Pearce Memorial Church

What Pearce Memorial Church does

Pearce Memorial Church (operating as Pearce Church) is a Free Methodist congregation incorporated as a New York religious nonprofit, headquartered at 4322 Buffalo Road, North Chili, NY, in the Rochester metropolitan area. Founded in 1861, the church operates weekly worship services both in-person (Saturday 5pm, Sunday 9:30am) and online via YouTube and Facebook, and it maintains a sermon library dating back to 2018. It is led by Lead Pastor Todd Daningburg with a paid staff of approximately 18 spanning pastoral, discipleship, children's, worship arts, operations, HR/communications, finance, and facilities functions.

The church's core programmatic offerings are organized around four pillars — Engage, Enfold, Equip, Exalt — and span age-discipleship (children's ministry, Oasis youth group for grades 6-12, Bible Quizzing, adult discipleship groups, Golden Heirs seniors), support ministries (Celebrate Recovery, Dementia Caregivers Support Group), and community outreach (Food Cupboard serving 1,000+ individuals annually, Sponsor-a-Backpack, Hygiene Hub, Coffee & Jesus partnered with Heart and Soul). International mission work is channeled through Free Methodist Church USA partnerships in Southeastern Rwanda (Nzige Preschool, 100+ children sponsored for ten years), Managua Nicaragua (International Childcare Ministries school building), Ecuador, Japan, Central/Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.

The revenue model is voluntary congregational giving across five streams: tithes and offerings, text-to-give (text "Pearce" to 73256), online giving via Realm, automatic bank billing, and checks/cash. A three-year $2,000,000 capital campaign called Free to Serve launched in November 2024 to retire debt, fund facility improvements, and sustain Compassion First initiatives, with no externally disclosed operating budget figures.

Name

Pearce Memorial Church

Legal name

Pearce Memorial Church

Website

https://pearcechurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1861

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pearce Memorial Church is a Free Methodist congregation in North Chili, New York, founded in 1861. It provides weekly worship services, age-tiered discipleship and support programs, local outreach ministries, and international missions partnerships for the Rochester, NY community and global partners.

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Religious Services

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Religious Organizations (8131)

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

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Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International)

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Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship gatherings
• Community outreach
• Youth ministry
• Food assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

North Chili

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through tithes and offerings as acts of worship. Members and attendees give financially to support church operations and ministry programs.
2. Mobile Giving: Text-to-give service where donors text 'Pearce' to 73256. Also accepts campaign-specific giving via text 'PEARCE campaign' to 73256.
3. Online Giving: Direct online giving through the church website via the Realm platform at onrealm.org/PearceChurch/give/now.
4. Automatic Billing: Automatic check donations set up through attendees' banks for recurring contributions.
5. Checks and Cash: Traditional check donations made payable to Pearce Church, and cash offerings during services.

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Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pearce Memorial Church delivers weekly Christian worship services (in-person and online) along with a portfolio of discipleship programs for children, youth, and adults, complemented by community service ministries such as a food cupboard, hygiene hub, backpack program, and support groups. The church also operates an online/mobile giving platform and maintains local and international mission partnerships. All ministry services are provided free of charge, funded entirely through voluntary donations and capital campaign pledges.

Product overview

Pearce Memorial Church offers a unified portfolio of spiritual formation and community service programs. Core offerings include in-person and online worship services (Saturdays 5pm, Sundays 9:30am) with sermon library archives, plus digital giving via text and online platforms. The church runs multiple community service ministries including Food Cupboard, Sponsor-a-Backpack, and Hygiene Hub. Discipleship programs span all ages: Youth Ministry (Oasis), Bible Quizzing, Adult Discipleship Groups, and Celebrate Recovery support groups. Seasonal initiatives include the Free to Serve Capital Campaign and 40 Days of Prayer. The Pearce Pulse newsletter provides weekly digital communication. These programs work together to fulfill the church's mission of engaging all with Jesus's love, enfolding into God's family, equipping to serve, and exalting God.

