EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR

Name

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR

Legal name

Episcopal Church of Our Saviour

Website

https://episcopalcos.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Parish church
• Community outreach
• Bilingual ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Silver Spring

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. Member Donations and Pledges: Primary revenue source from congregation members through weekly, monthly, or annual pledges and freewill offerings. Members commit via pledge cards with suggested amounts of $20, $40, $50, $100, $150, $200, $500 or custom amounts. Donations processed via PayPal, Vanco, CashApp, direct deposit, or mailed checks.
2. Facility Rental: Undercroft and meeting spaces available for rent for parties, receptions, community meetings, seminars, and business events. Ethiopian Orthodox Christian faith congregation rents the Undercroft on Sunday mornings. Building use packet available for rental inquiries.
3. Fundraising Events: Annual events including Super Bowl viewing parties, harvest celebrations, dinner dances, raffles, and other community fundraisers organized by Men's Organization and Women's Auxiliary to support church missions and facility improvements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Episcopal parish church providing weekly worship services (English and Spanish), Christian formation, pastoral care, and community outreach programs including a meal program (Soup to Go), food pantry, and a satellite of the Samaritan Ministry. Serves individual congregants and residents of the Silver Spring, Maryland area under the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.

Product overview

The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour is a parish church that offers religious worship services and community outreach programs rather than a traditional product portfolio. The church operates three weekly worship services (8:00 AM, 10:00 AM English, and 1:00 PM Spanish), and manages various ministry programs including the Soup to Go food outreach ministry serving homeless individuals (launched November 2015, now serving up to 100 meals weekly), a Food Pantry distributing free groceries to those in need, the Mothers' Union international Christian organization (branch established April 2001), the COS Men's Organization (re-established 2015) focused on fundraising for church improvements, the COS Women's Auxiliary for women's fellowship and service, Children's Sunday School and Youth classes, the Chancel Choir performing at the 10:00 AM service, and pastoral care services including hospital visits, homebound visits, and special life-event services (baptisms, weddings, funerals). The church also offers facility rental of its Undercroft space for events, equipped with audio-visual systems and a commercial kitchen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• Soup to Go Meal Program
• Food Pantry
• Samaritan Ministry (Satellite)
• Sacramental and Pastoral Ministry

Quantifiable outcome

• 375 average Sunday attendance across three services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2021Collaboration to host COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics at COS location. Pfizer vaccines administered on Sundays at the church. First clinic held May 30, 2021, 11am-3pm. Second dose clinic held July 11, 2021, 11am-2pm. Church served as community vaccination site for Montgomery County residents.
• Samaritan MinistrycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2015Created in 1986 by twelve Episcopal churches, Samaritan Ministry provides services at multiple DC metro locations. Since November 2015, COS has hosted the Silver Spring satellite office open every Tuesday and Thursday 9-1. The satellite office helps participants set goals for getting lives back on track through housing/employment guidance, coaching, and referrals. COS provides space, volunteers, office facilities, food pantry support, and soup/sandwich ministry. COS recognized as Outstanding Partner Church in November 2019.
• Rainbow Community Food PantryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Rainbow Community Food Pantry for outreach mission in the Silver Spring area. Food pantry operates at COS, and volunteers from COS participate in the similar outreach mission. COS Food Pantry allows congregants to donate extra grocery items for free distribution to anyone in need.
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAA group meets at COS facilities five days per week. COS provides meeting space as community service, consistent with church values of supporting those in need.
• Overeaters Anonymous (OA)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOA group meets at COS facilities one day per week. COS provides meeting space as community service.
• Colesville Council of Community Congregations (C-4)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOS supports C-4's annual Christmas toy drive. C-4 focuses on clothing assistance, and COS contributes to their toy drive efforts in the community.
• African and Caribbean Immigration and Social Services Inc. (ACISS)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCOS partners with ACISS Inc. which offers counsel to immigrants. Professional services on immigrant affairs and social services available at the church office during regular business hours Tuesday through Friday. Note: ACISS is not an affiliate of COS and may charge fees for services.
• Episcopal Diocese of WashingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOS is a full and separate congregation of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, which covers Washington D.C. and Montgomery, Prince George's, Charles, and St. Mary's counties in Maryland. Diocese has over 41,000 members in 98 congregations. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde leads the diocese. COS participates fully in diocesan life and events.
• Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Faith CongregationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEthiopian Orthodox congregation rents the Undercroft on Sunday mornings as a worship space. Provides rental income and ecumenical community relationship.
• Uber and LyftminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFree rides offered to vaccination events between May 24 to July 4, 2021 as announced by the White House. Uber and Lyft provided transportation for individuals to reach COVID-19 vaccination events at COS.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Manna Food Center: Gaithersburg-based food bank serving Montgomery County that partners with community pantries including COS's Food Pantry. Comparable in operating food-distribution programs in the same geography.
• Rainbow Community Food Pantry: Direct operational partner of COS's Food Pantry ministry. Comparable as a small faith-rooted food assistance organization serving the Silver Spring area.
• Episcopal Diocese of Washington: Parent governing body of 98 congregations across DC and four Maryland counties; COS is a full and separate congregation within the diocese. Directly comparable as an Episcopal religious and community-services organization in the same region.
• Colesville Council of Community Congregations (C-4): Coalition of congregations including COS supporting clothing assistance and the annual Christmas toy drive in the Silver Spring/Colesville area. Comparable as a faith-rooted community coalition partner.
• Samaritan Ministry: Core community-outreach partner of COS; provides the Next Steps coaching program (housing, employment, financial management) whose Silver Spring satellite is hosted at the parish. Comparable as a faith-rooted social services organization in the DC metro area.
• Christ Episcopal Church (Washington DC): Fellow congregation of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. Comparable as an Episcopal parish offering worship, outreach, and facility-based community programs in the same diocese.

Broad incumbents

• The Salvation Army National Capital Area Command: Faith-rooted social services organization serving the DC region with food, housing, and emergency assistance; comparable to COS in offering weekly meals and community outreach from a religious foundation.
• Interfaith Works: Montgomery County-based interfaith nonprofit offering shelter, meals, and case management. Directly comparable to COS's Soup to Go ministry and Samaritan Ministry partnership in mission and geographic footprint.
• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington: Large faith-based social services network operating in the same DC metro region as COS, providing food assistance, immigration services, and community outreach — overlapping significantly with COS's Soup to Go, Food Pantry, and ACISS immigrant-services partnerships.

Others

• Langley Park McCormick Elementary School: Local public elementary school that receives school-supply donations from COS. Comparable as a key community beneficiary in the parish's outreach ecosystem but not a commercial peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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