St. Laurence Catholic Church

What St. Laurence Catholic Church does

St. Laurence Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish located at 3100 Sweetwater Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, operating within the Diocese of Galveston-Houston since its founding on August 1, 1985 by Fr. Laurence Connelly with 210 families. As of 2025, the parish serves over 7,400 registered families through a 17-acre campus that includes a 1,500-seat main church, the Chapel of Divine Mercy (offering perpetual adoration staffed by nearly 300 weekly Adoration Anchors), the Ave Maria Parish Life Center (opened December 6, 2015) with 30 classrooms, and a free-standing K-8 school serving 720 students. The parish also operates a Weekday Children's Program for ages 6 weeks through 5 years and runs more than 100 ministries spanning faith formation for children, youth, adults and seniors, plus multicultural communities (Hispanic, Vietnamese, Filipino, African, Indian), youth programs (Edge middle school, Life Teen high school), adult formation (OCIA, Re-Membering Church, ACTS retreats), social concerns outreach, and prayer groups. Staffing comprises 59 employees plus clergy (pastor Fr. Reginald Samuels, parochial vicar Fr. Rajesh Babu, Fr. Wayne Ly, and eight deacons), with a professional lay leadership structure including a Parish Business Administrator, Directors of Faith Formation, Communications, Parish Life, Technology, Social Concerns, and Facilities, plus a school Principal and Assistant Principals. Revenue is generated through voluntary recurring offertory/tithes from parish families, periodic special collections and capital campaigns, IRA charitable distributions, and tuition from the K-8 school and Weekday Children's Program, supported by ParishSoft online giving infrastructure. Distribution occurs primarily in person across the campus plus digitally via YouTube livestreamed Masses, SoundCloud homily audio, Flocknote email newsletter, and active Facebook/X/Instagram accounts. The parish received the 2019 Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy Parish Stewardship Award from the International Catholic Stewardship Council in recognition of stewardship formation work.

Name

St. Laurence Catholic Church

Legal name

St. Laurence Catholic Church

Website

https://stlaurence.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

St. Laurence Catholic Church is a Sugar Land, Texas Roman Catholic parish serving over 7,400 families through Mass, sacraments, faith formation, 100+ ministries, a 720-student K-8 school, an early-childhood program, and perpetual adoration on a 17-acre campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic parish and religious services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC), Faith-Based Childcare Centers (EDACAAAN)

Keywords

• Catholic worship services
• Religious education programs
• Sacramental preparation
• Faith formation ministries
• Parish community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Sugar Land

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Offertory/Tithes: Voluntary financial contributions from parish families through weekly or monthly giving. Parishioners are encouraged to give as part of Christian stewardship, supporting the mission, ministries, and sacramental life of the church.
2. Special Collections and Campaigns: Periodic donations for specific purposes such as capital improvements, charitable causes, missions, and special ministry needs.
3. IRA Charitable Distributions: Accepts qualified charitable distributions from Individual Retirement Accounts as part of donor giving options.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

St. Laurence Catholic Church is a Catholic parish that delivers weekly and daily Mass, the seven Catholic sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Holy Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders), faith formation programs for preschool through adult, perpetual Eucharistic Adoration, and operates St. Laurence Catholic School (PreK4-Grade 8) and the Weekday Children's Program early childhood center. It also runs more than 100 parish ministries, prayer groups, social concerns outreach, and cultural/ethnic community groups for parish families and the wider Sugar Land community.

Product overview

St. Laurence Catholic Church is a parish organization offering Catholic religious services, sacraments, faith formation, and community ministries. The parish provides Mass celebrations, sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Holy Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick), religious education programs for children, youth, and adults, various prayer groups, social concerns outreach, and operates the Weekday Children's Program preschool and St. Laurence Catholic School. These are ministry programs, not commercial products or software offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Re-Membering Church: A program for those who have drifted away from the Catholic Church and God and are considering reconnecting.

