The Table

Name

The Table

Legal name

The Garden Church

Website

https://tableboston.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Missional church services
• Community spiritual formation
• Neighborhood small groups
• Religious community engagement
• Worship and outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Tithes: The primary revenue stream comes from charitable donations made by congregation members. Donations support the church's mission of cultivating communities shaped by and sharing Jesus' love across Boston.
2. Merchandise Sales: The church operates an online store selling branded merchandise including water bottles, t-shirts, hats, and accessories. Products are made on demand to reduce overproduction.
3. Event Fees: Some events charge fees including the Foster & Adoption Seminar ($15), Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl tickets ($23), and certain retreats. These cover event costs and support church programming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Table is a nonprofit, nondenominational, missional church that provides weekly Sunday worship gatherings, neighborhood-based small group communities, missional outreach initiatives serving homeless and marginalized populations, and spiritual formation and leadership training resources. The organization serves individuals and families in the Greater Boston area seeking authentic Christian community, spiritual growth, and opportunities for tangible service.

Product overview

The Garden Church Boston operates as a single unified offering—a neighborhood-based church with interconnected programs. The core experience is Sunday worship gatherings supplemented by small groups across Boston neighborhoods, missional outreach initiatives, and spiritual formation resources. An ancillary merchandise line (GRDN branded items) is also available through their shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Gatherings
• Neighborhood Microchurch Groups
• Missional Service Initiatives
• Spiritual Formation & Leadership Training
• GRDN Merchandise Collection
• The Garden Church Podcast

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bob Haas Community Trust (29 Monadnock)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissional partner at 29 Monadnock Street in Dorchester's Uphams Corner. A Victorian home offering affordable housing and serving as a nonprofit hub. The Garden Church participates in community events including potlucks, yard days, and service projects at this location.
• KultureCitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to help create inclusive spaces for people with disabilities. KultureCity provides training and resources for accessibility accommodations including sensory tools, accessible seating, and inclusive practices.
• Miracle Mile MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative ministry serving individuals experiencing homelessness, addiction, and poverty around Mass & Cass. The Garden Church organizes volunteer groups to serve breakfast, distribute clothes, and minister to those in need.
• Central Square ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint worship services for liturgical holidays including Ash Wednesday and Good Friday services. Partnership for shared observances in Cambridge location.
• Congregación León de Judá (Lion of Judah)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHispanic congregation partner in Boston. Hosts joint events including Foster & Adoption Seminar and Miracle Mile Ministries volunteer activities.
• Pray.BostonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity-wide prayer movement to see Boston awakened to life with Jesus. Garden Church members participate in monthly extended worship and prayer gatherings.
• Humanitarian Response (GAiN Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner led by Melanie Weindl coordinating logistics and partnerships for global humanitarian aid. Currently leading team in Armenia providing relief to refugee families.
• Ethnos NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork that equips and resources church plants in diverse communities, focusing on multiplying leaders and empowering congregations to thrive.
• Gateway City ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch plant partner in the Gateway Cities network, focused on urban ministry and church multiplication.
• Refuge Church ChicagominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch plant partner focused on refugee and immigrant ministry in Chicago.
• Global EntrepreneurshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry by Matt and Alex empowering marginalized communities in the Global South through business training, youth skills programs, and storytelling while building relationships.
• Tampa UndergroundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPioneering missional church network that coined the term 'microchurch.' Board member Stacy Gaskins provides leadership training and consultation to Garden Church.
• Toah Nipi Christian Retreat CenterminorOthersRetreat center in Rindge, NH used for Fall Retreats and [re]storied+ Intensives. Surrounded by Mt. Watatic and Mt. Monadnock with hiking trails and spring-fed pond.
• Mel King South End AcademycoreOthersSchool facility partner providing the venue for Sunday gatherings at 90 Warren Ave. Also known as Melvin H. King South End Academy.
• Industrious (Copley)minorOthersCo-working space partner providing administrative office at 131 Dartmouth Street, 3rd Floor, used for leadership meetings and staff offices.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Soma Communities: Soma is a simple church / microchurch movement focused on multiplying small, reproducible house churches. Comparable theological and methodological framework to Garden Church's microchurch model rooted in neighborhood homes.
• Refuge Church Chicago: Refuge Church is a church plant partner focused on refugee and immigrant ministry in Chicago. Direct peer as part of the same missional network, applying the microchurch model to underserved urban populations in a different city.
• Tampa Underground: Tampa Underground is a pioneering missional microchurch network that coined the term 'microchurch.' Direct comparable: Garden Church's board member Stacy Gaskins provides leadership training from this network to Garden Church, indicating a peer-level relationship and shared model.
• Mosaic Church: Mosaic is a large urban nondenominational missional church founded by Erwin McManus, operating across multiple cities with a focus on creative expression, spiritual formation, and serving marginalized communities — closely aligned with Garden Church's three-movement (Encounter/Embody/Extend) framework.
• Gateway City Church: Gateway City Church is a church plant partner in the same missional network as Garden Church, focused on urban ministry and church multiplication in the Greater Boston area. Operates the same microchurch/neighborhood group model in adjacent communities.
• Tribeca Community Church: Tribeca Community Church is an urban nondenominational church serving young professionals and creatives in lower Manhattan. Comparable target demographic (urban professionals seeking community), small-staff operating model, and missional focus.

Emerging players

• Park Community Church: Park Community Church operates neighborhood-based gatherings with a focus on city-focused mission and family-friendly programming. Comparable as a smaller-scale urban missional church with neighborhood groups and family segments.
• Verve Church: Verve Church is an urban missional church operating in multiple cities with a focus on younger demographics, creative services, and community engagement. Comparable target demographic and missional approach.

Broad incumbents

• Watermark Community Church: Watermark is a large Dallas-based nondenominational church with strong community outreach, small groups, and missional focus. Comparable in theological posture and ministry breadth, though at a significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Central Square Church: Central Square Church is a Cambridge-based nondenominational church that partners with Garden Church for liturgical holiday services (Ash Wednesday, Good Friday). Comparable as a Greater Boston-area missional congregation serving an urban professional demographic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/6hwPcrYbE5XhYQW0T7uYVg
• Instagraminstagram.com/grdnchurch
• Xx.com/grdnchurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thetableboston

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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