Mount Olivet United Methodist Church

What Mount Olivet United Methodist Church does

Mount Olivet United Methodist Church is a non-profit religious organization founded in 1854, headquartered at 1500 North Glebe Road in Arlington, Virginia. It operates as a congregation of the United Methodist Church under Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Sara Keeling, with a staff of 11-50, and serves congregants and the surrounding Arlington community through worship services, faith formation programs, and social services.

The organization's core offerings span weekly worship (Traditional Service at 9:15 AM and The Way Worship at 11:15 AM, with livestream access), a licensed weekday preschool called Mount Olivet Weekday Preschool (MOPS) serving children 18 months through 5 years of age, and a Summer Explorations in Learning extension. Community-facing programs include the Community Assistance Program for food distribution, youth/children/adult and music ministry tracks, service missions, and a Racial Equity Team. Tuition at MOPS is priced between $5,800 and $12,800 annually depending on the program tier.

Revenue is generated primarily through congregational tithes and offerings (stewardship giving), preschool tuition, and auxiliary income from facility use and program fees. The organization operates a Stewardship 2026 / Estimate of Giving campaign, a first-time giver matching program, and accepts matching gifts. It sustains operations through longstanding partnerships with GRACE Ministries, the Capital Area Food Bank, local faith communities and businesses, and Arlington County's Dialogues on Race and Equity — within which it was the first church partner.

Name

Mount Olivet United Methodist Church

Legal name

Mount Olivet United Methodist Church

Website

https://mountolivetumc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mount Olivet United Methodist Church is a 170-year-old Arlington, Virginia congregation of the United Methodist Church offering worship services, a weekday preschool, youth and adult ministries, and community assistance programs funded by tithes, tuition, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food Services (624210), Educational Services (611), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Nursery & Playgroups (EDACACAK), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Weekday preschool programs
• Faith formation ministries
• Community food assistance
• Church small groups

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington, VA

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary contributions from congregants during worship services and online giving
2. Preschool Tuition: Annual tuition payments from families for the Weekday Preschool program serving ages 18 months-5 years
3. Matching Gift Program: First-time giver matching program up to $50/month or $600/annually in 2026

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Mount Olivet United Methodist Church is a religious congregation offering weekly worship services (Traditional at 9:15 AM and contemporary "The Way" at 11:15 AM), faith formation programs for all ages, and an on-site Weekday Preschool for ages 18 months-5 years. It also runs a Community Assistance food distribution ministry serving low-income Arlington residents and provides pastoral care, music ministry, and racial equity education resources.

Product overview

Mount Olivet United Methodist Church offers a portfolio of worship, educational, and community service programs. Core offerings include Traditional Worship (9:15 AM Sundays) and The Way contemporary worship (11:15 AM Sundays), both available in-person and via Live Stream. The church operates Mount Olivet Weekday Preschool (MOPS), an award-winning play-based preschool for ages 18 months-5 years with various class options and summer programs. Community programs include the Community Assistance food distribution ministry serving Arlington residents, and the Racial Equity Team providing educational resources on social justice topics. Additional ministries serve Youth, Children, Adults, and Music, along with volunteer service opportunities in areas like sound, liturgy, community assistance, and hospitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Worship Service

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GRACE MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Community Assistance began as a ministry of Mount Olivet United Methodist Church in 2007, then affiliated with GRACE Ministries, making it part of a network of United Methodist-supported organizations.
• Capital Area Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Assistance distributes fresh produce and food items provided by the Capital Area Food Bank on the second Saturday of each month.
• Faith Communities and Local BusinessesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Assistance is supported by a diverse group of faith communities, individuals, local businesses, and foundations who provide financial contributions and hands-on help.
• Arlington County (Dialogues on Race and Equity)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMount Olivet joined Arlington County as the first church partner in the Dialogues on Race and Equity (DRE) program, focusing on racial justice and equity initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Capitol Hill United Methodist Church: Inclusive UMC congregation in Washington, D.C. with progressive theology, music ministry, community service, and preschool/children's programming. Directly comparable on denominational affiliation, programmatic structure, and inclusive positioning.
• Fairlington United Methodist Church: UMC congregation in Alexandria, VA, also serving the Northern Virginia corridor with comparable congregation size, traditional/contemporary dual-service worship, and community outreach programming. Same denomination, same regional market, similar demographic profile.
• Foundry United Methodist Church: Large progressive United Methodist congregation in Washington, D.C. with similar inclusive theology, multi-service worship model (traditional + contemporary), extensive music programs, social justice focus, and urban-suburban demographic. Most directly comparable UMC peer in the National Capital region for benchmarking programmatic scope and stewardship performance.
• Chesterbrook Academy (Children of America): Large for-profit preschool chain operating multiple locations in Northern Virginia, competing directly with Mount Olivet Preschool for the same affluent Arlington-area families. Comparable on early-childhood education service, age tiering, and tuition-based revenue model.

Others

• Virginia United Methodist Pensions Agency: Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, the regional governing body under which Mount Olivet operates. While not a peer in the competitive sense, the Conference shapes clergy deployment, benefits, and shared funding, making it a relevant counterpart for benchmarking institutional economics and risk.
• Capital Area Food Bank: Regional food bank that supplies Mount Olivet's Community Assistance program. Comparable as a peer because it is the upstream partner and a logical strategic collaborator/funder; not a direct competitor but a key institutional counterparty for understanding food-assistance economics in the region.
• GRACE Ministries: United Methodist-supported social services network to which Mount Olivet's Community Assistance program is affiliated. Adjacent peer in the same denominational social-services ecosystem, with comparable food distribution and emergency assistance programming.

Regional players

• McLean Bible Church: Large non-denominational evangelical church in McLean, VA with multi-site model, preschool (TLC), and extensive community programs. Comparable on Northern Virginia location, preschool operation, and broad-appeal community programming, though denominationally and theologically distinct.
• Alfred Street Baptist Church: Large historic Black church in Alexandria, VA with substantial community outreach, food distribution, music programs, and multi-generational ministries. Comparable on community-anchored programming and regional Northern Virginia footprint, though denominationally different (Baptist, not UMC).
• Westover Baptist Church: Large Arlington, VA congregation with comparable multi-generational programming, music ministry, preschool, and community outreach. Same city and demographic market, providing a direct competitive benchmark for Arlington congregational stewardship and attendance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC__AJqx9KBFIZK5n04yr_dw
• Facebookfacebook.com/MountOlivetUnitedMethodistChurch
• Instagraminstagram.com/mountolivetumc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mount-olivet-umc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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