St. Paul's United Methodist Church

What St. Paul's United Methodist Church does

St. Paul's United Methodist Church is a single-site United Methodist congregation headquartered at 910 East North Street, Manteca, California, on a 3-acre campus that includes a sanctuary, offices, meeting rooms, a library, a music room, and gardens. Founded in September 1915 as the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Manteca, the church has operated continuously for over 108 years under successive pastoral appointments, most recently Pastor Allison Byerley (appointed July 2023). It self-describes as an inclusive congregation whose mission is "to know and follow Christ and to help others know and follow Christ," offering weekly Sunday worship services at 10:00 AM in the Sanctuary with Holy Communion.

The church delivers its ministry through an interconnected set of programs: a Music Ministry (Chancel Choir, Music Discovery Choir, Praise Team, and handbell groups); Family Ministries including children's programs, Kids' Care, and Kids' Zone; a Food Pantry that distributes food monthly and uniquely offers home delivery to seniors and shut-ins via 5 volunteer teams serving 24 clients; the Family Promise hosting program for homeless families with children; participation in the MICA interfaith coalition and UMCOR disaster relief; and a Door Keepers volunteer group that maintains the grounds. It also hosts community support groups including Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, and an Alzheimer's/Dementia support group, plus book studies on-site and at Prestige Assisted Living.

St. Paul's is funded entirely through voluntary donations — tithes and offerings, the 2026 Stewardship Campaign, food pantry contributions, and a 2026 scholarship program — with no paid pricing or commercial revenue streams. The paid staff consists of 9 members (Pastor, Director of Family Ministries, Music Director, Office Assistant, Treasurer, Custodian, Organist, Mission Bells Leader) supported by an extensive volunteer base that includes 51 Food Pantry volunteers drawn from 12 area churches. Outreach is delivered via a Squarespace website, active Facebook and YouTube channels, a Canva-hosted monthly newsletter, and physical in-person services, with no AI, mobile app, or proprietary technology stack disclosed.

Name

St. Paul's United Methodist Church

Legal name

St. Paul's United Methodist Church

Website

https://stpaulsmanteca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

St. Paul's United Methodist Church is a 108-year-old United Methodist congregation in Manteca, California, offering Sunday worship, children's and music ministries, a food pantry with home delivery, Family Promise hosting for homeless families, and interfaith community outreach, funded by congregant donations and supported by 9 paid staff plus a multi-church volunteer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services and Community Ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Community Food Services (62421), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

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 industry

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

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Community food assistance
• Children's ministry programs
• Interfaith outreach services
• Disaster relief ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Manteca

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregants during weekly worship services, supporting church operations and community programs.
2. Stewardship Campaigns: Annual giving campaigns such as the 2026 Stewardship Campaign to fund church operations and mission work.
3. Food Pantry Donations: Community donations of food and funds support the food pantry ministry that serves food-insecure individuals and families.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St. Paul's United Methodist Church provides weekly Christian worship services, including Holy Communion, alongside religious education and music ministry programs. It operates a Food Pantry distributing food monthly and delivering to homebound residents, plus outreach programs partnering with Family Promise, MICA, and UMCOR for homeless families, school supply drives, and disaster relief. All offerings are free of charge and funded by donations, tithes, and annual stewardship campaigns.

