Missionaries of the Precious Blood United States Province

What Missionaries of the Precious Blood United States Province does

The Missionaries of the Precious Blood, United States Province (C.PP.S.) is a Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, that operates across multiple U.S. states and an international mission in Guatemala. The Province runs a portfolio of ministries including Catholic parishes, two affiliated colleges (Calumet College of St. Joseph in Hammond, Indiana, and Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana), retreat and pilgrimage sites (Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue, Ohio; Precious Blood Renewal Center in Liberty), and specialized chaplaincies in correctional, hospice, hospital, and immigration settings. The organization also delivers vocation discernment programming targeting men ages 18-40, formation through St. Charles Center in Carthagena, Ohio, and outreach programming including a podcast ('Restoring Hope'), a magazine ('Missionary Pulse'), and partnerships such as FOCCUS Marriage Ministries. Its charitable arm, the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation in Chicago, addresses restorative justice for those affected by violence and incarceration, and the Province maintains a 60-year partnership ministry in Tanzania and a 150-household nutrition program in Guatemala. Financially, the Province is a non-profit dependent on donations, tuition-derived revenue at affiliated colleges, retreat and pilgrimage contributions, and grants (including a 2024 Lilly Endowment Campus & Community Collaboration Initiative award). The organization holds Praesidium accreditation and Virtus training compliance under Conference of Major Superiors of Men standards.

Name

Missionaries of the Precious Blood United States Province

Legal name

Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Website

https://cpps-preciousblood.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1815

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Missionaries of the Precious Blood United States Province is a Dayton, Ohio-based Catholic religious congregation (C.PP.S.) providing parish, educational, retreat, prison, hospice, and international ministry services across U.S. states and Guatemala for Catholic faithful, students, immigrants, and the incarcerated.

Ownership category

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Product category

Religious Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Christian Colleges with Theological Programs (EDAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Parish ministry services
• Spiritual formation programs
• Vocational discernment ministry
• Catholic retreat ministry
• Pilgrimage and shrine services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton, Ohio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization relies on donations from supporters, benefactors, and the faithful who share in the mission of the Precious Blood spirituality. The website includes a 'Donate' section, and the organization conducts appeals for specific programs such as the nutrition project in Guatemala.
2. Ministry Site Operations: Some affiliated institutions such as Calumet College of St. Joseph and St. Joseph's College generate revenue through educational services, tuition, and related programs at colleges they sponsor or collaborate with.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Missionaries of the Precious Blood United States Province is a Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers (Congregatio Pretiosissimi Sanguinis, C.PP.S.) that provides parish ministry, spiritual formation, vocation discernment, retreat and pilgrimage services, Catholic higher education through sponsored colleges, prison and hospice chaplaincy, and international mission outreach. Named ministry offerings include the Sorrowful Mother Shrine, Precious Blood Renewal Center, St. Charles Center, Calumet College of St. Joseph, St. Joseph's College of Indiana, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, and FOCCUS Marriage Ministries.

