FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF RICHMOND, THE

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First Presbyterian Church of Richmond is a multi-cultural, Christ-centered, Bible-based Presbyterian congregation headquartered at 3415 Barrett Avenue in Richmond, California. The church serves a diverse, multi-generational congregation through a multi-site ministry model that includes an in-person bilingual worship service at 10:30 AM, a drive-in worship service at 8:30 AM broadcast on 88.3 FM, and a Zoom stream of the 10:30 AM service. It operates language-specific ministries in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, with the Portuguese ministry holding an additional Friday evening service.

The church's core offerings are organized into three program tracks: adult worship services (English, bilingual, drive-in, Zoom), children's programming (Nursery for infants to age 2, Meadow for preschool/kindergarten, and Ark for 1st through 6th graders), and youth ministry (CROSSFIRE Youth for middle and high school students, meeting Tuesday evenings). Its technology stack is minimal and consists of Breeze Church Management software for online giving, contact forms, and registration, alongside a Weebly-hosted website and Zoom for streaming. There are no proprietary technology systems.

The church is a nonprofit religious organization funded entirely through voluntary donations and tithes, with online giving available via the Breeze platform and SMS text-to-give. It holds no commercial pricing, no revenue disclosures, and operates with a small staff of approximately 6 employees, including Pastor Jim Wheeler and Youth Director Cathy Nance. It has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no equity funding. The drive-in service, which has operated since 1973, relocated in 2022 from the Appian 80 Shopping Center to the Spectrum School parking lot at 16330 San Pablo Ave after a change in venue ownership.

Name

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF RICHMOND, THE

Legal name

First Presbyterian Church of Richmond

Website

https://pcrichmond.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

First Presbyterian Church of Richmond is a multi-cultural Presbyterian congregation in Richmond, California offering in-person, drive-in, and Zoom worship services in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, alongside children's and youth ministries, supported by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Worship Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Religious community programs
• Youth ministry programs
• Bilingual church services
• Sunday school education

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

First Presbyterian Church of Richmond provides Christian worship services, Bible study, youth and children's ministry programs, and community fellowship activities for a multi-cultural, multi-generational congregation. Its offerings include English, Spanish, and Portuguese-language worship services, a unique drive-in worship format operating since 1973, and digital tithing capabilities. The church primarily serves residents of Richmond and San Pablo, California.

Product overview

First Presbyterian Church of Richmond is a multi-cultural, Christ-centered church offering in-person and virtual worship services. The church operates a multi-site ministry with its core English worship service at 10:30 AM (in-person and Zoom), a unique Drive-In Worship Service at 8:30 AM using radio frequency, and language-specific ministries in Portuguese and Spanish. Children's programming includes age-specific Sunday School (Nursery, Meadow, Ark), while teens participate in the CROSSFIRE Youth Group on Tuesday evenings. The church also provides online giving through Breezechms and hosts Bible study programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CROSSFIRE Youth: Youth ministry program for middle school and high school students meeting on Tuesday nights, led by Youth Director Cathy Nance
• Ark
• Meadow
• Nursery

Products and services

• Drive-In Worship Service A car-based worship service held Sundays at 8:30 AM at the Spectrum Center parking lot (16330 San Pablo Ave) where attendees listen via radio frequency 88.3 FM. Includes prayers, songs, and a sermon in a casual, informal atmosphere, allowing attendees to worship from their vehicles.
• English Language Worship Service In-person and Zoom worship service held Sundays at 10:30 AM featuring multi-cultural and multi-generational music blending contemporary songs with traditional hymns, prayers, and sermon teaching for the general congregation.
• CROSSFIRE Youth Group Youth ministry program for middle school and high school students (7th-12th grade) meeting Tuesday nights from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm featuring fellowship, games, and faith development activities. Led by Youth Director Cathy Nance.
• Children's Sunday School Programs
• Portuguese Language Ministry
• Spanish Language Ministry (Espanol)
• Online Giving

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Spectrum School / Spectrum CentercoreOthersSpectrum School at 16330 San Pablo Ave has graciously invited the church to use their parking lot for the drive-in worship service on Sunday mornings, following the church's departure from their previous location at Appian 80 Shopping Center after 52+ years of operation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Presbyterian Church (USA): The national denomination of which First Presbyterian of Richmond is a member congregation. Sets polity, theology, and resource support; the relevant 'broad incumbent' parent context rather than a direct operating competitor.

Direct peers

• First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley: Another PC(USA) congregation in the immediate East Bay, serving a similarly multi-cultural Bay Area community. Same denomination, same regional context — the most directly comparable peer for congregational programming and demographic reach.
• First Presbyterian Church of San Francisco: PC(USA) flagship congregation in the Bay Area. Larger scale but same denomination and tradition; provides a useful comparison point for programming breadth and organizational capacity at a bigger size.
• St. Mark's Presbyterian Church: PC(USA) congregation in the Bay Area with comparable family programming and youth ministry structure — direct peer on congregational model and program mix.
• First Presbyterian Church of Albany: PC(USA) congregation in Albany, CA — geographically adjacent to Richmond within the East Bay. Same denomination, comparable suburban Bay Area congregational scale and program structure.
• First Presbyterian Church of Oakland: PC(USA) congregation in Oakland, CA — adjacent city to Richmond. Comparable denomination, urban Bay Area setting with diverse demographic mix and similar challenges around multilingual ministry and downtown real estate.

Regional players

• Hilltop Community Church: Multi-cultural, multi-generational community church located in Richmond, CA — overlapping service area with First Presbyterian Richmond, serving a similar demographic base with interdenominational programming.
• Neighborhood Church: Non-denominational community church in nearby Berkeley/Albany with similar small-staff, multi-generational ministry model and emphasis on accessible community worship.

Others

• Breeze Church Management: Software vendor providing the church's online giving and contact management platform (fpcr.breezechms.com). Ecosystem/enabler rather than a peer — but relevant for benchmarking how similar small congregations digitize giving and member engagement.
• Spectrum School: Venue partner that hosts the drive-in ministry at 16330 San Pablo Ave, San Pablo. While not a religious peer, the partnership is operationally critical and worth surfacing as a strategic ecosystem relationship.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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