St. Monica Catholic Church

What St. Monica Catholic Church does

St. Monica Catholic Church (legal entity: St. Monica Catholic Parish) is a Roman Catholic parish operating under the Diocese of Dallas as a Texas-incorporated 501(c)(3) tax-exempt religious nonprofit. Founded February 9, 1954, the parish occupies an 11.1-acre campus at 9933 Midway Road in Dallas, Texas, and is served by 71 employees including Pastor Fr. Michael Guadagnoli (since 2017), Parochial Vicars, Deacons, Directors of Faith Formation, Music Ministry, Business Management, Communications, and administrative support. The parish delivers the full sacramental life of the Catholic Church (Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick) through seven weekly Masses in English and Spanish, daily Mass, scheduled Confession, and Adoration, plus an integrated K-8 school (St. Monica Catholic School), over 90 ministries spanning Adult, Youth, Hispanic, Liturgical, Music, Community Outreach, and Special Needs categories, and structured faith formation from Pre-K through adult OCIA.

The parish's underlying technology stack is commodity SaaS: the eCatholic website platform for digital presence, Acceptiva for online donations, SignUpGenius for volunteer and event management, Flocknote for email newsletters, YouTube for live-streamed Mass broadcasts, Google Calendar for sacramental scheduling, and Formed.org (parish code JT85TX) for Catholic faith formation content. There are no proprietary technology assets, patents, or trademarks; the digital infrastructure supports but does not differentiate parish operations. Revenue is generated through parishioner tithes and offerings (primary stream), wedding ceremony fees ($1,400 flat, with $200 non-refundable reservation deposit, $200 refundable security deposit, and $1,000 church fee), and tiered faith formation program fees (Sacramental Preparation $170/child with sibling discounts scaling to $470 for three or more; Religious Education $95/child; Catechesis of the Good Shepherd $170/child; Home School Sacramental Preparation $75/child; $20 late registration surcharge after July 1). Go-to-market is community-led — word-of-mouth referrals, community outreach, and accessible worship schedules — with no external customer acquisition motion beyond maintaining a digital presence across Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and Flocknote.

Name

St. Monica Catholic Church

Legal name

St. Monica Catholic Parish

Website

https://stmonicachurch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Short description

St. Monica Catholic Church is a 71-year-old Roman Catholic parish in Dallas, Texas, operating under the Diocese of Dallas as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, serving local parishioners with seven sacraments, bilingual Mass, a K-8 school, and over 90 ministries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Parish Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Religious faith formation
• Liturgical worship services
• Sacramental preparation programs
• Parish community ministries

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Financial donations from parishioners supporting parish staff, building maintenance, new technologies, ministry support, faith formation programs, and musical programs.
2. Wedding Ceremony Fees: Fee for celebrating a wedding at St. Monica Church is $1,400, including $200 date reservation deposit (non-refundable), $200 security deposit (refundable), and $1,000 church fee.
3. Faith Formation Program Fees: Registration fees for religious education programs including Sacramental Preparation ($170 per child or $320 for 2 siblings, $470 for 3+), Religious Education ($95 per child), Catechesis of the Good Shepherd ($170 per child), and Home School Sacramental Preparation ($75 per child).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

St. Monica Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish serving the Dallas, Texas community through regular Mass celebrations, all seven sacraments, and comprehensive faith formation programs. Core offerings include daily and Sunday Mass in English and Spanish, sacramental preparation (Baptism, Confirmation, First Holy Communion, Marriage), religious education for children and adults, marriage preparation and enrichment, and over 90 parish ministries spanning adult, youth, Hispanic, liturgical, and outreach programs.

Product overview

St. Monica Catholic Church operates as a parish offering a comprehensive portfolio of Catholic religious services centered around Mass celebrations and sacraments. The core offering consists of regular Mass services (English and Spanish), sacramental preparation programs (Baptism, Confirmation, First Holy Communion, Marriage), and faith formation. Supporting programs include Religious Education classes, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for young children, OCIA for those becoming Catholic, Marriage Preparation and Enrichment, and over 90 parish ministries. The church utilizes the eCatholic website platform for digital operations and integrates with Formed.org for Catholic content, Flocknote for communications, Acceptiva for donations, and SignUpGenius for volunteer management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mass Services
• Sacramental Programs (Baptism, Confirmation, First Holy Communion, Marriage)
• OCIA - Order of Christian Initiation of Adults
• Continuing Religious Education Classes
• Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS)
• Marriage Preparation Program
• Marriage Enrichment Programs
• Baptism Program
• Parish Ministries
• Special Needs Faith Formation
• St. Monica Senior Connection
• St. Monica Young Adults Ministry

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Austin Street Centercommunity supportOthersMonthly meal service partnership where St. Monica parishioners provide meals to homeless residents of Austin Street Center near downtown Dallas on the second Monday of each month.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves23 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Christ the King Catholic Church (Dallas): Sibling Catholic parish in the Diocese of Dallas; explicitly named in St. Monica's 1954 founding history when parish boundaries were carved from Christ the King. Operates with a comparable Mass schedule, faith formation program, and school model serving similar North Dallas families.
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Dallas): Direct peer parish; also explicitly cited in St. Monica's founding documents as the boundary-donor parish. Serves a similar Dallas Catholic community with comparable bilingual Mass programming, faith formation, and a parish school.
• St. Patrick Cathedral (Dallas): Diocesan mother church of the Diocese of Dallas under Bishop Edward Burns. Comparable as a large downtown Catholic parish with full sacramental programming, OCIA, marriage preparation, and a parish school; sets the programmatic benchmark for parishes including St. Monica.
• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish (Dallas): University-affiliated Catholic parish in Dallas with comparable scale, a Newman-center-style ministry to young adults, and a robust faith formation program. Useful peer for the Young Adults and OCIA segments that St. Monica explicitly targets.
• St. Rita Catholic Community (Dallas): Mid-size Diocese of Dallas parish with comparable faith formation, school, and bilingual Mass programming. Operates in a similar North Texas Catholic market and serves as a structural and programmatic peer to St. Monica.

Regional players

• Prince of Peace Catholic Community (Plano, TX): Large North Texas Catholic parish in the same diocese; operates a comparable portfolio of ministries, a parish school, OCIA, marriage prep, and Spanish-language services. Different geographic catchment but analogous scale and program breadth, making it a relevant benchmark for St. Monica's growth trajectory.
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Parish (Plano, TX): Large Diocese of Dallas parish in Collin County serving a comparable suburban Catholic demographic. Operates a parish school, faith formation Pre-K through adult, and bilingual ministries, providing a useful peer benchmark for St. Monica's North Dallas positioning.
• Mary Immaculate Catholic Parish (Keller, TX): Growing Diocese of Dallas parish in the mid-cities that has invested heavily in modern digital communications, streaming, and online giving infrastructure. Comparable to St. Monica as a peer for assessing digital engagement strategy in a similar faith-formation market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stmonicadallas
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvnAjNjiz71_uTm4qTHIRjg
• Facebookfacebook.com/stmonicachurch
• Instagraminstagram.com/stmonicachurch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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