Knox Presbyterian Church

What Knox Presbyterian Church does

Knox Presbyterian Church is a non-profit congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA), located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1895 and now operating with 91 employees, the church delivers two Sunday worship services – a contemporary "Fresh Spirit" service at 9 a.m. in Knox Commons and a Traditional service at 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary – complemented by a single 10 a.m. summer service. Beyond weekly worship, the church runs a portfolio of ministries including adult faith formation, a youth group led by Rev. David Annett, Knox Preschool, a Racial Justice Ministry, a food distribution partnership with Third Church HOPE Center, and rotational hosting with the Found House Interfaith Housing Network to shelter homeless families. A 40-year-old Permanent Endowment Trust contributes nearly 7% of the annual operating budget, and the church has committed to adding $50,000 annually to racial justice initiatives.

The church's technology stack is intentionally lean and out-of-the-box: SubSplash for online giving and member account management, The Church Co for website management, and Church Online for virtual worship streaming and sermon archives. There is no proprietary AI/ML or custom software; digital tools are used to extend in-person worship rather than to deliver differentiated products. The church operates from a single physical location at 3400 Michigan Avenue, Cincinnati, with no satellites or geographic expansion plans disclosed.

Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary congregational giving, structured around three streams: recurring tithes and offerings (the operational foundation), special offerings routed to PC(USA) missions, and planned giving via the endowment, bequests, trusts, and life insurance. There are no transaction-based or per-service prices; members contribute according to personal capacity. The church is governed by an elected Session led by pastoral staff, with no external parent or institutional ownership.

Name

Knox Presbyterian Church

Legal name

Knox Presbyterian Church

Website

https://knox.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Knox Presbyterian Church is a 130-year-old PC(USA) congregation in Cincinnati's Hyde Park neighborhood offering contemporary and traditional worship, youth and children's ministries, community outreach, and a long-standing endowment, funded entirely by voluntary congregational tithes and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), 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), Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Faith community programs
• Youth ministry services
• Online worship streaming
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Regular giving through weekly collection plates, mailed donations, and online giving via SubSplash platform. These regular gifts form the foundation for Knox, funding annual operating expenses, on-going mission support, and other ministries.
2. Special Offerings: Special offerings throughout the year for Presbyterian Church (USA) missions including disaster relief, educational assistance, and support of retired pastoral staff.
3. Legacy and Endowment Gifts: Planned gifts through bequests, trusts, retirement plan beneficiary designations, life insurance policies, and real estate donations. The endowment contributes nearly 7% of each year's annual operating budget.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Knox Presbyterian Church is a religious congregation in Cincinnati's Hyde Park neighborhood that provides weekly worship services (a contemporary Fresh Spirit service and a traditional Sanctuary service), faith formation ministries for all ages, pastoral care, music programs, and community outreach initiatives including food distribution, homeless family housing, and racial justice work. The church also operates an online giving platform and a preschool, and offers planned-giving and endowment services.

Product overview

Knox Presbyterian Church is a single-location congregation in Cincinnati's Hyde Park neighborhood offering in-person and virtual worship experiences. The church provides two Sunday worship services (Fresh Spirit contemporary and Traditional), online streaming, sermon archives, and various music programs including handbell choir. Its ministry portfolio includes youth, children's, and adult faith formation programs, alongside community outreach initiatives such as food ministry, homeless family housing, and racial justice work. Digital giving is facilitated through an online donation platform, while planned giving services support legacy giving through endowments and memorial funds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Spirit Service

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Hyde Park Church CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA partnership of four neighborhood congregations working together to share ministry, foster interdenominational dialogue, and serve the community in faith. Includes St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, and The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Hosted joint events including lectures with external speakers like Rev. Dr. Stephanie Spellers.
• Found House Interfaith Housing Network (FH-IHN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnox hosts homeless families for three one-week rotations annually as part of this interfaith housing initiative. Church provides shelter, hospitality, meals, and overnight volunteers for families working to become re-established.
• Third Church HOPE CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Third Church's HOPE Center and Last Mile Food Rescue to distribute free surplus food to East Westwood and Roll Hill neighborhoods. Over 500 pounds of food distributed each visit. Volunteers staff the HOPE Center desk twice weekly.
• National Coalition for the HomelessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnox participates in the FH-IHN Faith in Action Breakfast, featuring Donald Hugh Whitehead Jr., Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, to raise awareness about homelessness.
• A Child's HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood packing partnership where Knox volunteers pack meals for global famine relief. Packed 30,000 nutritious meals for areas of famine around the world.
• Our Daily BreadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Over The Rhine soup kitchen where Knox volunteers make sandwiches and pack cookies for hundreds of unhoused guests who visit for hot meals and fellowship.
• Xavier UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterfaith dialogue partnership with Muslim Chaplain Haroon Moghul from Xavier University. Hosted dialogues on faith and hosted Islam 101 presentations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church: A neighboring United Methodist congregation in Hyde Park, Cincinnati, and a co-partner with Knox in the Hyde Park Church Collective. Operates in the same immediate catchment with comparable size, programs, and community-outreach orientation, making it the closest direct peer.
• Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church: A PC(USA) congregation in the greater Cincinnati area offering comparable Sunday worship, faith formation, and community outreach programs. Same denomination and similar mid-size congregation profile as Knox.
• The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer: An Episcopal parish also located in Cincinnati's Hyde Park neighborhood and a partner in the Hyde Park Church Collective alongside Knox. Closely comparable in size, progressive theological positioning, and community programming model.
• Indian Hill Church: An affluent Cincinnati-area congregation with comparable programming breadth, music ministry, and family/youth offerings. A useful peer for assessing programming depth and stewardship expectations in similar markets.
• St. Mary's Catholic Church (Hyde Park): Catholic parish within the Hyde Park Church Collective alongside Knox. While denominationally distinct, it competes for the same Hyde Park families and participates in joint interfaith programming with Knox.
• Northminster Presbyterian Church: Another PC(USA) congregation in the Cincinnati region, providing a same-denomination comparison for program mix, staffing scale, and stewardship practices relevant to benchmarking Knox.

Broad incumbents

• Second Presbyterian Church (Indianapolis): PC(USA) congregation where Knox's senior pastor previously served. Comparable denomination and progressive theological stance; useful for cross-market program and stewardship benchmarking within the same Presbyterian tradition.
• Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago): A large, well-established PC(USA) congregation in Chicago where Knox's senior pastor previously served for eight years. Operates a broader portfolio of programs and outreach at significantly greater scale, making it a broad-incumbent benchmark rather than a direct local competitor.

Regional players

• Crossroads Church (Ohio): One of the largest megachurches in the Cincinnati region. Operates multiple campuses and an extensive community service portfolio, providing a benchmark for regional scale, multi-site operating models, and contemporary worship appeal that Knox's Fresh Spirit service partially competes with.
• Vineyard Cincinnati Church: A large evangelical congregation in the Cincinnati region. Represents a different theological tradition but competes for the same regional pool of unchurched or church-switching households, making it a key regional comp for member recruitment dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/knox-presbyterian-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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