Urban Hope Community Church

What Urban Hope Community Church does

Urban Hope Community Church is an evangelical, reformed Presbyterian church located at 4708 Gary Avenue in Fairfield, Alabama, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America. The organization operates a single-site worship ministry offering Sunday services (10:30am-12:00pm), weekday Bible studies, and a children's ministry for 2nd graders and younger, and is led by Founder and Visionary Alton Hardy alongside a small staff team including Women's Ministry Director Carine Lewis, Campus Ministry contact Dion Watts, and Men's Discipleship contact Chad Granger. Its customer base spans multiple segments: Miles College students (ages 18-24) served through the only Christian campus ministry on campus, men and women of the local community participating in separate Bible study and discipleship tracks, families with young children, and broader urban residents in Fairfield.

The church generates revenue entirely through voluntary donations and tithes, with one-time and recurring gifts accepted via the Church Center online giving platform. No fees are charged for any service, program, or event, including Sunday services, Bible studies, retreats, or children's ministry. Distribution is anchored in physical presence at the Fairfield campus plus weekly Tuesday night campus ministry meetings at Miles College, supplemented by digital channels including a Squarespace-hosted website (urbanhopecc.com), Instagram (@urbanhopecm), YouTube sermon and feature video content, and an email newsletter ("The Bridge").

The organization has built out an ecosystem of wholly-owned sub-brands and adjacent operating subsidiaries: Urban Hope Campus Ministry (UHCM) for college outreach, Urban Hope Development (with UHope Success Academy) for workforce and economic development, UHLI (Urban Hope Leadership Institute) for Christian leadership training, and ManifoldVision.org for Christian media. It is currently constructing a new worship space, with $155,000 remaining toward its building fundraising goal as of 2021. No venture, private equity, or institutional ownership is involved.

Name

Urban Hope Community Church

Legal name

Urban Hope Community Church

Website

https://urbanhopecc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Urban Hope Community Church is an evangelical Presbyterian church in Fairfield, Alabama, operating Sunday services and ministry programs for college students, men, women, children, and urban residents, funded entirely by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Worship Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

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), Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Community ministry programs
• Campus ministry outreach
• Children ministry services
• Economic development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Tithes: The church relies on voluntary donations from congregation members and supporters. One-time gifts and recurring donations are accepted through an online giving platform (Church Center). Donations fund operational activities, building projects, campus ministry, and community development initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Urban Hope Community Church provides in-person Sunday worship services and a portfolio of free ministry programs including Campus Ministry at Miles College, Men's and Women's Bible studies, Children's Ministry for 2nd graders and younger, Urban Hope Development (workforce and economic development training), and the UHope Success Academy internship program. Supporting resources include sermon videos, an email newsletter, and an online giving platform that accepts one-time and recurring donations.

Product overview

Urban Hope Community Church is a single-location Presbyterian church offering Sunday worship services (10:30am-12:00pm at 4708 Gary Avenue, Fairfield, AL) and multiple ministry programs. The church operates several interconnected ministry arms: Campus Ministry (college outreach at Miles College), Men's Ministry, Women's Ministry, Children's Ministry (for 2nd graders and younger), and Urban Hope Development (community/economic development). Supporting services include an online giving platform, sermon/video content library, email newsletters, UHope Success Academy (student internships), and resources like the UHLI program and ManifoldVision.org website. The church follows Evangelical and Reformed theology and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Urban Hope Campus Ministry (UHCM): Campus ministry serving college students at Miles College and surrounding areas
• Urban Hope Development
• UHope Success Academy
• UHLI
• ManifoldVision.org

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services In-person Sunday worship services held every Sunday from 10:30am to 12:00pm at 4708 Gary Avenue, Fairfield, AL 35064. Open to all community members regardless of background and offered free of charge.
• Urban Hope Campus Ministry
• Women's Ministry
• Men's Ministry
• Children's Ministry
• Urban Hope Development
• UHope Success Academy
• UHLI (Urban Hope Leadership Institute)
• Sermons and Videos Library
• Email Newsletter (The Bridge)

Named customers4 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

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Immanuel Church: A PCA church in Nashville known for reformed theology and church-planting network. Comparable through PCA affiliation, reformed/evangelical identity, and investment in ministry training pipelines similar to Urban Hope's UHLI program.
• Church of the Apostles: A PCA-affiliated evangelical church in Atlanta focused on urban ministry, church planting, and community development. Directly comparable to Urban Hope as a similarly-sized reformed/evangelical congregation integrating worship with community/economic development in an urban context.
• The Village Church: A large PCA church known for reformed theology, multi-site model, and strong teaching ministry. Comparable to Urban Hope through shared PCA governance, reformed/evangelical doctrine, and emphasis on discipleship and community formation.
• Auburn Avenue Presbyterian Church: A historically Black PCA congregation in Atlanta focused on urban ministry and Reformed theology. Directly comparable to Urban Hope as a minority-led PCA congregation integrating worship with community development in an urban African American context.
• Church of the Cross: A PCA congregation with emphasis on gospel-centered ministry and outreach. Comparable to Urban Hope through PCA affiliation, evangelical/reformed doctrine, and structured ministry programs serving multiple demographics.

Emerging players

• InnerChange Foundation: An urban-focused ministry emphasizing inner-city transformation through church planting and community development. Comparable through urban ministry, racial reconciliation, and integration of worship with holistic community transformation.
• Reformed University Fellowship (RUF): The PCA's official campus ministry serving students at dozens of colleges and universities. Comparable to Urban Hope Campus Ministry through PCA affiliation and direct ministry to college students; however, RUF is a parachurch organization, not a local church.
• Missio Dei Church Planting Network: A church-planting network focused on multiplying urban missional communities. Comparable through urban missional focus and church-planting DNA; though not PCA-affiliated, the theological and missional overlap is significant.
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship: A large interdenominational campus ministry operating at hundreds of U.S. colleges. Comparable to Urban Hope Campus Ministry through targeting the same college student demographic, but operates as a parachurch organization rather than a church-based ministry.

Broad incumbents

• Redeemer City to City: A church-planting network focused on establishing urban churches in global cities. Comparable to Urban Hope through urban ministry focus and reformed theology, though Redeemer is broader in scope and operates as a multi-city network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHOtorcGtjDXMltV75Fx-hQ
• Instagraminstagram.com/urbanhopecm
• Facebookfacebook.com/urbanhopecc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urban-hope-community-church

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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