St. Paul's Anglican Church

What St. Paul's Anglican Church does

St. Paul's Anglican Church is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada operating within the Diocese of Ottawa, headquartered at 20 Young Road, Kanata, Ontario. The congregation traces its origins to 1844-1845, and the current facility is the fourth successive structure built to house the local Anglican community, including a Nepean sandstone church rebuilt in 1937 after a 1935 fire and a 4,300 sq ft addition completed in 1985. The parish serves its community through three weekly Sunday worship services — a Said Service (7:45 AM), a Traditional/Choral Service (9:00 AM), and a Praise Service (11:00 AM) — along with Children's Ministry, Bible study, pastoral care, music ministry, community outreach through the Kanata Food Cupboard, and global mission partnerships. It employs 36 staff and is led by Rector Rev. Canon Stephen Silverthorne (appointed November 2020), supported by a Music Director, Parish Administrator, Children's Ministry Co-ordinator, lay wardens, and trained volunteer ministry teams.

The church operates a community-led go-to-market model in which 'customers' are congregants and donors rather than commercial buyers. Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary donations and tithes, accepted via PayPal, CanadaHelps, Interac e-Transfer, pre-authorized monthly withdrawals, in-person offerings, church envelopes, and mailed cheques. The parish explicitly states it is 'not blessed with large trust funds or real estate holdings' and depends on inspiring members to contribute time, energy, and resources. All worship services are free and open to the public; donations are tax-deductible through CanadaHelps and the parish's own receipting system. Outreach extends through the parish website (stpaulshk.org), YouTube live webcasts, a monthly Cornerstone newsletter, weekly bulletins, community events such as the 'Pints and Parables' pub gathering, and word-of-mouth referrals.

The technology stack is minimal and functional: a WordPress-based website, YouTube streaming for live and archived services, Zoom for online Bible study, Google Calendar integration for events, and standard electronic payment processors. There are no proprietary software products, APIs, mobile applications, or AI/ML capabilities — the parish operates entirely on conventional digital communications and donation infrastructure suited to a small nonprofit organization.

Name

St. Paul's Anglican Church

Legal name

St. Paul's Anglican Church

Website

https://stpaulshk.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1844

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Paul's Anglican Church is a Kanata, Ontario parish of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa offering weekly worship services, Christian education, pastoral care, and community outreach, funded entirely by voluntary donations from its congregation and broader community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / House of Worship

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Anglican church ministry
• Pastoral care programs
• Community outreach services
• Christian faith formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanata

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Tithes: St. Paul's Anglican Church relies on voluntary donations from its congregation and community. The church accepts donations through multiple channels including PayPal, CanadaHelps (registered charity for tax-deductible donations), Interac e-transfer to [email protected], pre-authorized monthly withdrawals (PAW), in-person offerings during services, church envelopes, and mailed cheques. The church states it is not blessed with large trust funds or real estate holdings and depends on inspiring people to give their time, energy and resources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Paul's Anglican Church provides Anglican worship services, Christian education, pastoral care, and community outreach programs to congregants and the broader Kanata community. Its core offering consists of three weekly Sunday worship services (Said, Traditional/Choral, and Praise), supported by faith formation programs for children and adults, pastoral care visits, music ministry, Bible studies via Zoom, and community outreach including the Kanata Food Cupboard. All services are free and open to the public; the organization is funded entirely by voluntary donations.

Product overview

St. Paul's Anglican Church is a religious organization offering a unified portfolio of spiritual and community services centered around weekly worship, Christian education, and pastoral care. The core offering consists of Sunday services (Said, Traditional/Choral, and Praise services with Holy Communion), supported by Children's Ministry, Bible Study via Zoom, Pastoral Care, Music Ministry, and Community Outreach programs including the Kanata Food Cupboard. The church also provides Online Giving (via PayPal, CanadaHelps, INTERAC), Online Streaming/Webcast through YouTube, and communications including the Cornerstone Newsletter and Weekly Bulletin. These products work together to support the church's mission of helping people grow as followers of Jesus and serve the wider community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Diocese of OttawacoreOthersSt. Paul's is part of the Anglican communion and operates under the Diocese of Ottawa. The church participates in diocesan programs, supports diocesan administration, lay and clergy training, and synod committees. St. Paul's also supports diocesan social service ministries including The Well, Centre 454, Women in Crisis Project, and Ottawa Pastoral Centre.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• The Anglican Church of Canada: The national body of the Anglican Church of Canada. Broadly comparable as the overarching denomination under which St. Paul's operates, providing shared liturgical resources, clergy training, and national mission programs such as Primate's World Relief and Development Fund which St. Paul's supports.
• Diocese of Ottawa: The regional governing body of the Anglican Church of Canada that directly oversees St. Paul's. Comparable because it operates, supports, and coordinates Anglican parishes and ministries in the same Ottawa geography, including the social service ministries (The Well, Centre 454) that St. Paul's participates in.
• The United Church of Canada: Canada's largest mainline Protestant denomination, operating parishes across the country with similar worship, formation, and outreach programs. Broadly comparable to St. Paul's as another mainstream Canadian denomination operating in the same market and competing for the same congregants.
• Catholic Diocese of Ottawa: The regional Catholic governing body overseeing parishes in Ottawa. Broadly comparable to St. Paul's as another major Christian denomination operating parishes, schools, and social outreach programs in the same Ottawa geography.

Direct peers

• Church of the Holy Trinity, Ottawa: An Anglican parish in central Ottawa providing weekly worship, pastoral care, and outreach. Directly comparable to St. Paul's as another Anglican parish in the same diocese with similar worship, formation, and community engagement programming.
• St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa: A mainstream Protestant congregation in Ottawa offering Sunday worship, children's and youth ministry, and pastoral care. Comparable to St. Paul's as a similarly structured mainline Protestant parish competing for the same local Kanata/Ottawa Christian demographic.
• Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa: An Anglican cathedral parish in Ottawa offering Sunday worship services, faith formation, pastoral care, and community outreach. Directly comparable to St. Paul's as a fellow Anglican parish in the Diocese of Ottawa serving a similar congregational base with similar worship and ministry offerings.

Emerging players

• Salvation Army Ottawa: A Christian denomination with a strong social-services orientation in Ottawa, including food assistance and community outreach. Partially comparable to St. Paul's in its faith-based community service model (e.g., Kanata Food Cupboard), though it operates more as a service organization with congregational worship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYilEryU8voTFLQ9aUljZ2A
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-paul's-anglican-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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