Old Fort Church

What Old Fort Church does

Old Fort Church is a non-profit religious organization headquartered at 8245 N. Main St. in Old Fort, Ohio, situated between Tiffin and Fremont. It operates a community-oriented ministry model serving local families across all age cohorts through two Sunday worship formats — a Blended Worship Experience at 8:30 AM combining traditional and contemporary styles, and a Modern Worship Experience at 10:00 AM featuring a contemporary praise band — alongside dedicated children's programming (The Fort for PreK-5th grade on Sundays, Spark on Wednesday nights, and a Nursery), the Ignite youth ministry for grades 6-12, Life Groups for adults, and women's, men's, and shut-in ministries.

The organization's core programmatic differentiator is its comprehensive community outreach footprint. The Backpack Food Ministry, launched in 2013 in partnership with Old Fort School, serves 60-65 children weekly with approximately 2,000 bags of food annually. Additional outreach includes Operation Christmas Child, Sharing Kitchen, sewing ministry, communion for shut-ins, and annual youth mission trips organized through LeaderTreks. Technology adoption is pragmatic and limited to standard non-profit tooling: RebelGive for online tithing and designated giving, Facebook Live and YouTube for worship streaming, myAnswers Digital for Vacation Bible School registration, and a Rightnow Media subscription for member discipleship content.

Old Fort Church's revenue model is exclusively donation-based. All services, programs, and events are offered free of charge. Funding derives from voluntary tithes and offerings collected during worship services and online, plus designated giving earmarked for specific causes such as youth mission trips, backpack ministry, and other outreach programs. The organization is independently governed under a Lead Team structure with volunteer officers (Chairperson, Staff-Parish Relations, Trustees, Finance, Treasurer, Secretary, Lay Leader), has no parent company, no institutional investors, and operates as a typical small-to-mid-sized community church with approximately six identified paid staff and a total headcount of 23 including part-time and support roles.

Name

Old Fort Church

Legal name

Old Fort Church

Website

https://oldfortchurch.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Old Fort Church is a non-profit religious organization in Old Fort, Ohio, serving local families with blended and modern Sunday worship services, age-tiered children's and youth ministries, and community outreach programs including a backpack food ministry serving 60-65 children weekly.

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Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAG

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDACACAK

Faith-Based Nursery & Playgroups

Education/Early Childhood Education/Nursery Schools & Playgroups

Keywords

• Worship services
• Children's ministry
• Youth ministry
• Community outreach
• Religious education

Headquarters

HQ city

Old Fort

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members during worship services and online giving
2. Designated Giving: Earmarked donations for specific purposes such as mission trips, youth activities, backpack ministry, and special outreach programs

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Old Fort Church operates as a community church offering two weekly worship experiences (Blended and Modern) along with age-segregated ministry programs including children's ministries (The Fort, Spark, Nursery), youth ministry (Ignite), small groups (Life Groups), seasonal Vacation Bible School programs, and community outreach initiatives such as the Backpack Food Ministry. All worship services, programs, and community activities are offered free of charge, funded through voluntary tithes, offerings, and designated donations from congregation members.

Product overview

Old Fort Church offers a portfolio of worship services and ministry programs centered on its Blended and Modern Worship Experiences held on Sunday mornings. Children's programming includes The Fort (Sunday), Spark (Wednesday), and Nursery services, while youth are served through the Ignite ministry. Seasonal programs feature Vacation Bible School events (VBS/VBX) with various themed experiences like Emerald Crossing. The church also operates community outreach through its Backpack Food Ministry and various mission programs. Digital offerings include online giving via RebelGive, Facebook Live streaming, and access to Rightnow Media resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Fort: Children's ministry taking place on Sundays during the 10am worship experience for all children from Pre-K to 5th grade.
• Spark
• Ignite
• Backpack Ministry
• Emerald Crossing (VBS)

