UNION GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH INC

What UNION GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH INC does

Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church (UGMBC) is a private, nonprofit Baptist congregation founded in 1887 in Warner Robins, Georgia, serving approximately 700 members across Warner Robins and Houston County. The church is led by Senior Pastor Dr. David Anthony Clarke, Sr., who has served since December 2002 — the longest tenure of any pastor in the church's 137-year history — and operates both a traditional in-person ministry (Sunday worship at 10:15 AM, Wednesday Bible study) and an extensive digital engagement stack. The digital stack includes a WordPress website (thegrovewr.org), live streaming via Facebook Live and YouTube, a podcast distributed through Podbean, a Vanco-powered mobile faith engagement app (iOS/Android), online giving via secure.myvanco.com, text-to-give to 478.412.4128, and a monthly newsletter called G.T.A.H. (Great Things Are Happening). Physical infrastructure includes the main sanctuary at 809 S. Davis Drive and a separately acquired Vision Center at 1231 S. Davis Drive used for community outreach, plus approximately three acres on South Davis Drive purchased from the city in March 2002.

The church generates revenue exclusively through voluntary tithes and offerings from its congregation, with no fixed pricing for any service or product; all worship, Bible study, and community programming is free. Giving is captured through in-service collection plus the online portal, mobile app, and text-to-give channel, all encrypted with 128-bit SSL. Distribution is hybrid: in-person attendance for the local Houston County community plus self-serve digital access (live streams, on-demand video, podcasts, mobile app) for remote attendees across the U.S. The church maintains three primary customer segments — local Warner Robins residents, remote/online attendees, and professional/civic leaders engaged through Clarkehouse Ministries (a related entity founded in 2001 by Dr. Clarke and his wife Michelle that delivers leadership development retreats and seminars). Strategic partnerships include Clarkehouse Ministries, Family Promise (homeless family housing network, where Dr. Clarke sits on the board), Warner Robins Power Networkers, Warner Robins Rotary Club, and Vanco as the technology partner for payments and mobile engagement.

Name

UNION GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH INC

Legal name

Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church

Website

https://thegrovewr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church is a 137-year-old nonprofit Baptist congregation in Warner Robins, Georgia, serving nearly 700 members through in-person worship, live streaming, podcasts, and online giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

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

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 Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Bible study programs
• Community outreach
• Online giving
• Spiritual counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Warner Robins

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary donations from church members collected during worship services and via online/text giving. Church accepts one-time donations, tithes, and special offering contributions. All online giving uses 128-bit SSL encryption for security.
2. Online and Mobile Giving: Secure online giving portal with option for bank account or credit/debit card. Text-to-give service allows mobile donations by texting amount to dedicated number.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church provides weekly Christian worship services, Bible study (E-Manna), pastoral counseling, children's church and nursery care, and ordination/licensing of ministers for its congregation and the Warner Robins, Georgia community. It also runs charitable community outreach programs, including temporary housing for homeless families in partnership with Family Promise, and operates a leadership development subsidiary (Clarkehouse Ministries) offering retreats and seminars. All ministry services are offered at no cost, supported by voluntary tithes, offerings, and online/text donations.

Product overview

Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church operates as a traditional church with both in-person and digital service offerings. The core ministry includes Sunday worship services and E-Manna Bible study available both in-person and through online streaming via Facebook and YouTube. Digital engagement is supported through a mobile app for giving and community access, online giving portal with text-to-give functionality, and podcast distribution of sermons. Additional member services include digital church forms and a monthly newsletter. The church leverages third-party platforms including PodBean for podcasts, Vanco for mobile giving, Facebook for live streaming, and YouTube for video hosting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services
• E-Manna Bible Study
• Clarkehouse Ministries Leadership Development Programs

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Clarkehouse MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Founded in 2001 by Dr. David Anthony Clarke, Sr. and his wife Michelle Clarke to empower leaders to maximize their personal and organizational potential. Clarkehouse provides retreats and seminars on leadership, strategic planning, personal development, and performance improvement through various media including blog and podcasts on www.pastorclarke.com.
• Family PromisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of churches providing temporary shelter for homeless families. Dr. Clarke serves on the board of directors. Union Grove provides temporary housing to homeless families through this partnership.
• Warner Robins Power NetworkersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness networking organization. Dr. Clarke previously served as president, providing motivational speeches and spiritual support for networking events.
• Warner Robins Rotary ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerService club membership providing community service and networking opportunities.
• Vanco (SecureGiving)coreTechnology or IntegrationSecure online and text-to-give payment processing platform providing 128-bit SSL encryption for all financial transactions. Powers online giving portal and mobile giving services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• Second Mt. Olive Baptist Church: Missionary Baptist church in Albany, GA where Senior Pastor Dr. David Anthony Clarke, Sr. previously served before joining Union Grove in 2002. Same denomination, similar congregation size, and same pastor lineage — the most directly comparable peer.
• Family Promise: National nonprofit network of faith-based organizations providing temporary shelter and housing for homeless families. Union Grove is an active affiliate and Dr. Clarke serves on its board — directly comparable mission space and congregational-engagement model.
• Greenforest Community Baptist Church: Mid-sized Baptist church in the Atlanta metro area with comparable congregation size, multi-channel digital engagement, and a similar blended in-person + online ministry model relevant to mid-sized Baptist congregations.

Others

• Pushpay: Church-focused digital giving and engagement platform. Operates in the same ecosystem serving faith-based organizations with online/mobile giving — directly comparable technology category to Union Grove's Vanco-based giving infrastructure.
• Vanco (Ministry Brands): Faith-based giving and engagement platform that powers Union Grove's online giving, text-to-give, and mobile app. Serves the same church-and-ministry customer segment with comparable product surface area.

Broad incumbents

• Ebenezer Baptist Church: Historic Baptist congregation in Atlanta, GA — same denomination, same Georgia footprint, and broadly comparable ministry model (worship, Bible study, community outreach). Operates at materially larger scale with broader civic profile.
• North Point Ministries: Multi-site church network founded by Andy Stanley in the Atlanta area. Comparable in Baptist-adjacent Protestant worship model and digital outreach infrastructure, but operates as a multi-campus organization with substantially larger scale and production resources.
• New Birth Missionary Baptist Church: Large Missionary Baptist congregation in the Atlanta metro area. Same specific Baptist denomination, similar worship-service + outreach model, but operates at megachurch scale with substantially larger staff, multi-site footprint, and broader media reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thegrovezone
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCPuglCZwkfdbPsk3Y2MAjpA
• Facebookfacebook.com/thegrovewr
• Instagraminstagram.com/thegrovezone
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/union-grove-missionary-baptist-church-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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