LITURGICAL PUBLICATIONS INC

What LITURGICAL PUBLICATIONS INC does

Liturgical Publications Inc (LPi), founded in 1975 and operating through LPi Digital, LLC, is an integrated parish communications provider serving Catholic parishes and the advertisers that want to reach them. The company produces weekly print and digital bulletins, builds fee-free websites (WeConnect), delivers a Catholic-specific digital art and content library (WeCreate), and offers professional logo and branding design services. Underlying this is an integrated digital platform comprising LPi Express (file upload and print management), WeConnect (parish websites), Ad Creator Studio (self-serve ad creation), and Canva Pro integration for design, supported by regional print centers that produce roughly 20 million pages per week across 5,000+ parishes.

The business model blends recurring subscription revenue from parish customers with a two-sided advertising marketplace. Bulletin publishing, website hosting, content access, and branding are sold or provided to parishes (with WeConnect websites funded by local business sponsors that receive tasteful callouts on parish sites). On the other side, LPi sells advertising placements to local businesses and national advertisers across its bulletin and digital network, delivering approximately 90,000 ads per week across 6,000+ publications. Distribution is executed through direct field sales, regional print and customer support centers, self-serve portals (My Advertiser Account, LPi Express), and event-based demand generation such as the Amazing Parish Summit.

Name

LITURGICAL PUBLICATIONS INC

Legal name

LPi Digital, LLC

Website

https://litpub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Liturgical Publications Inc (LPi) is an integrated parish communications provider serving 5,000+ U.S. Catholic parishes with print and digital bulletins, fee-free WeConnect websites, WeCreate Catholic content, branding services, and a network selling bulletin advertising to local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Parish Communications Services

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Worship & Liturgy Publishing (Liturgical Texts, Missals, Service Books, Hymnals) (MPAJAHAE)

Keywords

• Church bulletin publishing
• Parish communications services
• Catholic website design
• Parish branding services
• Bulletin advertising network

Headquarters

HQ city

New Berlin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Church Bulletin Publishing Services: LPi provides print and digital bulletin publishing services to Catholic parishes, charging subscription fees for publication printing, formatting support, and distribution management.
2. Advertising Revenue: LPi sells advertising space on church bulletins to local businesses, national advertisers, and community organizations. Ad placements run in print and digital formats, with professional ad design included.
3. Parish Website Services: WeConnect websites are provided at no cost to parishes, funded by local business sponsors who receive tasteful callouts on parish websites. This creates a network effect connecting local businesses with engaged church communities.
4. Branding & Logo Design Services: LPi offers custom logo and brand identity design services for Catholic parishes, creating unique visual branding packages.
5. Hardbound Book Binding: Annual binding services for church bulletins into hardbound memory books for parishes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LPi provides integrated communications services to Catholic parishes in the United States. Its core is weekly print and digital bulletin publishing, supplemented by sponsor-funded WeConnect parish websites, custom logo and branding design, the WeCreate Catholic art and content library, advertising sales to local and national businesses in bulletin and digital placements, Ad Creator Studio for self-service ad design, National Advertising placements, and annual Hardbound Book binding of bulletins.

Product overview

LPi (Liturgical Publications Inc) offers an integrated parish communications platform centered on print and digital church bulletins as the core product, supplemented by website building (WeConnect), design/branding services (Logos & Branding), and a digital content library (WeCreate). The platform also includes advertising solutions (Ad Creator Studio and National Advertising) enabling local businesses to reach congregations. Customers submit publication files via LPi Express for print production. Canva Pro and Adobe InDesign are supported design tools for creating publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WeConnect: Fee-free church website platform provided by LPi for Catholic parishes.
• WeCreate
• LPi Express
• Ad Creator Studio

Products and services

• Print & Digital Bulletins Weekly church bulletin publishing service delivered in both print and digital formats to Catholic parishes, including template design, file submission, print production through regional print centers, and delivery. LPi prints approximately 20 million pages per week across 5,000+ churches.
• WeConnect Parish Websites

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 million pages printed per week; 90,000 ads delivered weekly across 5,000+ churches
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Archdiocese of New OrleansmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2025LPi partnered with the Archdiocese of New Orleans to support the Clarion Herald, the official Catholic newspaper of the archdiocese, launching a new chapter for the publication.
• Amazing ParishcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 September 2024LPi sponsors the annual Amazing Parish Summit, a premier event for Catholic pastors and parish leadership teams. As a sponsor, LPi engages directly with parish decision-makers across the United States, promotes its product suite, and conducts giveaways including website and branding packages valued at $3,495.
• Canva (Canva for Nonprofits)coreTechnology or IntegrationLPi recommends Canva Pro as the preferred design platform for parish publication creation following Microsoft Publisher's discontinuation in October 2026. LPi supports parishes in obtaining free Canva for Nonprofits accounts (up to 50 seats) through an integrated application process using nonprofit ID verification. The partnership includes 8 pre-designed bulletin templates available through the LPi Dashboard.
• GoodstackminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGoodstack is a third-party service used by Canva to verify nonprofit status for the Canva for Nonprofits program. LPi directs parishes to Goodstack for eligibility checks and application support when applying for free Canva Pro access.
• Local Business SponsorscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business sponsors fund WeConnect parish websites in exchange for tasteful callouts on parish websites, typically near the footer. This model enables parishes to receive professional websites at no cost while giving local businesses hyperlocal advertising visibility in trusted community spaces.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pushpay: Pushpay is a leading church engagement platform offering giving, mobile apps, and parish communications — directly competing with LPi's WeConnect websites and broader parish communications suite for share of parish tech budgets.
• Subsplash: Subsplash offers church mobile apps, giving, and media/communications platforms — an emerging direct competitor to LPi's WeConnect and broader digital parish communications stack.
• Magnificat: Magnificat publishes a monthly liturgical prayer magazine rooted in the Catholic liturgy and distributed in parishes — a direct peer in worship and liturgy publishing with similar parish-distribution mechanics to LPi's bulletins.
• Diocesan.com (Catholic Extension): Diocesan publishes a Catholic worship aid used in parishes nationwide, overlapping with LPi's bulletin and Catholic content distribution into the same parish bulletin racks and worship workflows.
• ParishSOFT (Ministry Brands): ParishSOFT provides Catholic parish management and communications software including directories, giving, and family information — a direct competitor for the software-driven portion of LPi's integrated communications stack.
• J.S. Paluch Company: J.S. Paluch is the other leading Catholic bulletin and parish communications publisher in the US, directly competing with LPi for bulletin printing, advertising, and parish engagement services across Catholic dioceses.
• Vanco (Faith Direct): Vanco / Faith Direct provides Catholic and broader church giving, online payments, and communications tools, competing with LPi for parish digital engagement wallet share and advertiser attention.

Emerging players

• Flocknote: Flocknote provides email, text, and small-group communication tools for Catholic parishes — an emerging digital communications competitor targeting the same parish decision-maker that LPi's WeConnect and bulletins serve.

Broad incumbents

• ACS Technologies: ACS Technologies is a long-established provider of church and parish management software (giving, membership, accounting) — a broader incumbent competing for the same parish technology budget as LPi.
• Our Sunday Visitor: Our Sunday Visitor is a long-established Catholic publishing and catechetical content company producing periodicals, books, and parish resources — a broader incumbent in Catholic publishing that overlaps with LPi's bulletin and content distribution activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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