Salem Presbyterian Church of Winston-Salem

What Salem Presbyterian Church of Winston-Salem does

Salem Presbyterian Church of Winston-Salem is a non-profit religious congregation affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and the Piedmont Triad Presbytery, serving downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The church operates a single weekly worship service at 5pm on the campus of Calvary Moravian Church at 600 Holly Ave., with a mailing office at 500 W 5th Street, Suite 800. Its product surface spans Sunday worship with music, liturgy, sermon, and Lord's Supper; nursery and children's Sunday school (birth through 5th grade); youth ministry for grades 6-12 including a Wednesday night youth group; adult Bible studies (women's, co-ed early-morning); small groups; twice-weekly prayer meetings (in-person and Zoom); and a sermon/teaching podcast.

The organization is staffed by approximately 7 paid employees—including two pastors (Rev. Ben Milner, currently on sabbatical, and Rev. Austin Pfeiffer as Head of Staff/Senior Pastor), a Director of Community Care, a Director of Children and Youth, a Pastoral Assistant, a Church Administrator, and a Bookkeeper—supported by 7 ordained elders and 7 servant leaders in governance. It has no proprietary technology platform, relying instead on Squarespace for its website and Church Center for online giving, with stock donation processing handled manually through a brokerage account.

Salem Pres generates revenue entirely through voluntary tithes and offerings from its congregation, channeled into a General Fund (covering worship, pastoral salaries, RUF university ministry support, and global missionaries) and a separate Mercy Fund (supporting congregants' material needs and partner ministries). Distribution is community-led: Sunday worship and word-of-mouth within Winston-Salem, supplemented by a podcast, email newsletter, community events, small groups, and partnerships with seven local/global mercy organizations including Crossnore, Pregnancy Network, Crisis Control Ministry, World Relief Triad, Samaritan Medical Clinics, Love Out Loud WS, and Reformed University Fellowship chapters across multiple universities.

Name

Salem Presbyterian Church of Winston-Salem

Legal name

Salem Presbyterian Church

Website

https://salempresws.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Salem Presbyterian Church of Winston-Salem is a PCA-affiliated congregation in downtown Winston-Salem, NC, holding a single Sunday 5pm worship service and offering children's/youth ministry, Bible studies, prayer meetings, and mercy outreach funded entirely by voluntary tithes and offerings.

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Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

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

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian community ministry
• Biblical education programs
• Youth and children's ministry
• Presbyterian church congregation

Headquarters

HQ city

Winston-Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church receives charitable contributions from congregation members through Sunday offerings, online giving portal (Church Center), stock donations, and checks. Based on biblical tradition, Christians are encouraged to dedicate 10% to giving, though smaller amounts are also accepted.
2. General Fund: Main operating budget supporting worship services, community gatherings, pastoral salaries, RUF university ministries, global missionaries, and general church operations.
3. Mercy Fund: Separate fund from General Fund supporting congregation members in material needs (rent, medical bills, counseling) and partner ministry organizations in the city.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Salem Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) that provides weekly Sunday worship services, Bible studies, youth and children's ministry, small groups, prayer meetings, and community outreach/missions partnerships to members and visitors in downtown Winston-Salem, NC. The church operates under the Piedmont Triad Presbytery and is rooted in historic Reformed theology and the Westminster Confession of Faith.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly worship gatherings held every Sunday at 5pm featuring music, liturgy, sermon, and Lord's Supper at Calvary Moravian Church campus, for congregation members and visitors in downtown Winston-Salem.
• Nursery Ministry Childcare program for children ages 0 to Pre-K during worship services, coordinated by dedicated staff and volunteers, providing parents the ability to fully participate in worship.
• Children's Sunday School (K-5th Grade) Sunday school classes for Kindergarten through 5th grade meeting from 4:00pm-5:00pm with age-divided curriculum, providing age-appropriate biblical education.
• Youth Ministry (6th-12th Grade) Youth Bible study on Sundays and weekly youth group meetings on Wednesday nights for grades 6-12, providing spiritual formation and peer fellowship for teens.
• Women's Bible Studies Bible study groups for women meeting Thursday mornings and Sunday afternoons at Calvary Moravian Church, providing community and biblical instruction for adult women.
• Early Bird Bible Study Co-ed early morning Bible study meeting Wednesdays at 6:30am at West Salem Public House, offering working adults an early morning devotional option.
• Small Groups Community-based small groups providing fellowship and Bible study opportunities for church members, organized and overseen by the Director of Community Care.
• Prayer Meetings Weekly prayer gatherings on Thursday mornings at Purple Crow and Thursday evenings via Zoom, providing dedicated prayer ministry for the congregation.
• Online Giving Digital tithes and offerings platform enabling one-time or recurring contributions via bank account, debit, or credit card through Church Center, with stock donation option through brokerage account.
• Podcast Sermon and teaching recordings available for streaming through the church's podcast, enabling remote engagement with church content for members and seekers.
• Partner Organizations Outreach Local and global mission partnerships including Crossnore, Pregnancy Network, Crisis Control Ministry, World Relief Triad, Samaritan Medical Clinics, Love Out Loud WS, and Reformed University Fellowship (RUF).

