Maronite Church

What Maronite Church does

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church (UK Registered Charity No: 290830) is the London mission of the Lebanese Maronite Order, established in 1983 to serve the Lebanese and Cypriot Maronite diaspora in the United Kingdom. The organization operates a primary church at 337 Harrow Road in Maida Hill, London, a satellite at Holy Family of Nazareth in Enfield for English-language Mass, and hosts the Saturday Language School for Arabic and Lebanese cultural education at Villiers High School in Southall. Its core offerings span regular Mass services, monthly Saint Charbel devotions, annual pilgrimages to St Charbel's Tomb in Lebanon, the MELTO monthly bilingual newspaper (since December 2019), the saint-charbel.com devotional goods shop, and an ecosystem of parish committees covering Ladies, Youth, Vanguards, Choir, and prayer groups.

The organization's business model is donation-funded, consistent with its registered charity status: religious services are provided free of charge to community members and no commercial pricing is published. The only revenue-adjacent activity is the sale of Saint Charbel Holy Oil, incense, praying cards, and mass-request services through the online storefront, supplemented by pilgrimages. The Saturday Language School (founded 1998) operates as an educational service for children aged 4-17, delivering Arabic instruction up to GCSE and A-Level. Underlying technology is minimal: a Wix-hosted website, basic social media presence (Facebook, Twitter), an online registration form, and a small e-commerce shop — no mobile app, API, SDK, or proprietary platform is disclosed.

Customer segments are exclusively community-based and segmented by demographic role rather than commercial value: Maronite community members (primary), children and youth in language education, youth and young adults in parish programs, Ladies Committee members aged 45+, and the English-speaking congregation in Enfield. The church is institutionally affiliated with the Lebanese Maronite Order (founded 1695 in Lebanon), which maintains 84 monasteries globally (64 in Lebanon, 20 in diaspora) and approximately 350 priests, providing doctrinal, clerical, and reputational backing to the UK mission.

Name

Maronite Church

Legal name

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church - UK

Website

https://maronitechurch.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The UK mission of the Lebanese Maronite Order, operating as a registered charity in London since 1983 to serve the Lebanese and Cypriot Maronite diaspora through Mass services, Arabic language education, the MELTO newspaper, and devotional programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Faith-Based Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Christian Pilgrimage & Holy Land Tour Operators (THAKAHAB)

Keywords

• Maronite Catholic services
• Arabic language education
• Christian devotional products
• Religious community programs
• Lebanese cultural preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church – UK provides Maronite Catholic religious services, Arabic-language Mass, English Mass, the Saturday Arabic Language School, the monthly MELTO community newspaper, devotional products (Saint Charbel Holy Oil, incense, prayer cards) via the saint-charbel.com shop, and annual pilgrimages to Saint Charbel's Tomb in Lebanon for the Lebanese and Cypriot Maronite diaspora in the UK. Activities include parish committees (Ladies Committee, Choir, Youth, Vanguards, Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Charbel Family Prayer Group) and recurring events such as the monthly St Charbel Day and annual Christmas/Mother's Day community gatherings.

Product overview

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church in the UK offers a portfolio of religious, educational, and community services centered on the Maronite Catholic tradition. The church operates under the Lebanese Maronite Order mission established in London in 1983. Core offerings include regular Mass services in London and Enfield, the Saint Charbel Holy Oil and devotional products through the saint-charbel.com shop, the monthly MELTO newspaper publication covering Maronite history and spirituality, the Lebanese Maronite Saturday Language School providing Arabic education from beginners to A-Level, annual pilgrimages to St Charbel's Tomb in Lebanon, and various parish committee programs including Ladies Committee, Choir, Youth groups, and Fraternity of the Immaculate Conception.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MELTO Newspaper: A monthly newspaper covering topics on the Maronite Church, its history, spirituality, and theology. Distributed for free among the Maronite Community.

