Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church

What Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church does

Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church is a Christian parish founded in 1955 in Chandler, Arizona, operating within the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona and the worldwide Anglican Communion. The parish delivers multi-format worship—Contemplative (7:30 AM), Traditional with choral music (9:00 AM), and Contemporary (11:00 AM) services on Sundays, plus a Wednesday Noonday Healing service—and extends reach through a YouTube livestream and an on-call Eucharistic Visitor ministry for the homebound. It serves the local Chandler and East Valley community with a full ministry stack: youth and family programs (nursery through high school, plus Chapel Rock summer camp referrals), pastoral care and prayer support, a Music Ministry anchored by a 19-member choir and a refurbished Reuter Opus 1297 pipe organ (1,401 pipes), Christian education, and community outreach including Matthew's Crossing Food Bank and the Becoming Beloved Community initiative.

The parish's physical and digital infrastructure forms the backbone of operations. The campus at 901 West Erie Street comprises a 220-seat sanctuary consecrated in 2018 with 530 sq ft of Powers stained glass, the original 1958 adobe chapel, education and parish buildings, a Memorial Garden, and a Rose Garden. Back-office systems are industry-standard SaaS: Amplify for member directory, registrations, and giving; SimpleGive for online donations; Constant Contact for email bulletins; Google Calendar for scheduling; and Sign Up Genius for volunteer signups. Music licensing is covered under ONE LICENSE #A-730846 and CCLI streaming license #20518164.

The revenue model is voluntary and donation-driven, anchored by recurring tithes and offerings (supplemented by online giving through SimpleGive) and an annual Estimate of Giving stewardship campaign. Smaller streams include a $50-per-week suggested altar flower donation with a custom bulletin dedication and an affiliate grocery rewards stream via Fry's Community Rewards (NPO NV537). The church employs approximately 14 staff and relies heavily on lay volunteers and a Vestry governance model, with no external investors, no parent company, and no disclosed financial reporting obligations as a 501(c)(3) religious nonprofit.

Name

Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church

Legal name

Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church

Website

https://saintmatthewschurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church is a Chandler, Arizona-based Episcopal parish founded in 1955, offering multi-format worship, youth and family ministry, music programs, and community outreach. It operates within the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona and is funded primarily by voluntary congregational tithes and offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chandler

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Regular donations from congregation members during weekly worship services and through online giving portal (SimpleGive)
2. Altar Flowers Donation: Suggested donation of $50 per week for altar flower dedications, includes custom bulletin message
3. Estimate of Giving: Annual stewardship campaign where members submit anticipated financial contributions for budget planning purposes
4. Fry's Community Rewards: Grocery rewards program where Fry's donates a portion of purchases to the church (NPO number NV537)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church is a Christian parish that provides Episcopal worship services, Christian education, pastoral care, youth and family ministry, music ministry, and community outreach programs to its congregation and the broader Chandler, Arizona community. Its core offerings include Sunday worship (Contemplative, Traditional with choral music, and Contemporary services), online worship streaming, Creation Care environmental ministry, and outreach through Matthew's Crossing Food Bank. The church is funded by voluntary tithes, offerings, and donations from members.

