THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, INC.

What THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, INC. does

The First Baptist Church of Cartersville, Georgia, Inc. (operated as "CFBC" or "Cartersville First Baptist Church") is a private nonprofit religious organization headquartered at 241 Douthit Ferry Rd, Cartersville, Georgia. Its core offering is weekly in-person worship services held Sundays at 9:15am and 10:45am, supplemented by Wednesday Discipleship programming and age-specific ministry tracks spanning birth through senior adults: The Nest (preschool), Kids Ministry, Student Ministry, Women of Grace, Fisher of Men, plus specialized programs including STARS (special needs), CFBCFosters (foster care), and Marriage & More.

The digital product surface is built on a standard nonprofit tech stack: Elexio for online giving and member management, Church Center for event/Sunday School registration, YouTube for live streaming and archive, Spotify for sermon podcast distribution, Vimeo for curated video, and Canva for newsletter design. Operations are supported by approximately 5 paid employees plus a broader volunteer and pastoral staff team including a Preschool Ministry Director, Missions Pastor, and ministry leaders for fosters and special-needs programs.

Revenue is generated through voluntary recurring tithes and offerings from congregants — disclosed as $1,919,606.28 year-to-date as of 7/12/2026, with weekly budget giving of $57,365.34 — supplemented by designated capital-campaign contributions to the Legacy Project (Phase 1 completed April 2017, Phase 2 completed March 2022). The organization also receives in-kind volunteer labor, donation-funded mission deployments, and partnership-coordinated resources through Georgia Baptist Mission Board, NAMB, IMB, Send Relief, and Samaritan's Purse. As a 501(c)-style religious nonprofit operating under congregational polity, CFBC is governed by its members, holds no parent company, and is not publicly traded.

Name

THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, INC.

Legal name

The First Baptist Church of Cartersville, Georgia, Inc.

Website

https://cartersvillefirst.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CFBC is a private Baptist church in Cartersville, Georgia, offering weekly in-person worship, age-specific ministries from preschool through adults, and digital giving/streaming, supported by congregational tithes and a multi-phase capital campaign.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cartersville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church receives financial contributions from members and attendees through weekly giving, online giving, and special offerings. The primary giving program includes general budget giving and designated gifts to specific initiatives such as the Legacy Project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CFBC operates as a Baptist church providing gospel-centered worship services every Sunday, mid-week Discipleship classes, and age-specific ministries from preschool through adults. The church also runs outreach programs including foster care support (CFBCFosters), domestic and international missions, marriage enrichment, and special needs ministry (STARS), supplemented by online live streaming, sermon podcasts, and digital tithing.

