St. Cassian Church

What St. Cassian Church does

St. Cassian Church (legal name: Saint Cassian Roman Catholic Church) is a Roman Catholic parish founded in 1895 and incorporated on September 13, 1895, currently operating at 187 Bellevue Avenue in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, under the canonical jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Newark. The parish serves approximately 1,650 registered families and supports an affiliated K-8 school (St. Cassian School) enrolling over 250 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Its operations are staffed by a pastor, assisting priests, permanent deacons, a director of faith formation, a director of music, a director of liturgy, school principal, office secretary, and facilities/maintenance personnel (nine core staff listed), with a volunteer-driven ministry ecosystem.

The parish delivers Catholic worship services (weekend Mass four times, daily Mass Tuesday through Saturday, Saturday confessions), the seven sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick), and an integrated faith formation stack spanning OCIA adult initiation, children's religious education grades 1-8 with adaptive support, youth ministry including a TEAM leadership track for grades 10-12, Children's Liturgy of the Word for ages 3 through grade 3, sacrament preparation, and a 30-voice Music Ministry featuring a Schantz pipe organ. Supporting technology consists of ParishSOFT Giving for electronic stewardship donations (recurring and one-time, credit card or bank debit), ParishSOFT-managed special collections, and Facebook Live / YouTube (@Saint_Cassian) streaming for remote participation. The school received the U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Award in 2016 under Principal Maria Llanes.

St. Cassian operates as a nonprofit religious organization with no publicly traded securities and no disclosed equity funding; revenue is entirely voluntary through tithes, weekly and special collections, and school tuition. The parish runs a community-led go-to-market motion centered on welcoming new members via the New Parishioner Form process, faith formation onboarding, and active ministry engagement, while complying with Archdiocese-mandated child protection training through VIRTUS. The 1995 new church construction (completed at a fundraising goal above $3,000,000, seating ~400) and the affiliated school are the principal capital assets; ownership of the physical property is held in trust by the Archdiocese of Newark consistent with standard Catholic parish governance.

Name

St. Cassian Church

Legal name

Saint Cassian Roman Catholic Church

Website

https://stcassianchurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Cassian Church is a Roman Catholic parish in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, founded in 1895 and operating under the Archdiocese of Newark, serving approximately 1,650 families through worship services, sacraments, faith formation, and an affiliated K-8 school.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services (Catholic Parish)

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAB

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences)

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

SECONDARYBPAGAJAD

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

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

SECONDARYEDAJABAC

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools

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

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Religious education programs
• Worship and sacraments
• Faith formation ministry
• Parish community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Upper Montclair

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings (Stewardship): Weekly and special collection donations from parishioners supporting parish operations and programs. Parishioners can give via ParishSOFT electronic giving, weekly envelopes, or special collections.
2. Special Collections: Additional donations for specific parish needs, campaigns, and designated purposes managed through ParishSOFT Giving online control.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Cassian Church is a Roman Catholic parish that provides Catholic worship services (weekend and daily Mass, Confessions), the seven sacraments, and structured faith formation for all ages. It runs dedicated programs including OCIA for adult initiation, Faith Formation Classes for grades 1–8, Youth Group for teens, Children's Liturgy of the Word, Sacrament Preparation, and a 30-voice Music Ministry with choir. Operations are sustained by voluntary tithes and electronic giving through ParishSOFT Giving.

Product overview

St. Cassian Church is a Roman Catholic parish offering a unified platform of spiritual services centered around weekly Mass celebrations and confessional services. The church provides multiple interconnected programs including OCIA for adult faith initiation, faith formation classes for children grades 1-8, youth group programming for teens, children's liturgy during Sunday Mass, and music ministry with choir. Additional offerings include sacrament preparation for Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Reconciliation, and Matrimony. The parish supports its ministry operations through ParishSOFT Giving for electronic donations and maintains child safety compliance through the VIRTUS Protecting God's Children training program. The church reaches its congregation through Facebook and YouTube live-streaming capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mass and Confession Services Weekly and daily Catholic Mass celebrations (Sat 5:30pm; Sun 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am; Tue–Sat 8:15am) plus Saturday Confessions (4:15–5pm) and special liturgical celebrations for parishioners and visitors at 187 Bellevue Avenue, Upper Montclair.

Quantifiable outcome

• Founded in 1895, incorporated September 13, 1895
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Archdiocese of NewarkcoreOthers · 1 November 2016St. Cassian Church operates under the governance of the Archdiocese of Newark. The Archdiocese provides oversight, child protection policies (VIRTUS training), faith formation curriculum approval, and priest assignments. Bishop Tommaso Ghirelli from Diocese of Imola presented a relic of St. Cassian in November 2016.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St. Cassian School, Upper Montclair, NJ: The affiliated school of St. Cassian Parish — a Pre-K through 8th grade Catholic school with 250+ students and a 2016 National Blue Ribbon Award, recognized as a nationally recognized school of exemplary excellence.
• Corpus Christi Church, Chatham, NJ: Catholic parish in the same Archdiocese of Newark serving an affluent suburban New Jersey community, with comparable parish school, faith formation, and ministry portfolio to St. Cassian.
• Immaculate Conception Church, Montclair: The original parent parish of St. Cassian (St. Cassian was founded in 1895 as a mission church of Immaculate Conception). Another Catholic parish in Montclair, NJ, serving overlapping geographic area with similar worship, faith formation, and sacramental programs.
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Verona, NJ: Adjacent Catholic parish also in the Archdiocese of Newark, serving a similar Upper Montclair/Verona suburban Essex County demographic with comparable Catholic school, faith formation, and ministry programs.
• St. Vincent Martyr Church, Madison, NJ: Nearby Catholic parish in Madison, NJ, also under the Archdiocese of Newark, serving a similar affluent suburban Morris/Essex County community with full Mass/sacrament/faith formation programming.

Emerging players

• St. Pius X Church, Old Tappan, NJ: Another Catholic parish with parish school in the Archdiocese of Newark region, comparable in scale and mission to St. Cassian, providing a reference point for similar parish-school combinations within the same diocese.

Broad incumbents

• St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, NY: A preeminent Catholic parish in the New York metropolitan area, also delivering Catholic worship, sacraments, faith formation, and music ministry at a much larger scale. Comparable as a prominent Catholic parish with extensive programmatic offering but at a different scale.
• Most Holy Trinity Parish, New York, NY: Established Catholic parish with strong music ministry traditions and parish school; broader/older incumbent comparable to St. Cassian's combination of Catholic worship, school, and music ministry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Saint_Cassian
• Facebookfacebook.com/St-Cassian-Catholic-Church-105915611056317
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-cassian-church

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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