About St. Ann · Bellevue, Michigan
St. Ann is a Catholic church in the village of Bellevue, Michigan, in the southern part of Eaton County. Since 2012 it has operated as an oratory of the Community of St. Mary & St. Ann Catholic Church, sharing one pastor with St. Mary in Charlotte and jointly serving the Charlotte, Bellevue, and Olivet area under the Diocese of Lansing. Sunday Mass is celebrated at 9:30 AM in English in the South Main Street church, with a Tuesday evening Mass at 7:00 PM preceded by Eucharistic Adoration and the Sacrament of Reconciliation from 6:00 to 6:45 PM. As the historic worship site for Catholics in the Bellevue area, it continues the mission begun in 1923 when St. Ann Mission Church was first established.
- Established
- 1923
- Patron
- St. Ann (Saint Anne), mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Rector
- Rev. Fr. Francis Mossholder (named pastor of the consolidated Community of St. Mary & St. Ann at the 2012 merger)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lansing
Why belong here
St. Ann offers a small, personal parish setting in the heart of Bellevue, with a regular Sunday morning Mass, a Tuesday evening Mass, and weekly Eucharistic Adoration and Confession right at the church. As part of the Community of St. Mary & St. Ann, parishioners can plug into a wider parish family with adult faith-sharing groups, the SENT outreach ministry that brings prayer into local neighborhoods, and the parish chapter of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul that runs a food pantry in Charlotte. It is a faithful, welcoming community where Catholics in southern Eaton County — including families connected to Olivet College — can find the Mass, the sacraments, and a place to serve.
Mass times at St. Ann
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Tuesday 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM (St. Ann, Bellevue)
- Wednesday 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM (St. Mary, Charlotte)
- Saturday 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM (St. Mary, Charlotte)
Adoration times
- Tuesday 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM (St. Ann, Bellevue)
- Wednesday 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM (St. Mary, Charlotte)
Identity & Parish Family
St. Ann in Bellevue is one of two worship sites of a single Roman Catholic parish in the Diocese of Lansing, formally known as the Community of St. Mary & St. Ann Catholic Church. Together the parish serves Catholics in Charlotte, Bellevue, and Olivet — small communities across southern Eaton County, including the campus of Olivet College. The Saint Ann site on South Main Street remains the spiritual home for the Bellevue-area faithful while drawing on the combined pastoral staff, faith-formation programs, and outreach ministries of the unified parish.
- Diocese of Lansing (Roman Catholic, Latin Rite)
- Pastor: Fr. Francis Mossholder (named pastor of the consolidated community in 2012)
- Shared parish office: 807 St. Mary Blvd., Charlotte, MI 48813 — 517-543-4319
- Belongs to the Community of St. Mary & St. Ann Catholic Church
History
Saint Ann Mission Church was established in 1923 to bring the sacraments to Catholics in southern Eaton County. For more than seventy years it served as a mission church; in 1995 the Diocese of Lansing gave it the canonical standing of a Quasi-Parish. On 30 November 2012, Bishop Paul J. Bradley decreed its merger into Saint Mary Parish, Charlotte, and established the Saint Ann building as an Oratory under canons 1223–1225. All sacramental registers and historical records were transferred to St. Mary Parish, with surplus records going to the Diocesan Archives. The merger was meant to streamline pastoral care, ease priest-shortage pressures, and preserve worship at the Bellevue site for the local Catholic community.
- Founded 1923 as Saint Ann Mission Church
- Designated a Quasi-Parish by the Diocese of Lansing in 1995
- Merged (unio extinctiva) into St. Mary Parish, Charlotte — effective 30 November 2012
- Church edifice established as Saint Ann Oratory; parish hall preserved
- Territory includes southern Eaton County and the village of Olivet (incl. Olivet College)
- Records transferred to St. Mary Parish and Diocesan Archives per canon 535
Faith Formation & Adult Education
Adult faith formation is rooted at the Bellevue site, with the parish's Adult Formation and Faith Sharing group meeting on Sundays after Mass in the St. Ann Conference Room. The group is open to adults of all ages and is led by a long-standing parishioner contact rather than by a paid staff member, reflecting the small, lay-driven character of the oratory.
- Adult Formation & Faith Sharing — Sundays after 9:30 AM Mass, St. Ann Conference Room
- Contact: Bill O'Rourke, [email protected], (269) 763-3367
Parish Outreach & Charity
The community runs two visible outreach arms. The SENT Ministry, based at St. Mary, sends teams weekly into local neighborhoods to offer prayer to those they meet. The parish chapter of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul operates a food pantry out of the St. Mary campus in Charlotte, listed with the Greater Lansing Food Bank network and offering after-hours locker pickup for those in need.
- SENT Ministry — weekly neighborhood prayer outreach; contact Joel Lubick ([email protected], 517-983-8546)
- St. Vincent de Paul Charlotte conference — 807 St. Mary Blvd., Charlotte, MI 48813; (517) 543-4319
- After-hours food locker pickup available at the SVdP pantry site
Facilities & Hall Rentals
St. Ann continues to use its original South Main Street church building together with a parish hall on the same property. The hall is available for rental, with parishioner and non-parishioner rates published on the parish website. Following the 2012 merger decree, the Saint Ann building and hall were explicitly preserved as part of the consolidated parish's worship and ministry infrastructure for southern Eaton County.
- St. Ann social hall — available for rent based on availability
- Active & registered parishioner rate: $1,500 rental + $500 security deposit
- Non-parishioner rate: $3,500 rental + $1,000 security deposit
- Inquiries: [email protected] or 517-543-4319
Parish Leadership & Clergy
Pastoral leadership is shared across the consolidated Community of St. Mary & St. Ann. Fr. Francis Mossholder was named pastor when the merger took effect on 30 November 2012. The community has also been served in retirement by Fr. James (Jim) W. Lothamer, P.S.S., a Sulpician of the Diocese of Lansing, who held the combined Morrice–Bellevue pastoral assignment during 2017–2018 before his death in 2019. Day-to-day parish office contact is handled through the Charlotte office.
- Pastor: Rev. Fr. Francis Mossholder (Diocese of Lansing)
- Late pastor-at-ministry: Rev. James W. Lothamer, P.S.S. (served 2017–2018; d. 2019)
- Parish office: [email protected], 517-543-4319
- Saint Ann site line: 269-763-9372 (fax 269-763-0067)
Getting Involved
Newcomers and returning Catholics are invited to register through the parish's online Parish Registration Form linked from the homepage of the community website. The parish also publishes a 'Returning to Church' resource page to walk inactive Catholics through coming back to the sacraments. Lay involvement opportunities include faith-sharing groups, the SENT outreach ministry, the St. Vincent de Paul pantry, and liturgical volunteering at either worship site.
- Online Parish Registration Form on stmarycharlotte.org
- 'Returning to Church' resource page for returning Catholics
- Liturgical and outreach volunteering at both St. Mary (Charlotte) and St. Ann (Bellevue)
- Flocknote email list and parish Facebook page for ongoing communication
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Fr. Francis Mossholdereffective 30 November 2012
Named pastor of the consolidated Community of St. Mary & St. Ann when St. Ann Quasi-Parish was merged into St. Mary Parish, Charlotte.
- Rev. Fr. James (Jim) W. Lothamer, P.S.S.2017–2018
Diocese of Lansing priest and Sulpician; served as a retired priest on the combined St. Mary, Morrice / St. Ann, Bellevue assignment before his death in 2019.