Kountze Memorial Lutheran Chr

What Kountze Memorial Lutheran Chr does

Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church is a historic ELCA Lutheran congregation founded in 1858 in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and currently serves nearly 2,000 members of all ages and backgrounds. The congregation operates weekly worship services (Saturday 5 PM, Sunday 9 AM and 11 AM, Wednesday 12:15 PM) at 2650 Farnam Street, supplemented by a televised Sunday broadcast on Cox Channel 13 (since 1962) and a live stream via IBM video. Its core "products" are sacramental worship, multi-generational faith formation (children, youth, and adult ministries), music ministries anchored by a historic 46-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ refurbished in 2014, pastoral counseling, and global mission support across India, Tanzania, Argentina, Mexico, and a sister congregation in Berlin.

The church's business model is a non-profit donation-based revenue structure with no membership fees. Funding comes from weekly tithes and offerings, automated recurring donations through the Simply Giving program and Vanco online giving platform, special-event and disaster-relief contributions, and a 501(c)(3) Endowment Fund (re-established 2014) that accepts planned gifts, bequests, stock transfers, and IRA contributions. Auxiliary revenue is generated through unit-priced offerings such as $20 altar-flower bouquets, $7.50 eternal candles, and television-broadcast sponsorships.

Through its wholly owned subsidiary Kountze Commons Community Outreach Center (opened 2015 at 2665 Douglas Street), the church operates a vertically integrated social-services platform: the Kountze Food Pantry (serving 3,000–4,000 guests monthly with 70+ volunteers), the Del and Lou Ann Weber Healing Gift Free Clinic (open Thursdays 4–6 PM, treating chronic conditions), and colocated services from Methodist Community Health Clinic and Lutheran Family Services for primary and behavioral health care. Distribution is multi-channel: in-person worship, Cox Channel 13 television broadcast, live streaming, website, Facebook, monthly email newsletter, and weekly bulletins, all directed at member retention and visitor acquisition in the Omaha metropolitan area.

Name

Kountze Memorial Lutheran Chr

Legal name

Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church

Website

https://kmlchurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1858

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church is a historic ELCA Lutheran congregation in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, founded in 1858, serving nearly 2,000 members with weekly worship, faith formation, and a multi-vertical community outreach platform (food pantry, free clinic, behavioral health) via its Kountze Commons subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Worship Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Lutheran worship services
• Religious faith formation
• Community food pantry
• Free medical clinic
• Global mission outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

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: Members and visitors contribute financially through weekly offerings during worship services, supporting church operations and ministries.
2. Online and Electronic Giving: Automated recurring donations through Simply Giving program and online/mobile giving platforms for one-time or scheduled contributions.
3. Endowment Fund: Established in 2014 as independent 501(c)(3) corporation. Receives planned gifts, bequests, stock transfers, IRA contributions, and life insurance beneficiary designations. Supports capital improvements, community/synodical ministries, and global mission work.
4. Special Event Donations: Alternative gift programs during Advent, disaster relief contributions, and designated gifts for specific purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran congregation offering weekly worship services (Saturday 5 PM, Sunday 9 AM and 11 AM, Wednesday 12:15 PM), faith formation programs for all ages, and community outreach ministries including a food pantry serving 3,000-4,000 guests monthly, the Healing Gift Free Clinic, global mission support, and music ministry featuring a historic Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ. The church is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Nebraska Synod.

