Help us Build & Develop Churches in Rural USA
Glenmary Home Missioners bring the Catholic Church to Appalachia and the South. With your donation to our Catholic missions, you provide life changing access to the sacraments, build faith communities, share the Gospel, care for persons in need, and promote Christian unity.
Mission Donations – Your Gifts Power our Mission
Glenmary is a Catholic society of missionary priests, brothers and lay co-workers founded to establish the Catholic Church in small-town and rural America. Glenmary is the only religious community devoted exclusively to serving the spiritually and materially poor in the rural US home missions.
Our Catholic missions are in US counties where:
- Less than 1% of the population is Catholic;
- As high as 75% claim no faith affiliation at all;
- 1 in 4 people live in poverty.
Glenmary has served mission churches in 14 states with the goal of returning developed Catholic churches to the care of the local diocese. We are proud that over 120 parishes are former Glenmary missions.
Taking a trip to the missions taught me that I can’t take my faith and the ability to practice that faith for granted.
Rita M. Glenmary Supporter
Donate to Support important missionary activities like these:
Housing
In Early County GA, Br. Jason helps families avoid eviction, keep the lights on, have shelter for the night, or bury a loved one.
Food Security
In Union County, TN, families struggling with food insecurity can count on fresh food distributed through the Fresh Wagon mobile food pantry operated by Fr. Neil Pezzulo.
Faith
Catholics in Smith County, TN, led by Fr. Don Tranel, celebrated the first Mass in their county in 222 years and are building a faith community with a permanent Church home.
Missions
Missionary Pastoral Minister Lorenzo Ajú and his wife Nicolasa have begun to establish a new missionary area in Overton County, TN.
Evangelization
Br. Craig Digmann evangelizes in Trousdale County, TN, an area where Catholics are few. He has visited every Christian church there: 34 in total.
The Mass
The celebration of Mass by Glenmary priests in places like a farm field or a crab factory connects Catholic workers with the Eucharist and their faith.
Ministering
Glenmary Missioners are visible members of their communities, ministering to the unique needs of those they meet and sharing the love of God.
Opportunity
In Tennessee, Glenmary’s group volunteer program provides volunteer missionary opportunities for students and young adults in service to the marginalized population in Grainger County.
Mission Donations – Your Gifts Power our Mission
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