New River Baptist Assn

What New River Baptist Assn does

New River Baptist Association is a private, nonprofit regional association of Southern Baptist churches headquartered at 122 Thompson St in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Founded in 1960 by Dr. Millard Brown and Rev. E. J. Hines, the organization coordinates 31-32 member churches across four counties in eastern North Carolina, providing associational services that include church networking, ministerial fellowship, regional prayer events, training and education, and faith-based community support programs such as Celebrate Recovery, GriefShare, DivorceCare, a Women's Ministry group, and a Healing Our Community initiative.

The association operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees and does not offer any technology product, software platform, or mobile application; its digital footprint consists of a WordPress website, a Facebook page, and Facebook Live Sessions. There are no APIs, integrations, proprietary technology assets, or AI capabilities. The association is governed by its member churches under a congregational polity rather than by external investors or shareholders, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or funding rounds in its history.

Its business model is contribution-based rather than commercial: the association receives tithes, offerings, and cooperative-program gifts from its member churches and does not employ commercial pricing, contracts, or revenue mechanics. It reached out to its audience through church networks, community events, periodic email newsletters, Facebook social media, and calendar or event announcements. In late 2025, Dr. Joe Cappar retired from the Associational Mission Strategist role after serving since 2009, and Rev. Sandy Bain was appointed as Transitional Associational Administrator while an AMS Search Committee identifies the next permanent leader.

Name

New River Baptist Assn

Legal name

New River Baptist Association

Website

https://newriverba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New River Baptist Association is a nonprofit regional association coordinating 31-32 Southern Baptist churches across four counties in eastern North Carolina, providing ministerial fellowship, training, and community support programs from its Jacksonville, NC headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Association Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations (BPAGAHAD)

Keywords

• Church association services
• Religious ministry coordination
• Southern baptist network
• Faith-based community outreach
• Church resourcing support

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville, North Carolina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The New River Baptist Association is a regional non-profit cooperative body that connects approximately 31–32 Southern Baptist churches across four eastern North Carolina counties, providing shared ministry programs (such as the Women's Group and Healing Our Community), training and education resources, church-networking and ministerial fellowship, regional event coordination including the National Day of Prayer, and curated directories of local, NC, and national religious resources. It does not sell commercial products or software; its offerings are mission-driven services delivered through its member churches and community partners.

Product overview

New River Baptist Association is a religious organization (not a technology company) that connects 32 Southern Baptist churches across four counties in eastern North Carolina. The organization provides associational services including church networking, ministry support (Women's Group, Healing Our Community), training and education programs, local/NC/national resources, employment services, and event coordination such as the National Day of Prayer. The association does not offer a technology product or software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Church Network Affiliation / Associational Membership
• NRBA Women's Ministry Group
• Healing Our Community Ministry
• Training and Education Programs Training and education offerings for member churches, ministers, and lay leaders, supporting ministry development and continuing education.
• National Day of Prayer Event Annual coordinated National Day of Prayer observance (the 2026 event scheduled for May 7, 2026 at 6:30 pm) bringing together member churches and community members in regional prayer unity.
• Ministers Conference Coordinated ministerial gathering / conference for pastors and ministry leaders across the association's member churches, providing fellowship, training, and strategic coordination.
• Resource Directory (Local, NC, National) Curated directories of local, North Carolina, and national religious/community resources published on the association website to support member churches and community members seeking assistance.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Robeson Baptist Association: Regional Baptist association in eastern North Carolina, geographically and demographically similar to NRBA. Provides the same associational functions of church coordination, ministerial support, and cooperative ministry.
• Yadkin Baptist Association: Regional Baptist association in North Carolina that coordinates cooperating Southern Baptist churches. Comparable to NRBA in governance structure, member services, and county-level geographic scope.
• Mecklenburg Baptist Association: Regional Baptist association serving the Charlotte metro area of North Carolina. Directly comparable to NRBA as a regional associational body providing coordination, training, and ministry support to affiliated churches.
• Union Baptist Association: Another regional Baptist association operating in North Carolina, providing comparable associational services, church networking, and ministry support to a different set of member churches. Most directly comparable to NRBA in mission, structure, and scale.

Regional players

• Diocese of Raleigh: Roman Catholic diocesan governance body covering eastern North Carolina, including Jacksonville. Comparable to NRBA as a regional ecclesiastical authority coordinating parishes and faith-based community ministry in the same geographic area.

Others

• North Carolina Council of Churches: Statewide ecumenical organization coordinating Christian denominations across North Carolina. Comparable to NRBA as a faith-based association in the same state, though broader and interdenominational rather than Baptist-specific.

Broad incumbents

• Southern Baptist Convention: National denominational body to which NRBA's member churches are affiliated. Provides overarching governance, missionary support, and convention programming that complements what regional associations like NRBA do at the local level.
• Baptist State Convention of North Carolina: State-level denominational body that coordinates and supports Baptist associations across North Carolina, including New River Baptist Association. Directly comparable as a higher-tier ecclesiastical governance organization serving Southern Baptist churches in the same state.

Emerging players

• Cooperative Baptist Fellowship: Cooperative fellowship of Baptist churches and individuals that organizes regional and field-based ministry networks. Comparable as an alternative Baptist-coordination structure with overlapping functions to NRBA.
• American Baptist Churches USA: National Baptist denomination with regional associations that coordinate member churches in similar fashion to NRBA. Comparable in associational ministry model though denominationally distinct.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/1320947565880431
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-river-baptist-assn

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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