Christ Congregational Church

What Christ Congregational Church does

Christ Congregational Church (CCC) is a private, nonprofit congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC) located in Silver Spring, Maryland, founded circa 1966. The organization delivers weekly Sunday worship services at 10:30 AM both in-person from 8900 Georgia Avenue and via Zoom live streaming, supplemented by a comprehensive suite of ministry programs: Church School for grades K-8, a Cooperative Youth Ministry (CYM) jointly operated with Silver Spring United Methodist Church for middle and high school students, adult education through the Exploring Faith class and Book Group, pastoral care and grief support, and the Our Whole Lives (OWL) lifespan sexuality education curriculum. Justice & Witness ministries encompass Racial Justice, Open and Affirming (ONA) LGBTQ+ advocacy, immigration work, global partnerships (notably Uganda), peace-building, and environmental stewardship through the Stewards of the Earth program. The church also owns and operates a wholly-owned subsidiary, the CCC Retreat Center, a 23-guest capacity 3-acre property with cabins, main house, and chapel on the Cacapon River in Yellow Spring, West Virginia, that completed a decade-long renovation in September 2020.

The underlying technology stack is composed of standard nonprofit SaaS tools — Breeze for church directory and member management, Vanco for online donations and payment processing, and Zoom for live-streamed worship — with no proprietary systems, APIs, or developer-facing infrastructure. The church has no mobile app and no publicly disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

CCC's revenue model is primarily donation-driven: weekly tithes and offerings, special collections through the UCC's "5 for 5" program (One Great Hour of Sharing, Strengthen the Church, Neighbors in Need, Christmas Fund), and a 10% tithe of operating budget to Our Church's Wider Mission. A secondary revenue stream comes from Retreat Center rentals, with publicly disclosed tiered pricing of $20-25 per adult per night, $500 for a full week, and minimum-stay requirements (e.g., $250 weekend minimum, $375 holiday weekend minimum). Customer/congregant segments span general community members seeking inclusive worship, families with children, youth aged middle-to-high school, and retreat guests (church groups, private families, organizations). The organization employs 19 staff and operates in Maryland, West Virginia, and through international ministry partnerships in Uganda, India, and Zimbabwe.

Name

Christ Congregational Church

Legal name

Christ Congregational Church

Website

https://cccsilverspring.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Christ Congregational Church is a private, nonprofit United Church of Christ congregation in Silver Spring, Maryland, offering weekly worship, religious education, youth ministry, pastoral care, and social justice programming, and operating a 23-guest retreat center in West Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Congregation and Spiritual Community Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian education programs
• Retreat center rentals
• Social justice ministries
• Pastoral care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Silver Spring

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church donations including weekly offerings, tithes, and special collections for various mission and ministry purposes.
2. Retreat Center Rentals: The CCC Retreat Center in Yellow Spring, WV generates revenue through rental fees from church groups, private groups, and families for weekend and weeknight stays. Pricing ranges from $20-25 per adult per night with minimum stay requirements.
3. Special Offerings and Donations: The church participates in the UCC's '5 for 5' program collecting funds for special offerings including One Great Hour of Sharing, Strengthen the Church, Neighbors in Need, and Christmas Fund, plus contributions to Our Church's Wider Mission (10% of operating budget).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Christ Congregational Church is a UCC-affiliated nonprofit religious congregation that delivers weekly Sunday worship (in-person and via Zoom), Christian education for children and youth, adult faith formation, music ministry, pastoral care, social justice advocacy, and life-event services. It also operates a 23-guest retreat center in Yellow Spring, West Virginia that generates rental revenue and supports spiritual formation retreats.

