EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

What EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH does

The Evangelical Congregational Church is a nonprofit Protestant denomination headquartered at 100 West Park Avenue, Myerstown, Pennsylvania, with origins traced to Jacob Albright's preaching in 1796 and a current episcopal leader, the 15th Bishop Rev. Randall L. Sizemore. The denomination operates as a connectional body of approximately 255–275 local congregations across multiple U.S. states, supported by five functionally distinct ministry Communities — Church Health, Global Ministries, Kingdom Extension, Ministerial Development, and Missional Alignment — each led by an appointed associate and collectively responsible for revitalization, missions, church planting, credentialing, and vision-casting respectively. Internationally, the denomination recognizes affiliated national conferences in India (~60,000 members across six presbyteries), Liberia (9,000+ members in 36 congregations), Japan (four greater-Tokyo congregations), Nepal, and Latin America (recognized 2017), and supports 23 missionaries serving 16 mission organizations in 11 countries. Its primary revenue stream is tithes and offerings collected at local congregations, supplemented by designated giving to global ministries and church-planting initiatives; ancillary revenue includes subscription-based seminary tuition at $300/month through a partnership with Evangelical Seminary / Kairos University, ICL course fees ($250 per class for students, $50 for auditors), and sales of certificates, publications, and the Church Ministry Analysis 2.0 tool ($99). The go-to-market motion combines a centralized pastoral stationing system — where ordained clergy are assigned to congregations by denominational leadership — with church-planting initiatives and an annual National Conference, while member engagement is driven through the EC Leader newsletter/video, the member portal, and a Find-a-Local-Church search directory.

Name

EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Legal name

Evangelical Congregational Church

Website

https://eccenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1796

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Evangelical Congregational Church is a nonprofit Protestant denomination, founded 1796 and headquartered in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, serving approximately 255–275 U.S. local congregations and affiliated international conferences in India, Liberia, Japan, Nepal, and Latin America through five ministry Communities focused on church health, global missions, church planting, credentialing, and vision alignment.

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Product category

Religious Denomination Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA), Christian Colleges with Theological Programs (EDAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Religious denomination services
• Pastoral credentialing programs
• Church planting initiatives
• Theological education courses
• Global missions support

Headquarters

HQ city

Myerstown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The primary revenue stream comes from tithes and offerings collected at local congregations, which are used for local church operations, denominational ministries, and mission work.
2. Global Ministries Support: Donations designated for international church support including EC Church of India, Japan, Latin America, Liberia, and Nepal, as well as missionary support.
3. Kingdom Extension Support: Funds designated for church planting initiatives and church plants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Evangelical Congregational Church is a Wesleyan-Arminian Protestant denomination that supports 255-275 local congregations through five interconnected ministry communities: Church Health Community (vitality and assessment), Global Ministries Community (international missions), Kingdom Extension Community (church planting), Ministerial Development Community (pastoral credentialing, coaching, and the Institute for Church Leadership), and Missional Alignment Community (doctrine and vision). It delivers pastoral assignments via an itinerant stationing system, credentials and trains ministers through ICL and seminary partnerships, and distributes denominational publications, certificates, and position papers.

Product overview

The Evangelical Congregational Church is a denominational organization operating five interconnected communities that collectively support local churches: Church Health Community (congregational vitality assessment and resources), Global Ministries Community (international missions and missionary support), Kingdom Extension Community (church planting and multiplication), Ministerial Development Community (pastoral credentialing, coaching, and education including the Institute for Church Leadership), and Missional Alignment Community (doctrine and vision alignment). The denomination also provides a Member Portal for exclusive member access, official Church Certificates for sacraments and milestones, Books and Publications including the Discipline governance manual, and Position Papers on doctrinal matters. These products and services work together to fulfill the denomination's mission of supporting local churches in knowing Christ and making Him known.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Church Health Community: Ministry focused on helping local churches with evangelism, discipleship, revitalization and church health assessment.
• Global Ministries Community
• Kingdom Extension Community
• Ministerial Development Community
• Missional Alignment Community
• Institute for Church Leadership (ICL)

