Amazing Grace Baptist Church

What Amazing Grace Baptist Church does

Amazing Grace Baptist Church is an independent Baptist church located at 1288 West Broad Street in the Franklinton ("The Bottoms") neighborhood of inner-city Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1992 by Pastor James D. "Jimmy" Hood (who had launched the Charity Mission rescue ministry in 1986), the church is a King James Only, old-fashioned Bible-preaching congregation that serves a diverse population including singles, families with children, seniors, and at-risk individuals. Pastoral leadership transitioned to Jobe Beachler in March 2015 following Founder Hood's diagnosis of congestive heart failure; Hood passed away on December 3, 2015. The church ministers to Columbus's inner-city community and explicitly does not accept government funding, operating entirely on voluntary individual contributions.

The church's core offerings are worship and discipleship programs, not commercial products. These include Sunday School (10 a.m.), Morning Worship (11 a.m.), Sunday Evening (6 p.m.), and Wednesday Evening (7 p.m.) services at the Columbus site; a long-running audio/video sermon archive dating back to 2008 hosted on standard infrastructure (linodeobjects.com, a YouTube channel, and the church website); the Charity Mission residential recovery program for up to 14 men with drug, alcohol, and related issues, which was expanded in winter 2018 to include a parallel women's rescue mission; a Mission Support Program that funnels contributions to roughly a dozen evangelists and missionaries in countries including Ukraine, the Philippines, Vietnam, Ivory Coast, Papua New Guinea, the Amazon Jungle, and Israel; and free Bible tracts distributed through partnerships with Chick Publications and Fellowship Tract League. There is no proprietary technology stack: operations rely on a basic website, a single YouTube channel, and conventional web hosting.

The business model is a faith-based, donation-driven nonprofit model. There is no pricing for any service — worship, sermons, and the Charity Mission residential program are provided free of charge, with Charity Mission residents required to attend daily services, abstain from drugs and alcohol, and abide by house rules. The sole revenue stream is voluntary individual contributions; the church explicitly states it accepts no government funding and is not supported by any single church or institutional donor. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Distribution occurs through in-person attendance at the Columbus site, global access to online sermon/video archives, and street evangelism including preaching on the steps of the Ohio state capitol. The organization is recognized as a Pacific Garden Mission Unshackled radio program partner, with multiple features produced about its pastor emeritus and members.

Name

Amazing Grace Baptist Church

Legal name

Amazing Grace Baptist Church

Website

https://amazing-grace-baptist.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Independent Baptist church in inner-city Columbus, Ohio, founded 1992 by Pastor Jimmy Hood and now led by Pastor Jobe Beachler. Provides worship services, Bible teaching, and the Charity Mission rescue program for men and women recovering from addiction, funded entirely by individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Baptist church services
• Rescue mission ministry
• Bible preaching church
• Christian ministry outreach
• Addiction recovery shelter

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Contributions and Support: Faith ministry supported entirely by individual contributions and support from donors. No single church or organization supports the ministry. The church does not accept any government funding whatsoever.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Amazing Grace Baptist Church is a King James Only, old-fashioned Bible-preaching independent Baptist church in inner-city Columbus, Ohio. It delivers regular Sunday and Wednesday worship services, sermons, Bible teaching, and evangelism. The church also operates Charity Mission, a free rescue mission program housing individuals recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, and supports worldwide missionaries and evangelists through its mission works program.

