Holy Trinity Church

What Holy Trinity Church does

The Archbishops' Council, the national body of the Church of England established by the National Institutions Measure 1998, operates the A Church Near You platform — a free, web-based directory and website builder serving Church of England parishes and the general public across England. The platform, headquartered at Church House, Great Smith Street, London, allows parishes and benefices to create and manage their own listings, post events, advertise services, and add accessibility information; users can search churches by location, event type, life event services (weddings, christenings, funerals), and accessibility features. Underlying technology is a standard web-based directory platform with cookie-based tracking, editor accounts, and integrations with MailChimp for electronic communications.

The platform's business model is non-commercial: it is offered free of charge to all Church of England churches and operated by the Archbishops' Council as part of the Church of England's digital mission under charity number 1074857. There are no paid tiers, no monetization, and no revenue-generating activity. Distribution is self-service — churches register for editor accounts and manage their own pages — and marketing runs through Church of England national channels and the parent organization's social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn. The technology stack is utilitarian: directory search, event tagging, accessibility filtering, and a drag-style website builder, with limited proprietary differentiation. The organization does not have external investors, operates under the governance of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and is registered with the UK Information Commissioner (Z6034304) for UK GDPR compliance.

Name

Holy Trinity Church

Legal name

The Archbishops' Council

Website

https://achurchnearyou.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Archbishops' Council operates A Church Near You, a free web-based directory and website builder for Church of England parishes across England, serving both congregations seeking an online presence and the general public searching for church services and life events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Church directory platform
• Parish finder services
• Religious community worship
• Life event services
• Pastoral support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Holy Trinity Church provides Church of England worship services, life event services (weddings, christenings, funerals), and community programs through a parish operating within the Archbishops' Council's national structure. The associated "A Church Near You" platform enables the church to maintain an online presence with searchable listings, event information, and accessibility feature indicators. Editor accounts allow church representatives to update listings, manage events, and share service times with congregants and the wider public seeking local church services.

Product overview

A Church Near You is a single unified platform provided by the Church of England's Archbishops' Council that enables parishes and benefices to create and manage their online presence. The platform provides free church listing pages, customizable website building tools, event management, service information, and accessibility features. Churches can register for editor accounts to update their own listings. The platform also supports various life event services including weddings, christenings, and funerals information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• A Church Near You A web-based directory platform operated by the Archbishops' Council that allows Church of England churches to create and manage their online presence. Churches can build listings, add events, manage services, and enable people to find them online through searchable filters.
• Worship Services Regular Church of England worship services including Sunday services, daily prayer, and special seasonal services (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost). Services include traditional Eucharistic services, morning prayer, evening prayer, and contemporary worship options.
• Life Event Services Pastoral and ceremonial services for major life events including weddings (with personalized prayers and promises), christenings/baptisms (initiation into Christian faith), funerals (with bereavement support), and confirmation services.
• Community Programs and Groups Regular community gatherings and programs including youth activities, Bible study courses, parenting groups, men's and women's groups, over-60s events, coffee mornings, and social action projects addressing local community needs.
• Free Website Builder for Churches Self-serve website building tool integrated with the A Church Near You platform that enables Church of England churches and benefices to build out their directory listing into a full website at no cost.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• ChurchSuite: ChurchSuite is a UK-based church management platform serving UK and international congregations with membership, events, communication, and small-group tools. It is a relevant regional competitor serving the same UK Anglican/commander ecosystem.
• Breeze ChMS: Breeze is a lightweight church management system focused on people, donations, events, and communication for small to mid-sized churches. It addresses similar digital infrastructure needs for congregations but is typically deployed at the parish level rather than as a national directory.
• Faithlife: Faithlife (creator of Logos Bible Software) offers church management, websites, and giving tools aimed at evangelical and broader Christian churches. It is comparable as a tech-enabled ministry platform serving congregational digital needs.

Broad incumbents

• ACS Technologies: ACS Technologies is a long-established broad church software provider serving faith-based organizations with comprehensive management, accounting, and communication solutions. It is comparable as a larger incumbent in the same broad category.
• Church of England (national body): The Church of England is the parent entity of the Archbishops' Council that operates A Church Near You. It is a broad incumbent overseeing the wider denomination whose parishes and congregations the platform serves.

Direct peers

• Pushpay: Pushpay is a church engagement and giving platform serving faith-based communities globally. It is directly comparable as a digital infrastructure provider helping churches reach congregants online, manage communications, and process transactions.
• Subsplash: Subsplash is an engagement platform providing church apps, websites, giving, and media tools for faith communities. It overlaps directly with A Church Near You on the website builder and online presence dimensions for churches.
• Tithe.ly: Tithe.ly provides church management, giving, and engagement software used by tens of thousands of churches. It competes in the same church-tech category, addressing online presence and congregant communication needs that A Church Near You also tackles.
• Planning Center: Planning Center offers a suite of church management tools (check-ins, groups, services, calendar, people) used by tens of thousands of churches. It is a direct peer in the church-software category, providing operational digital infrastructure to congregations similar to those served by A Church Near You.

Regional players

• USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops): USCCB operates parish-finding and resources for US Catholic dioceses and parishes. It is comparable as a denominational governance body providing digital directory infrastructure for member parishes, though operating in a different geography and denomination.

Market position

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/churchofengland
• YouTubeyoutube.com/thechurchofengland
• Facebookfacebook.com/thechurchofengland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/holy-trinity-church
• Instagraminstagram.com/thechurchofengland

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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