Baptist Collegiate Ministries

What Baptist Collegiate Ministries does

University Baptist Church (UBC) is a Southern Baptist congregation located at 315 N Sherman Avenue, Macomb, Illinois, founded in 1959 and constituted as a church on April 19, 1964. The organization operates under the legal name "University Baptist Church" with sub-brands including "UBC," "159 Baptist Collegiate Ministry" (159BCM), and the "Macomb Personal Care Closet" (MacombPCC). Its core offerings consist of weekly Sunday School (9:00 AM), an AM Worship Service (10:15 AM), a Wednesday midweek meal and Bible study (6:00–7:30 PM), on-campus collegiate ministry for Western Illinois University students, facility hosting for AA, NA, and Al-Anon recovery support groups, and a community outreach program distributing personal hygiene products to those in need. A secondary facility at 309 N Sherman Avenue (the UBC Mission House) is used for additional meetings.

The organization's underlying technology stack is built around standard church-administration platforms rather than proprietary infrastructure. Planning Center handles payment processing for electronic giving, with the Church Center App (iOS and Android) providing congregant access to giving, giving history, and church engagement. YouTube and previously Facebook Live are used for streaming worship services; Google Meet supports online Sunday School; and Text-to-Give (SMS shortcode 843321) and AmazonSmile enable alternative donation channels. The Macomb Personal Care Closet uses PayPal and PayPal.me with monthly subscription tiers ranging from $5 to $200. The organization explicitly discloses no public or partner-facing API.

Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary tithes, offerings, and donations — there is no pricing model for services, which are free to attend. Identified revenue streams include in-service giving, electronic giving via Church Center App and Text-to-Give, and directed donations to the Macomb Personal Care Closet. The church is a nonprofit religious organization affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, the Illinois Baptist State Association, and the Metro Peoria Baptist Association, and is debt-free as of December 2022 after the original 1971 bond-financed facility was fully repaid. With a staff of approximately 5 and post-pandemic in-person attendance in the mid-twenties (with comparable online viewership), UBC operates as a small, community-embedded religious organization rather than a scalable enterprise.

Name

Baptist Collegiate Ministries

Legal name

University Baptist Church

Website

https://ubcmacomb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

University Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist congregation in Macomb, Illinois, providing worship services, collegiate ministry for Western Illinois University students, recovery support group hosting, and the Macomb Personal Care Closet community outreach program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Community Food Services (62421)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAA

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAD

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

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDALAHAI

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

Keywords

• Church worship services
• Baptist campus ministry
• Bible study programs
• Community outreach services
• Recovery support hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Macomb

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through Sunday morning worship services, voluntary donations from congregation members
2. Electronic Giving: Online donations through Church Center App, web-based giving, Text-to-Give, and AmazonSmile shopping contributions
3. Macomb Personal Care Closet Donations: Voluntary donations and PayPal subscriptions supporting the community outreach program providing personal hygiene items

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

University Baptist Church – Macomb is a Southern Baptist congregation providing weekly worship services (Sunday School at 9:00 AM, AM Worship at 10:15 AM), Wednesday evening prayer and Bible study, collegiate ministry (159 BCM) for Western Illinois University students, recovery support group hosting (AA/NA/Al-Anon), and the Macomb Personal Care Closet distributing personal hygiene products to those in need. All programs are offered free of charge and funded through voluntary tithes, offerings, and donations.

