Zionsville United Methodist

What Zionsville United Methodist does

Zionsville United Methodist Church is a private nonprofit United Methodist congregation in Zionsville, Indiana, serving adults and families, children from birth through fifth grade, students in grades 6–12, college and young adults, senior adults, and people seeking pastoral or grief support. Its core activities include weekly in-person Sunday worship, Sunday livestreaming, daily devotional content, small groups and classes, age-specific ministries, Stephen Ministry, GriefShare, a NAMI support group, local service, and global missions. The church is centered on a main Zionsville location with a 25-year presence in its current building and maintains an endowment supporting internal and external ministries.

Its technology footprint is primarily conventional church operations infrastructure: a website, Sunday livestream, email-based daily devotions, online event and form workflows, and digital giving. Givelify accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover for tithes, offerings, and pledge payments, and the church absorbs the 2.9% transaction fee. Shelby Next CHMS supports RSVPs, wedding requests, event registration, and commitment pledges; no app, API, AI modality, or proprietary software capability is disclosed.

The funding model is voluntary rather than fee-based: worship is free and open to the public, with tithes, offerings, monthly ACH direct withdrawals, annual 2026 pledge commitments, stock gifts, and endowment gifts. The Indiana United Methodist Church Foundation manages endowment investments, with approximately 5% annual returns directed to designated ministries. Community-led and event-driven outreach uses in-person services, livestreaming, website content, email, calendars, and local and global mission activities; revenue totals are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Zionsville United Methodist

Legal name

Zionsville United Methodist Church

Website

https://zumc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zionsville United Methodist Church is a private nonprofit United Methodist congregation in Zionsville, Indiana, serving adults, families, children, youth, young adults, seniors, and people seeking grief or mental-health support through worship, education, care, and mission programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), 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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAE

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International)

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Community ministry
• Faith education
• Grief support

Headquarters

HQ city

Zionsville, Indiana

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Traditional church giving through weekly/monthly contributions. Online giving available through Givelify portal accepting Visa, MasterCard and Discover.
2. 2026 Commitment/Pledge Campaign: Annual pledge program for members to commit their financial giving for the coming year.
3. Stock Gifts: Electronic transfer of appreciated securities through Stifel Financial Corp account.
4. Endowment Gifts: Legacy giving through cash, IRA assets, stocks & bonds, or beneficiary designations (bequests, life insurance). New named funds require minimum gift of $10,000.
5. ACH Direct Withdrawal: Monthly recurring giving through ACH bank transfers to avoid credit card fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zionsville United Methodist Church operates as a United Methodist congregation offering weekly Sunday worship services (in-person and livestream), age-specific faith formation programs for children, youth, college/young adults, and seniors, small groups and classes, and pastoral care ministries. The church also runs a financial endowment founded in 1999 supporting local and global mission work, alongside care ministries such as Stephen Ministry and GriefShare.

Product overview

Zionsville United Methodist Church operates as a single, unified church organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of spiritual formation and community programs. The core offerings include in-person and livestreamed Sunday worship services, daily devotional content, and small groups. Age-specific ministries serve children (ZUMKidz), youth (ZYouth), college/young adults, and seniors. Care ministries include Stephen Ministry, GriefShare, and NAMI support groups. The church also manages an endowment fund supporting internal and global missions, and provides online giving capabilities through Givelify.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-Person Worship Services
• Livestream Services
• Daily Devotions
• Small Groups and Classes
• ZUMKidz Children's Ministry
• ZYouth Youth Ministry
• Senior Adult Ministry
• College and Young Adults Ministry
• Stephen Ministry
• GriefShare
• NAMI Support Group
• Endowment Management
• Online Giving
• Local and Global Mission Service

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GivelifycoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline giving portal used for tithes, offerings, and pledge payments. Church absorbs the 2.9% transaction fee for donations. Accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover.
• Stephen MinistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZUMC is part of Stephen Ministry network with 13,000+ congregations from 180+ denominations. Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers providing confidential one-on-one Christian care. ZUMC has 22 Stephen Ministers.
• GriefShareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith-based 13-week grief support program. ZUMC hosts sessions featuring video series with grief recovery experts and real-life stories.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly NAMI Family Support Group meets at St Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church. Peer-led support for family members of people with mental health conditions.
• St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal ChurchminorOthersMeeting location for ZUMC's NAMI Family Support Group at 1525 Mulberry Street in Zionsville.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Church of the Resurrection (Leawood, KS): The largest United Methodist Church in the US, known for multisite strategy and modern digital outreach. Larger benchmark peer showing the scale trajectory an ambitious UMC like ZUMC could pursue through multi-campus expansion.

Direct peers

• Traders Point Christian Church: Large non-denominational/evangelical church in the Zionsville/Indianapolis area. Competes for the same family-and-young-adult demographic with comparable ministries, multiple campuses, and modern digital engagement — ZUMC's most relevant in-market competitive peer.
• Christ United Methodist Church (Indianapolis): United Methodist church in Indianapolis. Same denomination (sharing governance under the Indiana UMC Conference), similar mid-sized congregational profile, and overlapping ministry offerings.
• Hope Presbyterian Church (Zionsville): Presbyterian congregation in Zionsville, IN. Direct local peer in the same small-town geography competing for the same family demographic with similar ministry breadth.
• St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church: Episcopal congregation located in Zionsville, IN. Directly comparable as a fellow mainline Protestant church in the same Zionsville micro-market, and explicitly named as a venue partner where ZUMC hosts its NAMI support group.
• St. Luke's United Methodist Church (Indianapolis): Large United Methodist congregation in the greater Indianapolis metro area. Same denomination, comparable ministry portfolio, and serves the same Indianapolis regional population — the most direct denominational comparison point.
• Zionsville Christian Church: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation in Zionsville, IN. Direct in-market peer competing for similar mainline Protestant families in the same local geography.
• North United Methodist Church (Indianapolis): United Methodist congregation on the north side of Indianapolis metro. Same Indiana UMC Conference governance, comparable congregational scale, and overlapping ministry portfolio — useful regional denomination benchmark.

Others

• Indiana United Methodist Church Foundation: The denominational foundation that manages ZUMC's endowment investments. Included as an OTHERS/ecosystem peer reflecting the financial infrastructure relationship rather than direct ministry competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zionsville-united-methodist

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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