West Rome Baptist Church

What West Rome Baptist Church does

West End Baptist Church is a privately operated non-profit religious organization functioning as a neighborhood Baptist congregation serving the West End Manor community in Henrico, Virginia. It conducts weekly Sunday worship services at 10:30 AM at the West End Manor Community Center (8600 Lakefront Dr.), supplemented by a 9:00 AM Equipping Hour Bible study, Wednesday evening community groups (dinner at 5:45 PM followed by Bible study at 6:30 PM), and a portfolio of segmented ministries including WEBC Kid's Club (ages 3 through 2nd grade), a Youth Program (5th-12th grade), a Senior Community Connection, and seasonal initiatives such as the Nature Adventure Camp, Memorial Day Neighborhood Cookout, and Church Fall Retreat. The church is pastored by Kenny Van Horn and governed by an elder board comprising Kevin Rogers, Guy Holloway, and Steve Petersen, with additional operational roles (deacon of facilities Robert Ingersoll, worship leader Matt Hawkins) and four member-driven "Ministry Serve Teams." All programs and events are provided free of charge to participants.

The organization runs on a donation-based revenue model funded exclusively by voluntary tithes and offerings from its congregation. Donations are accepted through a Church Center-powered online giving platform supporting one-time and recurring gifts, as well as by mail to a P.O. Box in Henrico, VA. Its technology stack is limited to commodity web infrastructure — a Squarespace-hosted website (westendbaptist.net) and the third-party Church Center SaaS platform for event registration, giving, and prayer requests — with no proprietary technology, applications, or disclosed AI/automation capabilities.

West End Baptist Church operates as a locally autonomous congregation affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention through partnerships with the Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia (SBCV) and the International Mission Board (IMB), directing a portion of giving to the Cooperative Program for state, national, and international missions. Its stated mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ, and its stated vision is to establish a healthy neighborhood church in the West End Manor Community that results in planting and growing churches locally and globally. The organization has no disclosed revenue, headcount, membership counts, or founding date in the source data.

Name

West Rome Baptist Church

Legal name

West End Baptist Church

Website

https://westendbaptist.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

West End Baptist Church is a neighborhood Baptist church in Henrico, Virginia, offering Sunday worship, midweek community groups, and children's, youth, and senior ministries, funded by voluntary tithes and offerings from West End Manor residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious services and community ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Religious services
• Community outreach
• Youth ministry
• Worship services
• Faith formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Henrico

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church accepts voluntary donations from congregation members. The website provides options for one-time gifts or recurring donations through an online platform. Donations can also be mailed to the church's P.O. Box.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

West Rome Baptist Church (operating as West End Baptist Church) is a neighborhood Baptist church that provides weekly Sunday worship services, Wednesday evening community groups, age-segregated discipleship programs for children, youth, and seniors, and seasonal community events. All programs are offered free of charge to participants and are funded by voluntary tithes and offerings from the congregation.

