NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

What NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH does

North Avenue Presbyterian Church is a congregation-based Presbyterian (PC(USA)) religious nonprofit located at 607 Peachtree St NE in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. Founded on December 4, 1898, with 116 founding members recruited from First Presbyterian Church, Central Presbyterian Church, and Athens Presbyterian Church, the church operates from a sanctuary originally constructed from Stone Mountain granite and occupied for the first time in 1900. The organization is led by Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Chris Holmes (incoming January 5, 2026), Associate Pastor Rev. Jasmine Evans Swan, a Theologian in Residence (Rev. Dr. Samuel Mwaniki), and a staff of approximately 14 employees spanning worship arts, youth, finance, missions, and facilities.

The church delivers a structured ministry portfolio organized around four pillars — Worship, Grow, Serve, and Care — anchored by weekly Sunday services at 9:45 a.m., a YouTube livestream, and age-tiered programming including children's ministries (Lil Sphere, The Sphere), youth (The Underground, grades 6-12), young adults (Pathfinders, Emerging Leaders), and adult discipleship groups. The missions program supports over 20 local and global partnerships spanning international students (AMIS, Georgia Tech Westminster Christian Fellowship), refugees (Friends of Refugees in Clarkston), unhoused services (Feet on the Street, Midtown Assistance Center, Clifton Sanctuary Ministries), children's education (Atlanta Children's Day Shelter, Mtoto Africa in Kenya), Bible translation (Wycliffe), and overseas ministry in South Sudan (RECONCILE), Egypt (ETSC), and the Middle East/North Africa (IFES Jamil). Technology infrastructure is limited to commercial SaaS integrations: EasyTithe and Realm for online giving, YouTube for livestream, SignUpGenius for volunteer coordination, and Google Calendar for event management.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through voluntary tithes and offerings from the congregation, with 2024 contributions totaling $575,300. Giving is accepted via bank transfer, debit/credit cards (2.32%-3.64% processing fees), text-to-give, stock transfers, estate planning, and dedicated endowment contributions. The NAPC Endowment, established in 1973 and administered by a 10-member Endowment Team under Session governance, provides long-term financial reserves; the Shine campaign (2014-2019) raised nearly $20,000,000 for facility renovation, leaving the church currently mortgage-free. There are no products or services with set pricing — the financial model is entirely donation-based, and there is no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed external revenue diversification.

Name

NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Legal name

North Avenue Presbyterian Church

Website

https://napc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

North Avenue Presbyterian Church is a historic PC(USA) congregation in Midtown Atlanta, founded 1898, offering weekly worship, age-tiered discipleship, and missions outreach to local and global communities through voluntary tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Protestant Mainline Broadcasting (MPABALAD)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian faith community
• Congregational ministries
• Local and global missions
• Nonprofit religious organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The primary revenue stream consists of member tithes and offerings, both in-person and online. Members can give via electronic bank transfer, debit/credit cards, text-to-give (text 'Give' to 404 445 4799), stock transfers, estate planning, or cash/check. The 2024 tithes and offerings totaled $575,300.
2. Endowment Fund: The church maintains an endowment established in 1973 that provides financial resources for ministry. The endowment is administered by a 10-member Endowment Team and governed by the Session. Distributions are made according to Spending Rule Protocols for specific ministry projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

North Avenue Presbyterian Church delivers weekly Christian worship services, discipleship programs, and community outreach in Midtown Atlanta. Its core offerings span Sunday worship (with YouTube livestream), sermon series, music and choral ministries, small group Bible studies, youth and children's programs, young adult ministry, and a 20+ partner local and global missions program. Supporting infrastructure includes an online giving platform and a 1973 endowment for planned giving.

