St. Philip's Church

What St. Philip's Church does

St. Philip's Church is a historic Episcopal congregation founded in 1680 in Charleston, South Carolina, operating today as a nonprofit religious organization out of 142 Church St. The church delivers weekly worship services at 8:15 and 10:30 AM and runs a multi-generational ministry portfolio spanning Nursery (ages 0–3), Children's Church (ages 4 through 3rd grade), Sunday School (mid-September to mid-May), middle- and high-school Youth Groups, an Adult Formation program (Rector's Thursday Bible Study, Rev. Brian McGreevy's C.S. Lewis class, and small-group studies), a Parish Choir, a children's/youth choral program (ages 3–18), Prayer Ministry, and Missions.

Two wholly-owned educational subsidiaries extend the church's footprint into formal education: St. Philip's Preschool and St. Philip's Academy, the latter operating as a separate institution with its own domain (stpacademy.org). Governance follows the standard Episcopal model of a Rector and Vestry under the Episcopal Diocese, with no parent company or external equity holder.

The operating model is donation-based. Revenue is generated through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregants, with no fees for worship services or ministry programs. Digital infrastructure consists of the Church Center platform (provided by The Church Co) for online giving, event registration, and member management, a YouTube channel for live streaming and on-demand sermons/classes, a Church Center mobile app, and an email newsletter. Reported headcount is 11–50.

Name

St. Philip's Church

Legal name

Saint Philip's Church

Website

https://stphilipschurchsc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Philip's Church is a historic Episcopal church founded in 1680 in Charleston, SC. It provides Sunday worship, adult formation, children's and youth ministry, and operates St. Philip's Preschool and St. Philip's Academy, funded primarily through voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church generates revenue primarily through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregants, with safe and secure online giving available through the Church Center platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St. Philip's Church is a historic Episcopal church providing weekly worship services (in-person and live-streamed), adult formation classes, children's and youth ministry programs, music ministry, prayer ministry, and missions. It also operates two educational institutions — St. Philip's Preschool and St. Philip's Academy — as wholly owned subsidiaries, and supports member engagement through online giving and event registration via the Church Center platform.

Product overview

St. Philip's Church offers a comprehensive ministry program centered on weekly worship services (8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.) with live streaming capabilities. The church provides educational programs including Adult Formation (Bible study and theology classes), Children's Ministry (Sunday school, nursery, and Children's Church), and Youth Ministry (weekly youth groups). The Music Ministry includes the Parish Choir and children's choral program. Additional programs include Prayer Ministry, Missions, Baptisms and Weddings, and the Tea Room. The church operates two educational institutions: St. Philip's Preschool and St. Philip's Academy (separate entity). Online Giving and Church Center provide digital engagement for members. This is a single-ministry church with multiple programmatic offerings rather than a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• St. Philip's Preschool: Preschool program operated by the church
• St. Philip's Academy
• Church Center

Products and services

• Worship Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Church CocoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Church Co provides the church website platform and digital infrastructure (Church Center) that enables the church's online presence, live streaming, member management, giving, and event registration capabilities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• The Church Co: Technology partner and platform vendor providing the Church Center, website, giving, and live-streaming infrastructure that St. Philip's relies on. Adjacent enabler rather than a competitor, but materially defines St. Philip's digital operating model.
• Diocese of South Carolina (Episcopal): Governing body overseeing Episcopal parishes in South Carolina, including St. Philip's. Not a competitor, but the institutional layer that defines the church's denominational structure, clergy oversight, and canonical constraints.

Regional players

• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral: Episcopal cathedral in Columbia, SC under the same Diocese of South Carolina. Operates a similar parish model (worship, formation, outreach, music) and shares denominational governance, making it a strong regional comparable.

Direct peers

• Grace Church Cathedral: Episcopal cathedral in Charleston, SC offering weekly worship, formation programs, and community outreach. Operates as a direct downtown Charleston Episcopal peer with overlapping ministry categories (adults, children, music, missions).
• St. Michael's Church: Historic Episcopal church located in downtown Charleston, SC, directly comparable to St. Philip's in denomination, geography, historic status, and traditional worship model. Competes for the same downtown Charleston Episcopal congregant base.
• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church: Episcopal parish with similar worship, formation, and outreach programming. Comparable in ministry portfolio and operating model, even if located in a different market segment.
• Church of the Holy Cross: Historic Episcopal parish in Charleston, SC with comparable traditional worship, adult formation, and youth programming. Competes for the same Charleston Episcopal member pool as St. Philip's.
• Church of the Advent: Anglican/Episcopal congregation in Charleston, SC with a comparable historic profile and traditional worship model. Directly comparable in denomination and target congregant demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Washington National Cathedral: Large, established Episcopal cathedral offering worship, formation, music, and outreach programming at a much larger scale. Overlaps in mission and ministry portfolio but operates as a national landmark rather than a local parish.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/stphilipschurch
• Facebookfacebook.com/stphilipschurchcharleston
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saintphilipschurch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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