United Metodist Church

What United Metodist Church does

Centreville United Methodist Church (CUMC) is a private nonprofit religious congregation affiliated with The United Methodist Church, operating from a purpose-built campus at 6400 Old Centreville Road in Centreville, Virginia. The organization traces its roots to an 1854 stone church and moved to its current location on February 16, 1992, after developer Milt Peterson donated 6.7 acres in the Centre Ridge community; the Recreation and Outreach Center (ROC) was added in 2006. CUMC delivers two Sunday worship services (Traditional at 9:30 AM and Blended at 11:00 AM), both livestreamed via YouTube, alongside a comprehensive portfolio of faith-formation, education, and outreach programs: Kids Quest Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, a multi-tiered Music Ministry (children's, youth, and adult vocal and handbell choirs supported by a Three Manual Moller Pipe Organ Opus 11791), Confirmation, youth and young adult ministries, United Women in Faith and United Methodist Men circles, ESL and citizenship classes, food ministries (Hot Meals serving 100+ unhoused individuals monthly, U Feed Others weekend food bags), mission trips to Appalachia and Sneedville, and global covenant partnerships through UMCOR.

The business model is a hybrid nonprofit revenue structure. Primary inflows come from recurring tithes and offerings pledged annually by congregation members and processed via Pushpay (subscription-style recurring giving), supplemented by preschool tuition from Centreville Day School — a wholly-owned, Virginia Department of Education-licensed preschool subsidiary founded in 1984 serving children ages 3–5 with a tuition-based model. Secondary revenue includes one-time fees from Vacation Bible School, Music Camp, Confirmation ($135/student with scholarships available), altar flower dedications ($55 per arrangement), White House Ornaments ($25 each), and Holiday Bazaar proceeds. The church also receives endowment grants (e.g., $28,000 for food ministry in 2024), in-kind food donations from Capital Area Food Bank and Panera Bread, and serves as a community facility (election polling location, Hypothermia Shelter partner). The organization employs approximately 31 staff members including clergy (Lead Pastor Rev. Matthew Smith, Associate Pastor Rev. Geitra Mickelson, Deacon Rev. Phil Mohr), program directors (Children, Youth, Music, Mission Ministries, Children's Ministry Assistant), finance and communications leadership, and facilities staff, and is led operationally by a Church Council under the Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church.

Name

United Metodist Church

Legal name

Centreville United Methodist Church

Website

https://centreville-umc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centreville United Methodist Church is a nonprofit United Methodist congregation in Centreville, Virginia, offering Sunday worship, faith-formation programs, music ministries, and community outreach, supplemented by its licensed Centreville Day School preschool subsidiary serving children ages 3–5.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Faith-Based Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Childcare Centers (EDACAAAN)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Faith formation programs
• Preschool education services
• Community outreach ministry
• Congregational music ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Centreville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church tithes and offerings collected during worship services and through online giving platforms. Members pledge annually using pledge cards.
2. Preschool Tuition: Centreville Day School preschool programs generate tuition revenue. The school offers various class programs for children aged 3-5 years.
3. Special Event Fees: Fees collected for special programs such as Vacation Bible School registration, Music Camp, and other children's/youth activities.
4. Altar Flower Dedications: Congregants pay $55 per arrangement for altar flower dedications in honor or memory of loved ones.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centreville United Methodist Church operates as a multi-service faith community providing two Sunday morning worship services (Traditional at 9:30 AM and Blended at 11:00 AM) available in-person and via YouTube livestream. The church offers faith formation programs for all ages including Kids Quest Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Youth Group, and Confirmation, alongside a comprehensive music ministry featuring vocal and handbell choirs. It also runs Centreville Day School preschool, community missions including Hot Meals and ESL classes, and special worship services such as weddings and baptisms.

