First United Methodist Church - Pell City, AL

Name

First United Methodist Church - Pell City, AL

Legal name

Pell City First United Methodist Church

Website

https://pellcityfumc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services and Community Ministries

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Child Care Services (6244), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Childcare Centers (EDACAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian education programs
• Preschool childcare
• Community mission outreach
• Youth ministry programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pell City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church tithes and offerings collected during worship services, including one-time and recurring donations via online bank transfers or credit card transactions.
2. Preschool and Daycare Tuition: Monthly tuition for Garden Grove Preschool and Children's Center. Infants (6 weeks to 18 months): $695/month. 19 months to 4 years: $635/month. Additional $125 registration fee annually.
3. Text-to-Give: Mobile giving option via text message to 205-880-2422 for one-time or recurring donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pell City First United Methodist Church is a nonprofit United Methodist congregation providing traditional, contemporary, and outdoor worship services, Christian education (Sunday School, youth and children's ministries, small groups), and a licensed preschool/daycare for children 6 weeks to 4 years. The church also coordinates local, regional, and international mission and outreach programs supported by member tithes, offerings, and donations.

Product overview

Pell City First United Methodist Church offers a comprehensive suite of religious and community programs through multiple worship venues and service initiatives. The church operates three main worship styles: traditional Sanctuary worship, contemporary Wide Open services in the Beacon, and seasonal outdoor Chapel in the Pines. Educational programs include Sunday School for all ages, Youth Ministry (7th-12th grade), and Children's Ministry with programs like The Branch, Enchanted Choir, and Club 456. The Garden Grove Preschool provides childcare for ages 6 weeks to 4 years. Community service spans local (Beacon of Pell City, holiday meals, scholarships, foster family support), regional (disaster relief, food banks), and international missions (missionaries in Zambia and Panama). Digital tools include online giving via ShelbyGiving, YouTube streaming, newsletter distribution, and an online church directory through ShelbyNext.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sanctuary Worship Traditional worship service held every Sunday at 10:30 AM in the main Sanctuary, featuring choral praise, congregational singing, confession and prayer, proclamation and response, and stained-glass windows. Open to all community members and visitors.
• Wide Open Contemporary Worship Contemporary worship service held at the Beacon building, led by an energetic band with word-centered preaching. Includes nursery and children's church options. Named from Psalm 118:5.
• Chapel in the Pines Outdoor Worship Seasonal outdoor worship service at Lakeside Park amphitheater held Sundays at 8:30 AM from May through September. Ecumenical, open-air community established in 1964, serving lake community and vacationers on Logan Martin Lake.
• Online Worship Streaming Online worship services streamed on the church's YouTube channel for remote participants and those unable to attend in person.
• Garden Grove Preschool and Children's Center Licensed ministry-based preschool and childcare program for ages 6 weeks to 4 years, Monday through Friday 7 AM to 6 PM. Uses Creative Curriculum and Wonder-Filled Weekdays Bible-based program, with Safe Sanctuaries-trained and background-checked staff. Tuition: $695/month (infants 6 weeks to 18 months) and $635/month (19 months to 4 years), plus $125 annual registration fee.
• Children's Ministry (Grove Kids) Children's spiritual development program including The Branch Children's Church (Sundays), Enchanted Children's Choir (Wednesdays), The Thicket Sunday School, Rooted Wednesday Nights, and Club 456 for 4th-6th graders. Safe Sanctuaries-trained staff.
• Youth Ministry (7th-12th Grade) Youth group for 7th-12th grade students meeting on the 3rd floor of the education building, offering Sunday mornings and Wednesday evening gatherings for spiritual growth, community, service, leadership, and fun activities including mission trips and weekend retreats.
• Sunday School Adult Sunday school classes meeting Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM, including New Wine class (Room 111) averaging 10-15 students weekly and Ava's Class (Room 116) with discussion-based studies. Singles and couples welcome.
• Small Groups and Bible Studies Bible study and fellowship groups including Daytime Bible Study (Tuesdays), Amazing Grays (2nd Tuesday of month), Youth Small Groups (Wednesdays), and Children's Small Groups.
• Local Missions and Outreach Local community service including support for Beacon of Pell City (meals, ramps, utility assistance, elementary snacks), Suzanne's Holiday Meals, Pell City High School Senior Scholarships ($500 book scholarships), Kid's Night Out for Foster Families, Back-to-School Backpack Ministry, and monthly Veterans Home worship services.
• Regional Missions Regional outreach including UMCOR Disaster Relief Warehouse volunteer work (packing and verifying Health Kits and Infant Kits), East Lake Farmer's Market produce distribution, and Society of St. Andrew hunger relief.
• International Missions Support for United Methodist missionaries including the Riddle Family serving in Lusaka, Zambia (church planting and Volunteers in Mission coordination) and Rhett Thompson serving as pastor to the Evangelical Methodist Church in Panama, including daycare and rural health project for Njobe Indians.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivers weekly meals to locals, builds ramps, provides utility assistance and snacks to elementary school kids through Beacon of Pell City partnership
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Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Church supports missionary work through this denominational board. Current missionaries include former associate pastor Joe Riddle and spouse Ashley Riddle serving as church planter and Volunteers in Mission coordinator in Lusaka, Zambia. Also supports Rhett Thompson as pastor to Evangelical Methodist Church in Panama.
• Beacon of Pell CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal non-profit organization that helps deliver weekly meals, builds ramps, provides utility assistance, and gives snacks to elementary school kids. Church supports through volunteers and donations.
• UMCOR Disaster Relief WarehousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in Decatur, AL, serves as shipping/receiving center for United Methodist Committee on Relief. Teams from PCFUMC help pack and verify Health Kits, Infant Kits multiple times yearly to respond to disasters.
• Society of St. AndrewminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational nonprofit hunger-relief ministry that rescues 30-35 million pounds of fresh produce yearly for distribution to feeding agencies. Church collects donations in boxes for this ongoing ministry.
• East Lake United Methodist ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner church for East Lake Farmer's Market ministry. Fresh produce boxes delivered to low-income senior apartments during summer at no cost. PCFUMC volunteers assist in sorting and delivering produce on Saturdays.
• City of Pell CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with city to build Chapel in the Pines outdoor amphitheater in Lakeside Park in 2015. Open-air worship space serves lake community and visitors.
• ShelbyNextcoreTechnology or IntegrationChurch management software providing membership directory, online giving, and member communication functions. Every member has a Shelby account for accessing contact info and church functions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KinderCare Learning Companies: Large national for-profit childcare and early learning provider operating centers across the U.S. for ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Comparable as a scaled competitor in the same licensed childcare category as Garden Grove Preschool.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: National for-profit early childhood education and childcare operator with preschool programs serving infants through pre-K. Comparable as a competing provider of licensed daycare services for the same family segment PCFUMC targets through Garden Grove Preschool.