Product overview

Missionaries of the Precious Blood United States Province is a Catholic religious congregation (Congregatio Pretiosissimi Sanguinis, C.PP.S.) offering spiritual ministries, parish services, educational institutions, retreat centers, and pilgrimage sites. The organization does not offer commercial technology products or software services. Its offerings include vocation discernment resources, spiritual formation programs, marriage ministry tools (FOCCUS), parish and campus ministries, and various ministry sites across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sorrowful Mother Shrine A 158-acre Catholic pilgrimage site in Bellevue, Ohio that welcomes pilgrims for prayer, retreats, and ethnic celebrations, providing outdoor chapel services, Stations of the Cross, daily Mass, and pastoral counseling through clergy stationed on site. The shrine has drawn pilgrims for over 175 years.
• Precious Blood Renewal Center A spiritual renewal and retreat center in Liberty that provides silent directed retreats, group programs, labyrinth walks, interfaith events, and formation programs for individuals and groups seeking spiritual renewal.
• St. Charles Center A formation and conference center in Carthagena, Ohio that supports the congregation's formation programs, retreats, and conference activities for members and guests.
• Calumet College of St. Joseph A Catholic institution of higher education in Hammond, Indiana, sponsored by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, providing undergraduate and graduate education with Missionaries serving in leadership, faculty, and campus ministry roles and integrating Precious Blood spirituality into the academic experience.
• Saint Joseph's College (Indiana) A Catholic baccalaureate and trades education institution in Rensselaer, Indiana, sponsored by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, offering academic programs including a Building and Trades program that completed its first student-built home and is expanding into HVAC training.
• FOCCUS Marriage Ministries A marriage preparation and enrichment ministry serving Catholic parishes worldwide, providing clergy and marriage ministers with pastoral resources that help couples develop communication, reconciliation, and covenant commitment skills.
• Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation A restorative justice and prison ministry in Chicago that serves those affected by violence, incarceration, and trauma, providing spiritual accompaniment, reconciliation programs, and pastoral care led by Executive Director Fr. David Kelly, C.PP.S.
• La Labor Nutrition Project (Guatemala) A nutrition and healthcare support program serving 150 households in rural La Labor, Guatemala, providing food delivery, nutrition monitoring, and healthcare support to address infant malnutrition and food insecurity, delivered in partnership with ASC sisters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40,000 meals served through Calumet College Sandwich Project since 2021
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sangre de Cristo Health Care Project (ASC Sisters)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with the ASC (Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) sisters to add nutritional and healthcare expertise to the Guatemala nutrition project. A nutritionist and nurse were brought on board through this partnership to manage the project and study its effects on the people served.
• PraesidiumcoreOthersOrganization providing accreditation for child-serving organizations. The Missionaries have participated in Praesidium training and their sexual abuse policies were reviewed and accredited by Praesidium, meeting Conference of Major Superiors of Men standards.
• VirtuscoreOthersNational Catholic program that educates lay people and religious on risks and signs of abuse. Members of the congregation participate in Virtus training as part of the organization's safe environment protocols.
• Dialogue Institute of Kansas CityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCosponsor of annual Iftar (fast-breaking dinner) during Ramadan with the Precious Blood Renewal Center. This interfaith partnership marks the ninth year of the collaboration, promoting dialogue of religious experience with Muslim brothers and sisters.
• San Gaspare TVminorOthersStreaming web TV channel launched by the Italian Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood to spread spirituality and mission of St. Gaspar del Bufalo through live content, prayer meetings, and events.
• Empty-Chairs.orgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization whose facilitators (including Justin Telthorst) helped lead discussions on LGBTQ+ ministry at the Precious Blood Spirituality Institute, focusing on radical hospitality and creating welcoming spaces.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Society of Jesus (Jesuits): Largest U.S. Catholic religious order, operating dozens of universities, parishes, and retreat houses. Overlaps with C.PP.S. in parish, higher education, and retreat ministries but operates at materially greater scale and scope.

Direct peers

• Augustinians (Order of Saint Augustine): Catholic religious order with U.S. parish, secondary-education (Merrimack College, Villanova), and retreat-house ministries, closely paralleling the C.PP.S. operating model in the Midwest and Northeast.
• Salesians of Don Bosco: Catholic religious congregation with a strong U.S. footprint in youth ministry, schools, and workforce/trades education — paralleling C.PP.S.'s sponsored colleges and Catholic high school chaplaincy.
• Redemptorists (Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer): Catholic religious congregation focused on parish missions, retreats, and preaching to those on the margins, especially in urban and rural America. Direct overlap with C.PP.S. parish and reconciliation ministry.
• Benedictines (Order of Saint Benedict): Oldest Western Catholic religious order, operating monasteries that frequently serve as retreat centers and pilgrimage sites, paralleling C.PP.S.'s Sorrowful Mother Shrine and St. Charles Center.
• Congregation of Holy Cross: Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers running parishes, schools, and universities in the U.S. Midwest. Highly comparable to the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in scale, educational ministry (Notre Dame), and parish deployment model.
• Maryknoll (Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America): U.S.-based Catholic missionary congregation with international development and humanitarian programs analogous to the C.PP.S. Guatemala nutrition project and 60-year Tanzanian ministry.
• Paulists (Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle): Catholic society of apostolic life focused on outreach to those on the margins, reconciliation, ecumenical/interfaith dialogue, and media ministry. Strongly comparable to C.PP.S.'s Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation and interfaith work.
• Marianists (Society of Mary): Catholic religious order with strong U.S. educational footprint (University of Dayton, Chaminade University, St. Mary's University) and parish ministries. Closely parallels C.PP.S.'s combination of sponsored universities and parish work.
• Passionists (Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ): Closest theological and operational peer: a Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers centered on the Passion of Christ (closely paralleling Precious Blood spirituality), with comparable U.S. parish, retreat, and chaplaincy ministries. Similar size, age, and ministry mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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