ST HELEN PARISH

What ST HELEN PARISH does

St. Helen Parish is a Catholic parish located at 605 Granville Place, Riverside, Ohio (ZIP 45431), operating under the Archdiocese of Cincinnati since its founding in August 1953, when Fr. James Krusling was appointed pastor and celebrated the first Mass on November 5, 1953 for 607 registered families. It is a private nonprofit religious organization that delivers the seven Catholic sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, Funeral Mass), K-8 religious education for children ages 3 through 12th grade, youth faith formation programs, Vacation Bible School, adult faith formation (including Bible studies, Lectio Divina via Zoom, and spiritual direction), and a portfolio of liturgical, music, and service ministries. The parish runs St. Helen School (K-8) as a wholly-owned educational subsidiary and is the lead parish of the Bread of Life Family of Parishes, a collaborative network with Holy Angels, Immaculate Conception, St. Anthony, and St. Mary parishes plus the Hispanic Ministry of Dayton, all under a single Pastor.

Name

ST HELEN PARISH

Legal name

St. Helen Parish

Website

https://sthelenparish.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Helen Parish is a Catholic parish in Riverside, Ohio, under the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, delivering sacraments, K-8 religious education, youth formation, and service ministries to local families, and serving as the lead of the five-parish Bread of Life Family of Parishes collaborative.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Catholic Parish Ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Religious education programs
• Sacramental preparation
• Faith formation ministries
• Worship and liturgy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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 Contributions/Donations: Parishioners contribute through e-giving (automatic payments from checking account or credit card via ParishSoft), Sunday collections, and special donations. This is the primary revenue stream for supporting parish operations, ministries, and charitable works.
2. Religious Education Tuition: Fees charged for religious education programs: $35 per child for PreK and K, $75 per child for grades 1-8. Financial hardship assistance is available through Megan Ranly.
3. Vacation Bible School Fees: $25 per child with a maximum of $65 per family for VBS programs held during summer months.
4. Youth Formation Program Fees: Family Catechesis at Holy Angels: $50/student, max $100/family. Traditional Classroom at St. Helen: $35 PreK-K, $75 grades 1-8. CGS/Uprising at Immaculate Conception: $25/student.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St. Helen Parish is a Catholic parish that provides weekly worship services (Sunday Mass at 9:00am, live-streamed via YouTube), the seven Catholic sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, Funeral Mass), religious education for children ages 3 through 12th grade, youth faith formation programs (Family Catechesis, Traditional Classroom, CGS, Uprising, RISE), Vacation Bible School, liturgical/music/service ministries, spiritual direction, adult faith formation, and military family support. It operates as part of the Bread of Life Family of Parishes collaborative with four other parishes and runs St. Helen School (K-8) as a wholly-owned educational subsidiary.

Product overview

St. Helen Parish is a Catholic parish offering a comprehensive suite of faith formation programs, sacramental services, and ministry opportunities. The core programs include Religious Education for children (ages 3 through 12th grade), Youth Faith Formation through the Family of Parishes collaborative (including Family Catechesis, Traditional Classroom, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, and Uprising programs), and Vacation Bible School. The parish operates Music Ministries (Laudate Choir, Handbell Ensemble, Bereavement Choir), Liturgical Ministries (Altar Servers, Extraordinary Ministers, Lectors, Ushers, Greeters), and Service Ministries (St. Vincent DePaul, Parish Garden, Prayer Shawl). Sacramental services encompass Baptism preparation, RCIA/OCIA for conversion, Marriage preparation, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Anointing of the Sick, and Funeral Mass planning. Adult formation includes Bible studies, book clubs, Lectio Divina via Zoom, and Spiritual Direction. Digital services include online giving via ParishSoft and various Catholic prayer mobile applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• St. Helen Parish: The main parish community and church located at 605 Granville Place, Riverside, OH

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bread of Life Family of Parishes (Holy Angels, Immaculate Conception, St. Anthony, St. Mary, Holy Angels + Hispanic Ministry of Dayton)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Helen is part of the Bread of Life Family of Parishes network, collaborating with Holy Angels, Immaculate Conception, St. Anthony, and St. Mary parishes, plus the Hispanic Ministry of Dayton. Fr. Satish Joseph serves as Pastor for the entire Family of Parishes. Shared ministries include Youth Formation Programs (Family Catechesis, Traditional Classroom, CGS, Uprising, RISE high school ministry), Social Justice Committee (meeting 4th Tuesdays), and combined Mass schedules across all five parishes.
• Firefighters & Company Federal Credit UnionminorOthersSt. Helen Credit Union merged with Firefighters & Company Federal Credit Union (FFCOCU). The credit union serves parish families, staff, students and their families. Eligibility extends to parishioners, employees, students of St. Helen, Holy Family, St. Mary, Immaculate Conception and Ascension, as well as anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Montgomery, Greene and Miami counties. Full-service banking offered including checking, savings, loans, mortgages, and online banking.
• Knights of Columbus / Archdiocese of Military ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership supporting the Warriors to Lourdes program, sponsored by Knights of Columbus and Archdiocese of Military Services. This provides an opportunity for veterans and families wounded by war (physically, emotionally, psychologically, or spiritually) to make a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France for healing and peace.
• St. Helen SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Helen School serves K-8 students with principal Christine Walters (937.256.1761). The school shares leadership with Immaculate Conception Schools under Principal Christine Walters. School enrollment historically exceeded 1,300 students (1966). Parish provides religious education complementing Catholic school education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St. Anthony Parish (Dayton, OH): Catholic parish within the Bread of Life Family of Parishes; shares weekend Mass coverage and ministerial resources with St. Helen under Pastor Fr. Satish Joseph.
• Holy Angels Parish (Dayton, OH): Catholic parish co-member of the Bread of Life Family of Parishes; hosts Family Catechesis sessions under the same unified youth-formation program as St. Helen.
• St. Mary Parish (Dayton, OH): Catholic parish co-member of the Bread of Life Family of Parishes; collaborates on shared ministries and Sacramental preparation with St. Helen.
• Immaculate Conception Parish (Dayton, OH): Fellow Catholic parish within the Bread of Life Family of Parishes, sharing the same Pastor (Fr. Satish Joseph) and collaborative youth formation, social-justice, and Mass-schedule programs with St. Helen.

Regional players

• Holy Family Parish (Dayton, OH): Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati referenced in St. Helen's credit-union membership eligibility; offers similar Mass, formation, and sacramental ministry comparable to St. Helen.
• St. Charles Borromeo Parish (Kettering, OH): Catholic parish in the Dayton metro serving a similar suburban congregation with K-8 school, faith formation, and sacramental programming paralleling St. Helen.
• St. Francis of Assisi Parish (Centerville, OH): Larger Catholic parish in the Dayton-area Archdiocese of Cincinnati with comparable Catholic-school and faith-formation offerings, operating in a different but adjacent suburb.
• St. Albert the Great Parish (Dayton, OH): Dayton-area Catholic parish within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati offering religious education, sacramental preparation, and parish school programs directly comparable in scope to St. Helen.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@st.helenparish1720/streams
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-helen-parish

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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