Product overview

Amazing Grace Baptist Church offers a unified ministry portfolio centered on traditional Bible-preaching religious services. The core offerings include regular Sunday and Wednesday worship services, sermon archives (audio MP3 and video), the Charity Mission rescue program for men and women (no government funding), mission support for worldwide evangelists and missionaries, and the Gospel presentation resource. All services and programs operate without government funding as a faith ministry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regular Church Services Sunday and Wednesday worship services including Sunday School at 10am, Morning Worship at 11am, Sunday Evening at 6pm, and Wednesday Evening at 7pm held at the Columbus, Ohio church location.
• Charity Mission Men's Rescue Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Charity Mission has served men with addiction issues since 1986, housing up to 14 men at a time at no charge
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Earl Ankrom - EvangelistminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvangelist supported through Amazing Grace Baptist Church mission works. Also featured in PGM Unshackled radio program #2914.
• Josh Ciesielczyk - Missionary to Amazon JungleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionary to the Amazon Jungle supported through the church's mission works program.
• Seed for the Cities Ministry (Janet Eubanks)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry supported through Amazing Grace Baptist Church mission works, listed alphabetically in mission works supported.
• Karie Ferguson - Missionary to Ivory Coast, AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionary to The Ivory Coast, Africa supported through the church's mission works program.
• Don and Laura Hardman - EvangelistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvangelists supported through Amazing Grace Baptist Church mission works.
• Eugene and Olga Kozachenko - Missionaries to UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionaries to Ukraine supported through the church's mission works program.
• David and Cassie Lethert - Missionaries to PhilippinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionaries to the Philippines supported through the church's mission works program.
• Ted and Lyn Mullins - Missionaries to Papua New GuineaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionaries to Papua New Guinea (now Retired) supported through the church's mission works program.
• Mike Roberts - Missionary to VietnamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionary to Vietnam and Evangelist for Orphan Homes supported through the church's mission works program.
• Cliff and Linda Taylor - EvangelistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvangelists who were Retired Missionaries to Papua New Guinea, now supported through Amazing Grace Baptist Church mission works.
• Rick and Joanna Wiles - Missionaries to UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionaries to Ukraine supported through the church's mission works program.
• Pacific Garden Mission (Chicago, IL)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerProduces the Unshackled radio program. Amazing Grace Baptist Church has multiple Unshackled program features about Pastor Emeritus Jimmy Hood, Evangelist Earl Ankrom, and friend David Spurgeon, all produced by and presented with permission of Pacific Garden Mission.
• Chick PublicationsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBible tract publisher whose video 'The Light Of The World' is shown on church video page. Copies available at www.chick.com. Church links to Chick Publications for Bible tracts.
• Lester Roloff MinistriesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRadio ministry featured on church links page at roloff.org. Associated ministry relationship in Baptist broadcasting community.
• KNVBC - Revival RadiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerRevival radio station featured on church links page. Part of Baptist radio network distributing preaching content.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Samaritan's Purse: Samaritan's Purse is a major evangelical relief organization supporting international missionaries and disaster relief. Its international missionary support mission parallels Amazing Grace Baptist Church's mission works program supporting missionaries in multiple countries.
• Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is a major evangelical organization conducting mass evangelism, broadcasts, and crusades globally. While much larger in scale, its street preaching and evangelism focus aligns with Amazing Grace Baptist Church's public evangelism approach.

Direct peers

• Pacific Garden Mission: Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago is one of the oldest rescue missions in the U.S., producing the Unshackled radio program that has featured Amazing Grace Baptist Church's pastor. Both organizations operate faith-based rescue missions serving homeless and addicted individuals, relying on donations and refusing government funding.
• City Gospel Mission: City Gospel Mission in Cincinnati, Ohio operates faith-based outreach including rescue services, addiction recovery, and community programs in an Ohio urban context. Geographic and mission overlap makes it a strong regional comparable to Amazing Grace Baptist Church.
• Union Rescue Mission: Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles is one of the largest faith-based rescue missions in the U.S., serving homeless and addicted individuals through shelter, recovery programs, and Christian discipleship. Its faith-based addiction recovery model directly parallels Charity Mission's approach.
• Atlanta Mission: Atlanta Mission provides faith-based recovery, shelter, and rehabilitation services to men, women, and children experiencing homelessness and addiction. Its integration of Christian discipleship with addiction recovery mirrors the Charity Mission model.
• Nashville Rescue Mission: Nashville Rescue Mission provides faith-based recovery, shelter, and meals to homeless and addicted individuals in Tennessee. Like Amazing Grace Baptist Church's Charity Mission, it integrates Christian programming with rehabilitation services and operates without government funding.
• Gateway Rescue Mission: Gateway Rescue Mission provides faith-based shelter and recovery programs for homeless and addicted individuals. Its Christ-centered residential recovery model parallels Charity Mission's approach to addiction recovery through church integration.

Regional players

• First Baptist Church of Columbus: First Baptist Church of Columbus is a much larger Baptist congregation in the same Columbus, Ohio market. It represents the broader incumbent Baptist presence that Amazing Grace Baptist Church's small independent congregation competes with for congregants and donations locally.

Others

• Chick Publications: Chick Publications is an evangelical tract publisher whose materials Amazing Grace Baptist Church distributes. As a supplier to the church's evangelism outreach, it represents an ecosystem partner enabling the church's street preaching mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCR4vvZn1QqoPMjZf7IEmCUA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amazing-grace-baptist-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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