COLLEGE HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

What COLLEGE HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH does

College Hill United Methodist Church (CHUM) is a progressive, inclusive congregation of the United Methodist Church denomination, located at 2930 E. 1st Street North in Wichita, Kansas. The church has operated for over 100 years and serves a general community audience through a portfolio of worship services, multi-generational ministries, and community outreach programs. Its core offerings include a traditional 9:00am Sanctuary worship service and a contemporary 10:15am Fellowship Hall service, both available in-person and via livestream on the church website, Facebook, YouTube, Roku, and Apple TV. Supporting ministries include Children's Ministry (ages 3 through 5th grade), Youth Ministry (6th-12th grade, including annual mission trips), Adult Sunday School classes, Adult Small Groups, and a community food pantry with a breakfast program formalized through a partnership with Kansas Food Bank since 2009.

The church's business model is structured as a religious nonprofit, with revenue derived primarily from voluntary donations and tithes processed through a secure online giving system powered by Breeze CHMS. Secondary revenue streams include facility rentals (Fellowship Hall up to 200 guests, Parlor 50-60, Chapel up to 60, Sanctuary up to 300) managed through the EmberHope Room Reservation system, and wedding ceremony fees featuring a $100 non-refundable deposit. The church is governed by a small paid staff of 9 employees led by Senior Pastor Rev. Jill Sander-Chali, alongside lay leadership committees. Its formal commitment to inclusivity across race, language, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, economic status, and faith background is a distinguishing brand position. Distribution channels include in-person attendance (regional Wichita), global online livestreaming, and community outreach partnerships with Kansas Food Bank, United Methodist Open Door, Camp Sunflower Kansas, and Ronald McDonald House.

Name

COLLEGE HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Legal name

College Hill United Methodist Church

Website

https://collegehillumc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

College Hill United Methodist Church is a progressive, inclusive United Methodist congregation in Wichita, Kansas, offering traditional and contemporary worship services, youth and children's ministries, community outreach, weddings, and room rentals, supported by multi-platform livestreaming and donor-funded operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Worship 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 industries

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Faith-based ministries
• Community outreach programs
• Worship livestreaming
• Facility rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

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: Voluntary contributions from congregation members supporting church ministries and outreach programs. Members can give safely and securely online through the church's website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

College Hill United Methodist Church operates as a faith community offering Sunday worship services (traditional 9:00am in the Sanctuary and contemporary 10:15am in the Fellowship Hall) delivered both in-person and via livestream. It runs year-round faith formation programs for children, youth, and adults, alongside community outreach including a food pantry, blessing box, community garden, and meal service, and offers paid wedding ceremonies and facility/room rentals for outside groups.

Product overview

College Hill United Methodist Church is a progressive faith community offering a unified portfolio of worship and ministry services. The core offerings include Traditional Worship (9:00am Sanctuary service with choir and hymns) and Contemporary Worship (10:15am Fellowship Hall service with band), both available in-person and via livestream across multiple platforms. Supporting ministries include Children's Ministry (ages 3-5th grade), Youth Ministry (6th-12th grade) with mission trips, Adult Sunday School Classes (Agape, Common Threads, Communicators, Contemporary Studies, Seekers, Viceroy), and Adult Small Groups (Romeo's, Faith Sisters' Book Club, Women's Group). Community outreach services include Food Pantry & Breakfast, Missions and Volunteer Programs, Blessing Box, and Community Garden. Facility services include Wedding Ceremonies with use of Sanctuary or Chapel, and Room Reservation for meetings and gatherings. The church also provides Online Giving for donations. All ministries are designed to serve the Wichita community regardless of membership status.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Worship Service (9:00am) Sunday worship service held in the Sanctuary featuring choir, liturgy, and hymns at 9:00am, available in-person and via livestream. Open to the Wichita community and online viewers.
• Contemporary Worship Service (10:15am) Sunday worship service held in the Fellowship Hall featuring a band, 4 Directions Blessing, and Singing Bowl at 10:15am, available in-person and via livestream.
• Children's Ministry Sunday school program for children ages 3 years through 5th grade meeting at 10:15am, including Bible stories, songs, and crafts. For children and families in the Wichita community.
• Youth Ministry Middle and high school student ministry with Sunday school, fellowship, small groups, worship, service projects, and annual mission trips. For youth in 6th through 12th grade.
• Adult Sunday School Classes Various Sunday school classes for adults including Agape, Common Threads, Communicators, Contemporary Studies, Seekers, and Viceroy groups meeting at 10:15am.
• Food Pantry & Breakfast Food distribution program held on the first Tuesday and third Saturday of each month, including a free pancake and sausage breakfast on Saturdays, operated in partnership with the Kansas Food Bank since 2009. For community members facing food insecurity.
• Wedding Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kansas Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Since 2009, CHUM has maintained a partnership with the Kansas Food Bank which has allowed the church to expand food distribution and serve more community members in need through their food pantry program.
• United Methodist Open DoorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHUM provides nutritious lunches to over 100 homeless people at United Methodist Open Door on the 3rd Friday of each month. The church's Mission Justice Team reimburses volunteers up to $250 for expenses.
• Camp Sunflower KansasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastor Bev Baumgartner, Associate Pastor for Youth and Justice, serves on the Board of Directors of Camp Sunflower Kansas.
• Ronald McDonald HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHUM collects pop tabs throughout the year to support the local Ronald McDonald House. A collection container is located outside the church office.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• First United Methodist Church of Wichita: The other principal UMC presence in Wichita, KS; the most direct geographic peer sharing the same city and denomination, with overlapping member and donor pools.
• Madison Avenue United Methodist Church (Derby, KS): Another UMC congregation in the Wichita metro that shares staff with CHUM (Associate Pastor Bev Baumgartner serves both). Directly comparable as a small-to-mid mainline UMC in the same region.

Broad incumbents

• Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church (Minneapolis, MN): Large historically progressive UMC notable for social-justice programming and inclusive welcome statements — closely aligned with CHUM's value proposition at a much larger scale.
• Church of the Resurrection (Leawood, KS): The largest United Methodist Church in the U.S., also in the Kansas City metro. Comparable in denomination and progressive inclusion stance, but operates on a much larger multi-site, multi-staff scale and serves as a regional flagship rather than a single-site direct competitor.
• Highland Park United Methodist Church (Dallas, TX): Major progressive UMC with broad community outreach and online worship programs; comparable in inclusive theology and multi-platform streaming, but on a substantially larger operational scale.
• St. Luke's United Methodist Church (Houston, TX): Large progressive UMC known for worship innovation and community programming; comparable in denomination and progressive values but operates at a much larger multi-campus scale.
• Catholic Diocese of Wichita: The dominant institutional faith presence in Wichita. While denominationally different, it competes for the same pool of Christian congregants in the Wichita metro and operates substantial community outreach programs.

Emerging players

• Union Rescue Mission (Wichita): Wichita faith-based nonprofit serving homeless and food-insecure populations; CHUM partners with United Methodist Open Door to serve 100+ homeless people per month, making this an adjacent mission peer.
• Salvation Army Wichita Corps: Faith-based nonprofit operating community services in the same Wichita market as CHUM, including food distribution and emergency assistance — comparable as a faith-rooted service provider competing for volunteers, donors, and visibility.

Others

• Kansas Food Bank: CHUM's primary strategic partner since 2009 for food pantry operations. Not a competitor but a key infrastructure partner whose network of food pantries and donor relationships both supports and contextualizes CHUM's food ministry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CollegeHillUMC
• Facebookfacebook.com/CollegeHillUMC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/college-hill-united-methodist-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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