st. christophers inc

What st. christophers inc does

St. Christopher's Episcopal Church (also operating as San Cristóbal Iglesia Episcopal Church) is a 501(c)(3) religious nonprofit and Episcopal congregation located at 10233 W Peoria Avenue in Sun City, Arizona, at the edge of the Phoenix West Valley's oldest active 55+ retirement community. It conducts intergenerational, bicultural, and bilingual ministry through two Sunday services (9:30am English and 11:15am Spanish Misa en Español) plus a Wednesday Healing Service, with average Sunday attendance of approximately 125. The church shares its campus with the Korean Assemblies of God Philadelphia Church Congregation, producing a three-language Sunday footprint (English, Spanish, Korean), and operates extensive outreach ministries organized around the Matthew 25 framework, partnering with Valley View Community Food Bank, Eve's Place, Phoenix Rescue Mission, Salvation Army Surprise, local elementary schools, and Sunshine Residential Homes.

The operating technology stack is modest and consumer-grade: a Wix-hosted bilingual website, YouTube and Facebook Live streaming of services, Zoom for online morning prayer, Google Calendar for public event scheduling, Google Translate for accessibility, and the Servant Keeper platform for online and recurring giving. There are no proprietary technology products, software offerings, or APIs. The Vestry governs the parish under the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona and The Episcopal Church (TEC); Rev. Gerardo Brambila was appointed Rector following a multi-year transition after the August 2020 death of Fr. Peter Fabre. Leadership includes a Minister of Music, Sexton, Senior/Junior Wardens, Treasurer, Parish Administrator, and ministry leaders across Outreach, Hospitality, Altar Guild, and Capital Campaign.

The business model is voluntary donation-driven rather than commercial. Revenue streams include annual pledged giving (~85% of operating income, with an additional ~5% from regular non-pledged givers), a capital campaign launched in 2016 to upgrade campus and grow the endowment, planned/legacy giving via wills, occasional commemorative gifts, and online giving. Direct debits account for approximately 42% of pledged income. No fees are charged for worship; pricing is purely a suggested annual pledge supported by a giving chart. Distribution is primarily in-person worship at the Sun City campus, augmented by streamed services for homebound members, off-site care facility visits by the Christopher Singers (since 1988), and off-site delivery of sandwiches, food, quilts, and supplies to partner organizations across the Phoenix West Valley.

Name

st. christophers inc

Legal name

St. Christopher's Episcopal Church

Website

https://stchristophers-az.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Christopher's Episcopal Church is a bilingual (English/Spanish) Episcopal congregation in Sun City, Arizona, serving about 125 worshippers weekly from a 55+ retirement community through worship, education, pastoral care, and Matthew 25-aligned outreach partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Episcopal church services
• Religious worship
• Spiritual community
• Congregational services
• Bilingual worship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sun City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Giving / Tithes and Offerings: Regular practice of returning to God a portion of all that God has given. Annual pledged giving provides approximately 85% of annual operating income, with additional 5% from regular givers who did not complete pledge cards. Goal is for pledged giving to provide 95% of annual operating expenses.
2. Capital Campaign Giving: Special occasion giving beyond ordinary habit for building, furnishing, or repairing God's house. In 2016, began a capital campaign to update the campus and increase the endowment fund.
3. Planned / Legacy Giving: End-of-life planning allowing members to leave gifts that constitute a legacy to generations yet unborn. Ninety percent of these types of gifts are simple gifts made through wills.
4. Occasional Giving: Additional unplanned gifts given in honor or memory of someone or something exceptional that has happened in their lives.
5. Online Giving: Electronic giving through Servant Keeper platform for one-time gifts or recurring gifts from checking, savings, or debit/credit cards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

St. Christopher's is a non-profit Episcopal church in Sun City, Arizona that delivers religious worship services, community programs, and spiritual support to its congregation. Services are offered bilingually in English and Spanish, and the ministry is sustained through member donations and pledge giving rather than commercial sales.

