Imagine the Possibilities

In 1880, twenty Catholic families requested permission to form a parish in rural Lenexa, Kansas.  The request was granted and Holy Trinity Parish was formed.  Thanks to the faith and perseverance of our early parishioners, a Catholic school was added and over the years, the campus has grown to meet the needs of an ever-changing parish and community.

Today, 138 years since its inception, Holy Trinity Catholic Church remains a beacon in the Johnson County area, consisting of our beautiful main church, a 107 year old Stone Chapel, the largest Catholic grade school in the Archdiocese that includes a full-sized gymnasium, a rectory that has housed our beloved priests for nearly 100 years, modern administrative offices for clergy and staff, a 24-7 Adoration Chapel and our two-story multi-use Father Quigley Faith Formation Center, which houses our Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program, a child care facility and meeting rooms.  We are indeed richly blessed.

Several very sucessful capital campaigns were held during the twenty year span when most of the construction on campus was performed.  But despite these sucesses, in 2016 Holy Trinity found itself with an outstanding debt of $3.9 million, with $150,000 in interest payments annually.  At that time parish leadership, with the input from the congregation, decided to attempt another capital campaign but with a different approach: more parishioner involvement and a specific goal of "imagine the possibities" of what Holy Trinity could do to support its parish ministries and the community with the interest it currently pays on its current loan.

The "Imagine the Possibilities Campaign" was kicked off in June, 2017 and by end of year more than 750 families had committed $3.26 million over the next 3 years towards reducing the parish debt. Commitment cards are still coming in.  Holy Trinity is looking forward to someday being debt free!