St William Catholic Church

What St William Catholic Church does

St William Catholic Church is a private, non-profit Roman Catholic parish located in Naples, Florida, operating under the Diocese of Venice in the SWFL Catholic community. Founded in 1973, the parish serves more than 3,200 registered families, providing core sacramental ministry (Mass, Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick), faith formation, religious education, and community outreach programs including a food pantry and parish school ministry. Recent facility investments — a major church reconstruction in 2012, the Parish Life Center in 2022, and a dedicated Adoration Chapel in 2023 — reflect sustained capital reinvestment to support expanding ministry, formation, and fellowship programming.

The parish's business model is donation-driven and faith-community-based: revenue is generated primarily through weekly offertory collections, registered-family stewardship pledges, sacramental/stipend fees, parish school tuition (where applicable), facility rentals, and periodic capital campaigns. The organization publishes an annual State of Parish Report (most recently FY 2024-2025) as its primary stewardship and accountability mechanism to parishioners and donors, and operates within the governance and sacramental authority of the Diocese of Venice. Leadership is provided by a pastor and parochial staff accountable to diocesan episcopal authority; a new bishop, Emilio Biosca Agüero, was ordained on July 11, 2026 within the governing diocese.

The organization has no disclosed technology platform or commercial product line beyond standard parish communications (bulletin, website, social media) and basic donor/stewardship tracking. Its competitive position is defined not by market forces but by its role as a stable, long-tenured religious institution anchored to its geographic parish boundary, multi-generational membership, and the broader Catholic ecclesiastical structure.

Name

St William Catholic Church

Legal name

St. William Parish in Naples, Inc.

Website

https://saintwilliam.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St William Catholic Church is a non-profit Roman Catholic parish in Naples, Florida, founded in 1973 under the Diocese of Venice, serving 3,200+ registered families with sacramental ministry, faith formation, and community outreach funded by donations and stewardship pledges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious / Catholic Parish Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Religious worship services
• Faith formation programs
• Pastoral care ministries
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Weekly offertory collections during Mass services where parishioners contribute financially to support church operations and ministries.
2. Online Giving: Parishioners can make one-time or recurring donations through WeShare platform for general church support, specific ministries, or special causes.
3. Catholic Faith Appeal (CFA): Annual diocese-wide fundraising initiative that supports vital programs and ministries across the Diocese of Venice, with surplus returned to individual parishes.
4. Planned Giving: Legacy giving opportunities including bequests, retirement assets, life insurance, charitable trusts, and real estate contributions to support the church for generations.
5. Catholic Community Foundation of SWFL: Partnership with CCF to help donors create lasting Catholic legacies through various funds and endowments tailored to specific charitable intentions.
6. Special Collections: Special offerings collected throughout the year for specific causes such as Peter's Pence, Church in Africa, Recovery Efforts for Venezuela, and other charitable initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St William Catholic Church is a Catholic parish providing traditional worship services (daily and weekend Masses, Reconciliation, Eucharistic Adoration), the seven Catholic sacraments (Baptism, Communion, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, Funerals), comprehensive faith formation programs for all ages, music ministries, charitable outreach programs, and pastoral care services to over 3,200 registered families in Naples, Florida. Operations are funded primarily through voluntary tithes, online donations, special collections, planned giving, and the annual Catholic Faith Appeal.

Product overview

St William Catholic Church offers a unified digital platform anchored by its church website, which serves as the primary portal for over 3,200 registered families. The website integrates with ParishSOFT My Own Church for member registration and database management, enabling parishioners to verify contact information and track donations. Core offerings include sacraments (Baptism, Communion, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, Funerals, OCIA), faith formation programs spanning family, middle school, high school, and adult education, and music ministries including Parish Choir and Children's Choir. Community outreach features HOPE homeless outreach and the St. Vincent de Paul Society conference. Spiritual resources include the Adoration Chapel, Rosary Makers Ministry, daily readings, Stations of the Cross, and a Walking Rosary Garden. The church also operates a Gift Shop with religious items and sacramentals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Worship Services (Masses and Reconciliation)

