Brentwood United Methodist Church

What Brentwood United Methodist Church does

Brentwood United Methodist Church is a non-profit religious congregation founded in 1851 in Brentwood, Tennessee, affiliated with the United Methodist Church and part of the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference. The church operates a comprehensive multi-generational ministry portfolio including three weekly Sunday worship services (8:30 a.m. Traditional, 9:45 a.m. Modern, 11:00 a.m. Traditional), online livestream worship with 5,681+ archived sermon messages, and a podcast distributed on Apple Podcasts. Its program surface includes BUMC Kids (infants through 5th grade), Student Ministry (6th-12th grade), Adult Discipleship, Day School, Early Learning Center, an on-campus Counseling Center, and Stephen Ministry confidential caregiving. The church maintains 100+ staff across clergy, ministry directors, music programs, administration, and facilities.

Revenue is derived from member tithes and offerings, designated/second-mile gifts, planned giving through the BUMC Foundation (established 1992), memorial giving, and special capital campaigns — most recently the Called Together campaign for campus renovation. Digital giving is processed via PushPay, supporting online, text-to-give, and mobile app channels. The church does not publicly disclose financial figures. Beyond its Brentwood campus at 309 Franklin Road, BUMC extends missional reach through strategic partnerships with Harvest Hands (South Nashville community development, founded out of BUMC in 2007), Healing Housing (women's addiction recovery, opened 2017), Ministry Leadership Center (formerly CYMT, broadened to MLC in 2025), and an international South Africa Outreach program sponsoring 475 students and 30 teachers across three partner schools in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal. Additional ministry areas include refugee and migrant support, creation care, disaster relief, race and faith initiatives, and memory care through the Sunny Day Club.

Name

Brentwood United Methodist Church

Legal name

Brentwood United Methodist Church

Website

https://bumc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1851

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Brentwood United Methodist Church is a 170+ year-old United Methodist congregation in Brentwood, Tennessee, serving members and the wider Nashville region through multi-generational worship, children's and student ministries, a day school and early learning center, counseling, Stephen Ministry, and extensive local and South Africa mission partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Faith-based community ministry
• Children's religious education
• Pastoral care services
• Mission outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brentwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Members give tithes and offerings as acts of worship. The church encourages 10% giving (tithing) and provides multiple giving methods including online, text, mobile app, mail, stock, and RMD/charitable trust options.
2. Designated/Second-Mile Gifts: Donors can give to specific ministries or programs such as South Africa Outreach, Disaster Relief, Benevolence Ministry, Communion offerings, and other special offerings throughout the year.
3. BUMC Foundation: Planned giving through wills, trusts, retirement accounts, and life insurance designations. The Foundation supports programs, ministry, works, goals, and objectives of the church and provides scholarships.
4. Memorial Giving: Memorial gifts can be designated to specific ministries, programs, or the general operating budget. The church also accepts gifts to the BUMC Foundation.
5. Capital Campaign (Called Together): Special campaign for campus renovation, repurposing, and renewal including children's ministry improvements, worship space enhancements, and safety improvements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Brentwood United Methodist Church operates as a congregation of the United Methodist Church offering traditional and modern Sunday worship services (8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 11:00 a.m.), online worship livestream, age-graded discipleship programming (children, students, adults), pastoral care through Stephen Ministry and a counseling center, music and arts programs, weekday early childhood education (Day School and Early Learning Center), and community/missional outreach including disaster relief, refugee and migrant ministry, creation care, and an international South Africa Outreach program. Member tithes, offerings, and donations fund the operations.

Product overview

Brentwood United Methodist Church is a traditional United Methodist congregation founded in 1851 offering a comprehensive portfolio of ministry services centered on worship, discipleship, care, and mission. The church operates a multi-service worship program (traditional and modern services at 8:30, 9:45, and 11 a.m. on Sundays plus online streaming), children's ministry (BUMC Kids serving infants through 5th grade with Sunday School and Vacation Bible School), student ministry (BUMCSM for 6th-12th grade), adult discipleship (Bible studies, small groups, Leadership BUMC), and music and arts programs (chancel and children's choirs, handbell ensemble, orchestra, worship band, liturgical dance). Care ministries include the BUMC Counseling Center (independent therapists on campus), Stephen Ministry (confidential one-to-one caregiving), and various support groups. Mission programs feature South Africa Outreach (sponsoring 475 students across three partner schools), Creation Care, Race and Faith, Refugee and Migrant Ministry, and strategic partnerships with Harvest Hands, Healing Housing, and Ministry Leadership Center. The church also operates a Day School and Early Learning Center for children. Digital services include an online member portal (Ministry Platform) for registration and giving, and PushPay-based online giving with text-to-give capability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-Person Worship Services Three weekly Sunday worship services (8:30 a.m. Traditional, 9:45 a.m. Modern, 11:00 a.m. Traditional) at the BUMC Brentwood campus, featuring organ and choir in traditional services and worship band in modern service. Open to all attendees at no cost.
• Online Worship and Sermon Archive Live and archived worship services streamed online at bumc.net/live, with sermon podcast distribution via Apple Podcasts and an archive of 5,681+ sermon messages.
• BUMC Kids (Children's Ministry) Children's ministry serving infants through 5th grade with Sunday School, Vacation Bible School (annual), nursery care, and children's music programs (Angel Choir, Agape Choir, Asbury Choir).
• BUMC Student Ministry (BUMCSM)

