SAINT MARK COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH

What SAINT MARK COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH does

Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington DC (St. Mark DC) is a private non-profit religious organization serving the Coptic Orthodox community in the DC Metro area. Founded in 1976 with approximately 80 families from DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, and parts of Pennsylvania, the church operates from a 2.5-acre campus at 11911 Braddock Road, Fairfax, Virginia, which includes a sanctuary, chapel (capacity 200), social hall, and Sunday School classrooms. The church maintains the traditional Coptic Orthodox liturgical calendar, offering daily Divine Liturgy, Vespers, Midnight Praises, Sunday School, and youth activities, led by four priests under the spiritual authority of Pope Tawadros II, the 118th Pope of Alexandria.

The organization operates three wholly-owned ministry subsidiaries: Little Flock Christian School (K2-K5 education), Orthodox Sermons (a free online sermon repository that has reached over 13 million people worldwide), and Orthodox Bookstore (an online retail resource for Orthodox Christian literature). The underlying technology stack is composed of standard third-party platforms rather than proprietary infrastructure: Church Services App for liturgy registration and attendance tracking, PushPay for online donations, CCB Church for membership management, YouTube for sermon video distribution, and a WordPress-based website. Live-streaming is deployed across multiple on-site venues to enable remote participation.

St. Mark DC is funded through voluntary tithes and offerings (one-time and recurring donations via PushPay, mail, or in-person), event-based fundraising such as the annual Egyptian Festival and senior trips, and ancillary revenue from Little Flock Christian School and Orthodox Bookstore. The church conducts global mission trips to Egypt, Zambia, Hawaii, and Greece, and maintains multi-generational ministry programming spanning children, youth, young adults, families, and seniors. With 8 listed paid employees, the organization is lean and volunteer-driven, with the broader operational capacity delivered through its clergy and lay congregation.

Name

SAINT MARK COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH

Legal name

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Washington DC

Website

https://stmarkdc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church is a Fairfax, Virginia-based Coptic Orthodox parish serving the DC Metro area through liturgical worship, K2-K5 schooling, and global digital ministry reaching 13 million users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides) (MPAJAHAC), Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN)

Keywords

• Coptic Orthodox worship
• Religious education services
• Christian community ministry
• Digital sermon platform
• Liturgical church services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfax

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: The church receives tithes and offerings from congregants as acts of worship. Members are encouraged to give regularly through automatic giving to support church ministries.
2. Donations and Contributions: One-time and recurring donations accepted online via PushPay, in person at the church office, or by mail. Donations support church operations and specific initiatives like the annual Egyptian Festival sponsorship.
3. Event-based Fundraising: The church organizes annual events such as the Egyptian Festival and accepts sponsorships and donations for community events. Summer camps and trips (e.g., Lancaster trip at $210/person) generate some revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

St. Mark DC is a Coptic Orthodox parish providing regular liturgical worship services (Divine Liturgy, Vespers, Midnight Praises), religious education through Little Flock Christian School (K2-K5) and Sunday School programs, and pastoral/community ministries spanning children, youth, young adults, families, and seniors. The church also operates digital ministry platforms (Orthodox Sermons, Orthodox Bookstore, My StMarkDC member portal) and live streaming to extend its reach beyond the local DC Metro congregation.

Product overview

SAINT MARK COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH is a religious organization operating as a local church with a digital ministry component. The church's offerings include in-person religious services (Divine Liturgy, Vespers, Midnight Praises), educational programs through Little Flock Christian School, and digital platforms including Orthodox Sermons (a free sermon repository reaching 13+ million people globally), Orthodox Bookstore, and My StMarkDC member portal. The church also provides live streaming capabilities for remote participation across multiple venues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Little Flock Christian School

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Little Flock Christian SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated Christian school providing affordable high-quality education in a Christian environment for grades K2-K5. The church supports this educational ministry as part of its community outreach.
• Orthodox SermonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline ministry with mission to preach the gospel to all nations and share the Orthodox Christian faith through a free and accessible database of spiritually-enriching materials. Has reached over 13 million people worldwide.
• Orthodox BookstoreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline ministry established for true evangelism, bringing literary and spiritual resources of the Orthodox faith to one central location for believers worldwide.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States: U.S. Coptic Orthodox diocese overseeing parishes across the southern states. Closely comparable in denominational mission, governance under the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, and community-led ministry model.
• St. Mary & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church (Jersey City, NJ): A large Coptic Orthodox parish on the U.S. East Coast with similar ministries (school, digital content, festival events). Comparable in scale, congregational programming, and diaspora community focus.
• Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii: Another major U.S. Coptic Orthodox diocese serving a comparable diaspora congregation base. Directly comparable in denomination, mission structure, and reliance on tithes, donations, and clergy-led ministry.
• St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Bellflower, CA): A flagship Coptic Orthodox parish in the western U.S. with extensive educational and youth programming. Comparable in being a Coptic congregation running a Christian school and broad community ministry.

Emerging players

• Ancient Faith (Ancient Faith Radio): A digital Orthodox Christian media platform producing podcasts, videos, and online articles. Directly comparable to OrthodoxSermons.org as a faith-based digital content platform serving the Orthodox audience.
• Hallow: A Catholic prayer and meditation mobile app with millions of users. Comparable as a digitally-distributed religious engagement platform that complements (rather than competes with) parish-based worship.

Others

• St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary: A leading Orthodox theological seminary training clergy and lay leaders. Comparable as an Orthodox institution supporting the broader Orthodox ecosystem that St. Mark DC's clergy and laity operate within.

Broad incumbents

• Orthodox Church in America: An autocephalous Orthodox Christian body with parishes across the U.S. Comparable as a fellow Orthodox denomination operating community-led ministries, schools, and digital communications.
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: The largest Orthodox Christian body in the United States, operating parishes, schools, seminaries, and digital media. Comparable as a broader Orthodox umbrella, but with substantially greater scale and resources than a single Coptic parish.
• Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America: Another major Orthodox Christian denomination serving the U.S. and Canada with parishes, camps, and media ministries. Comparable in Orthodox tradition and parish-based operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stmarkdc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@OrthodoxSermons
• Facebookfacebook.com/stmarkdc
• Instagraminstagram.com/stmarkdc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saint-mark-coptic-orthodox-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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