Central Presbyterian Church Summit NJ

What Central Presbyterian Church Summit NJ does

Central Presbyterian Church Summit NJ is a 501(c)(3) Presbyterian congregation founded May 29, 1870, headquartered at 70 Maple Street, Summit, New Jersey. It operates Traditional Sunday worship (9am in summer; 10am September–June in the Sanctuary) and a contemporary service called WAVE (5pm on second and fourth Sundays), supported by multiple choirs (Vespers Bells, Children's Choir, Men's Choir, Motet Choir, Crashing Giants, High School Praise Group, Adult Praise Band). The church runs a Weekday Nursery School & Kindergarten housed in the Christian Education building, complemented by Children's, Youth, and Adult Ministries plus a Television Ministry ('Chaos to Calm' on HomeTowne TV Channel 33/36).

Its core product surface spans Christian education (Sunday School, Confirmation, Vacation Bible School/commUNITY Camp), mission programs (Elizabethport Tutorial Program operating 40+ years, Family Promise, Bridges Outreach, Habitat for Humanity, Nomi Network, SHIP, Y-Malawi Mission, Summit Affordable Housing), pastoral care (prayer groups, hospital visitation, memorial planning), and lifecycle services (weddings for members, memorial planning). It supports 15+ mission partnerships and hosts 40+ outside community organizations in its auditorium, kitchen, and classrooms.

The underlying technology stack is operational rather than product-facing: GivePlus/Vanco for online donations, Constant Contact for the weekly Friday Email and KEY newsmagazine, SignUp Genius for volunteer/event registration, YouTube live streaming at @centralpresbyterian, Zoom for women's study, and Google Maps for directions. Revenue derives from tithes and offerings (online and in-service), Capital Campaign donations (Phase 1 completed 2018-2019; Phase 2 targeting $500K with a $250K matching grant from the National Fund for Sacred Places since October 2020), participant fees for youth mission trips (e.g., $1,700 per person for the 2026 Fairbanks, Alaska trip with scholarships), and tuition from the Weekday Nursery School & Kindergarten. The church is independently governed by its elected Session across ten operating teams, with no parent organization, and is led by Senior Pastor Rev. Adam Gorman alongside an 11-12 person staff including clergy, music, communications, finance, facility, and administrative roles.

Name

Central Presbyterian Church Summit NJ

Legal name

Central Presbyterian Church

Website

https://centralpres.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Central Presbyterian Church Summit NJ is a 501(c)(3) Presbyterian congregation in Summit, New Jersey (founded 1870) offering traditional and contemporary worship, a weekday nursery school and kindergarten, Christian education, pastoral care, and ~15 mission partnerships locally and globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Worship services
• Religious education
• Youth ministry programs
• Community missions
• Christian education

Headquarters

HQ city

Summit

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members during worship services and through online giving platform
2. Capital Campaign Donations: Special fundraising campaigns for building renovations and preservation projects (Phase 1 completed 2018-2019, Phase 2 in progress since October 2020 targeting $500,000 with $250,000 matching grant)
3. Mission Trip Fees: Participant fees for youth mission trips; $1,700 per participant for 2026 Alaska trip with scholarships available

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Central Presbyterian Church Summit NJ is a 501(c)(3) religious nonprofit that delivers traditional and contemporary Christian worship services, Christian education programs for all ages (children, youth, adults), music ministries, pastoral care, wedding and memorial services, and a portfolio of local, national, and global mission programs. It also operates a Weekday Nursery School & Kindergarten out of its facility at 70 Maple Street, Summit, NJ.

Product overview

Central Presbyterian Church Summit NJ offers a comprehensive portfolio of religious and community programs centered around its traditional and contemporary worship services. The church operates as a single unified organization with Traditional Worship Services and WAVE Contemporary Worship as its primary Sunday gatherings, supplemented by Children's Ministries (including nursery, Sunday School, and VBS camp), Youth Ministries (featuring the Elizabethport Tutorial Program, mission trips, and Confirmation), Adult Ministries (encompassing prayer, spiritual formation, and women's groups), and Music Programs (various choirs and praise bands). The church also supports Missions Programs locally and globally, operates a Weekday Nursery School & Kindergarten, maintains a Television Ministry producing the 'Chaos to Calm' parenting series, and provides wedding and memorial planning services. The church utilizes digital platforms including GivePlus for online donations, YouTube for sermon streaming, and various communication tools for member engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WAVE: Contemporary worship service featuring contemporary music including folk, gospel, singer-songwriter, popular, and modern contemporary Christian songs. Held at 5pm on second and fourth Sundays of each month.

