Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church

What Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church does

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church is a nonprofit Episcopal parish founded in 1872 in Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Georgia, operating from a 43-acre campus at 805 Mt. Vernon Hwy NW. Affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta under Bishop Rob Wright, the church offers four weekly worship services — traditional (8:00 AM), family (10:15 AM), Spanish-language (1:00 PM via the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe mission), and Celtic (6:00 PM) — supplemented by formation classes, Bible studies, and music programs including Adult Choir, Handbells, and Children's Choir. The parish maintains a Community of Hope lay pastoral care ministry (active since spring 2018) and operates the Ventulett Gallery for visual arts.

The church operates Holy Innocents' Episcopal School (HIES), the largest parish-based Episcopal school in America, serving 1,376 students from age 3 through 12th grade across Primary, Lower, Middle, and Upper School facilities. Technology infrastructure is limited to the third-party Realm church management platform for member directory, communications, event registration, and giving tracking. Outreach encompasses 10+ partnerships locally and internationally, including Solidarity Sandy Springs (over 55,000 shoppers served since March 2020), Childspring International, Emmaus House, and Haiti mission programs in Leogane and Gonaives.

Revenue is derived from member tithes and offerings, annual pledges (January–December cycle), stock donations, IRA charitable distributions, endowment gifts, memorials, altar flowers, and facility rental. The 1872 Legacy Circle Endowment Fund stood at $3,793,529.23 as of March 31, 2026, co-managed by the Episcopal Church Foundation and State Street Global Advisors, and contributes more than $100,000 annually to the operating budget. All worship services are free; the church has no product pricing beyond facility rental (undisclosed) and a $65 fee for one Women of HI Mahjong event.

Name

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church

Legal name

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church

Website

https://holyinnocents.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church is a 1872-founded Episcopal parish in Sandy Springs, Atlanta, offering traditional, Spanish, and Celtic worship services, formation programs, and operating the nation's largest parish-based Episcopal school serving 1,376 students across a 43-acre campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Members give financially through regular tithes and offerings, with the biblical standard being the tithe (10% of income). The church encourages proportional giving and accepts weekly, monthly, or quarterly automated gifts through Realm.
2. Pledge-Based Giving: Parishioners submit annual pledges to support the church's mission and ministries. Pledges run from January 1 through December 31 and allow the staff and vestry to plan responsibly.
3. Stock Donations: The church accepts appreciated stock as gifts, with donors credited at the average of high and low stock prices on the day shares are received.
4. IRA Charitable Distributions: Donors can give through IRA Required Minimum Distributions, often with tax advantages.
5. Endowment Gifts: Lifetime gifts, bequests (wills), beneficiary designations for retirement accounts and life insurance policies, and charitable remainder trusts contribute to the endowment fund.
6. Memorials and Special Gifts: Gifts and memorials honor friends or remember loved ones, used to improve buildings, plant trees and gardens, and purchase sacramental items.
7. Altar Flowers: Gifts of altar flowers given in memory or thanksgiving, recognized in the bulletin on placement weekends.
8. Facility Rental: The church rents facilities to external groups and organizations, requiring signed agreements, liability insurance, and approval by the Parish Administrator.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church is a religious institution that provides weekly worship services in multiple styles and languages (traditional, family, Spanish-language, Celtic), age-specific faith formation programs from nursery through adults, pastoral services including baptism, weddings, and funerals, community outreach partnerships, music programs, and operates Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, the largest parish-based Episcopal day school in America. Revenue is sustained through member tithes, offerings, pledges, and an endowment fund.

Product overview

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church is a religious institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of worship, educational, pastoral, and community service programs. The church provides multiple worship styles (traditional, family, Spanish-language, Celtic) and age-specific formation programs including Children's Ministry (Godly Play, Club 45, GLOW), Youth Ministry, and Adult Formation (Bible studies, Education for Ministry). Music programs include Adult Choir, Handbell Choir, and the Friends of Music and Arts concert series. Outreach services span local partnerships (Solidarity Sandy Springs, Emmaus House, CAC) and international missions (Haiti). The affiliated Holy Innocents' Episcopal School is the nation's largest parish-based Episcopal day school. The church also operates the Ventulett Gallery for visual arts and maintains the 1872 Legacy Circle Endowment for planned giving. Technology infrastructure includes the Realm church management platform for member engagement and administrative functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Worship Services Weekly worship services offered in multiple styles and languages including traditional, family, Spanish-language, and Celtic services for congregants and visitors.
• Children's Ministry