Product overview

North Avenue Presbyterian Church offers a comprehensive ministry portfolio organized around four core pillars: Worship, Grow, Serve, and Care. The church provides in-person and online worship services with live streaming capabilities, structured sermon series, and music ministry programs spanning choral (Chancel Choir, Cherub Choir, Junior Choir) and contemporary worship expressions. Discipleship offerings include Sunday morning groups, mid-week Bible studies, and specialized ministries for children (The Lil Sphere, The Sphere), youth (The Underground), and young adults. The missions program supports local and global partnerships focused on children/families, unhoused communities, and students. Congregational care includes adoption support, grief care, prayer ministry, visitation, and The Avenue community program. Digital giving platforms enable tithes, offerings, endowment contributions, and planned giving, while the church's reconciliation ministry provides educational resources for racial healing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday morning worship gathering at 9:45am featuring contemporary and traditional music, prayer, and scripture preaching, followed by coffee and discipleship classes. Open to all visitors and congregation members.
• Sermon Series Curated sermon series exploring biblical themes and contemporary faith topics, with video archives available via YouTube.
• Livestream Services Live and archived worship services streamed via YouTube for remote congregation participation.
• Music Ministry Comprehensive choral and contemporary music program including Chancel Choir (adult), Cherub Choir (ages 2-6), Junior Choir (grades 1-5), and Contemporary Worship Team.
• Missions Program Local and global mission partnerships supporting children/families, unhoused communities, refugees, international students, and Bible translation through 20+ ministry partners.
• Congregational Care Care ministries including adoption/foster care support, prayer, grief care, visitation, pastoral care, hospitality, meal ministry, and The Avenue community program.
• Discipleship Groups Sunday morning and mid-week Bible study groups including Cornerstone, Parenting & the Bible, Designed for Discipleship, The United Class, Young Adults, The Well, Presbyterian Women, Women's Bible Study, and Men's groups.
• Online Giving Platform Digital giving system supporting one-time and recurring donations via bank transfer, credit/debit cards, with text-to-give (text 'Give' to 404 445 4799) and stock/estate giving capability.
• Endowment Program Planned giving and endowment fund established in 1973 supporting long-term ministry sustainability through bequests, life insurance, and estate planning.
• Children's Ministry Age-differentiated children's programs: Lil Sphere for infants through kindergarten, The Sphere for grades 1-5, with Sunday School and worship care.
• Youth Ministry Youth program for grades 6-12 meeting Sundays for Sunday School and evening Youth Group, featuring small groups, mission trips, and large group activities.
• Young Adults Ministry Ministry for adults ages 18-35 including Pathfinders (18-24) and Emerging Leaders (25-35), with small groups, discipleship, and fellowship.
• The Avenue Community-building program meeting first and third Tuesdays for learning, exploration, health/wellness activities, community service, and social events.
• Reconciliation Ministry Racial reconciliation resources and programming including educational materials, prayer guides, civic engagement, and community dialogue.

