About St Mary Mission · Geneva, Alabama
St. Mary Mission is a Roman Catholic mission church located at 100 South Commerce Street in Geneva, Alabama. It is a mission parish of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Enterprise, AL, and falls under the Archdiocese of Mobile. The mission serves a bilingual community with Mass celebrated in both English and Spanish, fulfilling the spiritual needs of Catholics in Geneva County and the surrounding Wiregrass region of southeastern Alabama.
- Established
- 1946
- Patron
- The Blessed Virgin Mary
- Rector
- Reverend Zachary Greenwell
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Mobile
Why belong here
St. Mary Mission offers a welcoming, small-knit Catholic community in Geneva County where families can worship in both English and Spanish. As a mission of St. John the Evangelist in Enterprise, it provides the convenience of a local Saturday Vigil Mass at 7:00 PM, with additional Spanish Masses on fifth Sundays, making it an ideal spiritual home for the Wiregrass region's growing Hispanic Catholic population as well as long-established English-speaking parishioners.
Mass times at St Mary Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Confession is generally available by appointment through the parish office at St. John the Evangelist, Enterprise (334-347-6751). Please call ahead.
About St. Mary Mission
St. Mary Mission is a Roman Catholic mission church serving Geneva, Alabama, and the surrounding Wiregrass area. It is a mission of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Parish in Enterprise, AL, and is part of the Archdiocese of Mobile. The mission's Catholic community is bilingual, celebrating Mass in both English and Spanish. The mission building sits at 100 South Commerce Street in downtown Geneva.
- Type: Mission church
- Parent Parish: St. John the Evangelist, Enterprise, AL
- Archdiocese: Archdiocese of Mobile
- Address: 100 S. Commerce St., Geneva, AL 36340
Parish Office & Contact
Because St. Mary Mission is administered by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Enterprise, sacramental needs, inquiries, and appointments are typically handled through the parish office there. The mission has its own listing phone number for local contact.
- Mission phone: (334) 797-6920
- Parish office (St. John the Evangelist, Enterprise): (334) 347-6751
- Parish email: [email protected]
- Parish website: https://www.stjohnenterprise.org/
Leadership
St. Mary Mission is served by the pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Enterprise, who shepherds both communities. The Archdiocese of Mobile lists Reverend Zachary Greenwell as the current pastor of St. John the Evangelist, Enterprise, and St. Mary Mission, Geneva.
- Current Pastor: Reverend Zachary Greenwell (per Archdiocese of Mobile)
- Past pastor associated with mission: Reverend Gregory Okorobia (per third-party directory)
- Earlier pastor: Father Jan A. Zagorski (per Enterprise church directory)
Ministries & Faith Formation
As a small mission community, St. Mary's ministry offerings are integrated with those of St. John the Evangelist in Enterprise. The mission is reported to host Sunday School and Youth Ministry, while other faith-formation programs (such as RCIA) are typically organized at the parent parish.
- Sunday School (10:30 AM - 11:30 AM, weekly)
- Youth Ministry
- RCIA and adult faith formation available through St. John the Evangelist, Enterprise
History of the Mission
St. Mary Mission Parish Geneva was formally organized as a Catholic religious entity by 1946, when it received its IRS tax-exempt status. It has operated as a mission of St. John the Evangelist in Enterprise for many decades, serving the small but persistent Catholic population of Geneva County. The Archdiocese of Mobile, under which the mission falls, traces its origins to the early Spanish and French Catholic settlements in the Gulf Coast region.
- IRS exempt status granted: March 1946
- EIN: 86-1588655
- Classification: Church (170(b)(1)(A)(i))
- Diocese history: Mobile Diocese established 1829; Archdiocese 1980
Visiting Geneva & the Mission
Geneva is a small Wiregrass community in southeastern Alabama, near the Florida state line. Visitors driving to St. Mary Mission can find it on the east side of Alabama State Route 27, one block south of the downtown traffic signal. The surrounding area offers small-town Southern charm, with the Choctawhatchee River nearby.
- Location: downtown Geneva, AL (southeastern Alabama Wiregrass)
- Driving directions: East side of AL-27, one block south of downtown traffic signal
- Nearby landmark: Choctawhatchee River
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Father Jan A. Zagorski
Listed as Parish Priest of St. John the Evangelist, Enterprise, which served St. Mary Mission in Geneva.
- Reverend Gregory Okorobia
Listed on third-party sites as pastor associated with St. Mary Mission in Geneva.
- Reverend Zachary Greenwell
Current pastor of St. John the Evangelist, Enterprise, & St. Mary Mission, Geneva, per the Archdiocese of Mobile campaign leadership page.