Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church

What Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church does

Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church is a Catholic parish and preschool-through-8th-grade school located in Rockford, Michigan, operating under the ecclesiastical authority of the Diocese of Grand Rapids. The organization serves an estimated 1,680 registered parish households and operates a single shared campus at 4865 11 Mile Rd NE. It is led by Pastor Fr. Dominic Couturier and School Principal Abby Giroux, supported by a School Board of Directors, a Director of Advancement for the Education Foundation, and 19 listed staff alongside clergy and volunteers. Core activities include weekend Mass, sacramental ministry, faith formation for all ages (preschool through adult), and academic education integrated with Catholic teaching.

The parish delivers its core religious services through a structured schedule: Saturday 5 PM Mass, Sunday 9 AM and 11 AM Mass, and reconciliation slots on Tuesdays (5:30-6:30 PM), Fridays (8-9 AM), and Saturdays (3:30-4:30 PM), with dedicated confessionals (Saint John Vianney and Saint Padre Pio). The school offers K-8 academics, preschool, before/after school care, athletics, and extracurricular activities, supported by Infinite Campus for student information management. Supporting technology infrastructure includes the myParish app for communications and bulletins, the Hallow prayer app for spiritual content, Vanco for online giving, Google Workspace for internal operations, and SCRIP for gift-card fundraising. Faith formation programs span Traditional Elementary (K-5), Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Middle School Youth Group (R.O.C.K.), and High School (9-12).

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: recurring parish offertory and stewardship from registered households; school tuition across grade levels (specific rates not publicly disclosed but financial assistance available); annual fundraisers including a 2026 dinner/auction that raised approximately $116,000 gross (~$75,000 net after expenses); and the Our Lady of Consolation Education Foundation, a separate fundraising entity supporting scholarships and faith formation. The parish participates in the diocesan Catholic Services Appeal with a 2026 assessment of $251,971, reaching approximately 99% of goal from 370 contributing households. Distribution is primarily in-person on the Rockford campus, supplemented by live-streamed Mass, online giving, and digital communications.

Name

Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church

Legal name

Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church

Website

https://olcparishrockford.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Our Lady of Consolation is a Catholic parish and preschool-through-8th-grade school in Rockford, Michigan, serving roughly 1,680 households with worship, sacraments, faith formation, and education. Revenue derives from parish offertory, school tuition, fundraising events, and an education foundation under Diocese of Grand Rapids affiliation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services and Catholic Education

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJABAC

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAD

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDACAAAN

Faith-Based Childcare Centers

Education/Early Childhood Education/Daycare & Childcare Centers

SECONDARYEDACAHAE

Faith-Based Before/After Care Programs (Early Years)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Before & After School Care (Early Years)

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Catholic K-8 education
• Faith formation programs
• Religious education
• Parish school

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Parish Offertory/Stewardship: Weekly and periodic donations from parish households through Sunday collections and online giving. The parish operates with a CSA (Catholic Services Appeal) assessment of $251,971, with 2026 CSA showing 351 families (21% of households) contributing $241,491.
2. School Tuition: Tuition payments from families for K-8 education, preschool, and before/after school care programs. The 2026 auction raised over $116,000 with net proceeds of approximately $75,000 after expenses.
3. Events and Fundraisers: Annual auction dinner, Pray Like A Champion fundraising event, bazaar, parish picnic, and various community fundraisers supporting school scholarships and faith formation programs.
4. OLCEF Education Foundation: Separate foundation with its own online giving account supporting early childhood faith formation, school scholarships, and educational programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Our Lady of Consolation operates a Catholic parish and a K-8 Catholic school on a shared campus in Rockford, Michigan. The parish delivers weekend Mass, seven sacraments, reconciliation, faith formation for all ages, and youth ministry, while the school delivers preschool through 8th grade Catholic education including before/after care. Supporting functions include online giving, sacramental preparation, athletics, and community fundraising events.