Products and services

• Traditional Worship Services Sunday morning worship services held at 9am during summer and 10am in the Sanctuary September through June, featuring traditional hymns, choir, scripture reading, prayer, and sermon for congregation members and visitors.
• WAVE Contemporary Worship Service Non-traditional worship service featuring contemporary music (folk, gospel, singer-songwriter, popular, modern Christian), held at 5pm on second and fourth Sundays of each month, with shared meal and free childcare.
• Children's Ministries Programs for children from birth through middle school including Sunday Nursery (birth to age 3), Children's Sunday School (ages 3 through middle school), VBS commUNITY Camp, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service participation.
• Youth Ministries Programs for middle and high school students including Elizabethport Tutoring, Sharing Tree, college scholarships, Confirmation, and Youth Mission Trips.
• Adult Ministries Spiritual development programs for adults including Prayer Shawl Ministry, Prayer Network, Hospital Visitation, Monday Morning Moms, CCW Circle for Women, Pastor's Scripture Reflection, and Women's Study groups.
• Missions Programs Local, national, and global mission initiatives including Family Promise, SHIP, Bridges Outreach, Elizabethport Tutorial Program, Habitat for Humanity, and support for nonprofits addressing homelessness, human trafficking, and social justice.
• Weekday Nursery School & Kindergarten Weekday educational program for preschool and kindergarten-age children operated at the church facility with its own website at cpc-school.org.
• Music Programs Choirs and music groups including Vespers Bells (adult bell choir), Children's Choir, Men's Choir, Motet Choir, Pick-up Choir, Crashing Giants (grades 6-8), High School Praise Group, and Adult Praise Band.
• Wedding Planning Services Wedding coordination services for church members and close relatives of members, including Session approval process and wedding planning guide.
• Memorial Planning Services Memorial service planning resources including guidebooks for planning personal memorial services and services for deceased loved ones.
• 2026 Youth Mission Trip to Fairbanks, Alaska Youth mission trip at $1,700 per participant (with scholarships available) partnering with Next Step Ministries to support homelessness and social initiatives in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ years of continuous Elizabethport Tutorial Program operation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Partners for Sacred PlacescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit organization running the National Fund for Sacred Places. Provides grant-making and support programs to help congregations with historic building repairs and preservation.
• National Trust for Historic PreservationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Partners for Sacred Places on the National Fund for Sacred Places to provide assistance to congregations for urgent structural repairs.
• Family Promise - Union County, NJmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomelessness intervention program supporting families. Central volunteers and supports this local mission initiative.
• Elizabethport Tutorial ProgrammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral's own 40+ year program bringing 30-40 grade-schoolers from Elizabethport each Tuesday night for tutoring by Summit high school students.
• Nomi NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnti-human trafficking organization working with vulnerable women and girls. Central members George Ross and Kathy Weida serve on the Nomi Board. Church supports through Members in Mission Team.
• Habitat for Humanity - Newark and Summit, NJminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffordable housing construction organization. Central supports through volunteer labor and donations.
• Bridges Outreach - Summit, NJminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal outreach organization. Central partners with Bridges for MLK Day of Service and ongoing homeless services.
• SHIP - Summit, NJminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSummit Help and Intervention Program providing community support services.
• Next Step MinistriesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission partner for youth mission trips. 2026 trip to Fairbanks, Alaska through this organization to combat homelessness through construction and social initiatives. Next Step coordinates trip logistics, housing, and service projects.
• Femenella & AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRenowned stained-glass window conservator who restored Central's Tiffany windows as part of Phase 1 Capital Campaign (2018-2019).
• Summit Affordable Housing ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal initiative providing affordable housing in Summit area. Supported through church mission giving.
• Summit Area YMCA Strong Kids CampaignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual fundraising campaign supporting YMCA programs. Supported through church mission giving.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fourth Presbyterian Church: Historic Presbyterian (PCUSA) congregation on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. Closely comparable as a long-established mainline Presbyterian church with broad programming (worship, music, education, missions) housed in a landmark sanctuary.
• Myers Park Presbyterian Church: PCUSA congregation in Charlotte, NC known for historic sanctuary and broad programming. Comparable as a mainline Presbyterian church with multi-generational ministries and mission engagement.
• Westminster Presbyterian Church: Historic Presbyterian congregation in Indianapolis, IN with sanctuary and music programs of comparable heritage character. Closely comparable as a mainline Presbyterian church stewarding a landmark building and running multi-program ministries.
• Brick Presbyterian Church: Historic PCUSA congregation on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Comparable as a mainline Presbyterian church stewarding a landmark midtown sanctuary with diversified ministry programming.
• Peachtree Presbyterian Church: Large historic Presbyterian (PCUSA) congregation in Atlanta, GA with similar worship, music, education, and missions ministries. Comparable as a mainline Presbyterian church with capital-campaign-driven facility stewardship and multi-generational programming.
• First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem: PCUSA congregation in Bethlehem, PA with traditional and contemporary worship, robust music program, and mission partnerships. Comparable as a mid-sized historic mainline Presbyterian church with multi-channel ministry.
• First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood: Large PCUSA congregation in Los Angeles. Comparable as a mainline Presbyterian church with extensive music, education, and missions programming.
• The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville: PCUSA congregation in nearby Lawrenceville, NJ. Highly comparable on denomination, geography (greater Mercer County, NJ), and mainline Presbyterian programming model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@centralpresbyterian/streams
• Facebookfacebook.com/centralchurchSummitNJ
• Instagraminstagram.com/cpcsummit
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/central-presbyterian-church-summit-nj

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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