Our Lady Of Refuge Catholic

What Our Lady Of Refuge Catholic does

Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish operating as a nonprofit religious organization in Long Beach, California, founded in 1948 and currently led by Pastor Fr. David Loftus. The parish serves a multi-ethnic congregation in the Long Beach area, administering the full range of Catholic sacraments (Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders), offering English-language Mass services across weekends and weekdays, and running faith formation programs including OCIA (formerly RCIA), children's religious education, and adult formation under Director of Religious Education Shirl Giacomi.

The parish's product surface also includes an affiliated K-8 Catholic school (Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School, Principal Dr. Michelle Wechsler, at 5210 Los Coyotes Diagonal) and a network of more than twenty lay ministries such as Knights of Columbus, St. Vincent de Paul, Eucharistic Ministers, Filipino-American Ministry, Altar Society, and Bereavement support. Distribution is primarily through in-person worship at the main campus (5195 Stearns Street, Long Beach, CA 90815), supplemented by YouTube-hosted archived and live-streamed Mass videos, a Facebook community group, and digital photo galleries on the parish website.

The technology stack is modest and entirely vendor-provided: Edlio powers the parish website (CMS, calendars, news, photo/video albums), Faith Direct and ParishSoft eGiving handle electronic donations, and YouTube/Facebook serve as the social channels. There is no proprietary technology, no disclosed mobile app, no public API, and no AI/ML capability. The parish operates under the canonical authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese and Bishop Marc Trudeau, who performed the Garden of Healing blessing in November 2024 and the 2025 Confirmation ceremony. Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary parishioner contributions — weekly offertory collections, mailed donations, and recurring electronic giving — with no pricing or product fees.

Name

Our Lady Of Refuge Catholic

Legal name

Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church

Website

https://ourladyofrefuge.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church is a nonprofit Roman Catholic parish in Long Beach, California, providing Mass services, sacraments, K-8 Catholic education, faith formation, and lay ministries to a multi-ethnic congregation under diocesan authority.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic Parish / Religious Organization

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Religious education programs
• Sacramental ministry
• Faith formation
• Catholic school education

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Parish Offertory Donations: Weekly and special occasion donations from parishioners during Mass collections and through mailed contributions
2. Electronic Giving (Faith Direct): Automatic recurring contributions via checking account or credit card through Faith Direct platform

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish that provides weekly and holy day Mass celebrations in English, administers the seven Catholic sacraments, and runs faith formation programs including OCIA/RCIA, children's Religious Education, and sacrament preparation. It also operates parish ministries (Altar Servers, Knights of Columbus, St. Vincent de Paul, etc.), an affiliated K-8 Catholic school (Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School), a School of Religious Education, electronic giving through Faith Direct and ParishSoft, and live-streamed/archived Mass video content on YouTube, all offered free of charge and supported by voluntary parishioner donations.

Product overview

Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church offers a comprehensive set of faith-based programs centered around its core worship services. The parish provides weekly and holy day Mass celebrations in English, administers all seven Catholic sacraments, and operates a full Religious Education program including OCIA (formerly RCIA) and children's faith formation. Additional offerings include various parish ministries for lay participation, a K-8 school (OLR School), online giving via Faith Direct and ParishSoft, video streaming of Mass services, and digital photo albums documenting church life. These services work together to serve the spiritual needs of a multi-ethnic Catholic community in Long Beach, California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mass Services Weekly and holy day Mass celebrations in English, including Saturday Vigil (4 PM), Sunday (8 AM and 10 AM), and weekday Masses (8 AM Monday-Thursday), plus Holy Day Vigils at 7 PM. Available to all parishioners and visitors in the Long Beach community.
• Sacraments Administration of the seven Catholic sacraments: Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, and Holy Orders. Available to parishioners and Catholic faithful in the Long Beach area.
• Faith Formation Religious education programs including OCIA (formerly RCIA) and Adult Formation, Religious Education for children, Sacrament Preparation, Service Hour Opportunities, and Adult Education. Directed by Shirl Giacomi.
• Parish Ministries Volunteer parish ministries including Altar Servers, Altar Society, Bereavement, Eucharistic Ministers, Filipino-American Ministry, Gardening Angels, Hospitality, Knights of Columbus, Lectors, OLR School PTO, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Prayer Group, Baptism Team, RCIA & Adult Formation, Religious Education, Retreats, Sick & Homebound, Small Church Communities, St. Vincent de Paul, Ushers & Greeters, and Yarn Angels. Open to parishioners.
• Online Giving (Faith Direct) Electronic giving service allowing parishioners to make automatic recurring contributions via checking account or credit card through the Faith Direct platform. Parish enrollment at membership.faithdirect.net/CA966.
• Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School K-8 parochial school located at 5210 Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach, CA 90815, with Dr. Michelle Wechsler as Principal. Phone: 562-597-0819. A wholly-owned operating subsidiary of the parish.
• Mass Video Streaming and Archive Archived and live-streamed Mass videos available via the parish's YouTube channel and video page, including recordings dating back to 2019, for parishioners and visitors unable to attend in person.
• Parish Photo Albums Digital photo galleries documenting church events, celebrations, and ministries including Simbang Gabi, Holy Week, baptisms, Fr. Justin's ordination, and parish activities. Available to the community through the parish website.
• Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Tuesday adorations following 8:00 AM Mass, and Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Wednesdays, offered to parishioners as ongoing devotional services.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EdliocoreTechnology or IntegrationEdlio provides the parish website platform powering www.ourladyofrefuge.org, including content management, photo albums, video galleries, staff directory, calendar, and news features.
• Faith DirectcoreTechnology or IntegrationFaith Direct provides electronic giving infrastructure enabling automatic recurring donations via checking account or credit card, simplifying parish contributions for members.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels: The mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and seat of the Archbishop. It is a relevant broader incumbent because, like Our Lady of Refuge, it is a Catholic parish under the same diocesan structure serving the LA-Long Beach region, but operates at significantly larger scale.
• St. Patrick's Cathedral (New York): The seat of the Archdiocese of New York and one of the most recognized Catholic parishes in the US. A broader-incumbent Catholic peer with much larger scale and tourist/media footprint than Our Lady of Refuge, but operating the same parish-sacramental-faith formation model.
• Christ Cathedral: The former Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, now the seat of the Diocese of Orange and a Catholic parish/campus. It is a broader incumbent Catholic peer in Southern California with much larger scale, a school (K-12), and event/media operations, but serves a similar Catholic worship community.
• Holy Name Cathedral: The mother church of the Archdiocese of Chicago and a large Catholic parish in Chicago, Illinois. A broader-incumbent Catholic peer — same parish operating model, but at significantly larger scale, with historic significance and broader regional draw than Our Lady of Refuge.

Direct peers

• St. Barnabas Catholic Parish: A Catholic parish located in Long Beach, California within the same Archdiocese. Directly comparable to Our Lady of Refuge because it operates the same parish model — weekend Masses, sacraments, faith formation, school affiliation — serving the same Long Beach Catholic community at similar scale.
• St. Mary's Catholic Church (Whittier): A mid-sized Catholic parish in the greater Los Angeles area within the same Archdiocese. Directly comparable to Our Lady of Refuge because it operates the same parish model — sacramental services, faith formation, school — at similar suburban scale to Long Beach-area Catholics.
• St. Lucy Catholic Church: A Catholic parish located in Long Beach, California within the same Archdiocese. Directly comparable to Our Lady of Refuge because both serve Long Beach-area Catholic faithful with Mass, sacraments, faith formation, and parish ministries of similar scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/62574137240
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/our-lady-of-refuge-catholic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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