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AMIS (Atlanta Metropolitan International Students)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMIS promotes cultural and global understanding through friendship and hospitality with international college/graduate students and scholars in the greater Atlanta area. NAPC supports this partnership through volunteers and resources.
• China PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChina Partnership longs to see a vibrant and life-transforming Chinese church, that roots itself in the gospel of grace, impacting the foundations of Chinese society as it leads and serves within the global church community.
• Westminster Christian Fellowship (Georgia Tech)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWCF exists to share the life-changing message of Jesus Christ with students on the campus of Georgia Tech and help them grow in faith. Jason Chen serves as WCF's International Student Ministry Coordinator.
• Friends of RefugeescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith-based non-profit in Clarkston, GA helping refugees build abundant new lives in America through a 'wrap-around' approach: language & literacy, childbirth & maternal healthcare, employment & entrepreneurship, and community through gardening.
• Midtown Assistance CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit dedicated to supporting hard-working individuals and families facing unexpected financial crises through eviction prevention, grocery assistance, and new worker support (MARTA and uniform assistance).
• Clifton Sanctuary MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides a transformational environment to homeless men through comprehensive life skills training and counseling that empowers their pursuit of self-sufficiency and independent living.
• Feet on the Street MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering to provide showers, clothes, food, friendship, hope, resources, and help on Monday mornings from 8am to noon for unhoused women and children in the community. NAPC hosts this ministry at their facility.
• Atlanta Children's Day SheltercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBreaks the cycle of poverty for families facing homelessness by building pathways to long-term self-sufficiency and providing quality early childhood education. NAPC provides space and support.
• Mtoto AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBased in Atlanta, Georgia, Mtoto Africa funds education and community support as a pathway out of poverty for some of Kenya's most vulnerable children. 'Mtoto' means child in Swahili.
• Wycliffe Bible TranslatorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWycliffe's vision is that people from every language will understand the Bible and be transformed. Brian & Karen Anders and Roy & Becky Eyre serve as Wycliffe missionaries supported by NAPC.
• The Antioch PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommitted to using mobilizing and resourcing Christian-led business to grow the Kingdom of God by wholistically transforming people and communities, especially in the most spiritually needy parts of the world.
• RECONCILE (South Sudan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian peacebuilding organization equipping grassroots leaders across South Sudan and refugee camps with tools for conflict transformation and trauma recovery. Rev. Shelvis and Nancy Smith-Mather serve in East Africa.
• HopeWorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVision is to see low-income senior homeowners active in their relationship with Jesus Christ while helping them to age in place in their own homes.
• Street GraceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission is to eradicate the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC). Vision is a world where children are free from sexual exploitation.
• Focused Community StrategiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with under-resourced neighborhoods to provide innovative and holistic development that promotes flourishing communities and God's Shalom.
• The Evangelical Theological Seminary in CairominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerETSC aims to prepare, equip, and train pastors, ministers, and leaders of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and other churches in Egypt, the Arab world, and Arab communities abroad.
• Jamil / IFES Middle East and North AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Fellowship of Evangelical Students - to see students built into communities of disciples, transformed by the gospel and impacting the university, the church and society for the glory of Christ.
• International InterVarsity Fellowship (IIF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreates a space where international students and visiting scholars from all cultural and faith backgrounds can experience God's love, build community, pray, study God's Word, and seek Jesus.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Passion City Church: Large, fast-growing Atlanta-area church that competes for the same young adult and urban demographic as NAPC. Reflects a different theological and stylistic model but serves as a benchmark for the upper bound of growth and digital reach in the Atlanta market.

Direct peers

• Highland Presbyterian Church: PC(USA) congregation in northeast Atlanta with comparable congregation size, mid-sized staff, and an urban-suburban ministry model — useful for head-to-head peer comparison.
• Church of the Apostles (Atlanta): Anglican congregation in Midtown Atlanta with a similar urban-ministry, missions-oriented model and a comparable emphasis on theological formation — a strong non-Presbyterian functional peer.
• Cathedral of Christ the King: Anglican cathedral in Midtown Atlanta. Comparable in geography, urban footprint, music ministry, and outreach programming; differs in denominational tradition but competes for similar demographic segments.
• Peachtree Presbyterian Church: Large PC(USA) congregation in the Atlanta metro area with similar denominational identity, music/worship scale, and broad mission programming. Comparable in ministry model though typically larger in budget and staff.
• Trinity Presbyterian Church (Atlanta): PC(USA) congregation in the Atlanta area, providing a direct denominational and operational peer for programming, governance, and member-engagement benchmarking.
• First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta: Fellow PC(USA) congregation in Atlanta and direct predecessor employer of NAPC's new Senior Pastor. Highly comparable in denomination, urban setting, theological tradition, and program breadth — making it the closest functional peer.

Others

• Candler School of Theology (Emory University): PC(USA)-affiliated theological seminary located in Atlanta. Relevant as a denominational training and thought-leadership peer, and as the alma mater of NAPC's new Senior Pastor — a direct pipeline for theological talent and continuing education.
• The Westminster Schools (Atlanta): Independent K-12 school in Atlanta that was formed in 1951 from the merger of NAPC's own North Avenue Presbyterian School with Washington Seminary. Carries a direct historical and brand relationship to NAPC, making it a unique legacy peer.

Broad incumbents

• North Point Community Church: Mega-church in the Atlanta metro and one of the largest evangelical congregations in the U.S. While non-denominational, it competes for the same broader Atlanta donor and volunteer pool, providing a scale benchmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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