St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church

What St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church does

St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish operating under the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston from a single campus at 7810 Cypresswood Drive in Spring, Texas, serving a congregation that includes children, youth, young adults, adults, and Spanish-speaking parishioners. Its functional offering spans sacramental ministry (Mass, Reconciliation, funerals, communion to the sick), age-graded faith formation from Pre-K4 through adult, an Early Childhood Center, youth ministry (Grades 6-12), adult formation (marriage, vocations, grief support, spiritual direction), Music Ministry, liturgical ministries, and community events such as Comedy Night, Fall Festival, Christmas Market, Mardi Gras, and Trunk or Treat. The parish also operates an English Language Classes outreach program and a counseling referral pathway through Rejoice Counseling, and runs an international mission program supporting Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Chiché, Quiché, Guatemala, with funding for teacher salaries and an annual mission trip that resumed in 2023 after a COVID-era hiatus.

The parish's technology layer is built entirely on third-party church-management and communication platforms rather than proprietary systems: WeConnect/LPi powers the bilingual website and bulletin infrastructure; ParishSoft/FaithDirect handles online giving with recurring donations; Flocknote delivers email newsletters; MyParishApp provides mobile engagement; YouTube hosts livestream Mass and event video; and CMG Connect administers Safe Environment training and background checks mandated by the Archdiocese. WhatsApp is used operationally to coordinate with the Guatemala mission site. There are no APIs, SDKs, proprietary platforms, patents, or AI/ML components disclosed.

The revenue model is donation-driven, sourced primarily from voluntary Sunday collections and tithes supplemented by recurring online giving, with the Early Childhood Center likely generating tuition revenue. There is no publicly disclosed pricing; programs such as formation, counseling referrals, mission trips, and the Annual Parish Pilgrimage tied to Vatican Jubilee 2025 are offered without fixed fees. The parish is governed under the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is a tax-exempt religious nonprofit, and has ~91 employees plus volunteer-supported ministries. No funding rounds, acquisitions, M&A activity, or capital raises are disclosed.

Name

St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church

Legal name

St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church

Website

https://ignatiusloyola.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church is a parish in Spring, Texas, under the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, serving Catholic families through sacramental ministry, age-graded faith formation, an Early Childhood Center, community events, counseling referrals, and an international mission program supporting a school in Chiché, Guatemala.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Parish Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Religious formation programs
• Parish community events
• Christian worship services
• Religious education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Tithes: Parish members contribute through regular donations and tithes during Mass services and through online giving platforms
2. Online Giving: ParishSoft online giving platform allows parishioners to set up recurring donations and one-time contributions

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church is a Catholic parish in Spring, Texas that delivers weekly Mass, sacraments, faith formation programs for all ages (Pre-K4 through adult), liturgical ministries, music ministry, and community fellowship events. The parish also operates an Early Childhood Center, an international outreach program supporting Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Guatemala, and pastoral care services such as grief support and counseling. Services are delivered in-person at the parish campus and online via live stream, with a bilingual English/Spanish ministry.

Product overview

St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church offers a single unified parish community with diverse spiritual, educational, and outreach programs rather than a commercial product portfolio. The core offerings include digital engagement tools (Online Giving, Live Video Stream, Parish Bulletin, CMG Safe Environment) integrated with third-party platforms (ParishSoft, Flocknote, MyParishApp, YouTube, CMG Connect) to serve the parish community. The church provides formation programs for all ages (Youth Ministry, Adult Formation, Early Childhood Center), international outreach (Guatemala School Mission Ministry, English Language Classes), liturgical services (Music Ministry, Sacraments, Mass & Reconciliation), and spiritual programs (Annual Pilgrimage, Novena resources). These programs are connected through the church website powered by WeConnect/LPi and supported by the CMG Safe Environment compliance system for volunteer management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fe y AlegríaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Jesuit organization based in Spain that helps with education in developing countries. Fe y Alegría was contacted to assist with the construction and initial support of Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Guatemala. When government funding failed, Fe y Alegría initially said it would withdraw support but the parish's intervention preserved the partnership.
• Sending Out Servants (SOS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic lay mission organization that connects parishes with mission opportunities. SOS connected St. Ignatius of Loyola with the Guatemala school situation and provided training and guidance for the first mission trip in 2012. SOS continues to support mission trip organization.
• Our Lady of Guadalupe School (La Escuela Parroquial 'Nojb'al Ri Qtinmit')coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParochial elementary school in Chiché, Quiché Guatemala supported by St. Ignatius of Loyola since 2001. The parish provides funds to cover teachers' salaries and provides in-person support during yearly mission trips. Approximately 200-225 children attend annually. The school opened in January 2002 thanks to parish generosity.
• Rejoice CounselingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounseling ministry partnership providing mental health and pastoral counseling services to parishioners. Accessible through the parish outreach ministry.
• Archdiocese of Galveston-HoustoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent diocese providing oversight, resources, Safe Environment training (CMG), and alignment with broader archdiocesan initiatives including the Consecration of the U.S. to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Prince of Peace Catholic Community: Large suburban Catholic parish in the Spring/Tomball TX area within the same Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, operating comparable formation, outreach, and community programming for similar Houston-suburban demographics.
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church: Houston-area Catholic parish offering comparable Pre-K through adult formation, youth ministry, and community outreach programming under the same archdiocese.
• St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church: Houston-area Catholic parish operating comparable all-ages formation, parish school/early childhood, and outreach ministries under the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
• Holy Family Catholic Church: Catholic parish in the Houston metro with similar scale and breadth of formation, liturgical, and community fellowship programming targeting suburban Catholic families.
• Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church: Catholic parish in the Houston metro serving a similar suburban family demographic with multi-generational formation programs, an early childhood component, and archdiocesan-aligned ministries.
• St. Michael Catholic Church: Large Catholic parish serving the Houston suburbs with multi-generational programming, youth ministry, and community outreach ministries comparable to St. Ignatius Loyola's offering.
• St. John Vianney Catholic Church: Catholic parish in the greater Houston area with similar suburban family programming, faith formation tracks, and parish-based community engagement model.

Broad incumbents

• Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston: Parent ecclesiastical body overseeing all parishes in the region including St. Ignatius Loyola. Provides governance, shared compliance infrastructure (CMG Connect), DSF fundraising coordination, and archdiocesan-wide campaigns such as Ignite.

Others

• Our Lady of the Lake University (Jesuit higher-ed analogue): Jesuit-affiliated Catholic organization in Texas operating faith-based educational programming; thematically related as a fellow Ignatian/Jesuit-tradition institution serving formation and community missions.
• Our Lady of Guadalupe School (Chiché, Guatemala): Core beneficiary partner — a parochial elementary school in Chiché, Quiché Guatemala supported by St. Ignatius through teacher salary funding and annual mission trips since 2001/2002, serving 200-225 students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-ignatius-loyola-catholic-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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