Zion United Reformed Church

What Zion United Reformed Church does

Zion United Reformed Church (also known as Zion Reformed Church) is an independent Reformed Christian congregation established in 1998 and headquartered at 1220 Canal Blvd., Ripon, California. It serves a local community of congregants in California's Central Valley, holding weekly Sunday worship services at 9:30am and 6:00pm alongside Bible studies, prayer groups, and youth and young adult ministries. The church identifies doctrinally with the 16th Century Protestant Reformation and adheres to the Three Forms of Unity (Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, Canons of Dort) and the historic ecumenical creeds.

The church's operational footprint is small — roughly 5 listed employees plus volunteer governance — and is led pastorally by Zachary Seal (Pastor of Preaching & Teaching) and Brian Eschen (Director of Youth & Young Adults), with oversight from a board of six elders and six deacons. Its technical surface is a WordPress-based website (zionreformedripon.org / zionurc.org) supplemented by YouTube and Facebook live streaming of services, plus sermon archives; downloadable Reformed confessional resources are published as PDFs. The church maintains alliances with Reformed missionary organizations (Reformed Missions in Latin America, Middle East Reformed Fellowship, Messiah's Reformed Fellowship), Reformed seminaries (Westminster Seminary California, Mid America Reformed Seminary), an undergraduate institution (Providence Christian College), and theological content ministries (Ligonier, White Horse Inn, Monergism).

As a religious non-profit, Zion operates on voluntary tithes and online donations via PayPal, with no disclosed revenue, no commercial products, and no equity or debt funding. It is independently controlled under a congregational polity, has no parent organization, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no public-market listing. There is no evidence of expansion beyond the single Ripon campus, and no AI, API, or proprietary technology products.

Name

Zion United Reformed Church

Legal name

Zion Reformed Church

Website

https://zionurc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Zion United Reformed Church is an independent Reformed Christian congregation in Ripon, California, founded in 1998. It serves Central Valley worshippers with weekly Sunday services, youth ministries, and online streaming, funded by voluntary tithes.

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Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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

SECONDARYMPABALAD

Protestant Mainline Broadcasting

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Religious/Faith-Based Broadcasting

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Reformed theology
• Sermon broadcasting
• Religious education
• Community fellowship

Headquarters

HQ city

Ripon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Zion United Reformed Church provides weekly Sunday worship services (9:30am and 6:00pm) rooted in the 16th Century Protestant Reformation tradition, accompanied by live sermon broadcasting via YouTube and Facebook for remote participation. The church also offers Bible studies, prayer groups, youth and young adult ministries, and access to historic Reformed confessional resources including the Three Forms of Unity.

Product overview

Zion Reformed Church is a religious organization offering Sunday worship services (at 9:30am and 6:00pm), sermon broadcasts via YouTube and Facebook live streaming, and access to Reformed theological resources including creeds and confessions. The church does not offer a commercial technology product or software platform; its primary offering is spiritual/religious services and content.

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Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly worship services held on Sundays at 9:30am and 6:00pm, blending reverence and joy with traditional and contemporary elements in the Reformed tradition. Open to congregants and visitors in the Central Valley of California community.
• Sermon Broadcasts Live streaming and archived video sermons accessible via YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0tqysifl6VwzGXq2157RJg) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/zionunitedreformedchurch), allowing remote congregation participation during Sunday services and special events.
• Reformed Theological Resources Access to historic Reformed creeds and confessions including the Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed, Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession, and Canons of Dort, available through the church website with downloadable PDF documents.
• Bible Studies and Prayer Groups Weekly Bible studies and prayer groups held during the week to support religious education, spiritual formation, and community fellowship among congregants.
• Youth and Young Adult Ministries Ministry programs for youth and young adults in the congregation, providing age-appropriate spiritual formation, fellowship, and religious education.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Reformed Missions in Latin AmericaminorOthersRev. Bill Green's missionary organization focused on glorifying God by discipling nations and serving the edification of His Church in Latin America.
• Middle East Reformed Fellowship (MERF)minorOthersEvangelical Christian missionary organization serving in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia on behalf of Reformed and Presbyterian churches worldwide.
• Messiah's Reformed FellowshipminorOthersFounded as a Christian response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, serving the local and greater Manhattan community with the gospel message.
• Providence Christian CollegeminorOthersReformed Christian institution equipping students grounded in biblical truth, educated in liberal arts, and engaged in church, community, and world for God's glory.
• White Horse InnminorOthersChristian ministry resource providing Reformed theological content and programming.
• Westminster Seminary CaliforniaminorOthersReformed theological seminary providing graduate-level theological education.
• Ligonier MinistriesminorOthersChristian teaching ministry founded by R.C. Sproul providing Reformed theological resources.
• Mid America Reformed SeminaryminorOthersReformed seminary providing theological education for church leadership.
• MonergismminorOthersOnline resource providing Reformed Christian content, books, and theological materials.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• United Reformed Churches in North America: The URCNA is a federation of Reformed churches that adheres to the same Three Forms of Unity confessions as Zion URC, providing an overlapping theological tradition and congregational governance model. It serves as a broader institutional peer operating in the same Reformed Protestant space.
• Presbyterian Church in America: The PCA is a large evangelical Reformed Presbyterian denomination that operates many local congregations comparable to Zion URC in theology and structure, though at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Evangelical Presbyterian Church: The Evangelical Presbyterian Church is a Reformed denomination with similar theological commitments and congregational governance patterns. It represents another broader institutional peer operating in the confessional Protestant space.
• Acts 29: Acts 29 is a church planting network that oversees many small, independent evangelical congregations with similar small-staff and volunteer-driven operating models. While less Reformed theologically, it is comparable in being a network of small independent churches.
• Orthodox Presbyterian Church: The OPC is a Reformed Presbyterian denomination that holds to the Westminster Confession and shares the same confessional Reformed heritage as Zion URC. It represents a comparable denominational structure of confessional Reformed congregations.
• Christian Reformed Church: The Christian Reformed Church is a large Reformed denomination with congregations across North America that shares Reformed theological commitments and the Heidelberg Catechism. It operates at denominational scale but is comparable in theological identity and congregational structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0tqysifl6VwzGXq2157RJg
• Facebookfacebook.com/zionunitedreformedchurch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zion-united-reformed-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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