About St. Agatha · Lisbon, Ohio
St. Agatha Mission (also known as St. Agatha, Lisbon / West Point) is a small Roman Catholic mission church in the village of West Point in Columbiana County, Ohio, established in 1920. It is a mission historically tied to St. George Parish in nearby Lisbon and is currently administered together with Holy Trinity Parish in East Liverpool and St. John the Evangelist Parish in Summitville. The mission's worship site sits at 13523 Washington Street at State Route 518, and weekly Mass is offered in the evening for the local Catholic community.
- Established
- 1920
- Patron
- Saint Agatha
- Rector
- Rev. Bala Prasad Marneni (Administrator)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Youngstown
Why belong here
St. Agatha Mission offers a quiet, close-knit Catholic presence in the village of West Point and surrounding Columbiana County countryside — a worship site where the same small community has gathered for Mass since 1920. With a single weekly evening Mass, attentive liturgical music under Music Director Karen Wathey, and the wider pastoral reach of the Diocese of Youngstown behind it, the mission is a welcoming place for rural Catholics who value stability, tradition and the strong ties of a mission community sharing clergy with Holy Trinity Parish in East Liverpool.
Mass times at St. Agatha
Weekly Mass schedule
About St. Agatha Mission
St. Agatha Mission (West Point) is a small Roman-Latin rite Catholic mission church serving the village of West Point and rural Columbiana County, Ohio. Listed in the Diocese of Youngstown under Parish Code 312 and within the Columbiana Deanery, the mission was established in 1920 as a mission of St. George Parish in nearby Lisbon. Today its operations are shared with Holy Trinity Parish in East Liverpool, where the bulletin is co-produced with St. John the Evangelist Parish of Summitville.
- Parish Code: 312
- Deanery: Columbiana
- Year Established: 1920
- Rite: Roman (Latin)
History
The Catholic community at West Point was organized as a mission of St. George Parish in 1920 and has maintained that relationship for more than a century. In recent years the diocesan pastoral assignment has shifted the mission's shared offices and bulletin from St. George Parish in Lisbon to Holy Trinity Parish in East Liverpool (235 W. 5th St.), where it is now jointly administered with St. John the Evangelist Parish of Summitville under Rev. Bala Prasad Marneni.
- Mission of St. George Parish since 1920
- Shared offices relocated from St. George (Lisbon) to Holy Trinity (East Liverpool)
- Bulletin shared with Holy Trinity Parish at holytrinityelo.org
Patron Saint — St. Agatha of Sicily
The mission takes its name from St. Agatha of Sicily, a 3rd-century Christian virgin martyr whose intercession is widely invoked for protection and healing. Her feast day is celebrated on February 5.
- Feast Day: February 5
Clergy & Staff
The mission is currently administered by Rev. Bala Prasad Marneni as Administrator, serving alongside St. John the Evangelist Parish and Holy Trinity Parish in East Liverpool. Music for the mission's liturgies is coordinated by Karen Wathey.
- Administrator: Rev. Bala Prasad Marneni
- Music Director: Karen Wathey
Visit & Contact
The mission's worship site is at 13523 Washington Street at State Route 518, in the village of West Point, Lisbon, OH 44432. Day-to-day correspondence is handled through the shared parish offices of Holy Trinity Parish in East Liverpool (235 W. 5th St., East Liverpool, OH 43920-2833).
- Worship site: 13523 Washington St. at State Route 518, Lisbon (West Point), OH 44432
- Shared office phone: 330-385-7131
- Mailing address: 235 W 5th St, East Liverpool, OH 43920-2833
Diocese of Youngstown
St. Agatha Mission is part of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, which covers several counties in northeastern Ohio. Within the diocese it is grouped in the Columbiana Deanery and shares pastoral leadership with neighboring parishes in Columbiana County.
- Diocese: Youngstown
- Deanery: Columbiana
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Stephen Wassiethrough at least 2024–2025
Listed as Pastor of St. Agatha Mission in the Diocese of Youngstown 2024–2025 directory while the mission's offices were still at St. George Parish, Lisbon.