King's Church Manchester

What King's Church Manchester does

King's Church Manchester is a registered UK charity (Charity Number 1122900, Company Number 6417797) operating as a multi-site Christian church with three Sunday gathering communities across Greater Manchester: Central Manchester at King's House (Sidney Street, M1 7HB), Salford at Christ Church (Pendlebury Road, Swinton, M27 4DH), and Wythenshawe at Dixons Brooklands Academy (Moor Road, M23 9BP). The church is part of the Pioneer network of churches and is led by a staff of approximately 15. It runs the standard repertoire of UK evangelical church programs — Sunday worship services at 10:30am, Alpha courses for faith seekers, home-based Connect Groups for midweek fellowship, and demographic-specific ministries covering children, youth, students, and 20s & 30s. Two family outreach programs anchor community engagement: Kids and Cake (Manchester city centre toddler group) and Eden Family Cafe (Wythenshawe free Friday-morning stay-and-play).

The church's technology and digital footprint is modest and operational rather than strategic. ChurchSuite serves as the central member database, event calendar, online debit-card giving processor, and OAuth-authenticated member login portal. The website (makingjesusfamous.org) is built on Squarespace, with location-specific sermon podcasts distributed via three separate Spotify channels (Central, Salford, Wythenshawe). Cookie consent is managed through CookieYes. The church links to Biblica's iWitness Mark for the 'Who on Earth is Jesus?' evangelism resource and produces a downloadable PDF booklet as a free outreach tool.

The business model is donation-funded rather than revenue-generating. Income derives from voluntary tithes and offerings (accepted via online banking standing orders, debit card through ChurchSuite, cash envelopes, and cheques), Gift Aid reclaim from HMRC on eligible UK-taxpayer donations (an additional 25p per £1), and venue hire revenue from the wholly-owned King's House Conference Centre subsidiary. No products or services are sold; spiritual and community programming is provided free of charge. The customer base comprises individuals and families across Greater Manchester seeking Christian community, with no enterprise customer relationships. There are no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no disclosed investors, and no publicly available financial statements beyond the charity registration.

Name

King's Church Manchester

Legal name

King's Church

Website

https://makingjesusfamous.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

King's Church Manchester is a registered UK charity and multi-site Christian church operating three Sunday gathering communities across Greater Manchester (Central, Salford, Wythenshawe), affiliated with the Pioneer network, serving congregants and seekers through Alpha courses, connect groups, and demographic-specific ministries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Christian church services
• Faith community programs
• Worship gatherings
• Religious education
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Members and attendees give financially through tithes and offerings via online banking (preferred method), debit card payments through ChurchSuite, cash envelopes, and cheques.
2. Gift Aid: As a registered UK charity (1122900), the church claims Gift Aid from HMRC on eligible donations from UK taxpayers, receiving an additional 25p per £1 donated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

King's Church Manchester is a multi-site Christian church operating three worship communities across Greater Manchester (Central, Salford, and Wythenshawe). It provides weekly Sunday worship services, midweek small-group fellowship (Connect Groups), age-specific ministries (Kids, Youth, Students, 20s & 30s), the Alpha course for exploring Christian faith, family support programs (Kids and Cake, Eden Family Cafe), and an online giving platform for donations and Gift Aid.

Product overview

King's Church Manchester is a multi-site Christian church with three communities across Greater Manchester (Central, Salford, and Wythenshawe). The church offers a unified program centered on Sunday Gatherings for collective worship and teaching, complemented by Connect Groups for midweek small group fellowship. Age-specific ministries include Kids and Cake (toddler group), Kids' Work (children's ministry), Youth, Students, and 20s & 30s groups. The church provides the Alpha Course for exploring Christian faith, the Who on Earth is Jesus? booklet as an evangelistic resource, and an Online Giving platform for tithes and donations. Eden Family Cafe serves the Wythenshawe community as a free family support program. All communities maintain their own calendars via ChurchSuite, with sermons available through Spotify podcast channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PioneercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKing's Church Manchester is part of the Pioneer network of churches (pioneernetwork.uk). Pioneer is a network of churches committed to making Jesus famous through church planting and renewal across the UK and beyond.
• ChurchSuitecoreTechnology or IntegrationChurchSuite provides church management software used for the online giving/donation system, event calendars, and member database management.
• King's House Conference CentrecoreOthersKing's House at Sidney Street serves as the headquarters and main venue for the Central community, also functioning as a conference centre available for hire (kingshouse.co.uk).
• Dixons Brooklands AcademyminorOthersThe Wythenshawe community meets at Dixons Brooklands Academy (formerly Manchester Health Academy) for Sunday gatherings.
• Christ Church SalfordminorOthersThe Salford community meets at Christ Church (Pendlebury Road, Swinton) for Sunday gatherings.
• St. Michael's Community HallminorOthersEden Family Cafe (Wythenshawe's toddler group project) meets at St. Michael's Community Hall, Orton Road.
• Biblica (iWitness Mark)minorOthersChurch links to Biblica's free online Bible reading resource (iwitnessmark.biblica.com) for the 'Who on Earth is Jesus?' evangelism course.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Christ Central: UK network of churches planted from Newfrontiers with similar evangelical identity and church-planting ethos. Comparable as a parallel denomination-like network of autonomous local churches.
• Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland: UK network of Vineyard churches with similar evangelical theology, multi-site models, and Alpha-style seeker courses. Comparable as a parallel church-planting network rather than a single congregation.
• Newfrontiers (Catalyst Network): UK-based family of evangelical churches with similar church-planting ethos and Pioneer-comparable network identity. Comparable as a similarly structured apostolic network of autonomous congregations.

Direct peers

• Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB): London-based Anglican church that originated the Alpha Course and operates multiple sites. Highly comparable as a multi-site evangelical congregation using Alpha as a primary seeker pathway, with a comparable Pioneer-adjacent network posture.
• St Aldates Church: Oxford-based evangelical Anglican church with Alpha courses, student outreach, and church-planting activity. Comparable as a university-city congregation emphasizing Alpha and demographic-specific ministries.
• Soul Church: Watford-based multi-site evangelical church with strong youth, kids, and creative ministries. Comparable as a similar-sized contemporary evangelical congregation with parallel demographic-specific programs.
• KingsGate Church: Multi-site evangelical church across Cambridge and Peterborough with a similar community group structure and contemporary worship model. Comparable as a multi-site free church with parallel mid-week small group DNA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KingsChurchManchester
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/king's-church-manchester

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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