Products and services

• Catholic Mass and Liturgical Worship
• Sacramental Preparation Services
• Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
• Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA)
• Re-Membering Church Program Pastoral program for inactive Catholics and those who have drifted from the Church who are considering reconnecting with the faith community; provides support, dialogue, and a pathway back to sacramental participation.
• Children's Faith Formation (CCE)
• Youth Ministry (Edge Middle School and Life Teen High School) Age-specific Catholic ministry for middle schoolers (Edge) and high schoolers (Life Teen), including Core Team leadership, retreats, the Steubenville Youth Conference, and the Archdiocesan Youth Conference, plus Confirmation preparation and Family Faith components.
• Adult Faith Formation Programs Adult formation offerings including SEEK with Connect Groups and Home Groups, ACTS Retreats, "The Search," Formed and Word on Fire Digital subscriptions, Bible studies (Tuesday Morning Bible Study, Men's/Women's studies, Spanish Bible Study), Marriage Enrichment, Young Adult Group, and discernment resources.
• St. Laurence Catholic School Catholic parish-operated elementary school providing PreK4 through Grade 8 education to 720 students in a Christian environment. Includes Principal, Assistant Principals for lower and upper grades, Director of Advancement, and Admissions staff. Office hours Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm during the school year.
• Weekday Children's Program (Early Childhood Center) Parish-operated early childhood program for children ages 6 weeks through 5 years, with Director, Registrar, and dedicated facility. Includes Parent Handbook, published tuition and fees, waitlist, curriculum, accreditation information, classrooms, multimedia, and parent testimonials.
• Social Concerns Ministry and Outreach Parish charitable outreach and social justice programs led by a Director (Pennie DeGroot), Outreach Coordinator (Christine Novia), and Office Assistant (Sylvia Gutierrez). Serves the local community through charitable giving, service opportunities, and partnerships with broader social ministries.
• Marriage Preparation and Enrichment Pre-marriage preparation, Sponsor Couples, Natural Family Planning resources, Marriage Encounter, Marriage Enrichment programming, Together in Holiness Formation Series, and the "Marriage and Family Presentation" (ANGEL) program for engaged and married couples.
• Multicultural and Ethnic Community Ministries Cultural and language-specific ministries serving Hispanic/Ministerio Hispano, Vietnamese, Filipino (FCSL), African Catholic Community, and Indian Subcontinent communities, including language-specific Masses and community gatherings.
• Vocations Promotion (Holy Orders) Discernment support, vocation stories, Vocation Chalice program, support for Parishioners in Formation, St. Mary's Seminary partnership, Women Religious outreach, Diaconate information, and a Vocations Committee, helping Catholics discern calls to priesthood, diaconate, or religious life.
• Funeral Services Parish funeral liturgy and ministry provided to families of deceased parishioners, integrated with the parish's broader pastoral care.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 7,400 families served as of 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St. Theresa Catholic Church: Fellow Catholic parish in Sugar Land, TX within the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, operating a Catholic school and faith formation programs serving a comparable suburban First Colony-adjacent demographic.
• St. Thomas More Catholic Church: Large suburban Catholic parish in the Houston metro serving several thousand families with an embedded Catholic school—directly comparable in scale, ministry breadth, and parish-school model to St. Laurence.
• St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church: Large Catholic parish in Spring, TX within the Diocese of Galveston-Houston operating an embedded Catholic school and extensive faith formation—same diocese, similar scale, and directly comparable operating model.
• Prince of Peace Catholic Community: Catholic parish in Tomball, TX (north Houston metro) with an embedded Catholic school and multi-thousand-family congregation; same diocese and similar family-formation parish model.
• Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church: Large Catholic parish in Houston with school and broad ministry portfolio; directly comparable in scale and operating model within the same diocese.
• St. Michael Catholic Church: Historic Houston-area Catholic parish operating a Catholic school and extensive faith formation programs; comparable scale and ministry breadth within the same diocese.
• St. John Vianney Catholic Church: Catholic parish in the Houston metro with a Catholic school and multi-thousand-family congregation; comparable in operating model, same diocese.
• Holy Ghost Catholic Church: Catholic parish in Houston with an embedded Catholic school and extensive faith formation programs—directly comparable in operating scope and same diocesan context.
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church: Suburban Houston-area Catholic parish with an embedded Catholic school and multi-ministry programming; comparable scale and parish-school model.

Broad incumbents

• St. Laurence Catholic School (standalone peer for the school subsidiary): The parish's wholly-owned PreK-8 Catholic school, comparable in operating model to other Diocese of Galveston-Houston Catholic schools and a standalone peer for school-segment analysis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stlaurence_CC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCm316FEjpzOEqoqZypyQMLg
• Facebookfacebook.com/StLaurenceSugarLand
• Instagraminstagram.com/stlaurenceparish

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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