People's Baptist Church

What People's Baptist Church does

People's Baptist Church is an independent Baptist congregation established in 1956 and headquartered at 6648 Carpenter Rd, Frederick, Maryland. The church operates weekly worship and ministry programming including Sunday School (9:30 AM), Morning Worship (10:45 AM), Evening Worship (6:00 PM), and a Wednesday Prayer Meeting (7:00 PM), with parallel age-segmented ministries running concurrently: the AWANA children's program and Teen Group on Wednesdays, and Children's Church and Nursery care during morning services. Adult discipleship is delivered through Women's Ministries (Bible studies, Ladies Missionary Fellowship, Mom's Club) and Men's Ministries (monthly Prayer Breakfast, retreats).

The church is led by Senior Pastor Dr. Kent Ramler, who has served since 2009 and holds a Ph.D. in New Testament Interpretation, and his teaching style is differentiated by verse-by-verse biblical exposition rather than topical or opinion-based preaching. The church operates under a doctrinal statement affirming verbal plenary inspiration of Scripture, the Trinity, six-day creation, and substitutionary atonement, and pursues the Great Commission through a missions program that supports more than 30 missionaries across more than 15 countries via representation on 15+ Baptist mission boards including Baptist World Mission, IPM, WWNTBM, Baptist Mid-Missions, GFA, BIMI, and Bibles International.

People's Baptist Church also operates Frederick Christian Academy as an affiliated K-12 Christian school under School Administrator Jonny Rebert (joined 2021), extending its ministry into formal Christian education for church families and the broader Frederick community. The church is funded entirely through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members, collected both in-person and through the ServantKeeper online giving platform. Its digital footprint — a WordPress website (pbcmd.org), YouTube channel, Facebook page, and Instagram account — supports remote participation via live-streamed and on-demand sermons. The organization is a private non-profit religious entity with no parent company, no subsidiaries beyond the affiliated academy, and approximately 60 employees.

Name

People's Baptist Church

Legal name

People's Baptist Church

Website

https://pbcmd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

People's Baptist Church is an independent Baptist congregation founded in 1956 in Frederick, Maryland, serving local families through weekly worship, age-segmented ministries (AWANA, Teen Group, women's and men's programs), an affiliated K-12 academy, and a missions program supporting 30+ missionaries globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Bible teaching ministry
• Children's ministry programs
• Youth ministry programs
• Global missions support

Headquarters

HQ city

Frederick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary contributions from congregation members during worship services and through online giving portal (ServantKeeper)

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

People's Baptist Church is an independent Baptist congregation that provides weekly Christian worship services, Bible study classes, and age-specific ministries for children, teens, and adults at its Frederick, Maryland campus. Its offerings include Sunday School, Morning and Evening Worship, Wednesday Prayer Meeting, AWANA children's program, Teen Group, Women's and Men's ministries, a global Missions program supporting 30+ missionaries, and an affiliated K-12 Christian school (Frederick Christian Academy). Worship services and educational content are additionally distributed via YouTube live streaming for remote participants.

Product overview

People's Baptist Church offers a unified set of worship services and ministry programs centered on Christian education and community fellowship. The church operates Sunday School (9:30 am), Morning Worship (10:45 am), Evening Worship (6:00 pm), and Wednesday Prayer Meeting (7:00 pm). Age-specific ministries include AWANA for children (ages 3-12), Teen Group for youth (7th grade through high school seniors), Children's Church, and Nursery care. Discipleship programs encompass Men's Ministries (monthly prayer breakfast), Women's Ministries (Bible studies, Mom's Club, missionary fellowship), and a comprehensive Missions program supporting missionaries worldwide. The church also partners with Frederick Christian Academy for Christian education and provides sermon recordings via YouTube.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday School
• Morning Worship Service
• Evening Worship Service
• Prayer Meeting
• AWANA Program
• Choir Rehearsal
• Teen Group
• Children's Church
• Nursery Care
• Women's Ministries
• Men's Ministries
• Missions Program
• Frederick Christian Academy
• Sermon Ministry

