Pfarrei St. Martin

What Pfarrei St. Martin does

Pfarrei St. Martin Arnschwang is a Catholic parish (Pfarrei) within the Diocese of Regensburg (Bistum Regensburg), headquartered at Schlossweg 6, Arnschwang, Bavaria, Germany. It serves more than 2,600 registered Catholics across three linked ecclesiastical units: the main Pfarrei St. Martin in Arnschwang, the Expositur St. Mariä in Walting, and the Kuratbenefizium Hl. Dreifaltigkeit in Ränkam. The parish delivers the standard sacramental and pastoral services of the Roman Catholic Church — weekly Mass, baptisms, First Communions, confirmations, marriages, funerals, and confession — supported by community groups such as the Singkreis, Pfarrspatzen children's choir, Kirchenchor Walting, Mutter-Kind Gruppe, Seniorenkreis, and the Marianische Männerkongregation. Pfarrer Joseph Kata has led the parish since approximately 2005 and celebrated his 40-year priest jubilee in 2026.

The parish operates one material commercial-adjacent asset: Katholisches Kinderhaus St. Martin, a Catholic kindergarten with an integrated Kinderkrippe (crèche) located at Im Moos 9, Arnschwang, with capacity for 71 children aged one year to school entry. The 1.6 million euro facility was built in 2011–2012 and dedicated by the Bishop Administrator in November 2012; since 2018 its business management has been outsourced to Caritasverband der Diözese Regensburg. Pricing is tiered by booking hours and age, with gross monthly fees of 120–180 EUR offset by a 100 EUR monthly subsidy from the Free State of Bavaria for children aged three and above.

Revenue is generated through four streams: (1) the German Kirchensteuer, an 8–9% statutory church tax on income tax collected by the state and remitted via the diocese; (2) Kinderhaus childcare fees collected via direct debit for 12 months per year; (3) voluntary donations including Sunday collections and the January 2026 Sternsinger campaign which raised 2,815 EUR for children in Bangladesh; and (4) event revenue from parish festivals (e.g., Weinfest) and concerts (16–29 EUR ticket range). The parish operates with roughly 8 paid staff (1 parish priest, 1 parish secretary, ~6 Kinderhaus core staff and similar numbers of volunteers and elected council members), and relies on a website (pfarrei-arnschwang.de) built on the cms4all platform, printed Pfarrbriefe, and a Facebook page launched in 2024 as its communication channels.

Name

Pfarrei St. Martin

Legal name

Pfarrei Arnschwang (Pfarrei St. Martin Arnschwang)

Website

https://pfarrei-arnschwang.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pfarrei St. Martin Arnschwang is a Catholic parish in rural Bavaria, Germany, serving 2,600+ registered Catholics across Arnschwang, Walting, and Ränkam with sacramental services, community programs, and a 71-place Catholic kindergarten, funded by the German Kirchensteuer, childcare fees, donations, and parish events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious & Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Childcare Centers (EDACAAAN), Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Sacramental ministry
• Pastoral care
• Catholic kindergarten
• Religious community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnschwang

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Church Tax (Kirchensteuer): The primary funding mechanism for Catholic parishes in Germany. Catholics residing in the parish area pay a statutory church tax (8-9% of income tax) collected by the state tax authority and remitted to the diocese. This covers the majority of operational costs including priest salaries, building maintenance, and parish office operations.
2. Kinderhaus St. Martin Childcare Fees: Monthly childcare fees charged to parents for kindergarten and Kinderkrippe (crèche) services. Fee structure: Kindergarten (Krippe) 120-168 EUR/month depending on booking hours; Kindergarten 2.6-3 years 96-180 EUR/month before state subsidy; parents pay reduced rates of 20-80 EUR/month after 100 EUR state subsidy. Fees are collected by direct debit (Lastschriftverfahren) for 12 months per year.
3. Donations and Collections: Voluntary donations from parishioners including Sunday collections (Kollekte), special occasion donations (e.g., 1000 EUR donation to Kinderhaus from parish for jubilee celebration), Sternsinger collections (2815 EUR raised in Jan 2026 for children in Bangladesh), and general parish donations.
4. Parish Event Revenue: Revenue from parish-organized events such as wine festivals (Weinfest), concerts (e.g., Angelhearts Gospelchoir tickets at 29 EUR; Domspatzen concert at 29 EUR; Voices in Joy concert at 16 EUR), and similar community events. Proceeds support parish activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pfarrei St. Martin Arnschwang operates as a Catholic parish serving over 2,600 Catholics across three locations (Pfarrei St. Martin, Expositur St. Mariä Walting, Kuratbenefizium Hl. Dreifaltigkeit Ränkam), providing weekly Mass, sacraments (baptism, communion, confirmation, marriage, funeral), pastoral counseling, and community groups. The parish also operates the Kinderhaus St. Martin, a Catholic kindergarten and Kinderkrippe (crèche) with 71 childcare places for children aged 1 year through school entry, managed by Caritasverband der Diözese Regensburg since 2018.

Product overview

Pfarrei St. Martin Arnschwang operates as a Catholic parish community offering two primary services: (1) Parish community services including weekly masses, sacraments, and pastoral care across three locations serving over 2,600 Catholics, and (2) Kinderhaus St. Martin, a Catholic kindergarten with integrated nursery (Kinderkrippe) providing childcare for children from age one to school entry. The offerings are unified under Catholic sponsorship with a focus on Christian community life, spiritual development, and early childhood education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Katholisches Kinderhaus St. Martin: Catholic kindergarten with integrated children's creche (Kinderkrippe) under church sponsorship, serving children from 1 year to school entry age with capacity for 71 children.

Products and services

• Pfarrgemeinde St. Martin Arnschwang (Parish Community Services) Catholic parish community services including weekly Mass, sacraments (baptism, First Communion, confirmation, marriage, funeral, confession), pastoral counseling, blessings, and community events for over 2,600 Catholics across three locations: Pfarrei St. Martin Arnschwang, Expositur St. Mariä Walting, and Kuratbenefizium Hl. Dreifaltigkeit Ränkam.
• Kinderhaus St. Martin (Catholic Kindergarten and Kinderkrippe) Catholic kindergarten with integrated nursery (Kinderkrippe) providing childcare for 71 children aged 1 year through school entry. Operates under Catholic sponsorship with Christian values, offers morning, afternoon, and full-day care, and is managed by Caritasverband der Diözese Regensburg. Parents receive a 100 EUR/month state subsidy from the Free State of Bavaria for kindergarten-age children.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving over 2600 Catholics across three parish locations with a full range of pastoral services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bistum Regensburg (Diocese of Regensburg)coreOthers · 1 January 2025The Diocese of Regensburg is the overarching ecclesiastical authority for the parish. The Diocese owns the parish property, approves major decisions, assigns priests (Pfarrer Joseph Kata), and oversees the Catholic childcare ordinance (Ordnung der Kindertageseinrichtung). The Diocese operates the Matricula Online portal making parish records (from 1609) accessible for family and genealogy research.
• Pfarreiengemeinschaft Chambtal (Parish Grouping of Chambtal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Since 2024, Pfarrei St. Martin Arnschwang has been forming a new parish grouping (Pfarreiengemeinschaft Chambtal) with Pfarreien Furth im Wald (main priest's seat), Dalking, Gleißenberg, Kuratbenefizium Ränkam, and Filialkirche Lixenried. The grouping takes its name from the Chambtal valley. Furth im Wald is the priest's headquarters; Arnschwang, as the second-largest parish, has special significance and should receive appropriate staffing. This is part of the Diocese of Regensburg's pastoral reorganization.
• Freistaat Bayern (Free State of Bavaria)coreOthers · 1 January 2024The Free State of Bavaria provides a monthly subsidy of 100 EUR per child for kindergarten-age children (from age 3 to school entry) to reduce parent childcare fees. Additionally, Krippengeld (crèche funding) of up to 100 EUR/month is available for children aged 1-3 from qualifying families, reducing the effective cost of Kinderkrippe care for eligible parents.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Familie und Soziales (Bavarian State Ministry for Family and Social Affairs)minorOthers · 1 January 2020The Bavarian State Ministry provides regulatory frameworks and guidelines for childcare operations, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic (restrictions, testing, mask requirements, notification procedures). The Kinderhaus followed ministry guidelines on operating restrictions, return to limited operations, and health protocols.
• Freiwillige Feuerwehr Nößwartling (FFW Nößwartling)minorOthers · 1 January 2020In February 2020, the volunteer fire brigade FFW Nößwartling donated 500 EUR to the Kinderhaus St. Martin. The funds came from proceeds of the village Christmas celebration (Dorfweihnacht) and Christmas tree auction (Christbaumversteigerung). The donation was used to purchase new games and toys for the Kinderkrippe and kindergarten.
• Caritasverband der Diözese Regensburg (Caritas Association of the Diocese of Regensburg)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Since 2018, the Caritasverband der Diözese Regensburg has been responsible for the management and operations (Geschäftsführung) of the Kinderhaus St. Martin. Caritas provides professional childcare management expertise, staffing support, and integration into the broader Caritas network of Catholic kindergartens in the diocese. Philip Platzer from Caritasverband serves as the Kinderhaus-Geschäftsführer (business manager).