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Catholic Community Foundation of SWFLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Established in 2004 by Bishop John J. Nevins as an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. The foundation helps donors create lasting Catholic legacies by providing long-term support to Catholic entities including parishes, schools, seminarian education, and programs for the needy. Partners with individuals and families to support their philanthropic goals while benefiting Saint William Catholic Church.
• Diocese of VenicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaint William is part of the Diocese of Venice under the spiritual leadership of Bishop Frank J. Dewane. The diocese encompasses 10 counties in Southwest Florida and provides oversight, Catholic Faith Appeal coordination, and pastoral guidance to the parish.
• HOPE Program PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe HOPE (Homeless Outreach Program for Empowerment) program works with homeless individuals in Naples, providing meals, clothing, hygiene items, survival equipment, and document assistance. Over 40,000 acts of kindness provided in 3 years. Partners include East Naples Community Park for monthly breakfast events.
• Pregnancy Community ClinicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership initiated in July 2014 with the Pregnancy Community Clinic to help mothers in difficult economic circumstances who chose life for their babies despite challenges that choice would present.
• WeShare (Online Giving Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party online donation platform used for collecting tithes, offerings, and special collections. Provides secure recurring and one-time donation capabilities for the church and its various ministries.
• Virtus Online (Safe Environment Training)coreTechnology or IntegrationDiocese of Venice uses Virtus for online training programs for employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults. St. William volunteers register through Virtus for required safe environment certification.
• Volgistics (Volunteer Management)coreTechnology or IntegrationVolunteer management system used by the Diocese of Venice for tracking volunteer assignments, scheduling, and hours. St. William volunteers register through Volgistics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Our Lady of Light Catholic Church (Fort Myers, FL): Diocese of Venice parish in the regional SWFL area; comparable Catholic parish operations including Mass, sacraments, faith formation, and outreach ministries.
• Ave Maria Catholic Parish (Ave Maria, FL): Diocese of Venice parish with comparable Catholic programming and sacramental services; serves a planned Catholic community in the same SWFL region with overlapping donor demographics.
• St. Patrick Catholic Church (Naples, FL): Catholic parish serving the Naples community within the Diocese of Venice; operates comparable weekend Mass schedules, faith formation, and sacramental programs targeting overlapping parishioner demographics.
• St. Agnes Catholic Church (Naples, FL): Another active Catholic parish in the Diocese of Venice located in Naples, FL with comparable weekly Mass schedules, faith formation, and Catholic Faith Appeal participation — overlapping service area and congregational demographics.
• St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Naples, FL): Fellow large Catholic parish within the Diocese of Venice serving the Naples, FL area with similar Mass schedules, faith formation programming, and outreach ministries — directly comparable parish operating model in the same diocese.
• St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church (Naples, FL): Another Diocese of Venice parish in the Naples area offering the seven sacraments, faith formation, and community ministries — direct operating peer within the same diocesan structure.
• St. Mary Catholic Church (Fort Myers, FL): Diocese of Venice parish in the regional SWFL Catholic ecosystem; comparable parish size and operations including faith formation, music ministry, and outreach programs.
• St. Leo the Great Catholic Church (Bonita Springs, FL): Large Diocese of Venice parish in the immediate SWFL corridor serving a similar mix of year-round and seasonal Catholic families with comparable Mass, formation, and outreach programs.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Diocese of Venice: The governing ecclesiastical body of which St. William is a parish; oversees Catholic Faith Appeal funding, Virtus safe environment training, Volgistics volunteer systems, and pastoral appointments across all parishes in the diocese.
• Cathedral of St. Peter (Diocese of Venice, Bradenton, FL): The cathedral/see of the Diocese of Venice; comparable Catholic parish operations in the same diocese but functions as the diocesan mother church overseeing parishes like St. William through the Catholic Faith Appeal and pastoral governance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@st.williamnaples4940/streams
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-william-catholic-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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