Product overview

Cartersville First Baptist Church (CFBC) operates a multi-ministry church with both physical and digital service offerings. The church's digital presence includes Online Giving via Elexio for tithing and donations, CFBC Live Stream for real-time and recorded worship services on YouTube, a Sermon Podcast distributed through Spotify, and CFBC Fosters for foster care support. The church's physical ministry structure includes age-based programs (Kids Ministry, Student Ministry, The Nest Preschool Ministry), demographic-focused ministries (Fisher of Men Men's Ministry, Women of Grace), specialized support ministries (STARS special needs ministry, Marriage & More), worship services with music and production teams, missions outreach programs, and the Legacy Project capital campaign for facilities. Wednesday Discipleship provides mid-week Christian education across all age groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Legacy Project Capital campaign for church facility expansion and renovation. Phase 1 (April 2017) added 8 preschool classrooms, nursing room, and indoor playground; Phase 2 (March 2022) added Lottie Moon Chapel, worship center renovation, expanded lobby, and additions for Kids, Student, and Preschool ministries.
• CFBC Fosters Foster care support ministry connecting foster families with church community through three involvement pathways: giving (financial support for foster families), serving (adopting families, providing meals, babysitting), and opening homes (foster parent recruitment through partner agencies).
• Online Giving Digital tithing and donation platform enabling Budget Giving and Legacy Project fund designations. Weekly giving reports published with year-to-date totals, integrated with Elexio Online Giving system.
• CFBC Live Stream Online worship service broadcast available Sundays via Church Center platform and YouTube channel, enabling remote participation in live services with full service recordings available on demand.
• Sermon Podcast Audio podcast of sermons distributed via Spotify podcasters platform for on-demand listening, allowing remote congregants to access past messages.
• Wednesday Discipleship Mid-week Christian education program for all ages including Kids, Preschool, and Adult Discipleship classes. Registration required for each attendee.
• STARS Ministry Special needs ministry providing inclusive support for children and youth from newborn through elementary and teen years. Offers Sunday morning Buddy Program, individualized assistance during worship, and welcoming fellowship environment.
• Missions Program Domestic and international mission opportunities including Vermont Mission (October 4-10), Send Relief Serve Tour, Samaritan's Purse Alaska, and Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief. Coordinates with partners including North American Mission Board and IMB.
• Kids Ministry Children's ministry for 1st-5th graders offering Sunday School, Kids Worship, Mission Groups, and Family Worship Sundays. Focus areas include gospel transformation, disciple-making, and family partnership.
• Student Ministry Youth ministry for 6th-12th graders emphasizing student-led outreach, Bible study, and global influence. Includes Collide Wednesday worship service and Camp Fuego summer camp program.
• The Nest (Preschool Ministry) Preschool ministry for birth through Kindergarten providing Sunday and Wednesday programming. Includes worship, Bible stories, crafts, games, and secure check-in system with safety protocols.
• Worship Ministry Music and worship program offering contemporary worship with traditional hymn elements. Features Worship Choir, Worship Band, and Production Team (Audio/Video/Lighting). Services Sundays at 9:15AM and 10:45AM.
• Fisher of Men (Men's Ministry) Men's ministry focused on spiritual leadership training, fellowship through Bible studies, conferences, golf tournaments, bonfires, and orienteering events. Facilitates Iron Sharpens Iron Conference registration.
• Women of Grace Women's ministry supporting church leadership in gospel outreach. Provides Gather (worship), Grow (Bible studies), and Go (mission opportunities) programming.
• Marriage & More Ministry Marriage enrichment program providing counseling referrals, marriage podcasts, retreat information, and resources including 'As for Me and My House' video series on marriage and parenting topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Welcoming environment for all ages from birth through elementary with dedicated STARS special needs ministry
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Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Georgia Baptist Disaster ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief for responding to communities and families affected by disaster events. Brings help, hope, and healing while transforming lives with the Gospel. Training required before deployment eligibility.
• Send ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Send Relief, the mission organization of the Southern Baptist Convention, providing mission trip and service opportunities for church members.
• Georgia Baptist Mission BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Baptist partner organization supporting cooperative missions and ministry efforts at the state level.
• Samaritan's PurseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDisaster response partnership providing opportunities for church members to serve through Samaritan's Purse programs, including Cordova, Alaska mission trips.
• North American Mission Board (NAMB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NAMB supporting evangelism and church planting efforts across North America, including access to resources like the 3 Circles app.
• International Mission Board (IMB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing access to 150+ international mission trip opportunities for church members.
• Bartow Family ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community partner providing family support services in the Cartersville/Bartow County area.
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) - Bartow ChapterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal FCA chapter serving athletes and coaches in the Bartow County school system.
• Good Neighbor Homeless ShelterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal homeless shelter partnership providing supportive services and resources for community members in need.
• Spring Life CounselingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMarriage and family counseling referral partner located in Woodstock, GA, recommended for congregants seeking professional counseling services.
• Battlefield MinistriesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMarriage counseling referral partner serving Cartersville and Rome communities.
• WinShape Marriage RetreatsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMarriage retreat and intensive program provider recommended for couples seeking pre-marital and marital enrichment.
• Family Life (Weekend to Remember)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMarriage retreat program provider offering Weekend to Remember marriage conferences.
• Families4FamiliesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild placement agency partner for CFBCFosters ministry, connecting families with foster care and adoption opportunities.
• Faith Bridge Foster CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoster care agency partner providing child placement services and support for prospective foster families.
• Goshen ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoster care and adoption agency partner offering pathways for families interested in foster care.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• First Baptist Church of Woodstock: A large Southern Baptist church in Woodstock, GA — a similarly-sized, same-denomination, suburban Atlanta-area congregation running comparable Kids/Student/Adult ministry structures, capital expansion programs, and contemporary-traditional blended worship. Directly comparable to CFBC in theology, geography, and ministry portfolio.
• First Baptist Church Atlanta: The flagship First Baptist congregation in downtown Atlanta, sharing CFBC's Baptist heritage and First Baptist branding. While larger and older, it operates the same theological tradition, cooperative-program giving model, and multi-generational ministry approach as CFBC.

Broad incumbents

• North Point Community Church: A large Atlanta-area evangelical multi-site church known for contemporary worship and small-group philosophy. Broader incumbent operating at much greater scale in the same regional market, with overlapping evangelical Protestant approach and digital broadcast infrastructure comparable to CFBC's YouTube/Spotify pipeline.
• Passion City Church: An Atlanta-based evangelical church known for contemporary worship and strong social/digital brand. Competes for the same digitally-engaged, contemporary-worship-seeking audience in the greater Atlanta region that CFBC serves from Cartersville.
• 12Stone Church: A multi-site evangelical church headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA with a similar multi-generational ministry structure (Kids, Students, Adults, Groups). Operates in the same Atlanta-metro evangelical landscape as CFBC with overlapping program design.
• Mount Paran Church: A large non-denominational evangelical church in Kennesaw, GA (also in the northwest Atlanta corridor near Cartersville). Comparable in contemporary-evangelical positioning, multi-generational programming, and regional reach to CFBC.

Regional players

• Second Baptist Church Houston: A large Texas-based Southern Baptist church with similar cooperative-program denominational ties and multi-generational ministry structure. Comparable to CFBC in denominational alignment and ministry breadth, though operating in a different geography at a much larger scale.
• Elevation Church: A Charlotte, NC-based Baptist-affiliated megachurch with strong digital content, broadcast, and small-group programming. Comparable in contemporary worship style and digital-first outreach approach to CFBC, though operating at much greater scale and in a different geography.
• Buckhead Church: An Atlanta-based church that is a strategic partner of North Point Ministries, with similar contemporary evangelical programming and a comparable broadcast/digital content strategy to CFBC. Operates in the same metro area but in a different submarket.
• Saddleback Church: A well-known Southern Baptist megachurch in Lake Forest, CA with extensive small-group, missions, and online programming infrastructure. Comparable in Baptist identity, multi-generational ministry structure, and missions partnerships (e.g., IMB, NAMB) to CFBC, though operating on a much larger scale in a different region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cartersville1st
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCeFOgOmWswJCICcVVGpEusA/featured?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/cartersville1st
• Instagraminstagram.com/cartersville1st
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-first-baptist-church-of-cartersville-georgia-inc.

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Profiles7 records

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