Product overview

Centreville United Methodist Church operates as a multi-service faith community offering a unified portfolio of worship, educational, and outreach programs. The core offerings include two Sunday morning worship services (Traditional at 9:30 AM and Blended at 11:00 AM) available in-person and via YouTube livestream, complemented by Kids Quest Sunday School for children and comprehensive music ministry featuring vocal and handbell choirs. The church provides youth programming including Youth Group, Confirmation, and Teens Opposing Poverty mission trips. Mission programs encompass Hot Meals, ESL classes, weekend food bags (U Feed Others), and annual mission trips to Appalachia and Sneedville. Centreville Day School preschool offers early childhood education, while the Holiday Bazaar provides annual community fundraising. Digital engagement is facilitated through Pushpay for online giving and MyCUMC (CCB Church) for event registration and community management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centreville Day School: Preschool program operated by the church, licensed by the Virginia Department of Education, focusing on development of the whole child including social, emotional, spiritual, physical, language/literacy, and cognitive skills.

Products and services

• Traditional Worship Service Sunday 9:30 AM worship service rooted in Methodist traditions featuring corporate prayer, liturgy, hymns from the United Methodist Hymnal and The Faith We Sing, vocal and handbell choirs, pipe organ, and sanctuary piano. Holy Communion is shared on the first Sunday of the month.
• Blended Worship Service Sunday 11:00 AM worship service featuring hymns, contemporary praise music, choral selections, and a praise band, with Holy Communion shared weekly.
• Online Worship Livestream Livestreaming of both Traditional and Blended worship services via website and YouTube channel, with attendance registration and prayer request submission capabilities.
• Kids Quest Sunday School

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 unhoused individuals served meals monthly through Hot Meals program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMCOR is the humanitarian relief and development arm of the United Methodist Church. Centreville UMC channels support through UMCOR for global disaster response, including Flood Bucket cleaning kit donations. UMCOR enables United Methodists to engage globally in direct ministry to persons in need.
• Appalachia Service Project (ASP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian Ministry that inspires hope through volunteer home repair in Central Appalachia. CUMC youth and adults serve annually with ASP to help provide home repairs and additions to families in those communities.
• Jubilee Project (Sneedville, TN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Methodist ministry dedicated to sharing Christ's love through compassionate service. CUMC sends annual mission team for construction projects, backyard Bible school, and nursing home ministry.
• FACETS Hot MealscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of area churches providing no-barrier food distribution 365 days a year. CUMC provides hot dinner meals monthly for over 100 unhoused individuals at parking lots along Rt 29 in Fairfax.
• Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization providing food and financial support to those at risk of hunger and homelessness. CUMC was one of twelve founding churches in 1987 and continues partnership with financial and material support.
• New Hope Fellowship ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFairfax congregation mostly comprised of unhoused persons. CUMC supports by providing lunch, toiletries, and necessities monthly, plus Christmas Angel Tree gifts.
• Centre Ridge Elementary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool located less than a mile from church with over 50% students in poverty. CUMC provides U Feed Others weekend food bags, backpacks, and mentoring partnership restarted in 2022-2023 school year.
• Bull Run Elementary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal elementary school supported by CUMC through backpack collection program for students who cannot afford them.
• St. Stephen's UMC (Burke, VA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Hypothermia Prevention Response Program hosting shelter one week each winter. Churches provide food, supplies, and volunteers.
• Capital Area Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time partner ministry; CUMC has received hundreds of thousands of pounds of purchased and donated foods for use in food distribution ministries.
• Panera Bread (Clifton, VA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPanera Bread store provides excess breads and bakery products weekly for use in food distributions.
• The Brain FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides affordable housing for those suffering from serious persistent brain diseases who are homeless. Founded in 2003 by CUMC member Trudy Harsh. Now operates 9 houses in Fairfax County and Fairfax City.
• I Support the GirlsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing feminine hygiene products and other items for women, distributed at Grace Ministry food distributions.
• Gracing Spaces Furniture MinistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides furniture, clothing and household basics for CUMC clients in need.
• International Mayan LeagueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with CUMC in food distribution efforts serving indigenous and immigrant communities.
• The Lamb CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaytime drop-in shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness in Fairfax, Virginia.
• Centreville Immigration Forum (CIF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity forum addressing immigration issues in the Centreville area.
• Just NeighborsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides immigration legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees of all faiths in Northern Virginia. Beneficiary of Holiday Bazaar proceeds.
• Ellyn Dubberly (UMC GBGM Missionary)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership development coordinator of the Evangelical Methodist Church in El Salvador. CUMC supports through covenant partnership.
• Grace Dennis (Cru)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCru missionary at George Mason University helping college students know Jesus and grow in faith. CUMC supports through covenant partnership.
• Edwin Campomanes Ramirez (UMC GBGM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal missionary serving as Institutional Development Lead with United Methodist Mission in Honduras. CUMC supports through covenant partnership.
• Caleb Taddeo (InFaith/American Missionary Fellowship)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecent JMU graduate serving as missionary with InFaith, traveling to serve small town churches around the country. CUMC supported as summer intern.
• Holistic Haitian AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormerly Helping Haitian Angels, serves in Haiti since 2008 with education campus, dental clinic, farms, and Hope Church. CUMC sponsors student Joanel and supports various projects.
• Centreville Day SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicensed preschool ministry of CUMC serving children ages 3-5. Founded 1984, celebrating 40th anniversary in 2025. Operates on church campus with separate office and enrollment.
• Upward Basketball LeagueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth basketball program operating in the ROC facility. Provides sports opportunities for children in the community.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• The Goddard School: A national franchised preschool chain where CUMC's CDS Assistant Director previously worked as Office Manager. Overlapping preschool age range (infant through pre-K) and franchise-supported marketing infrastructure make it a broad incumbent competitor for Centreville Day School.
• Aldersgate United Methodist Church: A larger United Methodist Church in the Northern Virginia corridor with comparable full-stack programming (worship, music, youth, missions). Same denomination, broader scope, and more established brand make it a useful incumbent peer for ministry scale comparisons.
• Mount Olivet United Methodist Church: A large, well-established UMC in the Northern Virginia region with multiple campuses and a broad portfolio of ministries. Same denomination and region but materially larger scale; useful as an incumbent benchmark for what scaled multi-site UMC operations look like.

