St Patrick Parish

What St Patrick Parish does

St Patrick Parish (operating as "St. Pat's") is a Catholic parish located in St. Charles, Illinois, operating under the Diocese of Rockford as a nonprofit religious organization. The parish serves the Fox Valley community through two physical campuses — the Crane Road Church campus at 6N491 Crane Road and the Downtown Church campus at 400 Cedar Street — plus a dedicated Hispanic Ministry Office at 408 Cedar Street. Led by Pastor Monsignor Deutsch, the parish provides the full range of Catholic religious services including daily and weekend Mass, confession, the seven sacraments, faith formation for children and adults, and pastoral care. The organization operates St. Patrick Catholic School as an integrated ministry serving parish families.

The parish runs over 40 active ministries spanning demographic-specific programs for men, women, youth (6th-12th grade), seniors, and the Hispanic/Latino community, supported by a structured Discipleship Pathway framework (Belong-Believe-Build). Its core technology stack is built on the Tilma platform for parish management and content delivery, with GiveCentral handling electronic tithes and offerings, Typeform managing event registrations, Flocknote powering email communications, YouTube enabling live-streamed Mass, and Formed providing Catholic media content. There are no proprietary AI, API, or SDK capabilities; the technology layer is composed entirely of third-party SaaS tools standard to the Catholic parish sector.

Revenue is generated through four streams: recurring tithes and offerings (subscription model via GiveCentral), capital campaign contributions (for the Crane Road campus renewal initiative), event registration fees ($50-$75 per attendee for retreats and summits), and Diocesan Appeal donations routed through the Rockford Diocese matching gift program. Core worship services are provided free of charge to registered parishioners; pricing applies only to specific events and voluntary sacramental offerings. Financial figures are not publicly disclosed, consistent with the parish's nonprofit religious status. The parish employs 95 staff and operates without any venture capital, private equity, or external institutional investment.

Name

St Patrick Parish

Legal name

St Patrick Parish

Website

https://stpatrickparish.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

St Patrick Parish is a Catholic parish in St. Charles, Illinois, operating two campuses under the Diocese of Rockford and serving Fox Valley parishioners with worship services, sacraments, faith formation, 40+ ministries, and an affiliated Catholic school.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic Parish and Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Charles

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. Tithes and Offerings: Regular Sunday offerings and tithes from parishioners, collected through in-person collections and electronic giving via GiveCentral platform
2. Capital Campaign Contributions: Major fundraising initiative for Crane Road campus renewal including sanctuary transformation and hospitality area expansion
3. Event Fees: Registration fees for special parish events such as retreats, summits, and date nights (e.g., $75 for Men's Summit, $50 for couple events)
4. Diocesan Appeal Donations: Parishioner donations through the Rockford Diocese charitable giving program with potential employer matching

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St Patrick Parish (St. Pat's) is a Catholic parish operating two campuses (Crane Road and Downtown) in St. Charles, Illinois, under the Diocese of Rockford. It delivers Catholic worship services (daily and weekend Masses), the seven sacraments (Baptism, Penance, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick), religious education for children and youth, and more than 40 active ministries spanning men, women, youth, seniors, newcomers, and the Hispanic community. The parish is supported by electronic tithing, capital campaign fundraising, sacramental fees, and event registrations.

Product overview

St Patrick Parish (St. Pat's) is a Catholic parish offering religious services, sacraments, ministries, and community programs. The organization provides worship services (Mass times), seven Catholic sacraments (Baptism, Penance, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick), religious education for children, youth ministry, various adult ministries (Bible studies, prayer groups, support groups), and community events. This is a religious institution, not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Worship Services (Daily and Weekend Mass)

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GiveCentralcoreTechnology or IntegrationGiveCentral provides the online giving platform for St. Patrick Parish, enabling electronic tithes, offerings, and capital campaign contributions. The platform helps the parish maintain predictable budgeting and reduces administrative burden.
• Rockford DiocesecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe parish operates under the Diocese of Rockford and participates in the Diocesan Appeal. The Diocese also provides matching gift program database for employee giving programs.
• Alpha CourseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe parish utilizes the Alpha course program for evangelization and newcomer welcome, a globally recognized alpha course series for exploring Christianity.
• St. Patrick Catholic SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe parish operates St. Patrick Catholic School (stpatsirish.org) serving students and families, integrated with the parish's religious education mission.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St. Peter Catholic Church (Geneva, IL): Catholic parish in nearby Geneva, IL within the Diocese of Rockford. Comparable in size, programming breadth, and target demographic of suburban Fox Valley Catholic families.
• St. Patrick Catholic School: The parish-affiliated Catholic school integrated with St. Patrick Parish. Shares leadership, facilities planning, and family recruitment pipelines directly with the parish organization.
• St. Mary Catholic Parish (St. Charles, IL): Catholic parish operating in St. Charles, IL under the Diocese of Rockford. Directly competes for parishioners and families in the same immediate geography as St. Patrick Parish.
• Holy Cross Catholic Church (Cary, IL): Catholic parish in Cary, IL within the Diocese of Rockford. Similar suburban Fox Valley location with comparable Mass schedule, sacramental programming, and parish school model.
• St. John Neumann Catholic Parish: Catholic parish serving the St. Charles, IL area within the Diocese of Rockford. Operates as a similarly-sized suburban parish with overlapping Catholic parishioner base in the Fox Valley region.

Others

• GiveCentral: Online giving platform purpose-built for Catholic parishes and dioceses. Functions as St. Patrick Parish's donation infrastructure and is a thematic peer in the Catholic stewardship software category.
• FORMED: Catholic digital media and faith formation platform used by St. Patrick Parish. Comparable as an enabling content/formation partner rather than a competitor, operating in the same Catholic parish ecosystem.
• Tilma Parish: Parish management and communication platform provider. St. Patrick Parish is built on Tilma, making this an enabling technology partner rather than a competitor — comparable peer in the parish SaaS ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB): National-level Catholic governance and advocacy body. Sets liturgical, educational, and pastoral standards that shape how St. Patrick Parish operates its ministries and sacramental programming.
• Diocese of Rockford: The governing ecclesiastical body under which St. Patrick Parish operates. Provides shared services, capital campaign frameworks, and priest assignments across all diocesan parishes including St. Patrick.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SaintPatrickParishStCharlesIL/streams
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-patrick-parish

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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