St. George's Episcopal Church

What St. George's Episcopal Church does

St. George's Episcopal Church is a religious nonprofit parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, founded in 1720 and located at 905 Princess Anne Street in historic downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia. The parish serves an active congregation of "over 1,000 members" across all age cohorts through a multi-modal worship portfolio: Sunday 8am Traditional Rite I, 10am multi-generational Rite II Eucharist (also live-streamed), 5:30pm Celtic Evensong with Holy Communion, plus Wednesday Noon Eucharist with Healing Prayer and a Zoom-based Daily Office Monday–Friday. The parish also operates St. George's Episcopal Preschool as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Core products and ministry lines are organized across worship, formation, music, outreach, and pastoral care. Formation spans Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (children), Youth Group, Rite 13, Confirmation preparation, Education for Ministry (adults), seasonal VBS/Music Camp, and annual retreats at Shrine Mont. Music is anchored by a Director of Music Ministries, Assistant Director, ensemble staff, a Chamber Series concert program, and a dedicated organ fund. Outreach comprises The Table food pantry (serving Fredericksburg, Manassas, Triangle, King George, Caroline, Orange, Stafford), Grace in Action community service, racial justice initiatives, and international mission work in Haiti (La Pleiade School feeding program serving 2,500+ children) plus Afghan allies resettlement support. Accessibility infrastructure includes ASL interpreting funded by a grant from the Episcopal Conference of the Deaf.

The revenue model is entirely donation-based with no set fees. Streams include recurring tithes/offerings, online giving via NCSServices (giving.ncsservices.org), annual stewardship campaigns, the "Open to All in Love" Capital Campaign (building restoration and columbarium), planned giving (bequests, trusts, endowments, securities), plus preschool tuition. Distribution is hybrid — in-person at the Fredericksburg campus, online via YouTube Live and Zoom, and through a deep interfaith and ecumenical partnership network (Micah Ecumenical Ministries, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, Rappahannock Education Farm, EmpowerHouse, Fredericksburg Islamic Center, Trinity Episcopal, Christ Lutheran, Aquia Episcopal).

Name

St. George's Episcopal Church

Legal name

St. George's Episcopal Church

Website

https://stgeorgesepiscopal.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1720

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. George's Episcopal Church is a 305-year-old Episcopal parish in Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving over 1,000 members through worship, formation, music, pastoral care, and outreach including The Table food pantry, a preschool, and Haiti mission partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Episcopal Parish Church

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Faith formation programs
• Community outreach ministry
• Pastoral care services
• Sacred music ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Fredericksburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through weekly/monthly donations from congregation members
2. Online Giving: Electronic giving through NCSServices platform for convenient donation processing
3. Special Campaigns and Capital Campaigns: Annual Giving campaigns and Capital Campaign for building projects (Open to All in Love project)
4. Planned Giving: Bequests, trusts, endowments, securities donations, and legacy giving programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St. George's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal parish (founded 1720) in Fredericksburg, Virginia, offering weekly Sunday worship services in multiple liturgical styles (Traditional Rite I, multi-generational Rite II, Celtic Evensong), Weekday Eucharist, and sacramental rites (Baptism, Weddings, Funerals). The church runs comprehensive Christian formation programs for all ages, music ministries including a Chamber Concert series, pastoral care services, and community outreach through The Table food pantry, world mission programs in Haiti, and interfaith partnerships.

Product overview

St. George's Episcopal Church is a traditional Episcopal parish offering a portfolio of worship, formation, and outreach ministries. Core offerings include Sunday worship services (Traditional Rite I, multi-generational Rite II, and Celtic Evensong), sacraments (Baptism, Weddings, Funerals), and live-streamed/archive worship. The church operates comprehensive children, youth, and family formation programs including Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Youth Group, Confirmation, Rite 13, and seasonal VBS/Music Camp. Music ministry encompasses choirs, instrumental ensembles, and a Chamber Series concert program. Outreach includes The Table food pantry, Grace in Action community service, World Mission programs (Haiti, Afghan allies), and racial justice initiatives. Additional services include ASL interpreting, pastoral care ministries, a preschool, and Shr ine Mont annual retreats. The church utilizes YouTube Live streaming, Zoom for daily prayer, and online giving platforms for digital engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Table at St. George's: Community food pantry and feeding ministry program.
• Grace in Action
• St. George's Episcopal Preschool
• Open to All in Love

