Manheim Brethren In Christ Church

What Manheim Brethren In Christ Church does

Manheim Brethren In Christ Church is a nonprofit religious organization headquartered at 54 N. Penryn Road, Manheim, Pennsylvania, founded in 1908 and affiliated with the Brethren in Christ denomination. It operates as a community-focused evangelical congregation serving individuals and families across Lancaster County, PA, delivering in-person Sunday worship services at 9am and 10:45am and live online worship at 9am via its website. The church's ministry programming is structured as a cradle-through-adult pipeline: a licensed Preschool program (with approximately 9 teachers and 10 assistants), Quest children's ministry for infants through 4th grade, 56ers (5th–6th grade), Remix (7th–8th grade), W54 (9th–12th grade), Foundry for young adults, and adult small groups — each segment staffed by a dedicated director or pastor.

The organization runs an outreach ministry that includes both local community care and international missions (including a church plant in El Salvador). Digital infrastructure is limited to the church's WordPress website, online sermon archive and live-stream capability, and the third-party ChurchCenter mobile app used for online giving, prayer requests, event registration, and community communication. The church does not charge for participation in worship or ministry programming.

The business model is nonprofit and donation-funded: primary revenue is voluntary tithes and offerings from congregants (received both in-person and digitally through ChurchCenter), supplemented by tuition from the preschool program. Leadership is provided by Lead Pastor Bryce Taylor, Executive Pastor Aaron Brown, and an executive team covering care, next steps, youth, children's, worship arts, and technical operations, supported by a leadership board. The church is independently governed and has no parent company, institutional investors, or external capital backing.

Name

Manheim Brethren In Christ Church

Legal name

Manheim Brethren In Christ Church

Website

https://manheimbic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Manheim Brethren In Christ Church is a Brethren in Christ–affiliated evangelical congregation in Manheim, Pennsylvania, founded in 1908, serving Lancaster County families through Sunday worship, age-tiered ministries from preschool through young adults, and an international missions program.

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Product category

Religious Services / House of Worship

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Church ministries
• Youth programs
• Preschool education
• Community small groups

Headquarters

HQ city

Manheim

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through in-person and online tithes and offerings during worship services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Manheim Brethren In Christ Church provides Christian worship services, faith formation, and community ministries to individuals and families in the Manheim, Pennsylvania area. The church delivers in-person and online Sunday worship, age-specific ministries (children, youth, young adults, adults), small groups, missions outreach, preschool programs, and pastoral care, supported by online giving and the ChurchCenter digital platform.

Product overview

Manheim Brethren In Christ Church offers a comprehensive ministry program centered around its mission 'to initiate and nurture a growing relationship with Christ.' The church provides in-person and online worship services (Sunday at 9am and 10:45am), with online streaming capability. Its programs include age-specific ministries: Quest for children (infant-4th grade), preschool, 56ers (5th-6th grade), Remix (7th-8th grade), W54 (high school), and Foundry for young adults. Adult ministries include small groups for faith formation. The church also offers missions outreach programs, community care services, and utilizes the ChurchCenter digital platform for online giving, prayer requests, and event management. The church was founded in 1908 and is part of the Brethren in Christ denomination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-Person Sunday Worship Services
• Online Worship / Live Streaming
• Quest Children's Ministry (Infant-4th Grade)
• Preschool Program
• 56ers Youth Ministry (5th-6th Grade)
• Remix Youth Ministry (7th-8th Grade)
• W54 High School Youth Ministry (9th-12th Grade)
• Foundry Young Adult Ministry
• Adults Small Groups
• Missions Program

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Brethren in Christ (BIC) DenominationcoreOthersAs part of the Brethren in Christ denomination, MBIC is rooted in BIC history and doctrine. The church's core values and beliefs align with the BIC tradition which emphasizes experiencing God's love and grace, believing the Bible, worshiping God, following Jesus, belonging to community of faith, witnessing to the world, serving compassionately, pursuing peace, living simply, and relying on God.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Church of the Brethren: Related historic peace church with overlapping Anabaptist heritage, congregational polity, and emphasis on community service and missions. Operates a national network of local congregations comparable in structure to MBIC.
• Brethren in Christ U.S. Denominational governing body for the Brethren in Christ tradition in the United States. Provides the theological, doctrinal, and resource umbrella under which MBIC operates, and shapes nationwide denominational trends that affect this local church.
• Mennonite Church USA: Larger Anabaptist denomination sharing historical and theological roots with the Brethren in Christ. Comparable congregational structures, peace-church identity, and Lancaster County footprint make it a broad tradition-level peer.

Direct peers

• Mountville Brethren in Christ Church: Another Lancaster County BIC church plant with overlapping ministry model — age-specific programs, Sunday worship, and missions orientation. Operates within a short drive of Manheim and competes for similar congregants.
• Elizabethtown Brethren in Christ Church: Fellow Brethren in Christ congregation in the Lancaster County region with comparable age-segmented ministries, preschool-adjacent family programming, and two Sunday services. Operates as a direct denominational and geographic peer to MBIC.
• Grantham Brethren in Christ Church: Brethren in Christ congregation located near Messiah University in the same south-central Pennsylvania region. Shares denominational affiliation, similar multi-generational ministry structure, and small-to-mid-sized congregational scale.

Regional players

• Lancaster Evangelical Free Church: Evangelical congregation serving the greater Lancaster, PA region with comparable age-segmented ministry programming and Sunday worship model. Direct regional competitor for household attention and giving despite differing denominational affiliation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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