About Cristo Redentor · Gruver, Texas
Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) Parish is a small Catholic mission church in Gruver, Texas, a farming community in the Texas Panhandle within Hansford County. Listed by the Diocese of Amarillo as a parish mission of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in nearby Spearman, Cristo Redentor was established in 1993 to serve the Hispanic Catholic community of the area. The parish celebrates Sunday Mass in English (and in Spanish during the summer months of June and July) and offers the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Sunday afternoons. Though modest in size, the mission is a vital spiritual home for Spanish-speaking and English-speaking Catholics in the rural Texas Panhandle.
- Established
- 1993
- Patron
- Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Amarillo
Why belong here
Cristo Redentor is a welcoming rural Catholic mission serving both English- and Spanish-speaking families in the Texas Panhandle. It offers a tight-knit worship community in Gruver with Sunday Mass, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Eucharistic Adoration. For Catholics in Hansford County and surrounding agricultural communities, it provides a local place to celebrate the sacraments, hear the readings and Gospel proclaimed in their own language, and gather as a small faith family supported by Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Spearman.
Mass times at Cristo Redentor
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM, or by appointment (o por cita)
Adoration times
- Friday 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (each 2nd Friday, following 6 PM Mass / Cada 2do viernes después de Misa de 6 pm)
About Cristo Redentor Parish
Cristo Redentor — Church of Christ the Redeemer — is a Catholic parish mission in Gruver, Texas, serving the small rural community of about 1,100 residents in the heart of the Texas Panhandle. The parish is part of the Diocese of Amarillo and operates as a mission church of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Spearman, the next town southeast on Highway 15. Both parishes share the same parish office phone line, and clergy from Sacred Heart travel to Gruver to celebrate Mass and the sacraments.
- Patron: Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor)
- Diocese: Amarillo
- Founded: 1993 (per GCatholic)
- Type: Mission parish
- Service area: Gruver and surrounding Hansford County farming communities
Parish Identity & Languages
Cristo Redentor (literally 'Christ the Redeemer') reflects the parish's mission to the Hispanic Catholic community of the Texas Panhandle while continuing to welcome English-speaking worshippers. The parish's worship life shifts naturally between English and Spanish depending on the season and the gathered community — a hallmark of many small Diocese of Amarillo missions that serve bilingual agricultural populations.
- Patron: Christ the Redeemer
- Primary worship languages: English and Spanish
- Summer (June–July) Mass in Spanish to serve migrant and seasonal farmworker families
Connection to Sacred Heart of Jesus, Spearman
Cristo Redentor is administered through Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Spearman, Texas, the next town about 12 miles southeast on Highway 15. Sacred Heart's parish office (806-659-2166) handles administrative and pastoral coordination for Cristo Redentor, and priests assigned to Sacred Heart also celebrate Mass and hear confessions in Gruver. On Sunday, Sacred Heart of Jesus itself celebrates Mass in Spearman at 9:00 AM (English) and 11:00 AM (Spanish).
- Mission of: Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Spearman
- Shared parish phone: (806) 659-2166
- Shared parish email: [email protected]
- Sacred Heart of Jesus, Spearman Sunday Masses: 9:00 AM English, 11:00 AM Spanish
Visit & Contact
Cristo Redentor welcomes visitors and parishioners in Gruver, a small farming community in central Hansford County. The parish office is reached through the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish office in Spearman. Call (806) 659-2166 to confirm Mass times for holy days, to schedule a confession, or to inquire about baptisms, weddings, quinceañeras, or faith formation.
- Address: 202 E Hwy. 15 (Hwy 15 / Ranch Rd 278), Gruver, TX 79040
- Phone: (806) 659-2166
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: cristoredentorgruvertx.com
Catholic Life in the Texas Panhandle
Cristo Redentor sits within a network of small Catholic mission parishes spread across the rural Texas Panhandle and the Oklahoma borderlands. According to the Diocese of Amarillo's parish finder and GCatholic records, nearby sister parishes include Sacred Heart of Jesus in Spearman, Church of the Sacred Heart in Spearman, Church of Christ the King in Sunray, St. Peter in Guymon (OK), St. Ann in Stinnett, Immaculate Conception in Perryton, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Cactus, St. Joseph in Stratford, St. John the Evangelist in Borger, and Sacred Heart in Hooker (OK).
- Diocese of Amarillo regional Catholic presence
- Nearby parishes within ~50 miles include Spearman, Sunray, Guymon, Stinnett, Perryton, and Cactus