What Parishes Online does

Parishes Online is a privately held US online directory that helps users locate Catholic parishes across the United States and access parish bulletins and mass times. Operating since 1972 from New Berlin and staffed by 1–10 employees, the platform maintains a national database of Catholic churches (e.g., SS Peter and Paul Church, Cathedral of Saint Paul, Christ Cathedral Parish, Santa Sophia Catholic Church) with associated bulletins, mass schedules, and locations. The site is accessed directly via parishesonline.com on a self-serve basis and is discoverable primarily through organic search.

The platform's core product is the Parish Online Directory, supplemented by an Online Bulletin Reader, a Mass Times Finder, and a 'Businesses We Trust' directory spanning 30+ service categories. Parishes are listed at no cost, and the site allows them to publish digital bulletins that congregants can view online. The underlying technology is provided through a long-standing partnership with LPi, a church-communications provider, as indicated by the 'Powered by LPi' footer. There is no mobile app, no public API, and no documented AI/ML functionality; the architecture is a conventional web-based directory platform.

Parishes Online monetizes through a paid business advertising model in which faith-friendly businesses pay to be listed in the 'Businesses We Trust' directory to reach Catholic parish communities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is product-led: users self-serve through the website, parishes list themselves for free, and businesses self-onboard into the advertising directory. Geographic coverage is limited to the United States, and the company operates without disclosed funding, acquisitions, or external investors.

Name

Parishes Online

Legal name

Parishes Online

Website

https://parishesonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Parishes Online is a privately held US online directory founded in 1972 that helps users locate Catholic parishes and view bulletins and mass times. It monetizes by listing faith-friendly businesses in a categorized advertising directory powered by LPi.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Religious Directory

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Media, Publishing & Broadcasting (Radio, TV, Digital, Press) (BPAGAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Catholic Broadcasting (MPABALAB), Denominational & Community Periodicals (Church Magazines, Diocesan/Temple Newsletters) (MPAJAHAI)

Keywords

• Catholic parish directory
• Church bulletin publishing
• Faith community advertising
• Mass times finder
• Religious organization listings

Headquarters

HQ city

New Berlin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Business Advertising Directory: Businesses pay to be listed in the 'Businesses We Trust' directory to reach Catholic parish communities. The directory covers categories including Art & Design Services, Automotive, Beauty, Childcare & Education, Employment, Entertainment, Financial Services, Florists, Food & Restaurants, Funerals & Memorials, Healthcare, Home Décor, Home Improvement, Insurance, Landscaping, Laundry, Legal Services, Mail & Shipping, Miscellaneous, Moving & Storage, Pest Control, Pets & Animals, Professional Services, Real Estate, Security, Senior Services, Shopping & Retail, Sports & Fitness, Technology, Transportation, Travel, and Utilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Parishes Online operates a web-based directory platform that helps users find Catholic parishes across the United States, view online parish bulletins, and check mass times. The platform hosts a 'Businesses We Trust' directory where faith-friendly businesses can advertise to reach Catholic parish communities. The platform is powered by LPi technology infrastructure and operates as a self-serve directory serving individual parishioners, Catholic parishes, and businesses.

Product overview

Parishes Online is a single unified platform providing an online directory of Catholic churches across the US. The core platform consists of the Parish Online Directory, which enables users to search and discover churches, combined with the Online Bulletin Reader and Mass Times Finder features that allow users to access real-time parish information. The platform also includes a 'Businesses We Trust' directory, a separate section where vetted businesses can advertise their services to the faith community across categories including Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, and more. The platform is powered by LPi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parishes Online Directory Web-based online directory platform enabling users to search and discover Catholic churches across the United States, with details including location, mass times, and online bulletin access.
• Businesses We Trust Directory Online directory of faith-friendly businesses that invest in and support local Catholic parishes, featuring businesses categorized by industry including Technology, Automotive, Financial Services, Healthcare, Real Estate, and more than 30 other categories.
• Business Advertising Services Paid advertising platform allowing businesses to promote their services to the Parishes Online community through listings in the Businesses We Trust directory, with specific categories for advertising reach.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LPicoreTechnology or IntegrationLPi powers the Parishes Online platform, providing the underlying technology infrastructure. LPi is a provider of church communication solutions including email bulletins and digital publishing. The copyright notice shows 'Powered by LPi ©2026', indicating a long-standing technology partnership.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• MassTimes.org: Specialized Catholic mass times finder with location-based search. Closely mirrors the Mass Times Finder feature of Parishes Online and competes for the same intent-driven organic search traffic.
• Sharefaith: Provider of church websites, apps, and media resources serving Christian congregations. Comparable as a parish-facing digital platform competing for the same parish communication and discovery budgets.
• Catholic.org: Long-running online directory and content hub for Catholic churches, parishes, and schools. Directly overlaps with Parishes Online's core directory use case for Catholic users seeking parish information.
• LPi: The technology partner that powers Parishes Online. LPi provides church communication solutions including email bulletins and digital publishing for Catholic parishes, making it both a partner and the closest comparable in the Catholic parish communications stack.
• ChurchFinder: Multi-denomination church locator and directory with location-based search. Direct competitor for 'find a church near me' intent, though less specialized for Catholic-specific needs.

Emerging players

• Planning Center: Suite of church management tools (people, giving, services, groups) popular with mid-to-large US churches. Adjacent competition for parish software spend, though more focused on internal operations than external discovery.

Broad incumbents

• Subsplash: Established church engagement platform offering apps, giving, media, and communication tools across Christian denominations. Overlaps with Parishes Online on parish digital presence and bulletin/mass-time distribution at greater scale.
• Pushpay: Public-listed church engagement and giving platform serving thousands of US congregations. Competes in the broader parish communications category and could view Parishes Online as an acquisition or a competitor for parish mindshare.
• Tithe.ly: Church giving, engagement, and communication platform with broad denominational reach. Comparable as an end-to-end parish technology stack that competes for the same parish communication budgets.

Others

• USCCB: US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which maintains authoritative Catholic parish and diocese directories. Acts as a quasi-public alternative and upstream reference for parish data that Parishes Online aggregates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/san-roque-catholic-church

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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