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Kolpingwerk Deutschland: Catholic lay association active across German parishes providing community, vocational, and family programming. Operates in the same parish-embedded ecosystem as Arnschwang's Singkreis, KDFB, and Marianische Männerkongregation, serving overlapping community-engagement functions.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: National umbrella of the German Catholic welfare and social-services network. Comparable in mission (Catholic social welfare) and provides the broader organizational context for parish-integrated Kinderhaus operations like St. Martin.
• Caritasverband für die Diözese Regensburg: The Catholic welfare organization that has managed the Kinderhaus St. Martin since 2018. Operates the broader network of church-sponsored childcare and social services across the same diocese, making it the institutional counterpart for the Kinderhaus side of the parish's operations.
• Erzbistum München und Freising: Largest Catholic diocese in Bavaria, overseeing hundreds of parishes with integrated kindergartens and community programs. Comparable structural and funding model (Kirchensteuer + Caritas-managed childcare) at significantly larger scale.
• Bistum Regensburg (Diocese of Regensburg): Direct ecclesiastical parent and funding intermediary for Pfarrei St. Martin. Owns parish property, assigns clergy, sets the Kinderhaus ordinance, and routes the Kirchensteuer — making it the institutional and regulatory overlay against which the parish operates.

Others

• Malteser Hilfsdienst: German Catholic aid service organization with parish-based membership and volunteer structures analogous to those of Pfarrei St. Martin. Comparable faith-based, member-supported operating model and geographic presence across Bavaria.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant-affiliated welfare organization operating parish- and community-embedded services across Germany. Useful adjacent comparable for faith-based, member-funded service delivery in a German parish context.

Direct peers

• Pfarrei Furth im Wald: Lead parish of the Pfarreiengemeinschaft Chambtal grouping that includes Arnschwang. Same Diocese of Regensburg, comparable rural Bavarian Catholic parish profile, and shares the same parish priest seat — making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• Pfarrei Mariä Himmelfahrt Gleißenberg: Third member parish of the Chambtal grouping alongside Arnschwang and Furth im Wald. Comparable small rural Catholic parish in the Cham district under the Diocese of Regensburg.
• Pfarrei St. Laurentius Dalking: Catholic parish in the same Pfarreiengemeinschaft Chambtal as Arnschwang. Directly comparable along scale, geography (Oberpfalz/Cham district), and integrated parish+community-services model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/St-Martinsgemeinde-Arnschwang
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pfarrei-st.-martin

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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