Community Evangelical Church

What Community Evangelical Church does

Community Evangelical Church is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit religious organization founded in June 1996 and affiliated with the Evangelical Congregational Church denomination. Headquartered at 51 Green Valley Road in Sinking Spring, PA, the church operates on a single campus featuring a sanctuary seating approximately 250 people and a fellowship hall seating 150, with additional classrooms, youth rooms, and a kitchen. Its core offerings are two Sunday worship services — a traditional hymns service at 8:00 AM and a contemporary service at 10:45 AM — bracketed by a Community Connection Hour at 9:30 AM that hosts adult Bible studies and discussion classes. Programming is organized into a comprehensive life-stage ministry ecosystem spanning Kids (Community Kids, birth through 4th grade with Brite* curriculum and mid-week Awana), Youth (Arise, 5th–12th grade), Men's (including the Men of Iron mentorship program), Women's (Flourish), a 50+ Seasoned Citizens ministry, and Life Groups for relational community.

The church is supported by a small paid staff of approximately nine members (Lead Pastor, Pastor of Next Gen Ministries, Pastor of Discipleship, Director of Worship Arts, Executive Director, Director of Children's Ministry, Church Administrative Assistant, Director of Finance, and Bookkeeper) alongside a volunteer Ministry Council that provides governance. Technology infrastructure is conventional rather than proprietary: live streaming via YouTube, a Smart TV app called Community EC, the Zoom videoconferencing platform, the Right Now Media digital library, Google Analytics on the church website, and giving platforms Venmo (@Communityec) and MyEOffering for donations.

Revenue is generated primarily through voluntary tithes and offerings from the congregation, supplemented by a structured facility rental program that charges $150–$450 per event depending on attendance (with optional $150 sound-technician services), and outreach-funded donations through local community partnerships (Berks County crisis services, Helping Harvest, Salvation Army, Hope Rescue Mission). As a 501(c)-style nonprofit, the organization is governed by a Ministry Council of lay leaders and operates without equity, parent company, fundraising rounds, or external investors.

Name

Community Evangelical Church

Legal name

Community EC Church

Website

https://communityec.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Community Evangelical Church is a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit Evangelical Congregational church in Sinking Spring, PA, offering two Sunday services, age-specific ministries for all life stages, Life Groups, online streaming, and community outreach to local families and individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAG

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian community ministry
• Children's ministry programs
• Youth group activities
• Biblical teaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sinking Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary donations from congregation members during weekly services, through Venmo (@CommunityEC), and MyEOffering online platform for recurring donations.
2. Building Rental Fees: Facility rental for external events with fee structure: $100 deposit, $200 security deposit, building use fees ranging from $150-$450 based on attendance, plus optional sound technician fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Community Evangelical Church provides weekly in-person worship services (Traditional at 8 AM and Contemporary at 10:45 AM Sundays), age-targeted Christian ministries for children, youth, men, women, and seniors, Bible studies, Life Groups, and Vacation Bible School. The church also offers online live streaming of services, online giving via Venmo and MyEOffering, and rents its facilities to community groups for events.

Product overview

Community Evangelical Church is a traditional church organization offering in-person and digital worship services. The core offerings include two Sunday worship services (Traditional at 8 AM and Contemporary at 10:45 AM) along with the Community Connection Hour educational programming. The church provides age-specific ministries including Kids Ministry, Youth Ministry (Arise), Men's Ministry, Women's Ministry (Flourish), and 50+ Ministry. Additional programs include Life Groups for intimate community gatherings, annual VBS for children, online giving via Venmo and MyEOffering, and live streaming of services. The church also offers building rental services for external events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Men of Iron: Men of Iron Mentorship Ministry - a one-on-one mentorship program providing guidance, encouragement, and accountability for men in their spiritual journey.
• Flourish
• Community Kids
• Arise
• Ambassadors of the Kingdom

