FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PORTLAND TENNESSEE INC

What FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PORTLAND TENNESSEE INC does

First Baptist Church of Portland Tennessee Inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization operating as an independent Baptist congregation in Portland, Tennessee. Established circa 1894, the church has served the Sumner County community for over 130 years and operates from a single campus at 106 North Broadway with a 15-person staff led by Pastor Jacob Haywood and Minister of Music Daniel Evans. Its core function is delivering traditional worship, Biblical teaching, pastoral care, and community-based ministries to local individuals and families, segmented across age groups (FBC Kids, FBC Students, Young Adults) and use cases (Community Groups, GriefShare, CORE Seminars, Apologetics course, WEE weekday early education, and the Neighbors & Nations missions program).

The organization's product surface is a portfolio of in-person and digital ministry programs. Core in-person offerings include Sunday 9am worship services and 10:30am Community Groups, plus a demographic-segmented ministry stack and CORE Seminars covering hermeneutics, Old/New Testament studies, Attributes of God, evangelism, and spiritual warfare. Digital infrastructure is built on Squarespace CMS (fbcportland.org), YouTube live streaming and on-demand sermon archive (channel UCXml_CIDTSNd5qdZ0pTAhXw), and a ChurchTeams membership directory. The Apologetics online course (12 lessons) and free downloadable Community Group and CORE resources extend reach globally at near-zero marginal cost.

The business model is donation-funded. Revenue is derived almost entirely from voluntary tithes and offerings channeled through in-person giving and an online giving platform. The only disclosed fee is a $25 GriefShare workbook registration (scholarships available). There is no formal pricing, no published financial statements, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity. The church is governed by a board of deacons/elders rather than shareholders, operates autonomously under Tennessee state registration, and has no external ownership or institutional investment.

Name

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PORTLAND TENNESSEE INC

Legal name

First Baptist Church of Portland Tennessee Inc

Website

https://fbcportland.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

First Baptist Church of Portland Tennessee Inc is an independent Baptist church in Portland, TN, founded circa 1894, delivering Sunday worship, age-segmented ministries, grief support, and online theological education to its local community and digital audience via voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAE

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International)

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

SECONDARYEDACAAAN

Faith-Based Childcare Centers

Education/Early Childhood Education/Daycare & Childcare Centers

Keywords

• Religious services
• Church worship
• Community ministry
• Bible teaching
• Christian education

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Church operates on voluntary donations and tithes from congregation members. Giving is facilitated through the church's online giving platform and in-person contributions during worship services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

First Baptist Church of Portland Tennessee Inc is a Southern Baptist congregation that provides weekly worship services, Bible-centered teaching, music ministry, and faith-based community programs. The church operates various ministries for children, youth, and adults and conducts regular Sunday School, discipleship, and outreach activities for local residents and families in Portland, Tennessee.

Product overview

First Baptist Church Portland is a traditional church offering a unified portfolio of in-person and digital ministry programs. The core offerings include Sunday Worship Services (9am) and Community Groups (10:30am), complemented by demographic-specific ministries: FBC Kids (children's), FBC Students (youth), Young Adults, and WEE (weekday early education). Discipleship is delivered through CORE Seminars (theological study courses covering hermeneutics, apologetics, evangelism, spiritual warfare, and biblical book studies) and the Apologetics online course. Support ministries include GriefShare support groups and the Neighbors & Nations missions program with community outreach initiatives. Digital engagement includes YouTube streaming, a sermon archive, and ChurchTeams membership directory. The Worship Ministry provides music and technical support for services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• Sunday School
• Music Ministry
• Children's Ministry
• Youth Ministry
• Adult Discipleship and Bible Study
• Online Sermons and Media

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GriefSharecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGriefShare is a network of 15,000+ churches worldwide equipped to offer grief support groups. FBC Portland hosts a 13-week GriefShare program led by caring facilitators who have personally walked through grief, providing nondenominational support with biblical concepts for healing.
• Portland CaresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership with Portland Cares Facebook page to support local community outreach initiatives. FBC Portland participates in collaborative community care efforts through this partnership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• North Point Community Church: Large evangelical church founded by Andy Stanley with an emphasis on community groups, digital content distribution, and contemporary teaching — comparable to FBC Portland in its deliberate use of small-group discipleship and online streaming distribution, though non-denominational.
• Bellevue Baptist Church: Large Southern Baptist megachurch in nearby Cordova/Memphis, TN with multi-generational ministries, online streaming, and theological education programs — directly comparable as a Southern Baptist congregation with comparable program structure, though operating at substantially larger scale than FBC Portland.
• Cross Church: Multi-campus Southern Baptist church in Northwest Arkansas with online streaming, comprehensive age-graded ministries, and small group systems closely aligned to FBC Portland's ministry model — comparable as a Baptist congregation with multi-channel digital reach.
• Brentwood Baptist Church: Southern Baptist church in the greater Nashville/Sumner County region offering Kids, Students, Young Adults, Community Groups, and digital content similar to FBC Portland — most directly comparable peer by denominational tradition, geographic proximity, and ministry portfolio structure.
• Watermark Church: Community-focused evangelical church in Plano, TX with community groups, theological curriculum, and digital content distribution — comparable to FBC Portland in its emphasis on small-group discipleship and content dissemination, though non-denominational.
• Saddleback Church: Large evangelical church with multi-generational ministries, online streaming, and theological education — comparable to FBC Portland's comprehensive demographic ministry model, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Others

• Lifeway Christian Resources: Southern Baptist publishing and curriculum division producing Bible study and discipleship materials — comparable to FBC Portland's CORE Seminars curriculum and free downloadable resources, though as an ecosystem supplier rather than a direct congregational peer.

Direct peers

• GriefShare: Network operator of the 13-week grief support program hosted by FBC Portland — directly comparable as a partner with the same program, though serving as both peer and supplier of programming rather than a competing congregation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXml_CIDTSNd5qdZ0pTAhXw
• Facebookfacebook.com/portlandcares
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/first-baptist-church-of-portland-tennessee-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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