St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church

What St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church does

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church is a Catholic parish of the Diocese of Grand Rapids, operating since 1956 at 1253 52nd St SE in Kentwood, Michigan. The parish serves approximately 1,100 registered families from a notably international congregation spanning African American, Asian (Filipino, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese), African (Congolese, Kenyan, Rwandan, Burundian, Senegalese), South American (Mexican, Colombian, Brazilian, Cuban), and Caucasian communities. Fr. Peter Vu has served as pastor since 2017, leading a full-time staff of roughly 8–9 (with broader participation from volunteers and ministry leaders, totaling around 113 individuals across the parish ecosystem).

The parish delivers the full suite of Catholic services: four weekend Masses (Saturday vigil at 5 p.m., Sundays at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 5 p.m.), daily weekday Mass on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8 a.m., Saturday confessions, and First Friday Eucharistic Adoration. All seven sacraments are offered — Baptism, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick — alongside faith formation programs spanning Elementary (Pre-K through 5th grade), Middle School, High School, Adult education, and OCIA/RCIA for those becoming Catholic. Auxiliary ministries include a homebound ministry serving elderly and homebound parishioners in care centers and private homes, a youth/young adult ministry, a Knights of Columbus council (#16223), and a monthly Mobile Food Pantry in partnership with Feeding America West Michigan.

The parish is a nonprofit religious organization under the Diocese of Grand Rapids, with no public ticker and no disclosed revenue. Its revenue model rests on voluntary stewardship contributions from parishioners — weekly offertories, recurring donations, and special collections — processed in person and via the Pushpay online giving platform (replacing an earlier PayPal-based system). Supplemental revenue comes from suggested fees for weddings (recommended $150 donation plus $250 music and $100 cantor fees), facility use, and community fundraising events such as the annual Parish Festival and Lunar New Year celebration. Beyond the rebuilt sanctuary (constructed after a 2012 fire destroyed the prior building), parish assets include a family center, administrative offices, a community garden, and a chicken coop, supporting both formation programming and broader community outreach.

Name

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church

Legal name

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church

Website

https://stmmagdalen.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church is a Kentwood, MI parish of the Diocese of Grand Rapids serving approximately 1,100 families with weekly Masses, all seven sacraments, multi-tier faith formation, homebound ministry, and a monthly mobile food pantry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kentwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Stewardship/Donations: Voluntary contributions from parishioners through weekly offerings, monthly donations, and special collections. Uses Pushpay online platform for digital giving.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Grand Rapids that delivers Catholic worship services, the seven sacraments (Baptism, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick), and tiered faith formation programs for children, youth, and adults. The parish additionally provides community outreach including a homebound ministry and a monthly Mobile Food Pantry in partnership with Feeding America West Michigan.

Product overview

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church is a parish offering religious services, sacraments, and faith formation programs. The church provides Mass services, confession, adoration, and various sacraments including Baptism, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick. Faith formation programs cover Elementary (Pre-K through 5th grade), Middle School (6th-8th grade), High School (9th-12th grade), Adult education, and Youth/Young Adult Ministry. Additional services include Homebound Ministry, Wedding Planning, OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults), and community outreach through a Mobile Food Pantry partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekend and Daily Mass Services Catholic Mass services held Saturday Vigil at 5pm, Sundays at 9am, 11am, and 5pm, and daily Mass Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 8am. Open to parishioners and visitors in the Kentwood, MI area.
• Sacramental Ministry (Seven Sacraments) Administration of the seven Catholic sacraments: Baptism, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick. Reconciliation is offered Saturdays 3:30-4:45pm and First Friday Adoration is held 8:30am-6:30am.
• Faith Formation Program Faith formation programming for all ages including Elementary (Pre-K through 5th grade), Middle School (6th-8th grade), High School (9th-12th grade), and Adult formation, led by the Director of Faith Formation.
• OCIA / Becoming Catholic Program Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA / RCIA) program that prepares adults for initiation into the Catholic Church, coordinated by Michelle Mason since 2015.
• Youth Ministry Program Middle school and youth ministry programming including retreats, faith formation, and fellowship opportunities for grades 6-12 and young adults, led by the Coordinator of Youth Ministry.
• Homebound Ministry Pastoral care service that visits elderly, homebound, and grieving parishioners in care centers, nursing homes, and private homes on weekly, biweekly, or monthly cadences, delivering Holy Communion, birthday/Christmas cards, Advent/Lenten reflection booklets, weekly bulletins, and personal visits.
• Wedding Ceremony Ministry Wedding planning and ceremony services, with recommended donation of $150 plus additional fees for clergy and music (music fee $250, cantor fee $100); coordinated with the Director of Liturgical Music.
• Mobile Food Pantry Free perishable food distribution offered on the last Saturday of each month starting at 9am in partnership with Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry. Open drive-thru distribution on parish grounds available to community members, including non-parishioners.
• Online Giving / Stewardship Platform Pushpay-powered digital giving platform enabling parishioners to make online donations, recurring stewardship contributions, and tithes; transitioned from PayPal for ease of use and implementation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly food distribution through Feeding America West Michigan partnership
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food PantrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly partnership to provide free perishable food distribution to community members in need. Drive-thru distribution held on last Saturday of each month starting at 9am. Parish serves as distribution site and community hub.
• Diocese of Grand RapidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent diocese overseeing parish operations, providing liturgical guidance, priest assignments, and connection to broader Catholic Church resources and programs including election resources and faithful citizenship materials.
• Knights of Columbus Council #16223minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal council of the Catholic fraternal organization supporting parish ministries and community service initiatives.
• Parish in Haiti (Sponsorship)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerParish sponsors a parish in Haiti, providing financial support and spiritual solidarity to a sister Catholic community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Basilica of St. Adalbert: Historic Catholic worship site in Grand Rapids offering Mass, sacraments, and community programs. Comparable to St. Mary Magdalen as a multi-ministry parish serving the West Michigan Catholic community.
• Holy Family Catholic Church: Catholic parish in the Grand Rapids, MI area serving a similar family-oriented congregational base with comparable sacramental, faith formation, and community outreach programming.
• St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church: Catholic parish in the Grand Rapids area operating a comparable set of Mass schedules, faith formation tracks, and community ministries, making it a natural operational peer within the same diocese.
• Cathedral of Saint Andrew: Mother church of the Diocese of Grand Rapids and a fellow diocesan Catholic parish offering the full range of sacraments, Mass schedules, and faith formation programs. Most direct functional comparable within the same diocese.
• St. Robert of Newminster Catholic Church: Catholic parish in the Diocese of Grand Rapids area (Ada, MI) that is directly comparable in size, mission, and sacramental programming. Mentioned in the subject's data as a prior employer of the Director of Liturgical Music, indicating operational similarity.

Others

• Catholic Charities West Michigan: Faith-based nonprofit affiliated with the Diocese of Grand Rapids that delivers social services in the same regional market, including food assistance similar to the parish's Mobile Food Pantry. Relevant for benchmarking community outreach scope.

Broad incumbents

• Diocese of Grand Rapids: Parent diocesan organization that oversees St. Mary Magdalen and 80+ other parishes across West Michigan. While not a direct competitor, it sets governance, allocates priest assignments, and provides shared resources and programs across the parish network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stmarymagdalen
• Instagraminstagram.com/stmmym
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-mary-magdalen-catholic-church

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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