Products and services

• Traditional Worship Service
• Contemporary Worship Service
• Community Connection Hour
• Kids Ministry (Community Kids)
• Youth Ministry (Arise) Youth ministry for 5th-12th grade meeting Wednesdays at 6:15 PM and Sundays at 9:30 AM, providing a safe environment for teens to connect, grow in faith, and have fun.
• Men's Ministry (Men of Iron) Men's ministry offering Wednesday morning Bible study at 6:00 AM, Wednesday evening Bible study at 6:30 PM, and monthly Saturday breakfast. Includes the Men of Iron one-on-one mentorship program providing guidance, encouragement, and accountability.
• Women's Ministry (Flourish) Women's ministry providing Bible studies, retreats, small groups, mentoring, discipleship, and social gatherings for women of all ages (college students through retirees) to grow in faith and build friendships.
• 50+ Ministry (Seasoned Citizens) Ministry for mature members aged 50 and older offering engaging activities, spiritual growth opportunities, and warm fellowship designed for seasoned citizens.
• Life Groups Small groups bringing together families and individuals in intimate, Christ-centered environments for meals, Bible study, and practicing the Gospel together.
• Vacation Bible School (VBS) - Snowball Mountain Challenge Annual week-long summer program for children ages 3 through 5th grade (held July 19-23, 2026, 6:00-8:00 PM) featuring Bible lessons, music, games, crafts, and snacks in a fun, Christ-centered environment.
• Facility Rental Rental of church facilities (sanctuary seating 250, fellowship hall seating 150, classrooms, youth rooms, kitchen) for community events. Pricing tiers by attendance: 1-49 people $150, 50-99 people $250, 100-149 people $350, 150-300 people $450 (first 5 hours), plus $50/hour additional and optional sound technician fees. Special arrangements for members and non-profits.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Evangelical Congregational ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated denomination providing theological framework, credentialing for ministers (including deacon licensing), and connection to wider Evangelical Congregational Church network. Church operates under denominational oversight and alignment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bethel Church (Redding): Large charismatic/evangelical church with extensive online content distribution and global school-of-ministry. Comparable in the evangelical worship and digital streaming dimensions, though much larger in scale.
• Saddleback Church: Large multi-site evangelical congregation with comprehensive life-stage ministries and a global church-planting network. Comparable ministry structure (kids, youth, men, women, small groups) at vastly greater scale.
• North Point Community Church (Andy Stanley): Large evangelical congregation known for strategic discipleship and multi-generational ministries. Comparable ministry ecosystem (kids, students, adults, online streaming) at much larger scale.
• Life.Church: One of the largest evangelical churches in the US, known for multi-site campuses and the YouVersion Bible app. While Community EC operates at a much smaller scale, Life.Church represents the broader digital-first evangelical model Community EC is emulating via streaming.

Emerging players

• Crossroads Community Church: Mid-sized evangelical congregation operating across multiple locations. Comparable ministry mix (kids, youth, small groups, online streaming) and similar contemporary worship orientation as Community EC.

Direct peers

• Evangelical Congregational Church (Denomination): The parent denomination of Community Evangelical Church. Other ECC-affiliated congregations share the same theological framework, governance norms, and credentialing pipeline, making them the closest direct comparables on operating model.
• Church of the Nazarene (Local Congregations): Another Wesleyan-holiness aligned evangelical denomination with local congregations of similar size to Community EC. Comparable as a small-staff, single-campus church operating comprehensive community ministry programs.

Others

• Salvation Army (Berks County): Community partner of Community EC. While not a direct competitor, the Salvation Army is a comparable faith-based social-services organization in the same Berks County geography with overlapping outreach missions.
• Helping Harvest Food Pantry: Local food pantry and Community EC partner. Comparable as a faith-adjacent nonprofit community service organization in Berks County; relevant for ecosystem mapping rather than direct competition.

Regional players

• Berks County (PA) Local Congregations Network: Other evangelical and mainline congregations in the same geographic region competing for the same donor and member base. Regional peer set for community engagement and stewardship of local congregants.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CommunityEC
• Facebookfacebook.com/CommunityEvangelicalChurch
• Instagraminstagram.com/community_evangelical_church
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-evangelical-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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