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Served hundreds of food-insecure community members weekly through The Table food pantry
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Episcopal Conference of the DeafcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGrant provider for ASL Interpreting services. Enables accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing visitors at worship services. Services available upon request.
• Trinity Episcopal Church (Fredericksburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of annual ecumenical Pride Service. Joint celebration of Feast of the Ascension. Collaborative ministry relationships.
• Christ Lutheran ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExploring shared youth group programming between Trinity and St. George's and Christ Lutheran.
• Fredericksburg Islamic CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterfaith partner for community service events including Rise Against Hunger meal packaging (12,000+ meals packaged together).
• Aquia Episcopal ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterfaith partner for Rise Against Hunger meal packaging event.
• Micah Ecumenical MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner church in Micah Ecumenical Ministries. Church members volunteer at Micah Hospitality Center. Accepts donations for Micah. Joint Lenten Wednesday services.
• Fredericksburg Regional Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducts annual inspection of The Table food pantry at St. George's. Provides food security support.
• Rappahannock Education FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides fresh produce for The Table food ministry. Youth volunteer to harvest produce. Partnership connects local agriculture with food security.
• EmpowerHousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to host Clothesline Project for domestic violence awareness. St. George's provides venue and support for EmpowerHouse programming.
• Stop Hunger Now / Highlands Friends of HaiticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mission partner. Souper Bowl of Caring meals shipped to Haiti to support school feeding program at La Pleiade School reaching 2,500+ children.
• La Pleiade School (Haiti)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZanmi Lasante/Partners in Health affiliated school in Cange, Haiti. St. George's supports through Stop Hunger Now shipments and mission trips.
• Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonastery providing daily email reflections during Lent. Resources for cultivating rule of life and contemplative practice.
• Shrine Mont (Episcopal Diocese of Virginia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiocesan retreat center in Orkney Springs, VA. Site of annual parish retreat weekends. Provides fellowship and community building opportunities.
• Jeremiah Community / Micah MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShared ministry supporting community members. Youth service week activities support Jeremiah Community initiatives.
• Diocese of Virginia (Episcopal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent diocese. Bishop Goff visits for confirmations. Supports youth events, convention, and denominational programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Aquia Episcopal Church: Referenced in St. George's data as an interfaith Rise Against Hunger partner; a regional Episcopal parish in the greater Fredericksburg/northern Virginia area with overlapping community service programming.

Direct peers

• Christ Church (Philadelphia): One of the oldest Episcopal parishes in the United States, offering comparable traditional and contemporary worship services, music programs, formation, and community outreach at a similar scale.
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church (various): Mid-sized Episcopal parishes of similar profile offering multi-service Sunday schedules, formation, music, and outreach ministries—an apples-to-apples comparison for stewardship and program structure.
• Trinity Episcopal Church (Fredericksburg): A fellow Episcopal parish in Fredericksburg, VA, explicitly referenced as a co-host of the Pride Service and joint youth programming. Comparable size, denomination, and regional footprint make it the closest like-for-like peer.
• Bruton Parish Church: Historic Virginia Episcopal parish in Williamsburg with a comparable centuries-old heritage, active worship schedule, music programs, and tourism/civic footprint—an analogous large, historic Virginia Episcopal parish model.

Others

• Old North Church: A historic American congregation with comparable centuries-old heritage, public-facing brand, tourism interest, and active worship programming—an adjacent peer for benchmarking heritage-driven parish operations.
• Micah Ecumenical Ministries: Direct ecumenical partner of St. George's; operates the Micah Hospitality Center with congregational support. Comparable as a faith-rooted community-services nonprofit anchored in the Fredericksburg region.
• Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank: Named partner conducting annual inspections of The Table pantry at St. George's. Comparable as a regional food-security nonprofit whose mission directly intersects with St. George's feeding ministry.

Broad incumbents

• Trinity Church Wall Street: One of the largest and oldest Episcopal parishes in the U.S., with comparable historic heritage, music programs, and extensive outreach/grantmaking; overlaps in category but operates at far greater scale and geographic reach.
• Washington National Cathedral: The flagship Episcopal cathedral in the U.S., offering comparable worship, music, formation, and outreach at substantially larger scale—an aspirational incumbent that overlaps on program mix but not on parish-level intimacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCmQDif5IE6Mhl3qX4KmCXLg
• Facebookfacebook.com/stgeorgesfxbg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saint-george-episcopal-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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