McLean Presbyterian Church

What McLean Presbyterian Church does

McLean Presbyterian Church is a 501(c)(3) Reformed evangelical congregation headquartered at 1020 Balls Hill Road in McLean, Virginia, operating as part of the Capital Pres family of churches alongside a sister campus in Herndon, VA. The church delivers Sunday worship services at 8:45am and 11:15am, supported by an integrated digital footprint that includes live streaming, a sermon podcast on Buzzsprout and Apple Podcasts (archived continuously since 2012), a YouTube channel, Spotify worship playlists, and a MailChimp-driven newsletter ("The Weekly"). Member-facing operations run on Church Community Builder (branded "McLeanPres Connect") for registrations, donations, and community engagement, while the in-house library catalogs approximately 12,000 books, DVDs, and audio CDs through Booksys.

Programming is organized around four pillars — Worship, Community, Care, and Serve — with age-segmented offerings that include Children's and Youth Ministry (grades 6-12), seven distinct women's ministry tracks (Crosstrainers, MomCo, MomsConnect, Rooted Women, Women's Bible Studies, Women Discipling Women, and Board of Women), three men's ministry tracks (Brothers in Christ, Journey Groups, Men's Community Bible Study), Care Ministries (Stephen Ministers, Lay Counseling, GriefShare, DivorceCare, Deacons' Fund), and the Capital Fellows pastoral internship program. Revenue is generated almost entirely through voluntary tithes and offerings, supplemented by nominal registration fees of $10-$55 on a small number of programs such as MomCo and Women Discipling Women. Leadership comprises Senior Pastor Ryan Laughlin, Executive Pastor and Scholar in Residence Bill Fullilove (who also oversees multisite/church-planting strategy), Lead Pastor of Ministries Terence Little, and a 35-person staff including four functional directors covering Finance, Technology, Communications & Data, and Facilities.

Name

McLean Presbyterian Church

Legal name

McLean Presbyterian Church

Website

https://mcleanpres.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McLean Presbyterian Church is a 501(c)(3) Reformed congregation in McLean, Virginia, part of the Capital Pres family of churches, delivering Sunday worship, discipleship, and care ministries to Northern Virginia families with a digital footprint spanning podcast, YouTube, and live streaming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

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 Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Church worship services
• Religious community programs
• Christian discipleship groups
• Youth ministry programs
• Pastoral care ministries

Headquarters

HQ city

McLean

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members during worship services and online giving through the church website.
2. Registration Fees: Some ministry programs charge registration fees (e.g., MomCo: $40-55 per semester, Women Discipling Women: $10-20)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

McLean Presbyterian Church provides weekly Christian worship services (Sundays at 8:45am and 11:15am) supported by an extensive library of age-specific discipleship programs including youth ministry, women's and men's ministries, Community Groups, and care ministries (Stephen Ministers, lay counseling, GriefShare). The church supplements in-person gatherings with live streaming, sermon podcasts, YouTube content, and a physical library of 12,000+ theological resources.

Product overview

McLean Presbyterian Church offers a unified worship-centered ministry with interconnected programs across multiple life stages and demographics. Core offerings include Sunday Worship Services (8:45am and 11:15am) and Sermons (with archives dating to 2012), supplemented by Community Groups for discipleship, Care Ministries (including Stephen Ministers and counseling), and Youth Ministry. Women's Ministry encompasses Crosstrainers (career women), MomCo (mothers of preschoolers), MomsConnect (all mothers), Women's Bible Studies (Tuesday/Thursday), Rooted Women (in-depth Bible study), and Women Discipling Women (WDW tri-weekly groups). Men's Ministry includes Brothers in Christ (monthly breakfasts), Journey Groups (28-week curriculum), and Men's Community Bible Study. Additional offerings include Church Library (12,000+ items), Capital Fellows (pastoral internship), and Arts in Ministry. The church integrates with Church Community Builder for member management, MailChimp for newsletters, Spotify/YouTube for worship content, and Buzzsprout for sermon podcasts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Worship Services
• Sermons
• Community Groups
• Crosstrainers
• MomCo
• MomsConnect
• Women's Bible Studies
• Rooted Women
• Women Discipling Women (WDW)
• Brothers in Christ
• Journey Groups
• Youth Ministry
• Care Ministries
• Church Library
• Capital Fellows Program
• Arts in Ministry