Product overview

Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church offers a comprehensive suite of worship and ministry services centered around its Christian faith community. The core offerings include Sunday worship services (Contemplative, Traditional with choir, and Contemporary), online worship streaming via YouTube, Youth & Family Ministry programs, and the Creation Care environmental ministry. The church also provides Music Ministry featuring a traditional choir and pipe organ, Pastoral Care services including prayer support and communion visits, Christian Education programs, and Community Outreach including Matthew's Crossing Food Bank. The church campus features a sanctuary with 530 square feet of stained glass art, a memorial garden, and various meeting spaces. Most programs are provided directly, with third-party platforms like Amplify (directory management), SimpleGive (donations), and YouTube (online worship) supporting operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services In-person worship services held on Sundays including Contemplative (7:30 AM), Traditional with choral music (9:00 AM), and Contemporary worship with Christian music (11:00 AM). All services include Holy Communion.
• Online Worship Virtual worship experience streamed live on YouTube every Sunday at 9:00 AM, featuring traditional choral music. Includes bulletin subscription and communion delivery for those unable to attend in person.
• Youth & Family Ministry Programs for children and youth including nursery care (infants to 4 years), children's ministry, youth group, and baptism services. Supports families and builds community around faith.
• Creation Care Ministry Environmental stewardship ministry promoting sustainable practices including composting, recycling tips, water conservation, eco-friendly gift guides, and seasonal environmental challenges for the parish.
• Music Ministry Comprehensive music program including traditional choir, contemporary praise band (State of Grace), handbell ensemble, and pipe organ performances. Choir participates in annual choral festivals internationally.
• Special Services Special worship services including Wednesday Noonday Healing service, Advent/Christmas, Lent/Easter, and other liturgical observances throughout the church year.
• Pastoral Care Pastoral support services including prayer requests, communion visits to those unable to attend, and counseling. Emergency pastoral line available 24/7.
• Community Outreach Outreach programs including Matthew's Crossing Food Bank, Comfort Ministry (crochet/knitting for causes), Becoming Beloved Community initiatives, and support for local community needs.
• Christian Education Adult and youth Christian education programs including Bible study, confirmation classes, and intergenerational learning opportunities.
• Memorial Garden Memorial garden for remembering loved ones who have been interred or memorialized, with records dating back to the 1980s and before.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5th annual Creation Care Family Movie Night (Hoppers, July 2026)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Holy Trinity Lutheran ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Erie Street Choir - a vibrant musical collaboration between the choirs of Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. The two churches are located just 650 meters apart on Erie Street in Chandler. They collaborate on annual Advent Lessons and Carols, Martin Luther King Jr. services, Gratitude Gathering, and choral festivals including the Salzburg Choral Festival 2026.
• Chapel Rock Summer CampminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReferral partnership for youth summer camp programs. Saint Matthew's promotes Chapel Rock summer camp to families and facilitates sign-ups and scholarship support.
• Episcopal Diocese of ArizonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaint Matthew's is a parish within the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, part of the Episcopal Church and worldwide Anglican Communion. The diocese provides theological oversight, bishop leadership (Rt. Rev. Jennifer Reddall), and connection to wider church.
• Fry's Food StoresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFry's Community Rewards program allows shoppers to link their V.I.P. Card to Saint Matthew's, donating a portion of purchases to support church ministries and outreach programs.
• Powers Stained Glass StudiosminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerScotsdale-based studio selected for 530 square foot sanctuary stained glass project in 2017-2019, incorporating Psalm 121 and Arizona desert landscapes. Featured in national publications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church: Episcopal parish in Scottsdale within the same Diocese of Arizona; comparable size, similar music and formation programs, and direct competition for East Valley families — a natural benchmark for attendance, pledging, and program scope.
• All Saints Episcopal Church (Phoenix): Long-standing Episcopal parish in the Phoenix metro within the same diocese; parallels Saint Matthew's on full ministry offerings, governance, and stewardship model, serving as a relevant comparison for parish vitality metrics.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral: Episcopal cathedral of the Diocese of Arizona in downtown Phoenix; operates a similar full ministry stack (worship, music, formation, outreach) on a larger metropolitan footprint, making it the closest comparable for parish programming, stewardship, and clergy resourcing benchmarks.
• Church of the Epiphany (Tempe): Episcopal parish serving the Tempe portion of the East Valley; competes for many of the same Chandler-area families and operates analogous youth, music, and outreach ministries under the same diocesan structure.
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Peoria): Episcopal parish in the northwest Phoenix metro within the same diocese; comparable suburban parish profile, multiple-service model, and stewardship-driven revenue, useful as a peer for benchmarking member retention and program scale.

Broad incumbents

• Episcopal Diocese of Arizona: The governing body to which Saint Matthew's reports; provides bishop leadership, theological oversight, diocesan-wide programs (including Chapel Rock), and resource pooling across all parishes. Operates as a broader incumbent in the same category rather than as a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (Chandler): Neighboring mainline congregation located 650 meters from Saint Matthew's on Erie Street and co-produces the Erie Street Choir and seasonal services; directly comparable liturgy/formation model but Lutheran (ELCA) rather than Episcopal, making it a regional partner-peer for music and interfaith collaboration benchmarks.

Others

• Chapel Rock (Diocesan Camp & Conference Center): Diocese of Arizona-affiliated summer camp to which Saint Matthew's refers youth and facilitates scholarship sign-ups; complementary ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, useful for benchmarking parish-to-camp family pipelines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saint-matthew's-episcopal-church

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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