Product overview

Christ Congregational Church offers a comprehensive suite of spiritual and community services unified under the United Church of Christ tradition. The core offering consists of weekly Sunday worship services (10:30 AM in-person and via Zoom), supplemented by age-specific Christian education programs including Church School (K-8th grade), Cooperative Youth Ministry (CYM) for middle/high school students, and Adult Education through the Exploring Faith class and Book Group. The music program provides opportunities through Chancel Choir, Children's Music Time, Acoustic Band Players, and Intergenerational Orchestra. The church operates a 23-guest capacity Retreat Center in Yellow Spring, WV. Justice and witness ministries include Racial Justice Circle, Open & Affirming LGBTQ+ advocacy, Global Ministries partnerships (Uganda), and environmental stewardship. Member care encompasses pastoral support, health ministry, grief support, and fellowship groups. The Our Whole Lives (OWL) program provides comprehensive sexuality education across all age groups. The church also facilitates life sacraments (baptism, communion) and life events (weddings, funerals).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Interfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021CCC signed the Partner Congregation Pledge in 2021, committing to environmental stewardship, watershed protection, and environmental education. Part of commitment includes educating congregation on living in harmony with the Earth.
• Silver Spring United Methodist Church (SSUMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint ministry partnership through Cooperative Youth Ministry (CYM), combining youth from both congregations for fellowship, spiritual formation, service projects, and joint worship. Also partner for family potlucks, trunk-or-treat events, and blessing of the animals.
• Shepherd's TablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCC members volunteer monthly at Shepherd's Table in downtown Silver Spring (second Wednesday evening, 5-7:30pm) to help serve warm meals to those in need. Church was instrumental in forming Progress Place where Shepherd's Table is housed.
• IMPACT Silver SpringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-wide leadership organization bringing people together across differences for relationship-building. CCC partners with IMPACT through anti-racism work and provides financial support.
• Shaw Community MinistryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner501(c)(3) organization serving the Shaw area of Washington, DC in education, health, wellness, and youth development. CCC provides financial support and has a board member on the organization.
• Friends of Sligo CreekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization working on Sligo Creek watershed protection. The Green Team coordinates with this group and encourages CCC members to plant native plants to care for the watershed.
• KRMA-US PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting the Kobulubulu community in Uganda. CCC provides ongoing financial and technical support to 20+ women of KRMA moving from subsistence farming to economic producers of cassava. Also provides feminine hygiene kits for women and girls.
• Gandhi BrigademinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth organization founded by late CCC member Richard Jaeggi to help youth engage the public square, build community, and work for common good through media, combining love of youth with passion for non-violent social change.
• The Senior ConnectionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterfaith caregiving program serving older adults in lower Montgomery County. Provides escorted transportation, shopping assistance, friendly visitation, and help with paperwork free of charge.
• Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform (MAJR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBipartisan statewide coalition educating and advocating on criminal justice reform. CCC became a member in 2015 and has assisted with efforts including monetary bail reform and the Justice Reinvestment Act.
• Silver Spring Justice CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition working on criminal justice reform and police-community relations in Montgomery County. CCC works with this coalition on advocacy efforts and community events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation: Suburban DC-area UU congregation with similar progressive identity, lifespan religious education, and justice ministry orientation. Comparable in scale and program breadth to CCC.

Regional players

• Western Presbyterian Church: Historic progressive Presbyterian congregation in Washington DC with strong social justice commitments and comparable theological openness. Overlaps with CCC on member demographics and programming philosophy.
• St. Mark Presbyterian Church: Progressive Presbyterian congregation in the DC suburbs offering similar family programming and inclusive theology. Direct competitor for progressive mainline families in the same geography.
• Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation: Progressive, justice-oriented congregation in nearby Bethesda, MD. Comparable theological outlook and member demographic, competing for the same pool of progressive mainline families in the DC suburbs.
• Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church: Mainline Protestant congregation in nearby Bethesda with comparable size, progressive leanings, and family-oriented programming. Competes for similar Montgomery County member demographic.

Direct peers

• Silver Spring United Methodist Church: Local Silver Spring partner church collaborating through Cooperative Youth Ministry. Comparable size, regional footprint, and active community ministry, though different denominational tradition and theological positioning.
• Pilgrim Congregational Church (UCC): UCC-affiliated congregation with similar Open and Affirming commitments, comparable size, and full-lifespan programming (church school, youth, adult education). Shares denominational affiliation and progressive mainline positioning.
• First Congregational United Church of Christ: Another UCC-affiliated congregation in the Washington DC region, sharing theological tradition, governance model, and similar progressive identity. Most directly comparable peer given shared denomination and overlapping metropolitan geography.

Broad incumbents

• Foundry United Methodist Church: Large progressive Methodist congregation in DC with strong social justice identity and full programmatic offering. Operates at broader scale than CCC within a similar progressive-faith market segment.
• All Souls Church, Unitarian Universalist: Large, historic progressive congregation in Washington DC with similar social justice orientation, inclusive theology, and expansive programming. Operates as a broader-scale incumbent in the same progressive-faith niche CCC occupies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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