Products and services

• Maronite Catholic Mass Services (Arabic and English) Regular Catholic worship services in the Maronite Syriac tradition, with Arabic-language Mass celebrated at the Maida Hill church (Wednesday 19:00, Friday 19:00, Saturday 19:00, Sunday 10:00 and 19:00) and an English-language Mass for the English-speaking congregation on Sundays at 10:30 at the Holy Family of Nazareth Church in Enfield; services include monthly St Charbel Day devotions and are provided free to the Lebanese and Cypriot Maronite community in the UK.
• Lebanese Maronite Catholic Saturday Language School Weekend Arabic language and Lebanese cultural education program operated under the Lebanese Maronite Order Mission – UK, serving children and youth aged 4 to 17 every Saturday from 9:30 to 13:30 at Villiers High School, Boyd Avenue, Southall, UB1 3BT, with progression pathways from beginners through to GCSE and A-Level Arabic.
• Saint Charbel Devotional Shop (Holy Oil, Incense, Prayer Cards, Mass Requests) Online retail of Saint Charbel Catholic devotionals (Holy Oil, incense, prayer cards) plus an option to request a Mass through the Saint Charbel online shop, serving UK and international devotees of Saint Charbel and connecting to pilgrimage services to St Charbel's Tomb in Lebanon.
• Annual Pilgrimages to Saint Charbel's Tomb in Lebanon Parish-organized pilgrimages for the Maronite community to Saint Charbel's Tomb in Lebanon (and other pilgrimage destinations such as Lisieux), open to UK parishioners and international devotees who arrange participation through the church's online channels.
• Parish Online Registration Service Self-serve online parish sign-up that captures member details (name, spouse, email, phone, birthday, address) and routes the individual into parish communications, news, and event updates administered by the church's Admin Team.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lebanese Maronite OrdercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1695The Lebanese Maronite Order is the parent monastic organization that founded the UK mission in 1983. Established in 1695 when four men from Aleppo formed their own monastic order in Lebanon with permission from the Maronite Patriarch. Today the Order has 64 monasteries in Lebanon and 20 in the diaspora, with approximately 350 priests serving parishes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lebanese Maronite Order (LMO): Parent monastic organization (founded 1695) running 64 monasteries in Lebanon and 20 in the diaspora with ~350 priests. The UK mission is a direct subsidiary operation; LMO shapes priest deployment and mission strategy.
• Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch (Bkerke): The global spiritual authority over all Maronite Catholics, including the Lebanese Maronite Order and UK parishes. Indirect oversight, governance, and brand authority apply to Our Lady of Lebanon.

Direct peers

• St. Elias Maronite Church: Maronite Catholic parish in the UK/London area offering similar Arabic-language Mass, community committees, and diaspora services. Operates the same Maronite rite under the Lebanese Maronite Order umbrella.
• Our Lady of Deliverance Maronite Church: Another Maronite Catholic parish serving the Lebanese/Cypriot diaspora in the London area (Stamford Hill). Directly comparable in faith tradition, target community, Mass cadence, and parish committee model.
• Chaldean Catholic Community of the UK: Another Eastern Catholic diaspora community in the UK serving Iraqi Chaldeans. Comparable in serving a Middle-Eastern Catholic diaspora with Mass in heritage language, community committees, and cultural preservation.
• St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church (London): Eastern Catholic (Melkite) parish also serving a Levantine Christian diaspora in the UK. Comparable in rite tradition, Arabic liturgy, and diaspora-focused community programming even though rite differs.
• St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Mission: Maronite mission parish serving a comparable diaspora congregation. Mirrors Our Lady of Lebanon in offering Maronite-specific worship, Saint Charbel devotions, and Lebanese heritage programming.

Regional players

• St. Raymond's Maronite Cathedral: Maronite cathedral in Brooklyn, NY serving the largest Maronite diaspora community in North America. Comparable in tradition and community programming but geographically separate from the UK mission.
• Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church (Sydney): Australian Maronite parish serving the Lebanese diaspora in Sydney. Operates the same Maronite rite and community model, but in the Australia/New Zealand diaspora region rather than the UK.

Others

• Lebanese Welfare Association (UK): UK-based Lebanese community charity providing social services and cultural programming to the same diaspora community. Not a religious peer but shares audience, donor base, and community-engagement mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MaroniteLondon
• Facebookfacebook.com/maronitechurchuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maronite-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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