THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DINUBA

What THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DINUBA does

The First Baptist Church of Dinuba is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit religious congregation founded in 1882 and operating continuously for over 140 years from a single 30,000-square-foot facility at 600 E Nebraska Ave, Dinuba, California. The organization delivers weekly worship services, age-segregated discipleship programming (children, youth, and adult ministries), Spanish-language ministry for Hispanic congregants, and outreach events such as the annual Harvest Carnival, serving the residents of Dinuba and surrounding Tulare County communities. The church supports 14 missionary families, runs a Thousand-Hour Club volunteer engagement program, and operates a baptism and membership pipeline that has produced 500+ baptisms under its most recent long-tenured senior pastor.

The operating model is a voluntary-contribution, tithing-based revenue structure: congregants and donors give via in-service offerings and online giving through PayPal, with no disclosed fee-for-service programming, ticket revenue, or commercial product lines. The organization carries no debt and owns its facility outright, which was built in 1996 and is reported at a $3 million assessed valuation. Staffing is lean at 6 employees, led by Senior Pastor Rick Foddrill (appointed June 2020), a part-time Spanish Ministry team, a Director of Youth Ministry, a Director of Children's Ministry, and two office staff. The church merged with Calvary Baptist in 1986 and aligned doctrinally with the Converge Baptist denomination in October 2021. There is no technology platform, proprietary software, or AI/ML component disclosed; the digital footprint is limited to a basic website (firstbaptistchurchdinuba.org) and online giving integration.

Name

THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DINUBA

Legal name

First Baptist Church of Dinuba

Website

https://firstbaptistchurchdinuba.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1882

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The First Baptist Church of Dinuba is a 140-year-old nonprofit Baptist congregation in Dinuba, California serving the local community through worship services, children's and youth ministries, Spanish-language outreach, and missionary support, funded by voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Community ministry programs
• Worship services
• Biblical counseling
• Youth ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Dinuba

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church operates on voluntary contributions from congregation members through weekly tithes and offerings during worship services. Members can also give via PayPal through the website.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The First Baptist Church of Dinuba is an independent Baptist church that delivers weekly Sunday worship services and a broad portfolio of Christian ministry programs across age groups, including children's ministries (Awana, Vacation Bible School, Children's Church), youth programs, men's, women's, single seniors, young adult (Inbetweeners), and Hispanic/Spanish-language ministries. It also provides biblical counseling, a Church Essentials membership class, sermon content via YouTube and Facebook, and community outreach initiatives such as a clothing swap and the annual Harvest Carnival. All services are offered free of charge, funded by voluntary donations and tithes from the congregation.

Product overview

The First Baptist Church of Dinuba offers a comprehensive portfolio of ministry programs and services spanning all age groups and demographics. The church operates as a multi-ministry organization featuring children's programs (Awana, VBS, Children's Church, Clothing Swap), youth programs (Youth Group, Collision), adult ministries (Men's, Women's, Single Seniors, Inbetweeners), specialized services (Biblical Counseling, Spanish Ministry, Choir), and membership preparation (Church Essentials Class). The church also distributes sermon content through digital channels (YouTube, Facebook) and hosts community events (Harvest Carnival). These programs are coordinated through the church facility at 600 E Nebraska Ave, Dinuba, CA, with pastoral leadership from Senior Pastor Rick Foddrill.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 people baptized and welcomed into membership by Pastor Tom Carter during his tenure
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered supported and core.