Product overview

West End Baptist Church offers a portfolio of church ministry programs centered around weekly Sunday worship gatherings at 10:30 am, mid-week Community Groups, and various seasonal programs. Core offerings include the WEBC Kid's Club for children (ages 3 through 2nd grade), Youth Program (grades 5-12), Senior Community Connection, and seasonal events such as Nature Adventure Camp, Memorial Day Cookout, and Fall Retreat. Additional services include an online giving platform, sermon library, church membership pathway, and missions partnerships supporting the Southern Baptist Convention. The church organizes its congregation into four ministry serve teams overseen by elders, emphasizing member participation in making disciples of Jesus Christ.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday morning gatherings at 10:30 AM featuring worship through singing, prayer, and biblical teaching; follows a sermon series titled 'Welcome Home' and currently studies through the book of Ephesians. Open to neighborhood residents and visitors free of charge.
• Equipping Hour Sunday morning Bible study and formation program at 9:00 AM, including a Doctrine class on first and third Sundays and youth meetings on second Sundays. Designed for congregants seeking deeper doctrinal teaching and formation.
• Wednesday Night Community Group Weekly Wednesday evening fellowship and Bible study at the West End Manor Community Center, starting with a shared meal at 5:45 PM followed by Bible study or 2:7 Group sessions at 6:30 PM. Aimed at adult congregants and visitors seeking midweek community and teaching.
• WEBC Kid's Club Sunday children's program for ages 3 through 2nd grade. Children participate in worship with parents before being dismissed for age-appropriate Bible lessons, crafts, and games. Free for children of attending families.
• Youth Program Youth ministry for 5th through 12th grade meeting every second Sunday at 9:00 AM for Bible study and every fourth Sunday evening for extended gatherings including dinner and fellowship. Free for students in the community.
• Senior Community Connection Monthly gathering for senior citizens featuring coffee, tea, light refreshments, and community connection at the West End Manor Community Center. Designed to address social isolation among older neighborhood residents.
• Nature Adventure Camp Free three-day evening program for children kindergarten through 4th grade featuring outdoor exploration, hands-on science and crafts, team games, devotionals, and friendship building. Held June 24-26, 2026, 6:00-8:00 PM at the West End Manor Community Center.
• Memorial Day Neighborhood Cookout Annual community cookout held at the West End Manor Community Center Pavilion, bringing together neighbors, friends, and families for food and fellowship. Free and open to the neighborhood.
• Church Fall Retreat Annual weekend retreat at Camp Piankatank featuring teaching, worship, fun activities, and community building, typically held in October. Open to congregants and their guests.

Quantifiable outcome

• Church operates year-round with regular weekly services and seasonal programs including Nature Adventure Camp (June), Fall Retreat (October), Memorial Day Cookout, and Senior Community Connection events.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)coreOthersWest End Baptist Church is in partnership with the Southern Baptist Convention and supports international and local missions by giving to the Cooperative Program (CP). The church works with like-minded churches for mutual support in ministry.
• Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia (SBCV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe church partners with SBCV in an effort to see churches strengthened, mobilized, and planted throughout the state of Virginia.
• International Mission Board (IMB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Missions is described as the heartbeat of WEBC. Several church members work for the IMB, have been missionaries serving in different parts of the world, or are currently serving in the work of missions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• McLean Bible Church: Large SBC-affiliated church in the Virginia/DC region (Vienna, VA). Same denomination, same Commonwealth footprint, and similar community-programming model — though at substantially larger scale and with owned facilities.

Broad incumbents

• Church of Eleven22: SBC-affiliated church plant started in Jacksonville, FL that scaled rapidly via weekend services, community groups, and digital giving — the same core operating pillars used by WEBC. Now much larger but highly comparable in model.
• Cross Church: Multi-site SBC-affiliated church headquartered in Northwest Arkansas. Comparable in denominational affiliation, multi-generational programming, and missions-focus, though at materially larger scale than WEBC.
• Summit Church: Large SBC-affiliated church in Durham, NC that grew out of a small plant-style congregation, demonstrating the SBC church-plant scaling trajectory WEBC aspires to under its stated vision.
• Church at Brook Hills: SBC-affiliated church in Birmingham, AL with strong emphasis on local neighborhood engagement, global missions partnerships, and mid-size community group structures paralleling WEBC's approach.
• The Village Church: SBC-affiliated church that itself began as a neighborhood church plant in Denton, TX and grew into a multi-site congregation. Highly comparable in SBC theological posture and plant-style DNA, though now significantly larger in scale than WEBC.

Direct peers

• Sojourn Church: SBC-affiliated church plant in Louisville, KY with a comparable neighborhood-congregation model, missional focus, and member-service-team structure. Operates at a small-to-mid scale similar to WEBC.

Others

• Habitat for Humanity of Central Virginia: Henrico/Richmond-area faith-rooted nonprofit offering free community programming and volunteer-driven outreach. Comparable to WEBC as a small, mission-driven, community-embedded organization that mobilizes residents around neighborhood-level events, though it operates in housing rather than religious ministry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WEBCRichmond
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/west-end-baptist-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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