Shepherd Of The Mountains

What Shepherd Of The Mountains does

Shepherd of the Mountains is a Lutheran church congregation legally named Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, headquartered at 4051 N. Highway 224, Park City, Utah 84098, and affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It serves the Park City and Summit County community with weekly Sunday worship at 10:00 AM MST, delivered both in-person and online via Zoom, with recordings posted to YouTube. The church is led by Pastor Derek Fossey and operates with a small paid staff of 7 supplemented by lay volunteers, council teams, and named program leads spanning worship, education, social ministry, finance, and facility stewardship.

Core products and offerings include Sunday worship services with Holy Communion, recorded worship on YouTube, Sunday school and youth education, a community garden program with annual plot subscriptions ($60/year small plot, $75/year large plot), a facility-use and rental program that hosts Shining Stars School, Park City Speech and Language Therapy, AA groups, violin lessons, and fitness classes, plus social ministry programs including a Mobile Food Pantry, food drives for the Park City Christian Center Food Pantry, Back 2 School Basics support, and partnerships with the People's Health Clinic and Habitat for Humanity. The underlying technology stack is deliberately modest: 50 solar panels providing approximately 38% of annual electricity needs under a Rocky Mountain Power Net Metering contract, Zoom for online worship, YouTube for on-demand video, a Tithe.ly online giving platform, a WordPress website, and Facebook for community engagement. There are no proprietary software products, no mobile app, and no API surface.

The business model is that of a nonprofit religious organization. Revenue is generated primarily through member donations and offerings (a Tithe.ly online giving channel sits alongside in-plate giving), supplemented by facility rental income from partner organizations, community garden plot subscriptions, paid fitness classes ($5/class), and altar flower donations ($50/arrangement). A $700,000 mortgage was refinanced with Thrivent Financial to fund a 2014 building expansion, and the congregation has recently recorded its first-ever full-year cash surplus per the January 2026 Treasurer's report. The organization is not investment-grade in the commercial sense; it is a small operating nonprofit whose strategic significance lies in community ecosystem anchoring rather than revenue scale.

Name

Shepherd Of The Mountains

Legal name

Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church

Website

https://shepherdofthemountains.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shepherd of the Mountains is a Lutheran (ELCA) congregation in Park City, Utah offering weekly Sunday worship, Sunday school, community garden plots, and facility rentals to partner organizations such as Shining Stars School and AA groups, supported by donations, online giving, and a small paid staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Worship Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Lutheran worship services
• Religious community programs
• Community garden rental
• Facility rental services
• Online giving platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Park City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) that delivers weekly Sunday worship services in-person and online via Zoom, with recordings posted on YouTube. Beyond worship, the church operates community-facing programs including a community garden with rental plots, a facility rental program hosting partner organizations (preschools, therapy providers, AA groups, fitness classes), Sunday school and youth religious education, and social ministry outreach such as a mobile food pantry and food drives. Members and supporters contribute through an online giving platform (Tithe.ly) and in-person offerings.

Product overview

Shepherd of the Mountains is a Lutheran church offering religious worship services and community programs. Its core offerings include weekly Sunday worship (in-person and online via Zoom), recorded worship on YouTube, children's Sunday School, community garden rentals, facility rentals to partner organizations, social ministry outreach programs, and online giving through Tithe.ly. The church also provides educational programs, fellowship activities, and various community support services through its facility in Park City, Utah.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Solar panels produce 146,300 kWh over nine years, saving approximately $15,000 in electricity costs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Shining Stars SchoolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 10 February 2014Co-operative preschool lease agreement for use of new education wing and basement space. School serves over 50 families with young children and moved from Park City Community Church to Shepherd of the Mountains for 2014-2015 school year. Summer classes began June 2014.
• Park City Speech and Language TherapyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpeech and language therapy services operating in church facility, providing community healthcare services on-site
• AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTwo AA groups use church facility: a mixed group on Wednesdays and a men's group on Thursdays
• Recycle Utah Green Business ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch congregation recognized as Blue Square Level in Recycle Utah's Green Business Program for environmental sustainability practices including energy efficiency, water conservation, sustainable materials management, transportation, and community equity
• Rocky Mountain Synod (ELCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Pastor Ron Roschke, Synod Minister for Shared Ministries, attended building dedication in 2014
• Park City Christian CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular food donations to Christian Center Food Pantry; partnership for Mobile Food Pantry distribution events; Back 2 School Basics program collaboration serving Wasatch and Summit County students
• People's Health ClinicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceives excess produce donations from church community garden; beneficiary of silent auction proceeds from annual Oktoberfest fundraiser
• Habitat for HumanityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Habitat for Humanity as beneficiary of Oktoberfest fundraiser event
• Wendy's Wednesday WorkoutminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFitness instructor Wendy Johnson conducts strength, core and balance classes at church facility every Wednesday at 7:30 AM for $5 per class

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mountain Vista United Methodist Church (Park City): Local United Methodist congregation in Park City offering a similar Mainline Protestant profile in the same market. Directly comparable in size, denomination-adjacent identity, and community-program scope.
• St. Mary's Catholic Church (Park City): Roman Catholic parish in Park City serving the same Summit County community. Competes for member attention, donations, and family-based ministry participation in the same geographic footprint.
• Park City Community Church: Local ecumenical Protestant church in Park City serving a similar demographic. Notably, Shepherd of the Mountains absorbed Shining Stars School from Park City Community Church in 2014, making it a direct geographic and competitive peer for both members and community programming.
• Christ United Methodist Church (Park City): Another Mainline Protestant congregation in Park City serving the same demographic with comparable programming. Direct peer for member acquisition and community visibility.
• Temple Har Shalom (Park City): Jewish congregation in Park City serving a similar-sized community of faith-seekers in the resort region. Comparable in scale, geographic base, and community-program orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Rocky Mountain Synod, ELCA: Parent denominational body governing all ELCA congregations in the region. Provides shared resources, pastoral transitions, and stewardship support that directly affect Shepherd of the Mountains' operations.

Regional players

• Holy Cross Ministries (Park City): Faith-based nonprofit serving the Park City area with social services. Comparable as a faith-rooted community outreach organization; potential partner for shared food pantry and refugee services programming.

Others

• Recycle Utah: Local environmental nonprofit that awarded Shepherd of the Mountains its Blue Square Level Green Business certification. Ecosystem partner in the congregation's sustainability programming; not a peer in religious services but a comparable community-anchored nonprofit.
• People's Health Clinic: Park City-based nonprofit health clinic that is a beneficiary of Shepherd of the Mountains' garden donations and Oktoberfest fundraiser. Important ecosystem partner and indirect peer in the local faith-nonprofit network.
• Park City Christian Center: Park City faith-based nonprofit partner of Shepherd of the Mountains for food pantry and Back 2 School programs. Operates in an adjacent space (food security/social services) within the same community ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@shepherdofthemountainsluth1102
• Facebookfacebook.com/Shepherd-of-The-Mountains-Lutheran-Church-117448771649320
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shepherd-of-the-mountains

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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