• ASSIST INTERNATIONALsupportedOthersHumanitarian organization addressing critical needs of the world's most vulnerable people. Projects completed in over 60 countries have lifted thousands to a hopeful and productive future.
• AWANAcoreOthersChild discipleship ministry. Jim and Leslie Pacini serve as Child Discipleship Missionaries in Southern Central California since June 2024. The church uses Awana materials for its children's program and supports the ministry through prayer and donations.
• BAPTIST WORLD MISSIONsupportedOthersOrganization assisting churches in sending missionaries throughout the world to establish New Testament Baptist churches, providing training and services.
• CHOSEN PEOPLE MINISTRIESsupportedOthersEvangelical Christian nonprofit engaging in proselytization of Jews, headquartered in New York City, led by Mitch Glaser.
• CONVERGE PACWESTcoreOthersPart of the Converge Movement working to help people meet, know and follow Jesus through church planting, leadership training, and global missions. The church adopted the Converge Doctrinal Statement in October 2021.
• EVANGELICAL MISSION MINISTRIESsupportedOthersMinistry reaching Spanish-speaking people with the Gospel. Supports Paul and Eunice Unruh serving in Mexico.
• FELIX FAMILY VILLAGESsupportedOthersChristian orphanage ministry expanding to establish family villages in Romania, Thailand, and Africa. Lars and Lisa Homberg serve as Directors.
• FRONTIERSsupportedOthersOrganization inspiring transformational movements to Christ within least-reached Muslim people groups. Brenda Lyons, a former member, serves with this organization.
• GLEANINGS FOR THE HUNGRYsupportedOthersMinistry feeding the hungry of the world physically and spiritually. In 2015, over 53 million servings of soup were produced and shipped to 30+ nations.
• GOOD NEWS GLOBAL - TULARE COUNTYcoreOthersMinistry bringing the light and life of Jesus to those within correctional facilities. Since 1961, operating in Tulare County and worldwide. David May serves as Senior Chaplain and Mandy Cooper as Chaplain.
• JEWS FOR JESUSsupportedOthersOrganization founded in 1973 to support Jewish people exploring faith in Jesus, helping them experience spiritual richness in being Jewish and following Jesus.
• OPEN GATE MINISTRIEScoreOthersInter-denominational Christian ministry serving those in need in northern Tulare County. Provides shelter for homeless families, distributes food in Dinuba, Cutler, and Orosi. Located at 511 North K St, Dinuba, CA 93618.
• TULARE-KINGS COUNTIES YOUTH FOR CHRISTsupportedOthersSince 1964, communicating the Gospel to teenagers in the central valley of California. Chartered chapter of Youth For Christ, U.S.A. since 1968. Al Serna and Darren Reed serve with this ministry.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McLean Bible Church: Large non-denominational evangelical church in the Washington, D.C. metro area with extensive children's, student, and adult ministries plus global missions partnerships. Comparable in scope and ministry breadth but materially larger scale.
• North Point Community Church: Large evangelical church in Alpharetta, GA known for age-specific ministry programming (children, students, young adults, adults) and sermon-based content distribution. Comparable in ministry architecture and digital outreach model, but operates at substantially larger scale.
• Bayside Church: Large multi-campus evangelical church based in the Sacramento/Roseville area with age-tiered ministries, biblical teaching focus, and missions outreach. Operates as a broad incumbent in the same California evangelical landscape but at significantly larger scale.
• Elevation Church: Large multi-site evangelical church based in Charlotte, NC, with strong digital content production, family-targeted programming, and generational ministry segmentation. Useful as a broad incumbent benchmark for digital reach and multi-generational engagement strategy.
• Mariners Church: Large evangelical church in Irvine, CA with comprehensive children's, student, and adult programming, missions support, and a multi-campus model in Southern California. Operates in the same Southern California evangelical space as First Baptist Dinuba but at much larger scale.
• Saddleback Church: Historic Southern Baptist-affiliated congregation in Lake Forest, CA with broad age-tiered ministries, multiple service styles, and large missions support program. Operates in the same broader evangelical Baptist space as First Baptist Dinuba but at megachurch scale, making it a broad incumbent rather than direct competitor.
• The Summit Church: Large Converge-affiliated evangelical church in Durham, NC—the same denominational network First Baptist of Dinuba joined in October 2021. Provides a reference point for programming, governance, and growth practices within the Converge movement, although at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• First Baptist Church of Visalia: Same denomination (Southern Baptist/Converge-affiliated evangelical), serving the adjacent Central Valley city of Visalia, CA. Comparable scale, programming structure, and donor base demographics—making it the closest direct geographic and ministry peer to First Baptist of Dinuba.
• First Baptist Church of Bakersfield: Same Baptist denomination serving Bakersfield, another major Central Valley California city. Comparable congregational profile (mix of agricultural-community families, retirees, and Hispanic constituents) and ministry portfolio makes this a direct peer for scale and operational comparisons.
• First Baptist Church of Fresno: Same Baptist denomination serving Fresno, the largest city in the Central Valley region. Operates similar age-tiered ministries, worship service structure, and missions-support model, making it a strong direct peer for benchmarking governance, programming, and stewardship patterns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/dinubafirstbaptist
• Facebookfacebook.com/FirstBaptistDinuba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-first-baptist-church-of-dinuba

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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