Immanuel Presbyterian Church

What Immanuel Presbyterian Church does

Immanuel Presbyterian Church is a private nonprofit religious organization founded in 1888 in downtown Los Angeles and currently operating from a 1929 historic sanctuary at 3300 Wilshire Blvd in the Koreatown district, designated as Los Angeles Historical Monument #150 on February 4, 2003. With 23 employees, the church runs four operational pillars: weekly bilingual English/Spanish worship services (in-person and streamed via Facebook Live), a community services platform anchored by a Wednesday/Friday food pantry at 663 S Berendo St that distributes shelf-stable food, fresh produce, ready-to-eat meals, diapers, menstrual products, and hygiene kits, a wedding and event venue rental business at the historic sanctuary and Chichester Chapel, and an exclusive filming/production rental channel managed through partner Hollywood Locations.

The core product portfolio comprises worship services, food pantry and homeless outreach programs, wedding and event rentals, filming location rentals, recurring Candlelight Concerts (managed with Fever), and a volunteer program. Underlying assets include a 205-foot corner tower, historically significant stained glass from Dixon Art Glass and Judson Studios, and three pipe organs (1927 EM Skinner Opus 676, 1977 Hradetzky, 1956 Schlicker) — all of which support both community programming and commercial venue rentals. The technology stack is minimal: a Squarespace website, a Vanco payment link for donations, and Facebook Live for broadcast; no proprietary software, mobile app, or API surface is documented.

Revenue is generated through three streams: voluntary donations and tithes from the congregation (the primary stream, accepted online), professional-services revenue from wedding and event venue rentals, and professional-services revenue from film/photography production rentals (handled exclusively via Hollywood Locations). Partnerships with LA Regional Food Bank, Food Forward, Hope Net, Cedar Sinai, Queens Care, and Baby2Baby deliver in-kind supply for the food pantry and free health screenings/vaccines, while More Light and Pacific Presbytery provide denominational and advocacy affiliation. Financial performance is not publicly disclosed, consistent with norms for US religious nonprofits.

Name

Immanuel Presbyterian Church

Legal name

Immanuel Presbyterian Church

Website

https://immanuelpres.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Immanuel Presbyterian Church is a 137-year-old Los Angeles congregation operating from a 1929 LA Historical Monument sanctuary, delivering bilingual worship, food pantry and community health services, weddings and event rentals, and filming locations to a diverse LA-area population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Community food assistance
• Nonprofit social services
• Wedding venue rental
• Filming location rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Tithes: Primary revenue from congregation donations and tithes. The church accepts donations through their website via a payment processing link.
2. Event Rentals: Revenue from hosting weddings and events at the church facility. The church offers their sanctuary and grounds for wedding ceremonies and events.
3. Filming and Production Rentals: Revenue from film production and photography rentals. Immanuel is exclusively contracted with Hollywood Locations for filming rentals, and production parking rentals are available.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Immanuel Presbyterian Church is a nonprofit religious organization providing weekly bilingual (English/Spanish) worship services at its historic 1929 sanctuary in Los Angeles. The church operates a community food pantry and social services program, and generates supplemental revenue through sanctuary rentals for weddings, events, and film productions.