Direct peers

• Centreville Baptist Church: A non-denominational Baptist congregation in the same Centreville, VA market. Comparable Sunday worship and youth/children's programming, but competes head-to-head for the same demographic of Centreville families seeking a community church.
• Galilee United Methodist Church: A Sterling, VA UMC where CUMC's Associate Pastor previously served. Same denomination, similar size, and adjacent geography make it a direct peer for benchmarking worship design, outreach, and youth ministry patterns.
• St. Stephen's United Methodist Church: A nearby UMC congregation in Burke, VA explicitly partnered with CUMC through the Hypothermia Prevention Response Program. Same denomination, comparable programming portfolio, and overlapping service geography make it a direct peer in congregation operations and mission.
• Sterling United Methodist Church: A Sterling, VA UMC where CUMC's Associate Pastor was first licensed in 2017. Same denomination, similar geographic setting, and adjacent service area make it a direct peer for operations and program benchmarking.
• The Merit School: A mid-Atlantic preschool/childcare chain where CUMC's CDS Assistant Director previously worked for 10 years. Direct competition for Centreville Day School in the Northern Virginia early-childhood market, with overlapping age range and extended-day offerings.
• Burke United Methodist Church: A neighboring United Methodist Church in Burke, VA, and an active CUMC partner (e.g., joint Hypothermia Shelter participation). Same denomination, comparable congregation size, and similar mid-sized Northern Virginia service area make it a direct peer for congregational programming, stewardship, and community outreach comparisons.

Others

• FACETS: A Fairfax County consortium of area churches providing year-round food distribution and housing services. CUMC is a Core partner serving 100+ unhoused individuals monthly through FACETS' Hot Meals program; organizationally adjacent as a faith-based social-services enabler rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@centrevilleunitedmethodist
• Facebookfacebook.com/120091481340996
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/united-metodist-church

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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