Church Philadelphia Baptist

What Church Philadelphia Baptist does

Philadelphia Baptist Church is a private nonprofit religious organization operating as a two-campus Baptist congregation in central Louisiana, with its main campus at 722 Philadelphia Road in Deville and a second campus at 2022 Horseshoe Drive in Alexandria. The church serves the local Rapides Parish community through weekly Sunday worship services (multiple service times, including a contemporary Faith Hall option), midweek programming, small group Bible studies, age-tiered ministries (Preschool, Kids, and Zoé Student Ministry), community outreach (notably the Back2School Clothes Ministry), pastoral counseling, and on-site cemetery services for members. Its stated mission is "Loving God, Loving Others, Showing Others God's Love."

The church's technology and product surface is built on a small, off-the-shelf stack rather than proprietary infrastructure. The website (pbcministry.com) is hosted on SnapPages; donor management and online giving flow through Ministry Platform (onrealm.org), with supplementary text-to-give and mail-in donation channels; and a Vimeo-hosted PBC Video Archive holds recorded sermons and services back to 2019. Distribution extends beyond the physical campuses through online livestream, the PBC Ministry Mobile App, and a local TV broadcast on CW Channel 5.3 (with one-week delay, plus carriage via Suddenlink, DirectTV, and Dish Net) to reach members without internet access. A RightNow Media partnership also gives members free access to a large online Bible study video library.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from donations. Streams include tithes and offerings collected at services, online giving via Ministry Platform, text-to-give (text PBCMINISTRY to 73256), and mailed checks. The only fee-based service is cemetery maintenance, priced at $300 per gravesite. The church employs approximately 10 staff, including Senior Pastor Dr. Philip Robertson, Campus Pastor Stuart Sasser, Connections Pastor Andrew Barber, and a Student Intern; no public financial disclosure is provided.

Name

Church Philadelphia Baptist

Legal name

Philadelphia Baptist Church

Website

https://pbcministry.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Philadelphia Baptist Church is a nonprofit Baptist congregation operating two campuses in Deville and Alexandria, Louisiana. It serves the local community through worship services, age-tiered ministries, small groups, outreach programs, and cemetery services, funded primarily by member donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Faith-Based Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Christian Broadcasting (TV & Radio) (MPABALAA)

Keywords

• Baptist worship services
• Multi-campus church
• Online tithes and giving
• Bible study small groups
• Youth and family ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Deville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through weekly tithes and offerings collected during Sunday worship services. Members and guests contribute financially to support ongoing church ministries and operations.
2. Online Giving: Secure online donations through Ministry Platform church management system, accessible via onrealm.org portal. Recurring or one-time donations to specified funds.
3. Text Giving: Mobile giving option via text message. Users text PBCMINISTRY to 73256 to initiate donations through their mobile carrier.
4. Mail-In Donations: Mailed checks and offerings sent to P.O. Box 4540, Pineville, LA 71361, with campus designation.
5. Cemetery Maintenance Fees: Cemetery services for church members and families, with a $300 maintenance fee per gravesite.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Philadelphia Baptist Church provides weekly worship services, Bible-based discipleship, and family/youth ministries across two physical campuses in the Alexandria/Deville, Louisiana area. Complementing in-person services, the church offers online livestream, on-demand sermon archives, a TV broadcast ministry, free RightNow Media Bible study access, and donation/tithing infrastructure (online, mobile, text, and mail). Additional offerings include the PBC Cemetery and the Back2School Clothes community outreach program.

Product overview

Philadelphia Baptist Church operates a single primary digital platform — its website at pbcministry.com, built on SnapPages — serving two physical campuses (Deville and Horseshoe Drive) in the Alexandria/Deville, Louisiana area. The digital portfolio includes online giving (via Ministry Platform/Realm), a video archive and media library (hosted on Vimeo), a live streaming service, a local TV broadcast ministry, and the RightNow Media online Bible study platform provided free to members. Supplementary programs include the Back2School Clothes Ministry (community outreach), the PBC Cemetery (member service), and the PBC Ministry Mobile App. All digital offerings serve the church's mission of Loving God, Loving Others, and Showing Others God's Love, with no AI-powered or API-based products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zoé Student Ministry: Student ministry for teenagers partnering with parents in leading students to salvation through Jesus Christ
• Faith Hall Worship
• Back2School Clothes Ministry