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rapidan Baptist CampminorOthersChristian camp organization represented on the board of People's Baptist Church for youth and family ministry support
• Baptist World MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board represented on People's Baptist Church board; supports multiple missionaries including Tom and Penny Latham (Brazil), Matt and Amanda Smith (Colombia), John and Lena Stover (Germany), Alexander Tingbani (Ghana)
• IPM (International Partnership Ministries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board represented on People's Baptist Church board; supports missionaries including Raymond and Leila Abou-Mekhael (Lebanon), Seth and Cecilia Mohenu (Ghana), Warren and Lara Vergiels (Brazil)
• Frederick Christian AcademycoreOthersChristian school affiliated with the church; Jonny Rebert serves as School Administrator; provides K-12 Christian education for church families and community
• Faith Baptist MissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Ken and Sarah Beckley serving in Benin, West Africa
• BWMOM (Baptist Women missionaries)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Linda Bennett (retired) serving in Israel and Sandra Reiss (retired) serving Jewish communities worldwide
• WWNTBM (World Wide New Testament Baptist Mission)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Roger and Mary Bergman (Spain), Andy and Mimi Bonikowsky (Spain), Allen and Marion Mercer (South Africa), Scott and Marilee Norman (Worldwide Furlough Replacement)
• Baptist Mid-MissionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Arlene Blood (retired Alaska), Tom and Donna Wolfe (IPM Educator Abroad)
• GFA (Gospel for Asia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Jeremy and Caroline Dion (Papua, New Guinea), Phil and Mila Kamibayashiyama (Philippines), Sam and Penny Sue Laterza (Asia)
• Grace Dental & Medical MissionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Rick and Becky Enterline as representatives for Grace Dental & Medical Missions
• EMU InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Matias and Kristine Espinel serving in Uruguay
• BIMI (Baptist International Ministries)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Fredrick and Antoinette Kearney (Ghana), Ed and Barbara O'Brien (Hispanic Church Planting USA)
• Silent Word Ministries InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Ben and Marie Muldoon serving the Deaf in Romania
• IBM GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Phil and Debbie Melton (Japan), Frank and Lorraine Parry (Hispanic Church Planting USA, retired), David and Emily Stephens (Africa)
• Tabernacle Baptist Mission AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Ferdinand and Gloria Reynon serving in the Philippines
• BIEM (Baptist International Evangelistic Ministries)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Bruce Tuttle serving in Republic of Georgia
• Bibles InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission board supporting Troy and Oksana Manning for Bible Translation work
• Shepherds CollegeminorOthersChristian college supported by People's Baptist Church
• South India Baptist Bible College & SeminaryminorOthersSeminary institution in India supported by IPM and affiliated with People's Baptist Church

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• McLean Bible Church: Large multi-generational Bible-teaching church in the Washington, DC region with extensive age-group programming, multiple weekly services, and digital streaming infrastructure. Comparable as a Baptist-style church operating at significantly larger scale with similar Bible-exposition teaching emphasis.
• AWANA Clubs International: International nondenominational children's ministry organization whose AWANA program PBC operates weekly for ages 3-12. Directly comparable as a provider of structured children's ministry programming, an area where PBC makes material ministry investment.
• North Point Community Church: Large multi-site Atlanta-area church known for contemporary teaching approach and digital outreach. Comparable as a large, programmatically diversified church with multi-channel streaming strategy, though operating in a different theological and stylistic segment than PBC.
• Southern Baptist Convention: Largest Protestant denomination in the US representing thousands of affiliated Baptist churches. PBC operates in an adjacent independent Baptist theological space; the SBC represents the broader institutional Baptist ecosystem, mission infrastructure, and comparable church-level operating norms.
• Bob Jones University: Fundamentalist Christian university in Greenville, SC where PBC's Senior Pastor earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. BJU represents a comparable institution in the broader fundamentalist Baptist ecosystem and is the educational network from which PBC's leadership pipeline is drawn.

Direct peers

• Marquette Manor Baptist Church: Baptist church in Bradley, Illinois where PBC's current Senior Pastor Dr. Kent Ramler previously served as Assistant and Associate Pastor under Dave Canedy. Shares similar independent Baptist theology, ministry structure, and verse-by-verse teaching approach, making it the most direct comparable for pastoral pipeline and operational model.

Others

• ServantKeeper: Church management and online giving platform that PBC uses for digital donations through its giving.servantkeeper.com portal. Comparable as an enabling technology provider in the church operations stack.
• Baptist World Mission: One of PBC's core mission board partners, supporting missionaries in Brazil, Colombia, Germany, and Ghana. Comparable as a faith-based sending organization in the Baptist missions ecosystem that structures PBC's international outreach.
• IPM (International Partnership Ministries): Core mission board partner of PBC supporting missionaries in Lebanon, Ghana, and Brazil. Comparable as an adjacent faith-based sending organization central to PBC's international ministry funding model.
• Baptist Mid-Missions: Mission board partner of PBC supporting missionaries in Alaska and educator-abroad roles. Comparable as an adjacent faith-based organization enabling PBC's missionary giving pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjIT2hzyzpjKMBnpQu3-9Fg/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/peoplesmd
• Instagraminstagram.com/peoplesbaptistmd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/people's-baptist-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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