Quantifiable outcome

• Sermon archive spanning 2012-present with over 1,000+ sermons
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Capital Pres HerndoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister church location in Herndon, VA, part of the same family of churches under Capital Pres leadership. Visitors are directed to both campuses.
• Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) WashingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRTS Washington students are welcome to use the church library and participate in church life. Bill Fullilove serves as Professor of Old Testament for RTS NYC.
• The Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation and CultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated organization focused on faith and work integration; linked as a ministry resource on the church website.
• Capital Fellows ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastoral internship and training program. Joe Palekas originally came to McLean Pres as a Capital Fellow in 2018 before becoming Pastor of Youth Ministry.
• Cornerstone SchoolminorOthersService partner for Brothers in Christ men's ministry. Joint service projects including painting and facility maintenance.
• The Lamb CenterminorOthersService partner for Brothers in Christ men's ministry. Joint service projects supporting the homeless center.
• McLean Bible ChurchminorOthersLocation partner for Men's Community Bible Study which meets Thursday evenings at McLean Bible Church (8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA).
• Church Community BuildercoreTechnology or IntegrationChurch management software (known as 'McLeanPres Connect') used for member management, event registration, financial transactions, and communication. Processes online donations and event registrations.
• MomCo InternationalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational organization for mothers of young children. MPC MomCo registration includes 12-month MomCo International membership with access to online content.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• McLean Bible Church: Large, multi-site evangelical church headquartered in the same McLean, VA corridor. Operates a comparable comprehensive ministry stack (children, youth, women's, men's, care, global missions) and serves the same Northern Virginia donor and member pool; explicitly partners with McLean Presbyterian (venue use for men's Bible study).
• Capital Pres Herndon: Sister congregation in the Capital Pres family of churches. Operates under the same executive-pastor structure, the same theological identity, and the same multisite model — making it the closest functional peer for direct program and operational comparison.
• Church of the Apostles: PCA-affiliated church in Atlanta known for a comprehensive ministries model (women's, men's, youth, small groups, care, missions) and an emphasis on Reformed theological depth. Highly comparable in program architecture and demographic targeting to McLean Presbyterian.
• National Presbyterian Church: Large Presbyterian (USA) congregation in Washington, D.C. with comparable demographic-targeted ministries, care programs, and a similar emphasis on teaching-driven worship. Geographic and denominational peer within the broader DC/Northern Virginia Christian market.
• Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church: PCA congregation in Fort Lauderdale, FL with a similar Reformed theological identity, comprehensive care and discipleship programs, and an emphasis on media/content distribution for outreach — closely aligned with McLean Pres's content-archive approach.
• Capitol Hill Baptist Church: Reformed/evangelical church in Washington, D.C. with a similar theological posture, emphasis on community groups, expository preaching, and small-group-driven discipleship. Directly comparable operating philosophy and member-engagement model.

Broad incumbents

• The Village Church: Large, multisite, Reformed-leaning church headquartered in Flower Mound/Southlake, TX. Operates a comparable comprehensive ministry stack and church-planting ethos at materially greater scale; useful as a scaled reference for what a maturing McLean Pres model could look like.
• Watermark Church: Large, multisite non-denominational church in Plano/Dallas, TX with comparable community-groups, care, and discipleship ministry architecture. Larger in scale, but its operating design is a relevant benchmark for McLean Pres's ministry segmentation.
• Summit Church: Large, multisite Reformed-evangelical church in Durham, NC. Operates comparable women's, men's, students, and care ministries and has a strong church-planting track record, providing a reference point for the Capital Fellows pipeline's potential at scale.

Others

• Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS): Partner seminary that supplies McLean Presbyterian's pastoral talent pipeline and library cross-pollination. While not a direct peer, RTS is the upstream ecosystem supplier whose training model and faculty outputs shape McLean Pres's leadership capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/McLeanPresbyterianChurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mclean-presbyterian-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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