Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh

What Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh does

The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh is a regional constituent body of The Episcopal Church (USA), founded in 1865 and headquartered at 325 Oliver Avenue, Suite 300 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It coordinates spiritual, administrative, and missional support for approximately 50+ churches and their clergy across southwestern Pennsylvania, including Allegheny, Armstrong, Cambria, Indiana, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland counties. The diocese's stated mission is to provide governance, clergy placement, formation, pastoral care, and shared resources for parishes, while advancing social-justice initiatives such as the Sacred Ground dialogue series, RIP Medical Debt campaigns, and the Beloved Community Initiative. The IX Bishop, Ketlen A. Solak (consecrated November 13, 2021), leads the diocese with a small headquarters staff of approximately 15.

The diocese's revenue model is a non-commercial nonprofit mix: parish assessments (formula-based contributions tied to parish size and finances), voluntary donations and tithes from parishioners, and episodic charitable donations such as Christmas-tide gifts. It does not charge for spiritual services. Distribution is delivered through the parish network, Trinity Cathedral as the mother church, and direct diocesan staff; its digital presence is limited to a WordPress-style website, email newsletters, and a Facebook page. Notable customer-facing outcomes include nearly $9 million in medical debt forgiven across 1,615+ recipients in western PA, eastern Ohio, and northern WV through parish-led RIP Medical Debt campaigns, and over 10,000 individuals receiving relief. The diocese has been selected to host the 83rd General Convention of The Episcopal Church in 2030, the largest churchwide gathering, signaling elevated institutional standing.

Name

Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh

Legal name

Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh

Website

https://episcopalpgh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh is a 1865-founded regional body of The Episcopal Church that provides spiritual leadership, clergy placement, and administrative support to approximately 50+ member parishes across southwestern Pennsylvania, funded by parish assessments and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Diocesan Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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

Keywords

• Diocesan governance
• Parish support services
• Clergy deployment
• Faith formation
• Religious community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Parish Assessments: Parishes contribute assessments to support diocesan operations, based on a formula tied to parish size and finances.
2. Donations and Tithes: Voluntary donations from parishioners and parishes supporting diocesan ministries, mission initiatives, and community outreach programs.
3. Christmas-tide Donations: The diocese makes charitable donations in lieu of printing and mailing individual Christmas greetings, supporting local nonprofits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh provides spiritual oversight, pastoral care, and administrative coordination for more than 50 Episcopal parishes across the region under the leadership of the IX Bishop. It offers parish support services, clergy placement, formation programs (such as Sacred Ground), social-justice and outreach initiatives, and governance through annual conventions. Funding is derived from parish assessments and voluntary donations channeled through parishes and the diocesan office.

Product overview

The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh operates primarily as a religious institution providing diocesan services to member parishes. Their digital presence consists of a website offering parish finder tools, news and event listings, resource downloads (convention documents, ministry guides, forms), and communication channels for clergy and lay leaders across the diocese's parishes in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parish Network Support Services Centralized canonical, administrative, and pastoral support provided to more than 50 member parishes across the diocese, including governance, shared resources, and coordination of mission work.
• Clergy Deployment and Pastoral Oversight Diocesan oversight of clergy placement, transitions, and pastoral care for parishes under the authority of the Bishop.
• Sacred Ground Dialogue Series A faith-formation dialogue series addressing race, faith, and community, offered to Episcopal parishioners and member parishes.
• Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Grants and Scholarships Financial grants and scholarships administered by the Episcopal Church Women of the diocese to support individuals and ministry initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $9 million in medical debt forgiven through parish partnerships with RIP Medical Debt
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Hello NeighborcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Local nonprofit devoted to welcoming and empowering newly resettled refugee and immigrant families. The diocese makes annual Christmas-tide donations to Hello Neighbor in lieu of printing holiday cards. Founded in 2017, Hello Neighbor serves the Pittsburgh community with housing, healthcare, employment, education, and community-building support.
• Commission on Race and ReconciliationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Diocesan commission that, along with the Beloved Community Initiative, sponsors events such as the celebration of Rev. Absalom Jones and Bishop Barbara Harris and the Letter from Birmingham Jail commemorations.
• St. Paul's, Mt. Lebanon; St. Thomas, Canonsburg; St. David's, Peters TownshipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Three parishes partnered with RIP Medical Debt to conduct medical debt relief campaigns, collectively raising over $40,000 and enabling nearly $9 million in debt forgiveness.
• Faith in Action CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Coalition including St. Brendan's Episcopal Church, Unitarian Universalist Church North Hills, and Trinity Lutheran Church sponsoring an online human trafficking forum.
• RIP Medical DebtmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership with RIP Medical Debt enables parishes to raise funds that purchase and erase medical debt at steep discounts. The diocese's parish campaigns have resulted in nearly $9 million in medical debt forgiveness for over 10,000 individuals in western PA, eastern Ohio, and northern WV. The program operates on a formula where each dollar raised relieves approximately $100-250 in debt.
• Beloved Community InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Diocesan initiative sponsoring Sacred Ground dialogue series on race, film screenings, and other racial reconciliation programs. Offers Level 1 and Level 2 Sacred Ground sessions as well as leader training.
• Episcopal Church Women (ECW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECW provides grants to parishes for outreach ministries. St. Stephen's McKeesport received a $3,000 ECW grant to establish a food pantry. ECW also offers scholarships through their Memorial Membership Fund established in 1927.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh: A parallel denominational governance body operating in the same southwestern Pennsylvania geography, providing hierarchical oversight of local parishes, clergy deployment, parish assessments, and community outreach — a directly comparable scale and operating model.
• Episcopal Diocese of New York: A larger Episcopal diocese operating under identical polity, providing clergy deployment, parish support, formation, and community ministry across a geographically and demographically diverse region.
• Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod (ELCA): The analogous Lutheran (ELCA) governance body covering the same southwestern Pennsylvania region with parallel ecclesiastical functions: synod assembly governance, rostered leader deployment, parish support, and regional mission support.
• Episcopal Diocese of Washington: A mid-sized Episcopal diocese with comparable urban-suburban parish mix, similar budget scale, and analogous ministry operations including formation programs, racial reconciliation initiatives, and social justice partnerships.
• Episcopal Diocese of Virginia: A regional Episcopal diocese with similar scale of parish network, diocesan governance through conventions, and a portfolio of community outreach and formation ministries paralleling Pittsburgh's work.
• Episcopal Diocese of Ohio: Adjacent Episcopal diocese covering northern and central Ohio with the same canonical structure, parish network model, and ministry operations (clergy placement, convention governance, community mission) within the same denomination.
• Episcopal Diocese of Philadelphia: The Episcopal Diocese of Philadelphia is a neighboring constituent Episcopal diocese in Pennsylvania with identical governance structure (Bishop, Standing Committee, Diocesan Convention) and operational scope — clergy deployment, parish support, formation programming, and annual assessments across member congregations.

Broad incumbents

• The Episcopal Church (Executive Council): The national governing body of which the Diocese of Pittsburgh is a constituent part. Sets denominational policy, allocates shared resources, and coordinates initiatives that the diocese executes locally — the parent-level incumbent in this governance hierarchy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EpiscopalPittsburgh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/episcopal-diocese-of-pittsburgh

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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