Products and services

• PBC Ministry Website The primary digital platform for Philadelphia Baptist Church, providing information about two physical campuses (Deville and Horseshoe Drive), worship service times, ministries, small groups, giving, media resources, and church events. Built on the SnapPages website builder platform and serves as the central hub for all church offerings.
• Online Giving Digital tithes and offerings system enabling members and guests to give online through Ministry Platform (onRealm.org), by mail, in person, or via text message (text PBCMINISTRY to 73256). Supports recurring or one-time donations to specified funds.
• Faith Hall Worship Service A contemporary worship service held Sundays at 10:30am at the Deville Campus Faith Hall, featuring a casual atmosphere, live music by the Faith Hall Worship Band and Praise Team, complimentary coffee, and congregational or table seating, following the same sermon series as other campuses.
• TV Broadcast Ministry Weekly Sunday worship broadcast aired on local CW channel (channel 5.3 over-the-air, channel 10 on Suddenlink Cable, channel 7 on DirectTV, channel 41 on Dish Net) with a one-week delay, extending the church's reach to community members without internet access.
• RightNow Media Bible Study Library Free online Bible study library provided by PBC through a partnership with RightNow Media, offering discipleship videos for adults, youth, and children. Church members receive a free subscription for self-study or small group engagement.
• Back2School Clothes Ministry Annual community outreach program collecting new and gently used school uniforms and school supplies to distribute to students and families in the Rapides Parish School Board district. Donation collection runs May through early August, with distribution dates in August.
• PBC Cemetery A cemetery serving Philadelphia Baptist Church members and their families, located across from the church. Offers pre-need and at-need burial arrangements with a maintenance fee of $300.00 per gravesite. Cemetery map and policies available online.
• Children's Ministry (PBC Kids) PBC Kids engages children from preschool through elementary in Christ-centered events where they learn biblical truths and grow as followers who share Jesus with their friends. Designed for parents seeking to teach children biblical foundations in a safe, nurturing environment.
• Zoé Student Ministry Zoé Student Ministry exists to partner with parents in leading middle and high school students to salvation through Jesus Christ, to grow in knowledge and faith in Him, and to share that gift with others, helping students understand that true life is obtained through the grace of Jesus Christ.
• Preschool Program The preschool program strives to create a safe and nurturing atmosphere in order to help parents teach children biblical truths as the first building blocks of a strong, Gospel-centered foundation. Designed for families with preschool-age children.
• Small Group Bible Study Sunday morning and Wednesday evening small group Bible studies draw participants together as Kingdom builders in their lives, homes, jobs, community, and church, with continual growth in relationship with Christ through prayer, studying His word, fellowship, and service.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RightNow MediacoreTechnology or IntegrationPhiladelphia Baptist Church has partnered with RightNow Media to provide a free online Bible study platform for its members. The partnership offers access to a massive library of discipleship videos for adults, youth, and children, enabling self-study or small group engagement. Members can sign up for free accounts to access the video content.
• Ministry PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationChurch uses Ministry Platform as its church management system for processing online donations and managing member information. The platform enables secure online giving through onrealm.org portal.
• VimeocoreTechnology or IntegrationChurch utilizes Vimeo as its video hosting platform for the PBC Video Archive, storing and streaming past worship services, revival meetings, and special events.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• First Baptist Church, Alexandria: The largest Baptist congregation in Alexandria, LA — the same metropolitan market as Philadelphia Baptist Church. Operates as a Southern Baptist multisite church with comparable programming (worship services, online media, missions, children's ministry), making it the closest direct competitor for members and donors in Rapides Parish.
• Cross Church: A multi-campus Southern Baptist church in Northwest Arkansas with a comparable multisite operating model — multiple physical campuses, online broadcast, contemporary and traditional service styles, and age-segmented ministry (kids, students, adults). Closest analog to PBC's two-campus structure at a slightly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• North Point Community Church: An Atlanta-area multisite church (Alpharetta, Buckhead, and other campuses) widely cited for its operating-system approach to ministry programming across campuses. Though non-Baptist, it represents a much larger benchmark of the multi-campus, digital-first model PBC is operating at a smaller scale.
• Bellevue Baptist Church: A large Southern Baptist church in the Memphis metro (Cordova, TN) with a long-running broadcast and multi-format service model. Useful as a reference point for what a scaled-up PBC could look like in terms of broadcast ministry, facilities, and programming depth.

Regional players

• Istrouma Baptist Church: A multi-campus Southern Baptist megachurch in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Operates a similarly traditional-yet-contemporary worship model across multiple sites within a single state, making it a useful regional benchmark for Louisiana Baptist multisite economics and governance.
• Pineville Baptist Church: A Southern Baptist congregation in Pineville, LA — immediately adjacent to Deville and Alexandria and sharing the Rapides Parish market. Direct competitor for church shoppers in the parish's eastern corridor, with overlapping community-outreach opportunities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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