Holy Innocents Parish

What Holy Innocents Parish does

Holy Innocents Parish is a Catholic parish founded in 1929 by Monsignor Martin Lynch and based at 1337 E. Hunting Park Avenue in the Juniata neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It operates as a private ecclesiastical entity under the governance of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and currently leads a consolidated community formed by the merger of four neighboring parishes between 2012 and 2013: Ascension of Our Lord, St. Joan of Arc, St. Joachim, and Mater Dolorosa. Today the parish serves a multicultural congregation drawn from over 20 different countries across the Juniata, Frankford, Harrowgate, and West Kensington neighborhoods, offering Mass in three languages (English, Spanish, and Vietnamese) at its main church and at the Mission of St. Joan of Arc worship site on Frankford Avenue, and maintaining St. Joachim Cemetery on Church Street.

The parish delivers a vertically integrated portfolio of religious and community services: sacramental ministry (Baptism, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Matrimony), faith formation programs (PREP, OCIA), youth and young adult ministries, liturgical ministries, a Pre-K through 8th grade Catholic school staffed by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM), a food pantry serving neighborhood residents, and cemetery services. Its technology footprint is modest and operational rather than product-oriented: a Squarespace-hosted parish website with mass schedules, bulletins, and event information; the QGive secure online giving platform supporting weekly offerings, capital improvement appeals, fuel/energy, and memorial donations; and a Kindful donor login. Staffing includes two priests, a retired priest in residence, a permanent deacon, multiple IHM and MSBT sisters, and roughly eight lay administrative and program staff.

Revenue is generated exclusively through voluntary donations — weekly offertory, capital improvement appeals, and memorial contributions — with no set prices for sacramental participation. Parishioners are reached through a community-led go-to-market model combining in-person worship, weekly bulletins, email communications, a Facebook page for the St. Joan of Arc mission, door-to-door evangelization, word-of-mouth referrals, and engagement with the merged-parish communities. Online giving via QGive is the primary digital channel for revenue capture, while school tuition and special collections supplement the donation base. As a non-profit religious entity under the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the parish does not publish financials and has no traditional ownership, funding, or growth-investment structure.

Name

Holy Innocents Parish

Legal name

Holy Innocents Parish

Website

https://holyinnocentsrc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Holy Innocents Parish is a Catholic parish in Philadelphia serving a multicultural community from over 20 countries across four neighborhoods, offering trilingual Mass, Catholic K-8 education, faith formation, food pantry, and cemetery services, funded by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic Parish Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJABAC

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Private & Independent K–12 Schools

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Religious education programs
• Faith formation ministries
• Community food pantry
• Multilingual liturgical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Parish Offerings and Donations: Voluntary donations from parishioners including weekly offerings, special collections, and memorial donations. The parish encourages online giving through a secure QGive platform for convenience and reliable processing.
2. Capital Improvement Appeals: Periodic fundraising campaigns for facility improvements, energy costs, and major repairs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Holy Innocents Parish is a Catholic parish in Philadelphia that provides religious services including Mass celebrated in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, the seven sacraments, faith formation programs (PREP, OCIA), a Pre-K through 8 Catholic school, youth and young adult ministry, liturgical ministries, and a community food pantry serving the Juniata, Frankford, Harrowgate, and West Kensington neighborhoods.

Product overview

Holy Innocents Parish is a Catholic parish that offers religious services and community programs, including Mass celebrations in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese; faith formation programs (PREP, OCIA); youth and young adult ministries; liturgical ministries; a food pantry; and cemetery services. The parish serves the Juniata, Frankford, Harrowgate, and West Kensington neighborhoods of Philadelphia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trilingual Mass Services (English, Spanish, Vietnamese)
• Sacraments
• Holy Innocents Catholic School (Pre-K through 8)
• Faith Formation / PREP / OCIA Programs
• Youth and Young Adult Ministry
• Parish Food Pantry
• St. Joachim Cemetery
• Online Giving Program

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Archdiocese of PhiladelphiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoly Innocents operates under the oversight of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The archdiocese conducted restructuring that resulted in the merger of Ascension of Our Lord, St. Joan of Arc, St. Joachim, and Mater Dolorosa parishes into Holy Innocents in 2012-2013.
• Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe IHM sisters have been teaching and welcoming children at the parish since 1929. They staff Holy Innocents Catholic School and provide pastoral and educational leadership, including Sr. Rosemary DePaul as Pastoral Minister, Sr. Nancy Kindelan as School Principal, and Sr. Joanne Ralph as Superior.
• Sisters of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (MSBT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSBT sisters (Sr. Maria Lauren Donohue and Sr. Veronica Castro Nolasco) serve at the Mission of St. Joan of Arc, providing evangelization, religious education, and Hispanic ministry services.
• Holy Innocents Catholic SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeparate Catholic school at 1337 E. Hunting Park Avenue serving Pre-K through 8th grade. Staffed by IHM sisters and lay faculty. Primary purpose is forming children in Catholic faith and Christian values.
• Merged ParishesminorOthersAscension of Our Lord (closed 2012), St. Joan of Arc (now worship site), St. Joachim (cemetery), and Mater Dolorosa (closed 2016) merged into Holy Innocents.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia: The social services arm of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, operating community programs similar to Holy Innocents' food pantry and outreach. Operates at a broader scale under the same ecclesiastical umbrella and mission-driven service model.
• Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul: The mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, serving as a central Catholic institution in the same archdiocese as Holy Innocents. It operates with a similar religious-service model but at significantly larger scale and visibility.

Direct peers

• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish: A historic Catholic parish in Philadelphia serving an urban community with sacraments, faith formation, and community outreach. Directly comparable as an inner-city Catholic parish under the same archdiocese as Holy Innocents.
• St. Christopher Parish: A Catholic parish in the Philadelphia area with multi-generational parishioner base, school, and religious education programs. Comparable to Holy Innocents in operational scope and Catholic parish mission.
• St. Ambrose Parish: A Catholic parish in Philadelphia operating under the Archdiocese of Philadelphia with religious services, faith formation programs, and community outreach. Directly comparable as an urban Catholic parish in the same metropolitan area.
• St. Mary Magdalene Parish: A Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia offering Mass, sacraments, faith formation, and community programs. Directly comparable to Holy Innocents in scale, governance, and Catholic parish mission.
• Nativity BVM Parish: A Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia offering Mass, sacramental preparation, religious education, and parish school. Operates with a similar Catholic parish model and community-facing programs.
• Visitation BVM Parish: A Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia operating a parish school, faith formation programs, and community outreach similar to Holy Innocents. Directly comparable in scale, mission, and parish operations.

Others

• St. Joseph's University: A Jesuit Catholic university in Philadelphia, sharing the Catholic institutional identity and educational mission with Holy Innocents Catholic School. Both operate faith-based education in the same metropolitan area under the umbrella of Catholic Philadelphia.

Regional players

• St. Norbert Parish: A Catholic parish in the Philadelphia suburbs under the Archdiocese of Philadelphia with school, faith formation, and community programs. Operates with a similar Catholic parish model but serves a more suburban geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Mission-of-Saint-Joan-of-Arc-1057464387627459
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/holyinnocents

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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