St. John the Divine Episcopal Church

What St. John the Divine Episcopal Church does

St. John the Divine is a small Episcopal parish church located at 183 East Bay Street in Costa Mesa, California, operating under the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and serving the local community through regular Sunday worship services (8AM Rite I spoken service and 10AM Rite II with choir, nursery, and Sunday School), Wednesday evening Bible Study via Zoom, and an extensive portfolio of community outreach programs including Laundry Love Costa Mesa (free laundry service for the working poor at two locations), food drives supporting Share Our Selves, Operation Shoebox gift collections, and partnerships with Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, Trellis, Lighthouse Church, Alzheimer's Orange County, and the local St. John's Manor senior living community.

The parish is led by Rector The Rev. Dr. George Okusi and a Vestry governance body (Senior Warden Michael Beeson, Junior Warden Dustin Lees, Treasurer Timothy Marshall, and lay members), supported by a 6-person staff including a music minister, Sunday School coordinator, nursery lead, and accountant. Technology is limited to commodity SaaS tools — Zoom for virtual worship and Bible study, the OnRealm/Realm platform for donations, pledges, and member database, and a Squarespace-hosted website — with no proprietary technology, app, or digital product offering.

The parish is funded entirely through voluntary donations: annual pledge campaigns (2026 documented), tithes and offerings via OnRealm online giving and Zelle, occasional fundraisers (popcorn/movie nights, restaurant fundraisers), and a formalized multi-space facility rental program that monetizes the Sanctuary (110 cap), Guild Hall (50), Classrooms (20), Interior Courtyard (150), Conference Room (12), and Kitchen for outside classes, meetings, and events. No revenue figures, budget, or congregant count is publicly disclosed.

Name

St. John the Divine Episcopal Church

Legal name

The Rector Wardens & Vestry of St. John the Divine Episcopal Church

Website

https://stjohncm.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. John the Divine is a small Episcopal parish church in Costa Mesa, California, serving local congregants through Sunday worship, Sunday School, Bible study, and community outreach programs including Laundry Love and food drives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Episcopal worship services
• Religious education programs
• Community outreach ministry
• Pastoral care services
• Facility rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Costa Mesa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Members contribute through online giving via OnRealm platform or Zelle to support church operations and ministries
2. Annual Pledge Campaign: Annual pledge drives where members commit financial support for the upcoming year, with 2026 campaign documented
3. Space Rental: Church facilities available for rent to businesses, individuals, and organizations for classes, meetings, and events. Spaces include Sanctuary (capacity 110), Guild Hall (capacity 50), Classrooms (capacity 20), Interior Courtyard (capacity 150), Conference Room (capacity 12), and Kitchen
4. Fundraising Events: Occasional fundraisers such as popcorn and movie nights, restaurant fundraisers, and community events

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St. John the Divine Episcopal Church is an Episcopal parish in Costa Mesa, California, providing traditional Episcopal worship services (Sunday 8AM Rite I spoken service and 10AM Rite II service with music and choir), religious education (Sunday School K-12, nursery care, Wednesday Bible Study), pastoral care, and sacraments. The church operates community outreach programs including Laundry Love Costa Mesa (free laundry service for the working poor) and food drives, and rents its facilities (Sanctuary, Guild Hall, classrooms, courtyard, conference room, kitchen) to community organizations for events and meetings.

