About St. Michael [Flint Creek Catholic Community] · Drummond, Montana
St. Michael Parish is a small Catholic parish in Drummond, Montana, a railroad and ranching town in Granite County at the north entrance of the Pintler Scenic Route. It is part of the Flint Creek Catholic Community, a pastoral unit that brings together St. Michael in Drummond, St. Philip Parish in nearby Philipsburg, and St. Mary Mission in Gold Creek. The parish is served by a Canonical Pastor, Father Kirby Longo, a Pastoral Administrator, Vicki Burgmeier, and a Permanent Deacon, Deacon Chris Burgmeier. Sunday Mass is celebrated at 9:00 a.m., with St. Philip's Mass following at 11:00 a.m., making the community a two-Mass Sunday for the wider Flint Creek Valley.
- Patron
- St. Michael the Archangel
- Rector
- Father Kirby Longo
- Diocese
- Diocese of Helena
Why belong here
St. Michael offers a faithful Catholic home in a small, historic Montana ranching and railroad town, with weekly Sunday Mass right on West Broad Street in Drummond. Because it shares clergy and staff with St. Philip in Philipsburg and St. Mary Mission in Gold Creek, parishioners become part of a wider Flint Creek Valley Catholic family rather than worshipping in isolation. The community is small enough to know one another by name, while still being supported by a diocesan priest, a permanent deacon, and an experienced pastoral administrator.
Mass times at St. Michael [Flint Creek Catholic Community]
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- By appointment (parish phone line)
About St. Michael Parish, Drummond
St. Michael Parish is a small Roman-Latin rite Catholic parish serving Drummond, Montana, and the surrounding Flint Creek Valley. It is one half — together with St. Philip Parish in Philipsburg — of the Flint Creek Catholic Community, a pastoral unit of the Diocese of Helena that also encompasses St. Mary Mission in Gold Creek. The parish is listed on the Diocese of Helena's parish roster and on the Foundation for the Diocese of Helena's parish funds list.
- Parish name: St. Michael
- Location: Drummond, Granite County, Montana
- Rite: Roman-Latin
- Pastoral unit: Flint Creek Catholic Community
Flint Creek Catholic Community
Flint Creek Catholic Community is the formal pastoral unit that ties together the Catholic churches of the Flint Creek Valley. It is described by the Diocese of Helena as 'a pastoral unit comprised of St. Michael Parish, Drummond and St. Philip Parish, Philipsburg.' GCatholic also lists a Mission of St. Mary, Goldcreek (Gold Creek) under St. Michael.
- St. Michael Parish — 12 W Broad St., Drummond (Sunday 9:00 a.m.)
- St. Philip Parish — 308 W Kearney, Philipsburg (Sunday 11:00 a.m.)
- St. Mary Mission — Gold Creek
Staff & Clergy
The community is served by a small, stable team led by its Canonical Pastor, with day-to-day pastoral work carried out by the Pastoral Administrator and a Permanent Deacon. All administrative correspondence for the three sites funnels through the Drummond mailing address and the parish phone line.
- Canonical Pastor: Father Kirby Longo
- Pastoral Administrator: Vicki Burgmeier
- Permanent Deacon: Deacon Chris Burgmeier (Vincent 'Chris' Burgmeier)
- Religious Education Director: Vicki Burgmeier (per St. Philip listing)
- Youth Ministry Coordinators: Deacon Chris Burgmeier; Susan & Gary Sundstrom (per St. Philip listing)
- Secretary/Bookkeeper: Vicki Burgmeier
Father Kirby Longo
Father Kirby Longo is a priest of the Diocese of Helena. He serves as Canonical Pastor of Flint Creek Catholic Community while also pastoring Christ the King Parish in Missoula (the University of Montana Newman Center) and St. John the Baptist Parish in Frenchtown, with St. Albert the Great Mission in Alberton. He is also Dean of the Missoula Deanery. A diocesan announcement for July 1, 2026 lists him as continuing Pastor of Christ the King and St. John the Baptist for a second six-year term, alongside his canonical role over the Flint Creek community.
- Diocese: Helena
- Canonical Pastor, Flint Creek Catholic Community
- Pastor, Christ the King Parish, Missoula
- Pastor, St. John the Baptist Parish, Frenchtown (with St. Albert Mission, Alberton)
- Dean, Missoula Deanery
Parish Identity in the Diocese of Helena
St. Michael is one of the parishes formally recognized by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena and is included in the diocesan directory of parishes and missions. The Foundation for the Diocese of Helena lists 'St. Michael Parish – Drummond' among the parish funds in its annual report, confirming its place within the diocese's charitable and pastoral structure.
- Listed in Diocese of Helena parishes/missions roster
- Included in Foundation for the Diocese of Helena parish fund list
- Located within the Missoula Deanery
Visiting & Contact
St. Michael's address is 12 West Broad Street in Drummond, Montana. The mailing address and parish phone are shared across the Flint Creek Catholic Community, with inquiries handled through the Pastoral Administrator. The diocese publishes the parish's contact details on its parish page for Flint Creek Catholic Community.
- Physical address: 12 W Broad St., Drummond, MT 59832
- Mailing address: PO Box 329, Drummond, MT 59832
- Phone: 406-241-3604
- Email: [email protected]
Drummond & the Flint Creek Valley
Drummond is a small Granite County town in western Montana, founded in 1883–1884 as a Northern Pacific Railroad town along the Clark Fork River, with a second growth wave when the Milwaukee Road built its electrified line through the valley in 1907–1908. Today it sits at the north end of the Pintler Scenic Route (Montana Highway 1). Local historians note that 'community life centers on the library and town hall, the historic Methodist and Catholic churches, and especially the Drummond schools,' giving context for the parish's continuing role as one of the town's longstanding religious institutions.
- Founded 1883–1884 with the Northern Pacific Railroad
- Second growth wave 1907–1908 with the Milwaukee Road
- North entrance of the Pintler Scenic Route
- Population roughly 330 residents (Historic Landscapes estimate)