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Products and services

• In-Person Worship Services Weekly Christian worship services held in-person on Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 9:30am at the church's North Chili, NY campus. Services are open to the community and free of charge.
• Online Worship Services Live and recorded worship services streamed online via YouTube and Facebook every Sunday at 9:30am, allowing remote participation by the broader community and those unable to attend in person.
• Sermon Library Archive of past sermons with audio recordings available for streaming and download, spanning sermon series from 2018 to present, accessible via the church website and YouTube channel.
• Online Giving Platform Multi-channel digital donation system running on the Realm platform, supporting text-to-give via SMS (text 'Pearce' to 73256), online giving via onRealm.org, and automatic recurring bank billing for tithes and offerings.
• Youth Ministry (Oasis) Wednesday evening youth program for 6th-12th graders featuring worship, mentoring, small groups, and community-building activities, fostering belonging, faith formation, and positive peer relationships.
• Bible Quizzing Competitive Bible study program for 6th-12th graders with monthly tournaments running October through April, encouraging Scripture memorization and engagement.
• Adult Discipleship Groups Portfolio of small-group discipleship programs for adults including Celebrate Recovery, Men's Breakfast, Bible Study, Young Adult Bible Study, Marys & Marthas, and Golden Heirs.
• Celebrate Recovery Faith-based recovery support group for individuals seeking freedom from hurts, habits, and hang-ups, meeting Monday evenings at the church.
• Dementia Caregivers Support Group Monthly support gathering for caregivers of loved ones with dementia, providing shared resources, encouragement, and pastoral care.
• Food Cupboard Ministry Food assistance program providing nonperishable food and personal care items to community members in need, serving over 1,000 individuals each year.
• Sponsor-a-Backpack Program School-year program providing weekend meals to food-insecure children through partnership with local organizations; supports the Sponsor-a-Backpack giving initiative.
• Hygiene Hub Monthly distribution of personal hygiene products to individuals and families in the Chili and Churchville community.
• Coffee & Jesus Community Outreach Weekly Thursday morning outreach ministry partnering with Heart & Soul Free Methodist Church to serve the North Clinton neighborhood in Rochester, NY.
• 40 Days of Prayer Seasonal church-wide prayer initiative featuring daily scripture, weekly prayer pods, prayer walks, and 40 hours of dedicated prayer.
• Free to Serve Capital Campaign Three-year capital campaign running November 2024 through November 2027 with a $2,000,000 goal to retire church debt, fund facility improvements, and support Compassion First initiatives. Donors make multi-year pledges.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Heart and Soul Free Methodist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPearce's Compassion First initiative partner. Located in Rochester's inner city, Heart and Soul has a history of faithful ministry in a challenging area. Pearce supports their major ministry initiatives and facility improvements/additions. Pearce also has opportunities to serve and be involved beyond financial giving.
• International Childcare Ministries School (Managua, Nicaragua)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree Methodist ministry school in one of the poorest countries of the western hemisphere. Pearce's Free to Serve campaign is contributing up to $100,000 (half the $200,000 cost) to help purchase a new building for relocated middle and high school students.
• Nzige Preschool (Rwanda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPearce's Linked with Love partnership supports a preschool on a hilltop in southeastern Rwanda, Africa. Over 100 children have been sponsored by Pearce families. The church maintains a ten-year relationship with this community.
• Family PromiseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with churches in Rochester who host homeless families one week every quarter or support congregations that do host. Pearce participates in this interfaith hospitality network.
• New Hope Immigration Legal ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Hope Free Methodist Church in Rochester provides low-cost immigrant legal services. Pearce supports and refers community members to this service.
• FoodLink / Mobile Food PantryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with FoodLink to offer Mobile Food Pantry providing perishable food items to anyone who needs them.
• Free Methodist Church USA (FMCUSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPearce Church belongs to the Free Methodist denomination. Partners include sending missionaries globally through FMCUSA missions including JR & Becky Crouse (Ecuador), The Andersons (Young Life Central & Eastern Europe), Chris & Yuko Wilkins (Japan), and others serving in the Middle East.
• Bridges for PeaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA couple from Pearce serves with Bridges for Peace as Director of International Development and administering the sponsorship program for new immigrants in the Middle East.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Free Methodist Church USA: The national denomination to which Pearce belongs and through which it conducts global missions. Operates as a broader umbrella with significant scale, providing missionary and denominational infrastructure Pearce relies upon.

Regional players

• Asbury First United Methodist Church: Large mainline Methodist congregation in Rochester, NY with comparable community programming and worship-service scale. Comparable in regional market and Protestant ministry orientation.
• Browncroft Community Church: Large non-denominational church in the Rochester, NY area serving a similar multi-generational community with comparable breadth of ministries. Comparable in regional market and congregational scale.
• Lake Avenue Baptist Church: Historic, multi-generational Protestant congregation in Rochester, NY. Comparable in community-service focus, regional footprint, and long institutional history.

Direct peers

• Heart and Soul Free Methodist Church: Same Free Methodist denomination, located in Rochester's inner city, and an active Compassion First grant partner. Directly comparable in theology, size, and regional footprint.
• New Hope Free Methodist Church: Fellow Free Methodist congregation in Rochester providing low-cost immigration legal services. Comparable in denomination, regional market, and community-service orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqf3MCtNK2sWLkqHaPaf3gw
• Facebookfacebook.com/PearceChurch
• Instagraminstagram.com/pearcechurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pearce-memorial-church

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Profiles13 records

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