Product overview

St. John the Divine Episcopal Church offers religious worship services including Holy Eucharist Rite I (8 AM spoken service) and Rite II (10 AM service with music and choir), along with nursery and Sunday School programs for children. The church operates community outreach programs including Laundry Love Costa Mesa providing free laundry service for the working poor, and offers facility rental of its various spaces (Sanctuary, Guild Hall, Classrooms, Courtyard, Conference Room, Kitchen) to community organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Holy Eucharist Rite I (8 AM Service) A spoken Sunday service featuring Scripture readings, prayer, and communion at 8:00 AM for congregants seeking traditional Episcopal worship in a contemplative format.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 years of Laundry Love Costa Mesa program serving working poor
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• Costa Mesa Literacy MentorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2026Community literacy program. Church hosted information session at Donald Dunham Library to recruit reading mentors for local schools on June 10, 2026.
• Trellis (Dance for Joy)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2026Sponsored Dance for Joy program at Calvary Church Santa Ana on June 13, 2026. Trellis organizes community church events and the church participates.
• Coast Coin Laundry (107 Santa Isabela Ave)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaundry Love program location providing free laundry service for working poor in Costa Mesa on 1st Sundays 5-7PM. This partnership enables the church's community outreach to those experiencing financial hardship.
• Laundry Love at Pomona Avenue (1913 Pomona Ave)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaundry Love program location for free laundry service to working poor - takes place 3rd Tuesday of every month from 7-9PM at Coin Laundry. Partnership with local laundromat enables service delivery.
• Share Our Selves Costa MesacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWhole person care organization for uninsured and under-insured. Church supports through ongoing 'Fill the Pantry' donations of non-perishable foods and other items. Website: www.shareourselves.org
• TrellismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization facilitating collaborative approach to resolving city's challenges including homelessness, literacy and cultural integration. Website: www.wearetrellis.com
• Someone Cares Soup KitchenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides daily nutritional meals to people in need in Costa Mesa. Church participates in supporting this community resource. Website: www.someonecareskitchen.org
• Lighthouse C.M. Church of the NazarenemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual survival kit donations from parish. A 50-bed temporary bridge shelter is located on a portion of their property at 1885 Anaheim Avenue. Church distributes Operation Shoebox through this partner.
• Alzheimer's Orange CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides hands-on care and support, information, referrals, education and resources for individuals and families experiencing memory loss, Alzheimer and other dementia. Helpline: 844-HELP-ALZ
• St. John's ManorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent senior living community with long-standing relationship with parish. Rector and Manor team meet monthly with residents on 2nd Thursday from noon to 1 PM to discuss relevant senior issues.
• Daughters of the King (DOK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational sisterhood of women dedicated to a life of Prayer, Service and Evangelism. Local chapter has 18th anniversary celebrated in 2022. Website: www.doknational.com
• Episcopal Church Women (ECW)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmpowers women to do Christ's ministry in the world. National organization supporting local chapters. Website: ecwnational.org
• Forward MovementminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublisher of Forward Day by Day devotional - church provides access to this daily devotional resource for members' spiritual growth. Website: prayer.forwardmovement.org/fdd
• Woodland Elementary SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual school supply donations and outreach support. Church has supported this local school through back-to-school supply drives and apple picking outings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles: The parent diocesan body to which St. John the Divine belongs. Relevant as the governance, resource, and oversight structure, but not a competitive peer.
• Trellis: Orange County community organization coordinating city-level responses to homelessness, literacy, and cultural integration; partnered with the church for Dance for Joy and other community programs.
• Someone Cares Soup Kitchen: Costa Mesa nonprofit providing daily meals to people in need, with which the church partners. A peer in the local faith-adjacent social services ecosystem.
• Share Our Selves: Costa Mesa-based nonprofit providing healthcare and social services to the uninsured, partnered with the church for the Fill the Pantry food drive. Comparable as a community-mission nonprofit in the same geography.

Regional players

• Mariners Church: Large non-denominational evangelical church headquartered in Costa Mesa. Operates in the same city and competes for local congregants and community visibility, though at a much larger scale and different theological tradition.

Direct peers

• Christ Episcopal Church, Los Angeles: Episcopal parish within the Diocese of Los Angeles offering comparable worship, formation, and outreach programming. Useful for benchmarking urban Episcopal parish operations and program design.
• St. Timothy's Episcopal Church: Episcopal parish in Compton where Rector George Okusi previously served as Rector. Same denomination, similar small-parish operating model, and shares the Diocese of Los Angeles governance structure.
• St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church: Episcopal parish in Long Beach where Rector George Okusi previously served as Vicar. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized Episcopal congregation within the Diocese of Los Angeles serving its local community.
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Tustin: Episcopal parish in Tustin that recently received longtime deacon Rock Hunter from St. John the Divine. Same denomination, neighboring Orange County geography, and similar community-oriented parish profile.

Broad incumbents

• All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena: One of the largest and most established Episcopal parishes in the Diocese of Los Angeles. Useful as a broad-incumbent comparison for programming depth, governance, and outreach scale within the same diocesan structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StJohntheDivineCostaMesa
• Instagraminstagram.com/stjohncm_episcopal_church
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-john-the-divine-episcopal-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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