Regional players

• Church of the Highlands: Alabama-based multi-site megachurch headquartered in Birmingham with preschool programs, multiple worship venues, and active community outreach. Comparable as a same-state faith-based organization operating both worship services and licensed childcare, though at substantially larger scale than PCFUMC.

Emerging players

• Guidepost Montessori: National Montessori and early childhood education operator offering infant, toddler, and pre-K programs with alternative pedagogical approach. Comparable as a competing provider of early childhood educational programming in the same age range as Garden Grove Preschool.

Others

• North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church: Denominational parent structure providing pastoral appointments, missionary support, and shared resources to PCFUMC and sister congregations. Relevant as the institutional ecosystem that governs PCFUMC's pastoral pipeline, UMCOR partnerships, and global mission funding.

Direct peers

• Primrose Schools: National franchise-based early childhood education provider offering infant care through pre-K and after-school programs with a values-based curriculum. Comparable as a competing operator in the same infant-to-4-year-old licensed preschool market that PCFUMC serves with Garden Grove.
• First Baptist Church Pell City: Direct local competitor in downtown Pell City offering traditional worship, Sunday school, children's and youth ministry, and community outreach. Operates in the same primary service area and competes for the same member households and preschool families.
• Asbury United Methodist Church (Birmingham, AL): A large United Methodist congregation in the same North Alabama Conference with traditional and contemporary worship, children's and youth programming, and community missions. Directly comparable as a sister UMC church operating under the same denominational structure with similar program mix.
• Lakeside Baptist Church (Pell City, AL): Local Pell City-area Baptist congregation competing for the same households, families, and lake-community members along Logan Martin Lake. Comparable denominational alternative offering similar worship, education, and outreach programming in the same primary service area.
• St. Simon Peter Anglican Church (Pell City, AL): Local Pell City-area Christian congregation providing worship, Christian education, and community ministry. Directly comparable as a competing faith community operating in the same geographic market with overlapping target demographics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBD1kfyNshTl9nwmI5EyIOA/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/chapelinthepinespellcity
• Instagraminstagram.com/pellcityfumcyouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/first-united-methodist-church---pell-city-al

Compliance1 record

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Profiles4 records

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