SECOND REFORMED CHURCH

What SECOND REFORMED CHURCH does

Second Reformed Church is a nonprofit religious congregation located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, operating as a parish affiliated with the Reformed Church in America (RCA). The church's core offering is Sunday worship services held at 10 AM, supplemented by Bible study programs (Primetimers), the Listening Room free-admission concert series on Friday evenings, and the Loaves and Fishes community outreach ministry. The congregation subscribes to confessional Reformed theology, embracing three ecumenical creeds (Apostles', Nicene, Athanasian) and three Reformed Confessions (Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession, Canons of Dordt), plus the Belhar Confession. Local ministry practice is determined by the church's Consistory, while remaining in denominational fellowship with the RCA.

The organization's technology footprint is minimal and consumer-grade: a Wix-hosted website at www.2ndreformed.org, Facebook and Twitter/X social profiles, and online donation processing via Vanco and PayPal platforms. There is no proprietary platform, no mobile application, no API surface, and no AI/ML capabilities. The church does not operate a digital product; its digital presence is purely administrative and fundraising-oriented.

The revenue model is donation-driven: the church is funded entirely by voluntary financial contributions from congregation members and community supporters, with no fixed pricing, no commercial revenue streams, and no disclosed financials. Members and visitors can contribute online (Vanco, PayPal) or by mail to the office at 2323 Stadium Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008. The customer base is horizontally segmented — general community members in the Kalamazoo area seeking spiritual nourishment, biblical instruction, fellowship, and opportunities for ministry participation.

Name

SECOND REFORMED CHURCH

Legal name

Second Reformed Church

Website

https://2ndreformed.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Second Reformed Church is a Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Reformed congregation affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, offering Sunday worship, Bible study, a free concert series, and community outreach, funded entirely by voluntary member donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

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 services
• Christian worship
• Bible study
• Community ministry
• Congregational church

Headquarters

HQ city

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Donations: The church receives financial gifts from congregation members through online donation portals and mail. Gifts support operational and outreach ministry needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Second Reformed Church provides weekly Christian worship services every Sunday at 10 AM, supplemented by Bible study programs such as Primetimers, the Listening Room free-admission concert series on Friday evenings, and the Loaves and Fishes community outreach ministry. The church sustains its operations through voluntary financial contributions from members and visitors, processed via online giving (Vanco and PayPal) and mail-in donations.

Product overview

Second Reformed Church offers a unified set of spiritual and community services centered around weekly worship. The core offering is Sunday Worship Services held at 10 AM. Associated programs include Bible Study groups (Primetimers) and the Listening Room concert series. The church also provides donation processing through Vanco and PayPal platforms for tithes and offerings, and operates the Loaves and Fishes outreach ministry. The portfolio is a single unified church offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Reformed Church in America (RCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecond Reformed Church maintains formal affiliation with the Reformed Church in America denomination. The church aligns with the majority of official RCA positions approved by the General Synod. The church's Consistory retains responsibility and authority to determine ministry practice within the congregation while remaining in fellowship with the RCA.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Third Reformed Church: Historical peer Reformed congregation in Kalamazoo with shared RCA affiliation, providing comparable Sunday worship services and community programming to the same local market.
• First Reformed Church of Kalamazoo: Another RCA-affiliated Reformed congregation in Kalamazoo, offering Sunday worship and community ministry programs in the same city and denomination as Second Reformed Church.
• Hope Reformed Church: Reformed congregation operating in the broader West Michigan region with similar theological grounding, comparable worship and small-group ministry offerings.

Others

• Western Theological Seminary: RCA-affiliated seminary in Holland, Michigan that trains clergy for Reformed congregations including Second Reformed Church. Functions as an enabling/ecosystem participant supplying leadership pipeline.

Regional players

• Kalamazoo First Assembly of God: Pentecostal congregation serving the Kalamazoo community with comparable worship services and outreach ministries but distinct theological tradition and target audience.
• Centerpoint Church Kalamazoo: Non-denominational or evangelical congregation in the Kalamazoo area offering weekend worship and family programming to overlapping local demographics but with different theological positioning.
• Church of the Servant (Grand Rapids, MI): Mainline Protestant congregation in West Michigan emphasizing progressive theology and community outreach, comparable in mission orientation but distinct in denominational affiliation and geography.

Broad incumbents

• Reformed Church in America (RCA): The parent denomination of Second Reformed Church. Operates as a broad incumbent across hundreds of U.S. congregations, setting confessional standards, providing governance frameworks, and coordinating cross-congregation initiatives.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/2ndReformedKzoo
• Facebookfacebook.com/2ndreformed.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/second-reformed-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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