Product overview

Immanuel Presbyterian Church offers a unified portfolio of community-centered services centered around its historic 1929 sanctuary in Los Angeles. The core offerings include weekly bilingual worship services (in-person and via Facebook Live), a comprehensive food pantry and social services program (including diapers, menstrual products, health screenings, and vaccines), wedding and event venue rentals at the sanctuary and Chichester Chapel, filming location rentals through Hollywood Locations, concert events including Candlelight Concerts, and volunteer opportunities. All services are provided through a single organizational structure without modular or platform-based architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Worship Services Weekly Sunday and mid-week worship services featuring contemporary liturgy, Communion, Bible Study, and bilingual English/Spanish programming broadcast via Facebook Live.
• Food Pantry Services Food distribution program providing shelf-stable foods, frozen goods, fresh produce, ready-to-eat meals, diapers, menstrual products, hygiene kits, and wellness services including flu/COVID vaccines and cholesterol screenings to low-income families and homeless individuals in Los Angeles.
• Weddings and Events Venue Rental Wedding ceremony and event venue rental services at the historic 1929 sanctuary and Chichester Chapel, open to all gender identities, orientations, and religious beliefs.
• Filming and Production Rentals Filming location rentals through an exclusive contract with Hollywood Locations, including production parking and student film inquiries.
• Candlelight Concerts Concert series hosted in the historic sanctuary venue featuring guest performers, managed through Fever.
• Volunteer Program Community volunteer opportunities on Wednesdays and Fridays for food packaging, sorting, and service activities.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Los Angeles Regional Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary food supply partner supporting the food pantry operations. The church receives food products for distribution to low-income families and homeless individuals through this partnership.
• Food ForwardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFresh produce supplier partnership to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to community members in need through the food pantry program.
• Hope NetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting the church's community outreach and food distribution initiatives.
• Cedar Sinai HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partnership providing flu and COVID vaccines to the community twice yearly at no cost for adults and children.
• Queens CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner providing free onsite wellness screenings every first and third Wednesday of the month, including cholesterol and A1C clinics.
• Baby2BabycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaby supplies partner enabling the diaper program providing diapers sizes 1-6 to families in need.
• Hollywood LocationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive contracted partner for filming and production rentals at the church facility. Handles inquiries and bookings for film production location rentals.
• First Congregational Church of Los AngelesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterfaith partnership supporting community service initiatives and collaborative outreach programs.
• More LightminorOthersPresbyterian advocacy organization focused on LGBTQ inclusion. Immanuel's logo appears on More Light's website indicating membership/support.
• Pacific PresbyteryminorOthersGoverning body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) that provides administrative oversight and support to Immanuel Presbyterian Church.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Glendale Presbyterian Church: Presbyterian congregation in the greater Los Angeles region with comparable denominational identity, congregational scale, and community-program portfolio. Useful peer for benchmarking denominational trends in the LA market.
• First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood: Historic Presbyterian congregation in central Los Angeles with a comparable downtown/urban footprint, large historic sanctuary, and active community-service and arts programming. Direct denominational peer operating in a similar LA market.
• Hollywood United Methodist Church: Historic mainline Protestant congregation in Hollywood with progressive community-service programming, venue operations, and an LA urban footprint similar to Immanuel's.
• First Congregational Church of Los Angeles: Historic mainline Protestant congregation in downtown/midtown Los Angeles with progressive theological positioning, social-justice programming, and a stated interfaith partnership with Immanuel Presbyterian. Operates in the same downtown/central LA catchment.
• Wilshire Boulevard Temple: Large historic urban congregation on Wilshire Boulevard in the Koreatown/Mid-Wilshire corridor with a landmark 1929-era building, venue rental operations, and extensive social-service programs. Closest geographic and architectural peer to Immanuel.
• Bel Air Presbyterian Church: Large Presbyterian congregation in greater Los Angeles with venue-rental operations, event programming, and an established community-outreach profile. Direct denominational peer at larger scale in the LA market.
• Lake Avenue Church (Pasadena): Large historic evangelical/mainline-leaning congregation in greater Los Angeles with extensive community programs, broadcast services, and venue operations. Comparable in scale, programming breadth, and LA-region footprint.
• La Cañada Presbyterian Church: Mid-sized Presbyterian church in greater Los Angeles with active mission/outreach programming and venue/space utilization. Denominational peer with comparable programmatic structure.

Broad incumbents

• Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels: Major Catholic cathedral in downtown Los Angeles with extensive social-service, food-distribution, and immigrant-outreach programs. Comparable in scale of community-service operations and central LA location.
• All Saints Episcopal Church (Pasadena): Large historic mainline congregation in greater Los Angeles known for progressive theology, LGBTQ inclusion, and substantial community outreach. Comparable in inclusion stance, denominational scale, and community-service orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/immanuelpres
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/immanuel-presbyterian-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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