About St. Thomas Mission · Midkiff, Texas
St. Thomas Mission is a small Catholic mission church located at 13100 N FM 2401 in Midkiff, Texas. It is a mission of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Garden City, TX, which is the parent parish within the Diocese of San Angelo. Along with St. Paschal Mission in Sterling City, St. Thomas serves the rural Catholic community of Midkiff and the surrounding West Texas countryside, offering Sunday and weekday Masses in English.
- Patron
- St. Thomas (Apostle)
- Rector
- Rev. Prem Thumma
- Diocese
- Diocese of San Angelo
Why belong here
St. Thomas Mission offers a close-knit rural Catholic community in the heart of West Texas, with regular Sunday and weekday Masses celebrated in English, along with opportunities for Confession, Eucharistic Adoration on First Fridays, and participation in the larger family of St. Lawrence Parish in Garden City. The mission welcomes Catholics from Midkiff and the surrounding ranching and oil-patch communities to worship together at a small but faithful country church.
Mass times at St. Thomas Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday: 8:00 AM – 8:25 AM (or by appointment)
Adoration times
- 1st Friday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Adoration following First Friday Mass)
About St. Thomas Mission
St. Thomas Mission is a small Catholic mission church serving the rural community of Midkiff, Texas, in the Diocese of San Angelo. As a mission of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in nearby Garden City, it shares a pastor (Rev. Prem Thumma), a parish office, and pastoral resources with the larger parish. Masses are celebrated in English on Sundays and select weekdays.
- Mission church of St. Lawrence Parish, Garden City
- Located in the Diocese of San Angelo
- Pastored by Rev. Prem Thumma
Parish Family: St. Lawrence Catholic Church
St. Thomas Mission is served through St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Garden City, TX. The parish office for the entire family, including St. Thomas Mission and St. Paschal Mission (Sterling City), is located at St. Lawrence. Together the three churches form a single pastoral family under the Diocese of San Angelo.
- St. Lawrence Catholic Church — 2400 FM 2401, Garden City, TX 79739
- St. Paschal Mission — Sterling City, TX
- St. Thomas Mission — 13100 N FM 2401, Midkiff, TX 79755
Visit and Contact
Parishioners and visitors can reach the mission through the St. Lawrence parish office by phone or email. The church itself is located along FM 2401 in Midkiff, in the rural Permian Basin of West Texas.
- Phone: (432) 397-2300
- Email: [email protected]
- Mailing address: c/o St. Lawrence Parish, 2400 FM 2401, Garden City, TX 79739