The Church of the Village

What The Church of the Village does

The Church of the Village (COTV) is a tax-exempt non-profit religious organization and constituent church of the United Methodist Church, operating under the New York Annual Conference from a single facility at 201 West 13th Street in New York City. Founded in 2012 with roots in predecessor congregations, COTV positions itself as a progressive, explicitly LGBTQIA+-affirming and anti-racist faith community serving individuals and families seeking inclusive spiritual community, social justice activists, and those drawn to progressive theology.

The church's core offerings consist of weekly hybrid worship services (Sundays at 10:30am ET) delivered in-person and streamed via Zoom and YouTube Live, supported by a sermon archive, an active small groups ministry (including Bible study, a young adult Alliance group, a community closet, and prayer ministry), worship arts programming (choir, dance ministries, commissioned choral works), and social justice organizing in partnership with external advocacy groups. A wholly-owned operating sub-brand, The Red Door Place, runs a food pantry and community meal program on-site. Distribution is multi-channel — website, YouTube, email newsletter, virtual welcome cards, and organic social — aimed at both local NYC residents and a globally dispersed online congregation.

The business model is a non-profit donation-based structure with no pricing for services. Revenue derives entirely from voluntary tax-deductible contributions through EFT, Vanco online payment processing, and checks, with donors able to designate gifts to the general fund, Worship Arts Ministries, Ministry of Grace (emergency financial assistance), The Red Door Place, or the COTV Capital Campaign. The organization employs approximately 5 paid staff and is supplemented by volunteer ministry coordinators. No revenue, fundraising, or membership figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

The Church of the Village

Legal name

Church of the Village

Website

https://churchofthevillage.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Church of the Village is a progressive, LGBTQIA+-affirming United Methodist congregation in New York City offering hybrid in-person and online worship, small groups, worship arts, and social justice programs, supported entirely by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / House of Worship

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Community outreach programs
• Social justice ministry
• Food pantry services
• Progressive christian community

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Tithes: The church is a tax-exempt non-profit organization registered under the United Methodist Church umbrella. It accepts tax-deductible donations through multiple methods including EFT/direct payment from bank accounts, Vanco online payment processing, and check donations. Donors can give to the general fund or designate gifts for specific ministries including Worship Arts Ministries, Ministry of Grace (emergency financial assistance), The Red Door Place (food pantry), or COTV Capital Campaign.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Church of the Village provides weekly Sunday worship services both in-person at its West Village facility and virtually via Zoom and YouTube Live, supplemented by small group ministries (Bible study, young adult groups), worship arts programs (choir, dance ministries), and community outreach including The Red Door Place food pantry and clothing closet. It also runs social justice programming focused on housing justice, eco-justice, LGBTQIA+ rights, anti-racism, and immigrant rights, in partnership with organizations such as Black and Pink NYC and the New Sanctuary Coalition.

Product overview

The Church of the Village is a progressive United Methodist Church in New York City offering in-person and virtual worship services, small groups, music and arts ministries, community outreach programs, and donation management. The organization operates as a single faith-based service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules product architecture. Core offerings include Sunday worship (Zoom/YouTube), choir and dance ministries, small groups (Bible study, young adult groups), community programs (food pantry, clothing closet), social justice initiatives, and online giving via Vanco.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Red Door Place: A food pantry and kitchen operated by the church, providing hunger relief services at 201 W. 13th St. Food Pantry: Tuesdays 2pm-5pm; Community Meal: Saturdays 12pm-2pm.

Products and services

• Worship Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Methodist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Church of the Village is registered under the umbrella of the United Methodist Church and is part of the New York Annual Conference. As a United Methodist congregation, they adhere to denominational governance while maintaining progressive theological positions.
• Black and Pink NYCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOTV partners with the New York chapter of Black and Pink to support LGBTQ and/or HIV positive prisoners through pen pal programs and joint advocacy work in support of prisoner support and prison abolition.
• New Sanctuary CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOTV partners with the New Sanctuary Coalition to provide immigration support, including Know Your Rights information and buddy programs for immigrants facing potential ICE encounters.
• The Center (LGBT Community Center)minorOthersListed as an LGBTQ resource partner for community referrals and support services.
• Callen-Lorde Health CenterminorOthersReferenced as an LGBTQ health resource partner for congregant healthcare referrals.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Sojourners: Progressive faith-based social justice movement and media organization rooted in evangelical Christianity, focused on poverty, racism, and peacemaking — thematically comparable in fusing progressive theology with activism.

Others

• City Harvest: Large NYC hunger-relief nonprofit operating food rescue and distribution; relevant peer for The Red Door Place food pantry programming on a citywide scale.
• New Sanctuary Coalition: NYC interfaith immigrant-rights coalition that includes COTV as a partner; comparable as a faith-rooted social-justice ecosystem actor serving overlapping immigrant-rights constituencies.

Direct peers

• Judson Memorial Church: Progressive Baptist congregation in Greenwich Village, NYC, with deep roots in social justice activism, arts programming, and LGBTQ+ affirming ministry — a directly comparable progressive urban church peer.
• Marble Collegiate Church: Historic United Methodist church in Midtown Manhattan with a long progressive ministry tradition; a relevant denominational peer operating in the same NYC Methodist ecosystem.
• Cathedral of Hope: Large, historically LGBTQ+ affirming Christian congregation in Dallas with extensive outreach, food assistance, and progressive theology — a comparable faith-community model serving a similar affirming audience.
• The Riverside Church: Historic progressive, interdenominational church in Morningside Heights, NYC, known for social justice activism, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and a wide range of progressive theological programming — directly comparable in audience and mission to COTV.
• Middle Collegiate Church: Progressive, multi-site Christian church in NYC with a strongly inclusive theology and a justice-oriented mission — closely comparable to COTV in values, programming mix, and audience.
• Metropolitan Community Church (MCC): Globally established denomination founded specifically to serve LGBTQ+ Christians, with affirming congregations worldwide — directly comparable mission focus and primary audience to COTV.

Regional players

• West End Collegiate Church: Historic Collegiate Reformed church on the Upper West Side of NYC with progressive social engagement; a regional NYC peer sharing congregational-scale programming and progressive mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@UMChurchoftheVillageNYC/streams
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-church-of-the-village

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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