Product overview

St. Christopher's is an Episcopal church organization (St. Christopher's Episcopal Church / San Cristobal Iglesia Episcopal Church) located in Sun City, AZ. It is not a technology product company. The organization offers religious worship services in English and Spanish, various community ministries including music, outreach, education, hospitality, and caring ministries. Services include in-person and virtual worship options via YouTube, online giving through Servant Keeper, and various community programs. No technology products or software offerings are provided by this organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Episcopal worship services (English and Spanish)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 lunches provided to homeless individuals over the years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eve's PlacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013501(c)(3) nonprofit providing emergency shelter for domestic violence victims. St. Christopher's has supported Eve's Place since 2013, donating toiletries, towels, washcloths, bedding, baby quilts (29 quilts, 32 washcloths, 6 pillows, 10 towels delivered in September). Supports Eve's Treasures Thrift Store. Contact: Amy Schultz.
• Valley View Community Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Founded in March 2007, Valley View serves over 400 people daily with 32% from Sun City. Church conducts monthly food donations placed at altar, supports Thanksgiving Turkey Drive (purchasing 25 turkeys), and delivers extra food from drives. Contact: Jane Meyers.
• Phoenix Rescue MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partner for Code Red Water Drive. Church collects bottled water and money to distribute to homeless and elderly through Phoenix Rescue Mission's Code Red program during summer months.
• Salvation Army (Surprise)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMen's Club sandwich ministry makes and delivers 24 sandwiches weekly to Salvation Army for distribution to homeless in Surprise. Previously provided 160-200 brown bag lunches monthly.
• UMOM (United Methodist Outreach Ministries) Family ShelterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMen's Club sandwich ministry previously organized and made 160-200 brown bag lunches monthly for delivery to UMOM shelter. Lunches included sandwich, water bottle, fruit and treat. St. Andrew's Glendale provided hot meal component.
• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church GlendaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Men's Club sandwich ministry. St. Andrew's cooked and brought hot meal while St. Christopher's provided brown bag lunches for homeless individuals and families at UMOM shelter.
• Guadalupe Festival Dancers (La Danza)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeveral members of the 11:15am Spanish service are active in this lively troupe of drums and dancers who perform La Danza a la Virgen Celebration annually on first Sunday in December.
• Sonoran Sounds Women's ChoraleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeveral St. Christopher's members are part of this West Valley Women's Chorale. Church hosts Sunday afternoon concerts twice yearly featuring both sacred and secular choral music.
• West Valley Wind EnsembleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdult amateur ensemble focused on education and entertainment. Church hosts their concerts twice yearly; audience encouraged to bring tin for bin in support of Valley View Food Bank.
• Korean Assemblies of God Philadelphia Church CongregationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhiladelphia Church worships in Chapel of the Resurrection on Sundays, enjoys fellowship meal in Parish Hall, holds multi-hour Bible Study on weekday. Partners with St. Christopher's on many Outreach Ministries contributing time, talent, and treasure.
• Diocese of ArizonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial diocese of the Episcopal Church in Arizona. Church participates in diocesan activities, conventions, and receives Mission Share Rebate funds. Part of annual giving goes to fund diocese mission and ministry.
• The Episcopal Church (TEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial home of the Episcopal Church in the US, part of worldwide Anglican Communion with 70 million members in 163 countries. Church follows TEC liturgical resources including Book of Common Prayer.
• Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResponds within hours of major disasters. Church supported ERD's Nurture & Nourish the Earliest Learners program through youth Advent outreach in 2015.
• Country Meadows Elementary SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivers 30 backpacks filled with supplies, supports Boot Fund for shoes, participates in school supply drives. Part of Peoria Unified School District.
• Cheyenne Elementary SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecipient of 30 backpacks with supplies, Boot Fund support, Thanksgiving food drive bags (30 bags of food for families), and Christmas food boxes.
• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (11 Sun City Congregations)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 11 Sun City congregations planning and carrying out annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Daily noontime gatherings rotate among host churches with worship and soup lunch.
• Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas ChildminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch is annual collection station for shoe box gifts. Since 1993, over 100 million children in 130+ countries have received gifts through this ministry.
• Sunshine Residential HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides clean, safe, structured environment for abused, abandoned, or neglected boys ages 5-18 and girls 4-17. Church sends personalized Christmas cards (including 300 birthday cards) and makes fleece tied blankets.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• All Saints' Episcopal Church: A nearby Episcopal congregation in the Phoenix West Valley. Directly comparable as a fellow Episcopal parish serving overlapping geographic markets with similar worship, outreach, and stewardship models within the Diocese of Arizona.
• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Glendale): Listed as a direct operational partner on the Men's Club sandwich ministry. A fellow Episcopal parish in the same Phoenix West Valley region with compatible ministry model and shared outreach footprint.
• Church of the Transfiguration: Episcopal congregation in the Phoenix area. Comparable as a peer Episcopal parish operating under the same Diocese of Arizona, with similar worship, formation, and community outreach programming.

Others

• Valley View Community Food Bank: Operating partner since 2007 serving 400+ people daily. Comparable as a regional faith-based nonprofit addressing food insecurity in the same Phoenix West Valley market, with overlapping donor and volunteer constituencies.
• Habitat for Humanity (Phoenix / West Valley): Explicit partnering organization referenced in St. Christopher's outreach work. Comparable as a faith-affiliated nonprofit with overlapping volunteer and donor networks in the Phoenix West Valley.
• Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD): St. Christopher's supported ERD's Nurture & Nourish the Earliest Learners program. Comparable as a faith-based nonprofit partner that shares the Episcopal mission framework and donor base.

Broad incumbents

• The Episcopal Church (TEC): The national denomination of which St. Christopher's is a part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Comparable as a broad incumbent that provides liturgical resources, identity, and crisis-response infrastructure (via ERD).
• Episcopal Diocese of Arizona: The governing diocesan body of which St. Christopher's is a member parish. Comparable as a broader ecclesiastical incumbent that sets standards, provides funding (Mission Share Rebate), and coordinates parishes across the region.

Regional players

• The Salvation Army (Surprise, AZ): Long-standing direct beneficiary of the Men's Club sandwich ministry. Comparable as a regional faith-based service organization addressing homelessness in the Phoenix West Valley, often co-served with St. Christopher's.
• Sun City Community / Other Sun City Congregations: St. Christopher's joins 11 Sun City congregations in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and rotates Ecumenical Hymn Sings. Comparable as a cluster of regional faith communities operating in the same 55+ geography with overlapping congregational demographics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@StChris_SunCityAZ/streams
• Facebookfacebook.com/stchristophersaz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-christophers

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