through presbyteries and a General Assembly, and serve theologically conservative Reformed Christians. The OPC competes with the PCA for the same member households and ministerial candidates.
• Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA): The RPCNA is a direct peer that, like the OPC, is a conservative Reformed Presbyterian denomination adhering closely to the Westminster Confession of Faith. They share similar doctrinal commitments, presbyterian governance, and small denomination scale, and compete for the same niche of theologically rigorous Reformed Christians.
• Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP): The ARP is a direct peer: a small conservative Reformed Presbyterian denomination in North America that adheres to the Westminster Standards and operates through presbyteries. The ARP competes with the OPC for the same theologically conservative Presbyterian members and clergy candidates.
• Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC): The EPC is a direct peer as a Reformed Presbyterian denomination in North America sharing Westminster Standards adherence and presbyterian polity, although slightly broader in doctrinal range than the OPC. They compete for evangelical-minded Presbyterian members and church plants.
• United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA): The URCNA is a direct peer as a conservative Reformed denomination and is so closely aligned with the OPC that the two jointly publish the Trinity Psalter Hymnal for worship use. They overlap directly in theology, governance structure (presbyteries and synods), and target audience of Reformed Christians in North America.

Regional players

• Cumberland Presbyterian Church: The Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a smaller Presbyterian denomination with reformed theological roots, sharing presbyterian governance structure. While doctrinally less strict than the OPC, it represents a comparable denomination-scale peer operating in North America.

Others

• Westminster Theological Seminary: Westminster Theological Seminary was founded by J. Gresham Machen (the same founder of the OPC) and remains the principal seminary educating OPC ministerial candidates. As an adjacent/enabling institution, it is deeply tied to the OPC's leadership pipeline and theological positioning, even though it serves multiple Reformed denominations.
• Great Commission Publications (GCP): GCP is a wholly-owned publishing subsidiary of the OPC, producing Reformed curricula and Sunday school materials. Listed because it is an operating subsidiary rather than an independent peer, but it competes in the broader Christian education publishing market against publishing arms of other Reformed denominations.

Broad incumbents

• Reformed Church in America (RCA): The RCA is a broader mainline Reformed denomination in North America. While doctrinally less strict than the OPC, it represents a peer organization of larger scale that overlaps on Reformed identity and competes for members interested in Reformed worship and theology.
• Christian Reformed Church (CRC): The CRC is a broader Reformed denomination in North America with roots in the continental Reformed tradition rather than the Westminster tradition. While the OPC is narrower and more confessionally strict, the CRC represents a comparable peer for Reformed Christians and competes for some overlap in member households and theological education infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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