Product overview

Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church operates as a unified parish and school serving the Rockford, Michigan community. The core offerings include the Parish (with Mass, sacraments, and faith formation) and the School (preschool through 8th grade Catholic education). Supporting these core functions are add-on modules including Online Giving for tithes and donations, myParish Communication for parish updates and bulletins, Faith Formation Programs for religious education across all ages, Sacrament Preparation for Baptism through Matrimony, Before/After School Care for student supervision, and Athletics/Extracurriculars for student enrichment. The school and parish share a campus at 4865 11 Mile Rd NE, Rockford, MI 49341.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Our Lady of Consolation Parish

Quantifiable outcome

• CSA participation rate of 21-22% of registered households
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting, minor and flagship.

• Diocese of Grand RapidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent diocese providing priests, institutional oversight, curriculum standards through Catholic Schools 4U, CSA campaign coordination, and vocations support. Fr. Dominic Couturier serves as pastor with Fr. Logan (ordained June 2026) assigned as additional priest.
• Hallow Prayer AppsupportingTechnology or IntegrationParish has a dedicated page on the Hallow prayer app for daily prayers, the Surrender Novena, and other spiritual content. Registration instructions provided through parish website. Supports prayer life engagement beyond Sunday Mass.
• Infinite CampussupportingTechnology or IntegrationSchool management system used for grades, attendance, and parent portal access at https://micloud1.infinitecampus.org. Enables parents to track student progress.
• myParish AppsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMobile app platform for parish communications including weekly newsletters, mass updates, event notifications, and prayer intentions. Sign-up available at https://pari.sh/olc.
• Cross Catholic OutreachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry featured during second collection at Mass, serving as link between American parishes and religious serving the poor worldwide. Fr. Pham spoke at Masses on behalf of this ministry.
• University of Notre DameflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFr. Nate Wills, C.S.C. from Notre Dame (chaplain to the football team, author of 'Pray Like a Champion') is featured speaker for fall 2026 fundraising event benefiting faith formation and Catholic education at OLC.
• Knights of ColumbussupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Knights of Columbus council supports parish with yard sales and other volunteer activities. May 2: Knights Yard Sale event mentioned in parish communications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Hallow: Catholic prayer and meditation app with dedicated parish pages, including OLC's; comparable in providing faith-based digital engagement tools to parish communities.

Others

• Cross Catholic Outreach: Catholic ministry partnering with U.S. parishes (including OLC) on second collections and international outreach; comparable as a faith-based fundraising and mission-distribution partner.
• Evangelus / myParish App: Catholic parish communications platform used by OLC for newsletters, Mass updates, and event notifications; directly comparable in faith-based constituent engagement infrastructure.
• Vanco (MyVanco): Online giving and stewardship platform used by OLC for parish offertory, Education Foundation, and CSA campaigns; comparable faith-based fintech infrastructure provider to parish and school donors.

Direct peers

• Cathedral of Saint Andrew: Diocesan cathedral parish of the Diocese of Grand Rapids, operating in the same Michigan Catholic ecosystem as OLC with overlapping sacramental, faith formation, and CSA-coordinated programming.
• Holy Trinity Catholic Parish: Catholic parish in the Grand Rapids area with a school and faith formation programs, directly comparable in mission, scale, and Diocesan affiliation.
• St. Stephen Catholic Parish: Catholic parish and school in the greater Grand Rapids area offering K-8 education, sacraments, and faith formation under the same Diocese of Grand Rapids governance structure.

Broad incumbents

• Grand Rapids Catholic Schools: System-level diocesan schools organization that coordinates curriculum, athletics, and advancement across multiple K-8 Catholic schools including OLC, operating as the broader institutional peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@OurLadyofConsolationRockford
• Facebookfacebook.com/ourladyofconsolation
• Instagraminstagram.com/olcparish_rockford
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/our-lady-of-consolation-catholic-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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