Product overview

St. Paul's United Methodist Church is a single congregation offering a unified ministry focused on worship, community service, and outreach programs. The church provides weekly worship services and operates multiple interconnected programs: the Food Pantry for food assistance, Music Ministry for worship music, Family Ministries for children's programs, and several outreach initiatives including Family Promise, UMCOR disaster relief, and MICA interfaith collaboration. The Door Keepers group supports church grounds maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services at 10:00 AM in the Sanctuary, including Holy Communion. Services are open to all, free of charge, and available in-person with past services viewable online via Facebook and YouTube.
• Music Ministry Includes Chancel Choir, Music Discovery Choir, Praise Team, and beginning and intermediate handbell groups. The Praise Team leads upbeat musical worship services approximately twice monthly using both traditional and non-traditional instruments.
• Family Ministries Provides programs for families including children's ministries, Kids' Care during Sunday services (9:30am-11:30am), Kids' Zone lessons for children during worship, and family fellowship opportunities.
• Food Pantry Ministry Provides food assistance to food-insecure individuals and families in Manteca, distributing food on the last Saturday of each month from 9am-11am. Offers home delivery to seniors, shut-ins, and those without transportation through 5 volunteer teams serving 24 clients, and is the only food pantry in Manteca providing this delivery service.
• Family Promise Hosting Program Host congregation program for The San Joaquin Family Promise, providing temporary housing and support services for homeless families with children so they can rebuild resources, find stable housing, and obtain employment.
• UMCOR Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Aid Program Participation in the United Methodist Committee on Relief, providing disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and long-term recovery support to communities in need, aligned with the United Methodist Church's global relief mission.
• MICA Interfaith Community Appeal Interfaith coalition providing backpacks, school supplies, coats, and necessities to homeless Manteca students. Hosts Evenings of Respect and the annual International Day of Peace Rally on September 21st.
• Door Keepers Volunteer Group Volunteer gardening and maintenance group that meets weekly on Friday mornings to care for the church grounds, gardens, and perform minor repairs at the 3-acre Manteca campus.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 24 home delivery clients through 5 volunteer teams
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MICA (Manteca Interfaith Community Appeal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Interfaith coalition including St. Paul's UMC, Islamic Center, Transformed Through Hope Ministries, Baha'i community, Seventh Day Adventists, Sikh community, and LDS Church. Provides backpacks, school supplies, coats for homeless Manteca students; hosts Evenings of Respect and International Day of Peace Rally.
• San Joaquin Family PromisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Paul's UMC is a host congregation for The San Joaquin Family Promise program. The church provides hosting facilities for homeless families as they rebuild resources, find stable housing and employment. Families make up 35% of the homeless population in the US.
• UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational United Methodist disaster response and humanitarian relief organization. St. Paul's participates in UMCOR initiatives providing disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and long-term recovery support.
• Second Harvest Food BankminorOthersMajor food bank supplier supporting St. Paul's Food Pantry operations. Provides bulk food products for monthly distribution to food-insecure community members.
• Pleasant Valley FarmsminorOthersLocal farm providing produce donations to support the food pantry ministry.
• Raley's, Dollar General, Dollar TreeminorOthersLocal grocery stores donating food items to support the food pantry ministry.
• Manteca Unified School DistrictminorOthersPartnership supporting food pantry operations and MICA school supply donations for Manteca students.
• 12 Area Churches (Volunteer Network)coreOthers51 volunteers from 12 different churches support the Food Pantry ministry, representing interfaith community collaboration. Also includes United Women in Faith and Federated Women.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Family Promise: National nonprofit addressing family homelessness through a network of host congregations; St. Paul's UMC is a direct host congregation, making Family Promise the closest direct peer for the homeless family ministry program.
• Islamic Center of Manteca: Fellowship MICA coalition partner operating in Manteca; comparable in community-outreach orientation and interfaith civic engagement, though differing in religious tradition.
• First Presbyterian Church of Manteca: Local mainline Protestant congregation serving the same Manteca community with comparable worship, fellowship, and outreach programs; competes directly for congregants and community service footprint.
• Second Harvest Food Bank: Major regional food bank supplying St. Paul's Food Pantry; operates a comparable food distribution model through partner pantries and shares the same end-user population of food-insecure households.
• Crossroads Grace Church (Manteca): Local evangelical congregation operating in Manteca with overlapping worship, family ministries, and community outreach programs; comparable in scale and demographic focus.
• Interfaith Council of San Joaquin County: Regional interfaith coalition of congregations and faith leaders; St. Paul's MICA participation positions it as a comparable peer in interfaith civic coordination across the county.
• Habitat for Humanity (San Joaquin County): Local housing-focused nonprofit addressing family stability and homelessness in the same region; competes for the same volunteer and donor pool supporting St. Paul's Family Promise ministry.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National faith-based social services network delivering food assistance, housing support, and community outreach comparable to St. Paul's combined worship-plus-social-services model.
• Salvation Army: Large faith-based social services organization with comparable outreach programs (food distribution, family housing, disaster relief) overlapping with St. Paul's Food Pantry, Family Promise, and UMCOR work.
• United Methodist Church (national): National denomination of which St. Paul's is a local congregation; provides governance, UMCOR disaster relief programming, and shared theological/operational framework that directly shapes St. Paul's activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCq3fE10WXtMYKTbJxOqQv1A
• Facebookfacebook.com/stpaulsmanteca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-paul's-united-methodist-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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