Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Lodi, CA

What Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Lodi, CA does

The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist is a single-site Episcopal parish located at 1055 S. Lower Sacramento Road in Lodi, California, operating as a 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization under the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin. The church serves its local community through weekly worship services, pastoral care, Christian formation programs, and community outreach initiatives, supported by a staff of approximately 11 employees and clergy. It maintains a historic chapel with columbarium and provides sacramental ministries including baptism, marriage, and burial rites to its members.

The parish uses standard consumer digital tools to extend its ministry and operations: live streaming of services via Facebook Live and YouTube, Zoom for meetings and virtual gatherings, and Givelify for digital donations. It also operates an online prayer ministry called "World in Prayer," which has built a global subscriber base of approximately 2,250, indicating a modest digital reach beyond the immediate Lodi community.

Its revenue model is straightforward and traditional: member pledges, weekly plate offerings, ad hoc donations, and periodic capital campaigns. The church is currently engaged in a capital campaign titled "See! I am doing a new thing" (with a 2026 horizon) that includes divesting back five acres of rear land, suggesting a deliberate right-sizing and strategic repositioning of its physical footprint under relatively new pastoral leadership.

Name

Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Lodi, CA

Legal name

The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist

Website

https://stjohnsoflodi.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist is a single-site Episcopal parish in Lodi, California, serving its local community through weekly worship, pastoral care, formation programs, and outreach, with revenue derived from member pledges, offerings, and donations.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Pastoral care ministry
• Community outreach programs
• Faith formation education
• Parish stewardship

Headquarters

HQ city

Lodi

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. Pledges and Offerings: Members make annual financial pledges and weekly plate offerings to support church operations, staff salaries, mortgage payments, and diocesan assessment.
2. General Donations: One-time donations for specific purposes such as building maintenance, special campaigns, or memorial gifts.
3. Capital Campaign Contributions: Separate campaign contributions for capital improvements and facility renewal projects, such as the 'See! I am doing a new thing' Renewal Capital Campaign.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist is a parish church that provides weekly Sunday Episcopal worship services (Holy Eucharist at 9:30 a.m.), faith formation for children and adults, pastoral care, choir-led music ministry, and community outreach programs including Soul Kitchen community dinners, Salvation Army meal service, homeless ministry, Creation Care environmental initiatives, and Beyond Bias racial justice work. All offerings are supported through voluntary pledges, weekly offerings, and donations from congregants.

Product overview

The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist is a traditional Episcopal parish offering worship services and spiritual formation. The church operates a unified ministry model with core Sunday worship services supported by liturgical programs (choir, acolytes, altar guild). The church's product portfolio includes worship bulletins and newsletters as communications tools, pastoral care and prayer ministries for member support, and community outreach programs including Soul Kitchen and Creation Care initiatives. All offerings are integrated under the parish ministry structure rather than a platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• Sunday Worship Bulletins
• Tidings Newsletter
• Worship Liturgy Program
• Pastoral Care Ministry
• Intercessory Prayer Ministry
• Formation Programs
• Soul Kitchen
• Community Outreach Programs
• Creation Care Team
• Beyond Bias Team

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

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

• Episcopal Diocese of San JoaquincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent diocese governing the parish. The church is part of this diocese and contributes to the diocesan assessment. Bishop Rice and Canon Anna conduct periodic virtual visitations and the church participates in deanery gatherings and Diocesan Convention.
• Salvation Army (Hope Harbor Shelter)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding partnership where church volunteers serve meals at Hope Harbor. Church collects canned goods and dried foodstuffs for Salvation Army. Church is represented on TSA's Missions committee with 16 local churches.
• Inner City Action (Lodi Access Center)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe church supports the newly-opened Lodi Access Center adjacent to Hope Harbor, run by Inner City Action. Church members volunteer at the center and donate supplies (toilet paper, socks).
• Lodi Committee on the HomelessmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch members actively participate in this committee where information on homelessness from state, county, and civic leaders is shared. Local initiatives like the low barrier Lodi Access Center are developed through this group.
• Lodi Improvement CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with this committee to host public education events on homelessness issues.
• The Breakthrough Project for Social Justice in LodiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization promoting racial justice in the community. The church's Beyond Bias Team partners with this organization.
• A New LodiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization the church partners with for racial justice initiatives, COVID testing/vaccination clinics, and Families Helping Families Christmas gift program.
• Faith in the ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional faith-based organization promoting social justice. Church partners with this group for advocacy work.
• Diocesan Creation Care CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiocesan body focused on environmental stewardship. Church's Creation Care Team promotes the commission's efforts.
• Diocesan Anti-Racism CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiocesan commission working on anti-racism initiatives. Church's Beyond Bias Team promotes commission programs.
• Tree LodiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal environmental organization the church collaborates with for educational events.
• Diocesan Immigration Commission / SJRAISEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrought the 'Uncaged Art' exhibit to Lodi featuring art by detained teenagers, sponsored through the Diocesan Immigration Commission.
• Diocesan Latino Ministries ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with this program to sponsor Las Posadas celebration with a local Latino congregation.
• California Rural Legal Assistance FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with this organization to host COVID testing and vaccination clinics at the church.
• World in PrayerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeb-based ministry founded by a church member providing weekly international news summaries with prayers. Has up to 2250 subscribers and is prepared by a team of 15 volunteers on three continents.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin: The parent diocesan governance body to which St. John's pays assessments and from which it receives episcopal visitation. As a regional denomination-wide body, it sets canonical, financial, and ministerial standards that directly shape St. John's operating model and capacity.
• The Episcopal Church (National): The U.S. national denomination that defines liturgy, ordination standards, and polity for all Episcopal parishes. Comparable as the umbrella institution shaping St. John's identity, resources, and access to programs like Creation Care and anti-racism commissions.

Direct peers

• Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento: The largest Episcopal congregation in the Sacramento region, within the same Diocese of San Joaquin. Directly comparable as an Episcopal parish operating in the same Central Valley market with overlapping member geography, music programming, and diocesan relationships.
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Modesto: A small-to-mid Episcopal parish in the adjacent Central Valley city of Modesto, also within the Diocese of San Joaquin. Comparable as a similarly sized parish serving a comparable San Joaquin Valley community with overlapping community-outreach patterns.
• All Saints' Episcopal Church, Pasadena: A large, progressive Episcopal parish known for music, formation programs, and community outreach. Comparable as an Episcopal congregation that competes on inclusive identity, music-rich liturgy, and civic engagement — similar differentiation axes to St. John's.

Others

• Episcopal Relief & Development: The denominational relief and development arm of the Episcopal Church, supporting humanitarian and development programs globally. Comparable as the institutional partner through which a parish like St. John's can scale its outreach mission and access grant funding.
• Salvation Army Lodi (Hope Harbor): A direct community-outreach partner where St. John's volunteers serve meals and collect food. Comparable as a local faith-based nonprofit operating community programs in the same Lodi market with overlapping beneficiary base.
• Givelify: The digital giving platform integrated into St. John's donation flow. Comparable as the technology vendor whose mobile giving tools materially shape St. John's recurring-pledge capture and donor experience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@st.johnthebaptistepiscopal5229
• Facebookfacebook.com/stjojnslodi

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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