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CrossnorecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal mercy partner organization in Winston-Salem. Crossnore provides services supporting children and families in need.
• Pregnancy NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization providing pregnancy support services in the Winston-Salem community.
• Crisis Control MinistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal mercy partner providing crisis assistance and support services in Winston-Salem.
• World Relief TriadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal humanitarian organization with local Triad chapter providing refugee and immigrant services.
• Samaritan Medical ClinicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical clinic providing healthcare services to underserved populations.
• Love Out Loud WSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal faith-based community organization in Winston-Salem.
• RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) - Wake Forest UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity ministry partnership supporting college students at Wake Forest University. Church provides financial and pastoral support.
• RUF (Reformed University Fellowship) - Other UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity ministry partnerships including UNC Chapel Hill, Auburn University, Northwestern University, Washington DC, and other campuses through RUF national organization.
• Amani (Global)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mission partner receiving support from Salem Pres for international ministry work.
• Calvary Moravian ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost church facility providing sanctuary space for Salem Pres Sunday worship services, Sunday school, and youth programs at 600 Holly Ave., Winston-Salem.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Christ Community Church (PCA): A PCA congregation sharing Salem's Reformed theological identity and small-to-mid sized church plant model. Comparable in denomination, governance structure, and missional orientation to young urban professionals.
• Redeemer Presbyterian Church (NYC): The PCA church plant model that originally spawned Salem Pres through its 2004 evening service. Shares Reformed theological identity, PCA affiliation, and an urban-church-plant DNA, though Redeemer operates at significantly larger scale.
• First Presbyterian Church of Winston-Salem: The historic, larger downtown Winston-Salem Presbyterian congregation serving the same urban core as Salem Pres. Direct competitor for Presbyterian-minded downtown residents and families, with a much larger staff and endowment.
• Home Moravian Church: A historic downtown Winston-Salem congregation serving overlapping geography. Salem Pres currently rents Calvary Moravian Church's campus, making Moravian traditions a direct contextual peer for downtown Christian audiences.

Emerging players

• Church of the City: A PCA church plant focused on urban young professionals in multiple U.S. cities. Shares Salem's downtown, young-adult-targeted missional posture and Reformed identity, but operates a multi-city network model.

Others

• Reformed University Fellowship (RUF): The PCA-affiliated campus ministry that Salem Pres directly funds at multiple universities. Not a competitor but a key feeder and partner — comparable as an adjacent PCA ministry ecosystem Salem depends on for pipeline and theological alignment.
• World Relief Triad: A refugee and immigrant services nonprofit among Salem Pres's mercy partners. Comparable as an allied Winston-Salem faith-based service organization rather than a competitor, but adjacent in funding ecosystem and donor base.

Broad incumbents

• McLean Presbyterian Church: A large, well-established PCA congregation in the Mid-Atlantic region. Provides a model of multi-staff PCA governance, programming breadth, and Mercy Fund-style community outreach that Salem Pres could scale toward.
• Christ Covenant Church (PCA): A sizable PCA church with comparable theological commitments, strong youth/children's programming, and an active mercy/outreach network. Demonstrates the operational ceiling Salem Pres could reach through multi-staff growth.

Regional players

• Piedmont Church: A non-denominational but Reformed-friendly church operating in the broader Winston-Salem region. Competes for the same young professional and family demographic, but outside Salem's downtown core.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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