Products and services

• Blended Worship Experience A worship service combining traditional and contemporary styles into one unique time of worship, held at 8:30 AM on Sundays. Features music and practices from both old and new traditions. Open to community members and visitors.
• Modern Worship Experience Contemporary worship service featuring modern music led by the praise band, videos, authentic worship and relevant messages, held at 10:00 AM on Sundays. Includes special children's programming during this service.
• The Fort (Children's Ministry) Sunday children's ministry during the 10am worship experience for children from Pre-K to 5th grade. Kids are led in learning Bible stories and lessons in a fun, hands-on way using Answers in Genesis materials.
• Spark (Children's Ministry) Wednesday night children's program during the school year from 5:30 to 7:30pm for children Pre-K to 5th grade. Includes a free meal from 5:30pm to 6:00pm and uses Answers in Genesis learning materials.
• The Nursery Supervised childcare area for children age 3 months to 4 years, available during the 10am worship experience. Located just outside the Worship Center doors.
• Ignite (Youth Ministry) Youth ministry program for students in 6th through 12th grade, meeting on Wednesday nights from 6:00 to 7:30pm. Includes spiritual growth activities, fellowship, and service opportunities.
• Emerald Crossing Vacation Bible School Vacation Bible School program themed around Ireland. Children PreK-5th grade explore God as Shepherd, Guide, Comforter, Provider, and King through David's story, hands-on activities, and apologetics. Free event open to all kids.
• Life Groups Small group ministry providing entry points for building healthy relationships with other believers, fostering significant relationships and deeper connection with Christ and community.
• Mission and Outreach Programs Community outreach initiatives including summer youth mission trips, backpack food ministry, Operation Christmas Child, Fifth Quarters for students, partnership with local schools, Vacation Bible Experience, outreach parties, Sharing Kitchen service, communion for shut-ins, and sewing ministry.
• Backpack Food Ministry Food assistance program partnering with Old Fort School to provide weekend meals for children in need. Started in 2013, serving approximately 60-65 children each week with about 2000 bags of food annually.
• Livestream Services Online streaming of worship services via Facebook Live, allowing remote participation when in-person attendance is not possible such as during inclement weather or church closures.
• Online Giving Platform Digital tithing and donation platform through RebelGive, allowing members to give online with options to designate gifts to specific causes such as Youth Mission Trip.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60-65 children served weekly through backpack food ministry, approximately 2000 bags annually

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Old Fort SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Local school partnership for backpack food ministry program. Church provides weekly food bags for 60-65 children to take home over weekends when school meal programs are unavailable. Program began in 2013 serving 15 children and has grown significantly.
• LeaderTrekscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth ministry organization that organizes and leads annual youth mission trips. Old Fort Church has partnered with LeaderTreks for multiple trips including Myrtle Beach, SC, Dayton, OH, and Myrtle Beach, providing service projects, discipleship, and leadership development for youth.
• Next Level Worship InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorship ministry organization where Michael Sooy (Worship Arts Leader) serves as part-time staff, helping others learn about lifestyle of worship. Connection provides worship resources and training opportunities for the church.
• Lake Forest ChurchminorOthersChurch in Huntersville, NC (outside Charlotte) that provided overnight hospitality for Old Fort Church youth group during travel to Myrtle Beach mission trip. Demonstrates inter-church support network.
• Lifelong Impacted Teens ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Myrtle Beach ministry that connected Old Fort Church youth group with community service opportunities during mission trip, specifically connecting with individuals in need of landscaping assistance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National hunger-relief nonprofit whose school-based backpack and weekend food programs directly parallel Old Fort Church's Backpack Food Ministry. Broad incumbent peer for food insecurity programming logic and donor/constituent engagement model.
• Answers in Genesis: National faith-based ministry that supplies Old Fort Church with VBS curriculum, digital tools, and learning materials. Acts as a broad incumbent in the faith-based children's education ecosystem that smaller churches like OFC depend on for content.
• Salvation Army (USA): National faith-based social services organization operating food pantries, community outreach, and family support — directly comparable to Old Fort Church's backpack ministry and community service portfolio but at vastly larger institutional scale.
• Convoy of Hope: National faith-based nonprofit delivering food, disaster relief, and community outreach — directly comparable to Old Fort Church's Backpack Food Ministry and outreach portfolio but at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Grace Church (Ohio): Mid-size Ohio congregation with multi-generational programming including children's, youth, and adult ministries comparable to Old Fort Church's full-stack approach. Direct peer for congregational scale and rural/suburban Midwest profile.
• H2O Church (Bowling Green, OH): Small-to-mid Ohio church where Director of Youth Ministries Noah Schwepe previously served in youth ministry. Comparable in scale, regional Ohio footprint, and youth-focused ministry programming, making it a direct functional peer.
• Lake Forest Church (Huntersville, NC): Documented partner church that hosted Old Fort Church youth on mission travel. Multi-site or campus-style suburban congregation with similar children's, youth, and contemporary worship programming, serving as a comparable peer for program design and operational scale.
• CrossPoint Church (Ohio): Multi-site evangelical church operating across Ohio with contemporary worship, children's, and youth ministries comparable to OFC's program portfolio. Direct peer for program structure, scale, and regional Midwest evangelical positioning.

Others

• LeaderTreks: Youth ministry organization that organizes Old Fort Church's mission trips. Not a direct competitor but a peer in the youth discipleship and missions ecosystem; comparable in target audience (middle/high school youth) and programmatic mission.
• Next Level Worship International: Worship ministry organization where OFC's Worship Arts Leader Michael Sooy serves part-time. Peer in the worship leader development ecosystem and a comparable small-to-mid faith-based nonprofit in music/worship training.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_93bD03m-I9PPlUW7uzZ9A
• Facebookfacebook.com/OldFortChurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/old-fort-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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