About Holy Spirit · Laurens, South Carolina
Holy Spirit Catholic Church is a small mission parish of the Diocese of Charleston, located at 1040 W. Main Street in Laurens, South Carolina. Founded in 1961 and seated for 167, the parish serves about 181 households and is administered as a mission of St. Boniface Parish in Joanna. It is a notably bilingual community, offering a Saturday Vigil Mass in Spanish, a Sunday morning Mass in English, and a Thursday evening Mass in both languages, with weekly adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the sacrament of confession, and a robust rosary tradition. Despite its small size, Holy Spirit runs an active food pantry and partners with other local churches through C4 Ministries of Laurens County to help homeless and low-income families in the wider community.
- Established
- 1961
- Patron
- Holy Spirit
- Rector
- Rev. Cosmus Mutie Wambua
- Diocese
- Diocese of Charleston
Why belong here
Holy Spirit is a small, bilingual Catholic mission where every household is known and newcomers are welcomed warmly. The parish offers a full weekly schedule of devotions — daily Mass on Thursdays, a Saturday Spanish Vigil, a Sunday English Mass, two periods of Eucharistic Adoration, regular rosary and Stations of the Cross, and a monthly social lunch — so members can truly build their life around the sacraments. It is also a parish that lives the corporal works of mercy locally: a weekly food pantry and partnership with C4 Ministries of Laurens County mean members have concrete ways to serve homeless and low-income neighbors in the wider community.
Mass times at Holy Spirit
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Thursday 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
- Thursday 5:00 PM or by appointment (per Diocese of Charleston directory)
Adoration times
- Thursday 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Saturday 7:45 PM – 8:15 PM (follows the 7 PM Mass)
About Holy Spirit Mission
Holy Spirit Catholic Church is a small mission parish of the Diocese of Charleston, situated at 1040 W. Main Street in Laurens, South Carolina. Founded in 1961, it is administered as a mission of St. Boniface Parish in Joanna and belongs to the Greenville Deanery. With seating for 167 and roughly 181 households, it is intentionally intimate: members and visitors tend to know one another, and newcomers are welcomed at every liturgy.
- Founded: 1961
- Seating: 167
- Households: 181
- Deanery: Greenville
- Type: Mission of St. Boniface Parish, Joanna
Devotions and Prayer Life
Rosary is prayed before every Mass, and the parish gathers for Stations of the Cross in place of the Thursday rosary during Lent. A Guatemalan Prayer Group meets on Sunday afternoons, giving Spanish-speaking members an additional devotion and fellowship opportunity beyond the Saturday Vigil Mass.
- Sunday Rosary 8:00–8:25 AM (Knights of Columbus)
- Saturday Rosary 6:30–6:55 PM
- Thursday Rosary 5:00–5:25 PM
- Stations of the Cross during Lent
- Guatemalan Prayer Group — Sundays 2:00–3:00 PM
Parish Ministries and Outreach
Despite its small size, Holy Spirit runs an active social outreach program. The parish food pantry, long a fixture on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, was expanded to every Tuesday in 2021 as need grew. The parish is also one of more than a dozen local congregations partnering with C4 Ministries of Laurens County, an ecumenical effort that provides food, shelter, and other assistance to homeless and low-income families in the wider community.
- Parish Food Pantry — open every Tuesday since 2021
- C4 Ministries of Laurens County partnership (food, shelter, assistance)
- Knights of Columbus
- Guatemalan Prayer Group
- Monthly Lunch Out (fellowship at a Laurens restaurant)
Clergy and Staff
The parish is administered by Rev. Cosmus Mutie Wambua, who oversees Holy Spirit as a mission of St. Boniface Parish in Joanna. Ken Rysavy serves the parish in the finance role. The parish office is open limited hours during the week.
- Administrator: Rev. Cosmus Mutie Wambua
- Finance: Ken Rysavy
- Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 2:00–5:30 PM
Visit, Location, and Contact
Holy Spirit sits on West Main Street (US-76 north) opposite Laurens Middle School, easily reached from downtown Laurens. The church building has on-site parking, and visitors can get directions directly from the parish website. Phone and fax are listed for parish business, and the parish offers an SMS keyword ("app" to 55321) for parishioners to access updates and information.
- Address: 1040 W. Main Street, Laurens, SC 29360
- Phone: (864) 984-2880
- Fax: (864) 984-5028
- Website: http://www.holyspiritlaurens.org/
- Text "app" to 55321 for parish updates
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. John F. Bench1980–1985
Served Holy Spirit as a mission of St. Boniface Parish, Joanna, while also pastoring St. Boniface itself and St. Mark's in Newberry.