Quantifiable outcome

• 475 students and 30 teachers sponsored in South Africa outreach program in 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Healing HousingflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Healing Housing is Williamson County's first transitional living program with a mission to shelter and love women healing from addiction. Opened in early 2017, Healing Housing's two homes provide safe, supportive environment with counseling, life skills training, savings programs, 12-step work, Bible study, community involvement, and mentorship.
• Howick Methodist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Partnership began in 2008 with Howick Methodist Church to expand Thembelihle Preschool into a primary school. Today Thembelihle and Angels' Care Centre serve children in Shiyabazali and Mpophomeni through education and crisis intervention.
• Brentwood Methodist Church South AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007In 2007, BUMC funded construction of a building for Brentwood Society Church in the Tumbleweed community of Howick. Today this thriving congregation has an active pre-primary school serving children in Tumbleweed. Sponsors 475 students and 30 teachers across 3 partner schools.
• Harvest HandsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Harvest Hands is a catalyst for Christ-centered holistic community development working alongside neighbors to further education, healthy living, spiritual formation, and economic development in South Nashville. Founded as a vision of former pastor Dr. Howard Olds. BUMC hired Rev. Brian Hicks in 2007 to lead the effort.
• Ministry Leadership Center (MLC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Formerly Center for Youth Ministry Training (CYMT), MLC equips leaders and faith communities for transformational ministry through graduate and certificate programs in children's, youth, college, and community ministry. Founded 2006 with BUMC and First Presbyterian Church partnership. In 2025, CYMT broadened to become MLC.
• Nashville PeacemakerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNashville nonprofit in North Nashville whose mission is to give youth in distressed neighborhoods life skills and self-worth to choose peaceful alternatives to violence, and to support mothers whose children have been victimized. BUMC provides grant writing, administrative support, food donation, skill training facilitation, and fundraising.
• Raphah InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAddresses youth incarceration and victim trauma using restorative practices in felony juvenile court cases. Also invests in home-based childcare providers in underserved communities. BUMC supports through volunteering after evaluation.
• Conexion AmericascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission is to build a welcoming community and create opportunities where Latino families can belong, contribute and succeed. BUMC connects members with volunteer opportunities through this organization.
• Legacy Mission VillagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by refugees for refugees, Legacy Mission Village's mission is to provide hope and healing to refugees in Middle Tennessee by empowering refugees with education and skills to achieve stability and facilitate successful integration into American society.
• Nashville International Center for EmpowermentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission is to ensure refugees and immigrants achieve their full potential now and for generations to come. BUMC connects members with opportunities to support this mission.
• Siloam Health CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSiloam Health's mission is to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through health care. BUMC connects members with volunteer and support opportunities.
• Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide, immigrant and refugee-led collaboration whose mission is to empower immigrants and refugees throughout Tennessee to defend their rights and create an atmosphere where they are recognized as positive contributors.
• Tennessee Justice for Our NeighborscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides compassionate immigration legal services to neighbors seeking humanitarian relief. BUMC connects members with volunteer opportunities.
• Iglesia Metodista Unida EbenezercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission partner in West Nashville. Over the summer, BUMC helps provide pantry essentials to families that rely on free and reduced lunch during the school year.
• Connecting KindnessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with migrant and refugee families in Nashville to connect them with resources and support including household support, food assistance, transportation, documentation, and community involvement.
• Green InterchangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Plant a Tree for Tennessee initiative throughout the year. Trees available for purchase and planting by Green Interchange for varying prices. BUMC participates in creation care efforts.
• ThriftSmartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThriftSmart donation bin on BUMC campus for year-round donations. BUMC earns $1 in gift cards for every 10 pounds donated, distributed through Benevolence Ministry and ministry partners. Spring Cleaning for Good Cause partnership.
• West End United Methodist ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of interdenominational recycling day with TWK UMC Conference Creation Care Steering Committee. Next recycling day is May 9, 2026.
• Room in the InncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides programs emphasizing human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, centered in community and long term support for those experiencing homelessness in Nashville.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• West End United Methodist Church: Same United Methodist denomination and same Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference, located within the Nashville metro. Already co-sponsors events with BUMC. Most directly comparable denominational peer in the immediate region.
• Brentwood Baptist Church: Largest church physically located in Brentwood, TN, sharing the same city and overlapping target demographic of Williamson County families. Comparable multi-ministry scale with extensive children's, student, and missions programming; the most direct geographic and ministry peer.
• First Presbyterian Church (Nashville): Co-founded the Ministry Leadership Center with BUMC in 2006. Comparable Nashville-area multi-ministry congregation with education, missions, and care programming serving similar demographics.
• Glendale United Methodist Church: Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference UMC peer of comparable multi-program scale. Same connectional polity and conference governance; useful for cross-conference comparison on stewardship and programming.

Regional players

• Cross Point Church: Nashville-area multisite megachurch with similar emphasis on contemporary worship, multi-generational programming, and missions. Benchmarks BUMC's programming breadth at a larger scale.
• Bellevue Presbyterian Church: Greater Nashville congregation operating a Sunny Day Club location alongside BUMC. Comparable size and programming breadth with a similar faith-based education and care focus in the same metro.
• Woodmont Baptist Church: Long-established Nashville-area congregation with similar multi-generational programming and missions footprint. Comparable Nashville-area ministry scale and community presence.
• Christ Community Church (Nashville): Large non-denominational Nashville-area church with comparable multi-site, multi-service worship programming and children's/student ministry. Competes for the same Metro Nashville families.
• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: Nashville-area church co-hosting a Sunny Day Club memory-care site with BUMC. Multi-generational programming and similar suburban Nashville catchment make it a comparable ecumenical peer.
• Harpeth Hills Church of Christ: Large Brentwood-area congregation that operates a Sunny Day Club memory-care program in partnership with BUMC. Similar scale and community-development orientation; competing for the same Williamson County member pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/brentwoodumc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brentwood-united-methodist-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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