Product overview

Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church is a religious congregation offering worship services, faith formation programs, and community outreach ministries. The church does not offer commercial technology products or services. Its programs include weekly worship services (Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday), children's ministries, youth ministries, adult ministries, a food pantry serving approximately 3,000-4,000 guests monthly, a free medical clinic (Healing Gift Free Clinic), global mission support, music ministries featuring a historic Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, and online/television worship broadcasting. The congregation is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Nebraska Synod.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekly Worship Services Traditional Lutheran liturgical worship services held Saturday at 5 PM, Sunday at 9 AM and 11 AM, and Wednesday at 12:15 PM, including Holy Communion, baptism, and other sacraments; available in-person at the Farnam Street sanctuary and via Cox Channel 13 television broadcast (since 1962) and live streaming.
• Live Streaming Worship Sunday 9 AM CST live stream of the worship service via video.ibm.com/channel/kountze-memorial-lutheran-church for remote participation.
• Faith Formation Programs Multi-generational educational ministries for children, youth, and adults, including Sunday School, confirmation classes (often held at Camp Carol Joy Holling), adult theological education, and the Order of Saint John acolyte program (since 1941).
• Kountze Food Pantry Food assistance program serving 3,000-4,000 guests monthly (over 40% children) with 70+ dedicated volunteers; supplemented by a community pantry garden. Operates as a wholly-owned ministry of the church.
• Del and Lou Ann Weber Healing Gift Free Clinic Charitable volunteer-driven health clinic providing free basic medical and referral services for those lacking adequate resources. Open Thursdays 4-6 PM by appointment only. Treats chronic conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and osteoarthritis.
• Global Mission Program Support for missionaries in India, Tanzania, Argentina, Mexico, and a sister congregation in Berlin. Kountze sewing group crafts quilts for Lutheran World Relief to provide warmth and comfort for refugees abroad.
• Music Ministry with Historic Aeolian-Skinner Pipe Organ Music ministry featuring children, youth, and adult choirs, bells, strings, brass, woodwinds, and the historic 46-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ (built 1949, dedicated October 15, 1950, refurbished in 2014 for $1.1 million). The organ commemorates the sacrifice made by Kountze members in the Armed Forces.
• Endowment Fund Independent 501(c)(3) corporation established in 2014 to receive planned gifts, bequests, stock transfers, IRA contributions, and life insurance beneficiary designations; supports capital improvements, community/synodical ministries, and global mission work.
• Online and Electronic Giving (Simply Giving) Automated recurring donations program offering one-time or scheduled contributions through online and mobile giving platforms.
• Wedding Services Wedding ceremonies coordinated by Wedding Coordinator Sheila Valquier at the historic Kountze sanctuary.
• New Member Classes Classes for newcomers exploring church membership and learning about Lutheran faith and practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 3,000-4,000 food pantry guests monthly with 70+ volunteers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kountze Commons Community Outreach CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn initiative of Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church providing food assistance, primary health care, behavioral health care, and social services to vulnerable populations in Omaha. Located at 2665 Douglas Street, it houses the Food Pantry, Healing Gift Free Clinic, and Lutheran Family Services Counseling.
• Del and Lou Ann Weber Healing Gift Free CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 2010, a charitable volunteer-driven health clinic providing free basic medical and referral services. Located at 2665 Douglas Street, open Thursdays 4-6 PM by appointment only. Provides treatment for chronic conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and osteoarthritis.
• Methodist Community Health ClinicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth clinic located within the Kountze Commons Community Outreach Center, providing primary health care services.
• Lutheran Family ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides counseling services at the Kountze Commons location, supporting behavioral health care for community members.
• Food Bank for the HeartlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary food supplier for the Kountze Food Pantry, providing food free of charge to support the pantry's mission of feeding the hungry.
• Camp Carol Joy HollingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSummer camp near Ashland, Nebraska encouraging spiritual growth for children, youth, and families. Kountze Memorial sends confirmation students for a week of camp each summer.
• Lutheran World ReliefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission partner. Kountze sewing group crafts quilts for Lutheran World Relief to provide warmth and comfort for refugees abroad.
• ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDenominational affiliation through the Nebraska Synod. Kountze Memorial is part of the Nebraska Synod of the ELCA.
• Nebraska Synod ELCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional denominational body overseeing Lutheran congregations in Nebraska.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trinity Lutheran Church: Established ELCA-affiliated Lutheran congregation serving an urban Midwest congregation with traditional liturgical worship and faith formation programs. Comparable on denominational structure, downtown location, multi-generational programming, and faith-formation emphasis - a useful operational benchmark for Kountze Memorial's core worship/formation model.
• Augustana Lutheran Church: Historic ELCA congregation in Minneapolis with a strong music and arts tradition similar to Kountze Memorial's 1949 Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ program. Comparable in denominational affiliation, historic standing, urban-midwest setting, and music-anchored programming - useful benchmark for music-driven engagement and stewardship of historic instruments.
• Mt. Olive Lutheran Church: Long-established ELCA congregation in Minneapolis, MN with a comparable profile: traditional liturgical worship, deep community engagement, and progressive outreach programming. Comparable scope, denomination, and Midwest-urban positioning make it a like-for-like reference point for membership scale, programming mix, and community-services footprint.
• Lutheran Church of Hope: Large, growth-oriented ELCA congregation headquartered in West Des Moines, IA. Comparable in denomination, Midwest setting, and contemporary programming. As a fast-growing ELCA reference, useful as the peer benchmark for expansion-minded Midwest Lutheran ministry and multi-channel engagement.
• First-Plymouth Congregational Church: Large historic mainline Protestant church in Lincoln, NE with a deep community outreach footprint. Comparable in Nebraska regional context, mainline Protestant heritage, multi-generational membership scale (~2,000+), and integrated community-services model - the closest non-Lutheran geographic peer for fundraising, membership, and outreach programming.

Others

• Habitat for Humanity of Omaha: Long-standing nonprofit housed in the Omaha community with deep volunteer infrastructure and recurring community-services funding models. Adjacent peer on the community-engagement and volunteer-management dimensions of Kountze Commons' food pantry and clinic programs; useful operational reference without direct competition.
• Catholic Charities of Omaha: Faith-based social-services nonprofit operating in the same Omaha market with food assistance, healthcare access, and behavioral health programs that partially overlap with Kountze Commons' offerings. Not a direct competitor for congregants, but a relevant adjacent peer for the community-services side of Kountze Memorial's integrated outreach model.

Broad incumbents

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA): The parent denomination of which Kountze Memorial is a Nebraska Synod member congregation. Operates at denomination-wide scale providing liturgical, theological, governance, and mission-allocation frameworks that shape (but do not own) Kountze Memorial's operations - the broader umbrella reference for resource availability and mission-funding dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kmlchurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kountze-memorial-lutheran-chr

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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