DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN OHIO

What DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN OHIO does

The Diocese of Southern Ohio is a regional diocese of the Episcopal Church, founded in 1875 and headquartered at 412 Sycamore Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. It comprises 70 member congregations with more than 18,000 members across 40 counties in the southern half of Ohio, including the metropolitan areas of Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton. The diocese is led by the Rt. Rev. Kristin Uffelman White, the tenth bishop, who was elected and consecrated in 2022.

The diocese provides spiritual leadership, ordination of clergy, formation programs, social justice advocacy, and governance services to its member churches. Its programmatic portfolio includes specialized ministries such as Becoming Beloved Community (racial reconciliation), LGBTQ+ Ministries, Creation Care, Reparative Justice, Black Ministries, and the Procter Center camp and conference facility in London, Ohio. The core technology footprint is limited to a website-based events calendar, online registration for programs, and digital communications via the {e}Connections newsletter and Connections Magazine.

The diocese operates as a nonprofit religious organization funded primarily through tithes and offerings from its 70 member congregations, supplemented by event registration fees and donations. It is governed within the Episcopal Church's hierarchical structure as a constituent diocese of Province V, receiving liturgical and theological resources from the wider Anglican Communion. The diocese employs 16 administrative staff, with a leadership team consisting of the bishop and several canon officers (Canon to the Ordinary, Canon for Congregations, Canon for Communications, Canon for Community Engagement).

Name

DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN OHIO

Legal name

Diocese of Southern Ohio

Website

https://diosohio.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Diocese of Southern Ohio is an Episcopal Church diocese founded in 1875, serving 70 member congregations and 18,000+ members across 40 counties in southern Ohio from its Cincinnati headquarters, providing spiritual leadership, clergy ordination, formation programs, and social justice ministries.

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Product category

Religious Denomination Governance and Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Episcopal diocese governance
• Religious formation programs
• Congregational support services
• Clergy ordination training
• Social justice ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The diocese receives financial support from its 70 member congregations through tithes and offerings, which fund diocesan operations, programs, and mission work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Diocese of Southern Ohio provides Episcopal ecclesiastical governance, spiritual leadership, and formation programming for 70 member churches and over 18,000 members across 40 counties in southern Ohio. Its services include bishop-led oversight, clergy ordination and training, social justice and advocacy initiatives (LGBTQ+ ministry, Creation Care, Reparative Justice, Becoming Beloved Community), grants and financial assistance to congregations, and camp/retreat programming through the Procter Center.

Product overview

The Diocese of Southern Ohio operates primarily as a religious ecclesiastical organization rather than a product-based technology company. Its primary digital offering consists of its official website (diosohio.org) which serves as a central hub providing information about 70 Episcopal churches with more than 18,000 members across 40 counties in the southern half of Ohio, including Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton. The diocese offers various ministry programs including Becoming Beloved Community, Creation Care, LGBTQ+ Ministries, Reparative Justice, Black Ministries, and runs the Procter Center camp and conference facility. The organization does not offer commercial products or technology services in the traditional sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Procter Center: Diocesan camp and conference center located in London, Ohio, offering youth camps, family camps, and formation programs
• LGBTQ+ Alliance
• Becoming Beloved Community

Products and services

• Procter Center Camp and Conference Programs Residential camp and retreat programs for youth, families, clergy, and diocesan groups; a diocesan facility providing formation, retreat, and event space for the 70 member congregations and broader Episcopal community.
• Church Foundation Grants and Loans Financial grants and loans administered by the diocesan Church Foundation to support capital improvements and building projects for member Episcopal congregations across southern Ohio.
• Becoming Beloved Community Program Diocesan racial reconciliation and anti-racism initiative that delivers canonically required Dismantling Racism training and supports Episcopal member congregations across southern Ohio.
• LGBTQ+ Ministries Program Diocesan ministry program supporting LGBTQ+ individuals and allies through the LGBTQ+ Alliance, Pride events, book studies, and formation opportunities across the diocese.
• Clergy Ordination Process and Formation Diocesan ordination and formation pathway overseen by the bishop, providing the canonical process for ordaining priests and deacons to serve the diocese's 70 member congregations.
• Diocesan Events Calendar and Online Registration Website-based events calendar and online registration system for coordinating diocesan programs, workshops, training sessions, regional staff and vestry days, and community gatherings across the 40-county diocese.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Province V of the Episcopal ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Southern Ohio is part of Province V of the Episcopal Church, which encompasses dioceses in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Province V organizes regional events including the Big Provincial Gathering (BPG).
• The Episcopal ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese of Southern Ohio is a constituent diocese of The Episcopal Church, receiving liturgical resources, theological guidance, and connection to the wider Anglican Communion.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Episcopal Diocese of Michigan: A Province V Episcopal diocese of comparable scope and member-congregation model; comparable in governance structure, formation programming, and reliance on congregational assessments for diocesan funding.
• Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis: A Province V Episcopal diocese with similar Midwestern geographic profile; directly comparable in polity, ministry programming, and relationship to the national Episcopal Church.
• Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky: Another Province V Episcopal diocese in a neighboring state; comparable as a regional mainline-Protestant ecclesiastical governance body serving a multi-county geographic region through congregational assessments and formation programs.
• Episcopal Diocese of Ohio: The companion northern-Ohio Episcopal diocese of which Southern Ohio is the geographical counterpart; it shares the same denomination, polity, governance structure, and Provincial V affiliation, and faces identical programming, stewardship, and member-recruitment dynamics.
• Episcopal Diocese of Western Tennessee: Province V Episcopal diocese with similar mid-size congregational footprint; comparable in governance, programming mix, and mainline-Protestant operating context.

Broad incumbents

• Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts: A historically significant, larger Episcopal diocese with progressive programming parallels to Southern Ohio; comparable in denomination, social-justice orientation, and formation infrastructure.
• Episcopal Diocese of Newark: A mid-Atlantic Episcopal diocese of similar congregational model with comparable social-justice and formation programming; relevant peer for benchmarking progressive Episcopal governance.
• Episcopal Diocese of Chicago: A larger and more urban Episcopal diocese within the same national denomination; offers a broader portfolio of programs and assets but operates the same ecclesiastical governance model and is a relevant scale benchmark.
• Episcopal Diocese of Washington: A larger, well-resourced Episcopal diocese operating under the same national polity; useful as a benchmark for programming scale, social-justice ministry depth, and diocesan operations beyond Southern Ohio's footprint.

Regional players

• Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia: A small-to-mid-size Episcopal diocese operating in a different geographic region but with a similar mix of rural and small-metro congregations; useful peer for benchmarking lean-staff diocesan operations and rural-ministry dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diocese-of-southern-ohio

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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