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $100,000 contributed annually from endowment to operating budget
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Childspring InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides life-changing surgeries for children from developing countries through international medical partnerships. HIEC members can serve as host families for recovering children (4-6 week commitment), support the administrative office in Atlanta, assist student interns, or provide medical professional services.
• The Church of the Common GroundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn Episcopal church community that holds weekly outdoor Eucharist in Woodruff Park. HIEC members shop for lunch supplies, prepare sandwiches, assemble sack lunches, and deliver to the worshiping community.
• Community Assistance Center (CAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides financial support, basic needs (food, clothing), and promotes self-reliance for neighbors in need. Volunteers can serve according to their schedule, donate items at 8607 Roswell Rd, or participate in Adopt A Family/Christmas Giving Tree programs.
• Emmaus HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides education, opportunity, assistance, and advocacy in partnership with neighbors in Peoplestown. Opportunities include food pantry volunteering, tutoring, art program assistance, community supper hosting, and gardening/landscaping.
• Forging FuturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA 501c3 nonprofit hatched by HIEC parishioners dedicated to feeding, educating, and empowering Episcopal children in Leogane, Haiti. Hosts spring wine tasting events and organizes voyages to Haiti.
• Haiti: Market Place GonaivescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIEC and HIES jointly support a business development program and school art program in Gonaives, Haiti. Much Ministries operates a multi-use warehouse with Haitian grocer anchor tenant, professional training program, and Second Story Goods.
• Hammer and NailsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssists homeowners with minor home repair projects (inside painting, fence repair, lawn cleanup). Opportunities for teens and adults to volunteer for Saturday morning work trips.
• Horizons at Holy Innocents Episcopal ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffers disadvantaged students in Sandy Springs a learning environment outside traditional school year. Opportunities include providing breakfast items, holiday parties, gift wrap programs, financial support, student sponsorship, and summer volunteer work.
• LaAmistadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelps Latino students and families achieve self-sufficiency through academic and life enrichment programs. Primary programs include LaAmistad After School and LaAmistad English for Successful Living (3-year ESL program for adults).
• Solidarity Sandy SpringscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStarted to feed 10 families during COVID-19 and grew into a community movement providing food, hope, and love. Has served over 55,000 shoppers since March 2020. Operates market-style shopping Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. Also runs Secret Santa for 1,777 kids, kid's shopping markets, Halloween festival, and flu/eye clinics.
• Diocese of AtlantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoly Innocents' is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, under Bishop Rob Wright. The church hosts Bishop Wright's visitations and confirmation services.
• Community of Hope InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComprised of laypeople called and trained to serve in pastoral care as lay ministers. Based on the monastic Rule of St. Benedict. HIEC has had an active chapter since spring 2018.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta: The parent denominational body of Holy Innocents', providing governance, diocesan oversight, and shared assets including management of parish endowments. Relevant as the institutional parent and a structural counterparty rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Washington National Cathedral: The Episcopal cathedral in Washington, DC, operating extensive worship, education, music, arts, and outreach programming at national scale. Comparable as a flagship Episcopal institution with a large endowment, real estate, and broad mission footprint.
• Christ Church Greenwich: A large, well-endowed Episcopal parish in affluent Greenwich, CT, with an affiliated school, multi-style worship, and extensive outreach. Comparable as a high-resource parish with an integrated school and diversified programming.
• Trinity Church Wall Street (New York): One of the largest and wealthiest Episcopal parishes in the United States, with a substantial real estate footprint, endowment, and broad community programming. Comparable as a scaled Episcopal parish with significant institutional assets and outreach scope.
• St. Martin's Episcopal Church (Houston): One of the largest Episcopal parishes in the United States, with a major school (St. Martin's Episcopal School), extensive facilities, and broad programming. Comparable as a scaled Episcopal parish-school combination in a major metro.

Direct peers

• Trinity Episcopal Church (Atlanta): Historic Episcopal congregation in downtown Atlanta with multi-style worship, formation, and outreach programming. Comparable as a denominationally aligned parish serving the broader Atlanta region.
• All Saints' Episcopal Church (Atlanta): A large Episcopal parish in Midtown Atlanta offering multiple worship services, formation programs, and outreach ministries. Comparable in scale and program breadth to Holy Innocents' within the same denomination and metro.
• Cathedral of St. Philip (Atlanta): The Episcopal cathedral of the Diocese of Atlanta, located in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. Directly comparable as a large Episcopal congregation in the same metropolitan market with similar worship, formation, and outreach programming.
• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Atlanta): Episcopal parish in the Atlanta metro providing weekly worship, formation, and community ministries. A denominationally aligned peer operating in the same metro with similar program structure.
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Atlanta): Episcopal parish in north Atlanta offering traditional worship, formation, music programs, and community outreach. Directly comparable Episcopal peer with multi-service programming in the same metro area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@HIECatlanta/streams
• Facebookfacebook.com/holyinnocentsatlanta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hiecatl

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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