Product overview

University Baptist Church offers a unified set of worship and community services centered on Sunday and Wednesday gatherings. The core offerings include Sunday School (9:00 AM) and AM Worship Service (10:15 AM) featuring blended music styles, plus Wednesday evening prayer and Bible study. The church maintains an active campus ministry (159 Baptist Collegiate Ministry) for Western Illinois University students. Community outreach includes the Macomb Personal Care Closet providing hygiene supplies, and facility hosting for AA/NA/Al-Anon support groups. Digital engagement is enabled through YouTube live streaming, eGiving via Planning Center/Chruch Center App, and Text to Give. All services operate from their single physical location at 315 N Sherman Avenue, Macomb, IL.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday School Weekly Sunday school classes held at 9:00 AM at the church, with age-grouped classes including a class for three to five-year-olds. Classes can also be attended online via Google Meet.
• AM Worship Service Sunday morning worship service held at 10:15 AM featuring music from classic hymns to modern contemporary songs, lasting approximately 1 hour 15 minutes to 1.5 hours. Streamed live via Facebook and YouTube.
• 159 Baptist Collegiate Ministry Official on-campus ministry at Western Illinois University providing spiritual support, faith-based fellowship, and community for college students.
• Macomb Personal Care Closet Community service initiative providing personal hygiene products (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.) to those in need. Operates the first Saturday and third Wednesday of each month, with referrals from local agencies including the Macomb Police Department.
• Support Groups (AA/NA/Al-Anon) Facility hosting for recovery support groups including AA Midday Group, NA Just for Today, and Al-Anon meetings, serving nearly all recovery groups in the Macomb area.
• Live Streaming Services Online worship services streamed via YouTube live and embedded website player, providing remote participation for those unable to attend in person.
• eGiving Online and mobile giving platform allowing one-time or recurring donations through the Church Center App, web-based giving, Text-to-Give (84321), and AmazonSmile shopping contributions.
• Wednesday Bible Study Midweek prayer night at 6:00 PM followed by Bible study at 6:30 PM, including a midweek meal at 6:00 PM.

Quantifiable outcome

• All debt paid off as of December 2022

Named customers2 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

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Southern Baptist Convention / Home Mission BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 1964Original sponsorship and mission support through the Southern Baptist Convention's Home Mission Board, which offered to underwrite a pastoral missionary program in Macomb. Church maintains affiliation with SBC and adheres to Baptist Faith and Message statement.
• Temple Baptist Church, Canton, IllinoiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsored the mission chapel in Macomb beginning July 15, 1959. Original sponsoring church that helped establish what became University Baptist Church.
• Illinois Baptist State AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated state association providing pastoral support and partial financial backing for Western Illinois University student ministry through Baptist Student Union agreements.
• Metro Peoria Baptist AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Baptist association affiliation for church networking and resource sharing.
• Western Illinois UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial on-campus ministry relationship through 159 Baptist Collegiate Ministry, providing spiritual services to WIU students. Church rebooted collegiate ministry with official on-campus status since 2014.
• Macomb Police Department and Local AgenciesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency referral partnership for the Macomb Personal Care Closet. Agencies contact the church on behalf of individuals experiencing emergency displacements to arrange hygiene product assistance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Southern Baptist Convention: The SBC is the national denominational body UBC is affiliated with; offers overlapping ministry resources, theological alignment, and Home Mission Board support — a much larger incumbent in the same faith tradition.
• Illinois Baptist State Association: IBSA is the statewide umbrella affiliated with UBC; it provides pastoral support and Baptist Student Union agreements across Illinois campuses — a broader incumbent in the same denominational network.

Others

• Habitat for Humanity: Faith-affiliated community service nonprofit addressing tangible local needs; comparable to UBC's Macomb Personal Care Closet model of using church infrastructure for hyper-local community aid, though operating at vastly greater scale.
• Samaritan's Purse: Evangelical nonprofit providing disaster relief and material aid; comparable to UBC's Personal Care Closet in combining faith identity with direct material assistance to people in crisis.

Direct peers

• Cru: Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) runs one of the largest U.S. collegiate ministries with on-campus spiritual programs — directly analogous to UBC's official WIU ministry status and student outreach model.
• The Navigators: The Navigators operates collegiate ministry programs and Bible-focused discipleship on university campuses, comparable in mission and student demographic to UBC's 159 BCM.
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: InterVarsity is a collegiate Christian ministry operating on U.S. university campuses, directly comparable to UBC's 159 Baptist Collegiate Ministry at WIU in targeting college students with spiritual community and Bible study.
• Baptist Collegiate Ministries (national network): The umbrella network for state Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCMs); comparable to UBC's 159 BCM as the same campus ministry model deployed at universities across the U.S.
• Young Life: Young Life runs faith-based outreach to adolescents and college students through campus clubs and ministry leaders, overlapping with UBC's WIU-focused collegiate ministry and community outreach programming.
• Temple Baptist Church (Canton, IL): The sponsoring church that founded UBC in 1959 — a similarly small Southern Baptist congregation in west-central Illinois with comparable worship and Bible study programming serving a rural college-town community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRydRwCAhUmcLljq_LOz1rA
• Facebookfacebook.com/ubcmacomb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/baptist-collegiate-ministries

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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