Products and services

• Church Health Community A ministry community of the Evangelical Congregational Church that helps local churches and pastors with evangelism, discipleship, refocus, revitalization, and church health assessment. Provides resources, training, and workshops including the Church Ministry Analysis 2.0 tool from the Malphurs Group.
• Global Ministries Community A ministry community empowering national churches, facilitating mission workers, and engaging the local EC Church in nurturing a global vision of God's redemptive mission. Supports missionaries and international churches worldwide.
• Kingdom Extension Community A ministry community encouraging and resourcing missional ministries and church planting initiatives, assessing local church potential for extending the Kingdom, and providing resources and training for church multiplication.
• Ministerial Development Community A ministry community assisting the EC Church to provide qualified leaders for ministry through credentialing, coaching, education pathways, and the Institute for Church Leadership training courses.
• Missional Alignment Community A ministry community that assists the Bishop in casting the denomination's vision, overseeing the Faith & Doctrine Committee, Heritage Committee, Prayer Mobilization Team, and amendments to the Journal.
• Institute for Church Leadership (ICL) A series of non-credit courses in Bible, theology, spiritual formation, church history, and mission offered for spiritual enrichment and leadership development. Required training for Local Elder's License or Lay Preacher's Certification.
• Member Portal A secure online portal for church members to access exclusive resources, member-only content, position papers, and manage their church involvement within the EC denomination.
• Church Certificates Official EC Church certificates for milestones including infant presentation, infant baptism, child dedication, adult baptism, and church membership, available in PDF format for purchase by local congregations.
• Books and Publications Official denominational publications including the Discipline (governance book), Pastor's Book of Services, Building A Leadership Team manual, The E.C. Link history book, First Impressions hospitality guide, and Welcome Brochures in English and Spanish.
• Position Papers Official doctrinal and ethical position statements addressing topics including abortion, racial conflict, apostasy, the Trinity, sanctification, sacraments, salvation, the Bible, and pastoral standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• Church Ministry Analysis 2.0 tool available for $99 to assess church health
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EC Church of Latin America (formerly EC Church of Mexico)coreOthers · 1 January 2017In 2017, recognized as a National Conference of the Global Evangelical Congregational Church. Led by Superintendent Rev. Juan Zuniga. Self-governing, self-supporting, and self-propagating.
• EC Church of NepalcoreOthers · 1 January 2009Became its own international conference in January 2009 with Director Rev. T. Janga. Meeting spiritual and physical needs through church planting, discipleship, leadership training, and orphan/widow ministries.
• Evangelical SeminarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Evangelical Seminary (within Kairos University) to provide theological education for EC Church ministry candidates. Provides Master of Divinity degrees and supplemental certificates with subscription-based tuition of $300/month.
• Kairos UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKairos Project provides network of courses across participating seminaries enabling outcome-based theological education with mentor teams and synchronous-asynchronous cohort learning.
• EC Church of IndiacoreOthersInternational conference with approximately 60,000 members across six presbyteries. The Bible College and Seminary trains men and women from over 20 different denominations.
• EC Church of JapancoreOthersFour congregations in greater Tokyo area with average worship attendance over 100. Ministries include evangelism, daycare, and church planting.
• EC Church of LiberiacoreOthersOver 9,000 members in 36 congregations. Led by Rev. Abraham Powell. Involved in restoration efforts since the 1950s.
• ServingLeaders MinistriesminorOthersCooperative agreement to provide professional counseling services to EC Church pastors. Offices in West Chester and Willow Grove, PA with ZOOM counseling available.
• FamilyLifeminorOthersProvides Weekend to Remember Marriage Retreat to EC pastors at no cost. Church Health Community reimburses up to $250 in related expenses.
• 9 MarksminorOthersProvides resources for pastoral sabbaticals referenced in Church Health Community resources.
• 18 Mission AgenciescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGMC cooperates with 18 mission agencies for short-term mission opportunities and missionary support, including Wycliffe Bible Translators, One Mission Society, World Gospel Mission, African Inland Mission, European Christian Mission, and others.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wesleyan Church: International holiness/Wesleyan denomination with comparable theology, congregational network, and global missions footprint. Direct overlap in ministerial training and church planting focus.
• Church of the Nazarene: Larger Wesleyan-Arminian holiness denomination with parallel missional, educational (Nazarene Theological Seminary), and church-planting structures; EC effectively operates as a smaller analog of Nazarenes.
• Brethren in Christ Church: Anabaptist-Wesleyan denomination rooted in Pennsylvania with similar size (~230+ churches), historic peace-church heritage, and an itinerant pastoral assignment system directly comparable to EC's stationing model.
• Free Methodist Church: Wesleyan-Arminian holiness denomination of similar size and structure; shares emphasis on itinerant ministry, global missions, and credentialed pastoral pipeline comparable to EC's ICL/MDC pathway.
• Evangelical Free Church of America: Mid-sized evangelical denomination with parallel seminary partnerships, credentialing process, and church-planting emphasis; comparable congregational scale and ministry-support structure to EC.
• Christian and Missionary Alliance: Evangelical denomination with comparable theology, similar pastoral credentialing structure, and especially strong global missions footprint—a useful peer for benchmarking EC's Global Ministries Community.
• Missionary Church: Shares direct historical lineage with the Evangelical Association (the parent body EC split from in 1891). Wesleyan theology, comparable U.S. footprint, and similar global missions orientation make this a near-twin peer.
• Church of God (Anderson, Indiana): Holiness/Wesleyan-rooted denomination with global missions presence and similar size; both operate connectional structures and itinerant ministry models, providing a useful peer for governance comparison.
• Church of the United Brethren in Christ: Closest historical peer; both descended from the late-18th-century German-American evangelical movement in Pennsylvania. Shares Wesleyan-Arminian theology, episcopal governance, and similar size (~200-300 churches), making it the most direct comparator for EC Church.

Broad incumbents

• Assemblies of God: Significantly larger U.S. Pentecostal denomination with overlapping evangelical and missions focus. While theologically distinct, it represents the scale ceiling and structural model (district governance, credentialing, missions) that EC's five-community structure emulates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=CInykYxWYTs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evangelical-congregational-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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