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About Us

Our Mission
We are on a mission to preserve the Faith in areas and among people who are spiritually neglected and abandoned, especially the poor. Our chief effort is to develop the missionary spirit of the laity.
Our Vision
That every Catholic, whether priest, religious or lay person, embrace the call to apostleship – working together to serve the needs of the poor and marginalized, witness to the Faith in our daily lives, and preserve the Faith among those most in danger of losing their Catholic Faith.
“There is no truer proof of a great love of God than a great love of our neighbor.” – Fr. Thomas Judge, Founder of Trinity Missions.
Our Impact
Trinity Missions has 37 missions serving the parishes of inner-city neighborhoods and isolated rural areas in seven different countries: the United States, Mexico, Haiti, Colombia, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico.
Our History
The history of our missionary community started with one man, Fr. Thomas Augustine Judge, born to Irish immigrants in 1868 in Boston, Massachusetts. The story of his growing faith and missionary outreach is the seed that has born so much fruit in our order and in the missions we serve.
1899

Fr. Judge was ordained a Vincentian priest after receiving formation at St. Vincent’s Seminary in Pennsylvania and studying theology. During these formative years, he organized catechetical and social work among the Italian immigrants in the neighborhood. Shortly before his ordination, he was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, which required him to rest and carry out lighter responsibilities for a time.

1920

The Missionary Cenacle Apostolate (MCA) was approved.

1953

The Missionary Servants established property in Virginia as a Seminary.

1990s

Missions were established in Central America and Houses of Formation were founded.

1903

As a Vincentian priest, our founder was assigned to a number of parish missions, ranging from New Jersey to Puerto Rico.

1921

The Congregation of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity was founded.

1958

The Vatican granted approval to the Missionary Servants as a clerical religious congregation of the pontifical right.

2000s

Missions were opened in Colombia and outreach increased to immigrants in the United States.

1909

Six female volunteers in Brooklyn met with Fr. Judge to discuss their interest in assisting new immigrants from the Catholic countries of Eastern and Southern Europe. They began an outreach program to visit homes and offer what help they could. This was the beginning of the Missionary Cenacle Apostolate (lay missionaries).

1924

The Shrine of St. Joseph in Stirling, New Jersey, was established.

1960s

The Missionary Servants established a presence in a number of cities, including DC, Cleveland and Los Angeles as well as cities in Latin America.

2018

A new mission was established in Haiti.

1915

Fr. Judge was assigned to a mission in Opelika, Alabama. Some of the men and women who had assisted him up North followed.

1933

Fr. Judge died after many years of leading missions and retreats, as well as manifesting an extraordinary zeal for souls.

1970s

The Missionary Servants opened two parishes in Mexico.

TODAY

There are 145 members of the Missionary Servants — including priests, deacons, Brothers and novices — serving in 37 missions located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Haiti, Honduras and Mexico

1899

Fr. Judge was ordained a Vincentian priest after receiving formation at St. Vincent’s Seminary in Pennsylvania and studying theology. During these formative years, he organized catechetical and social work among the Italian immigrants in the neighborhood. Shortly before his ordination, he was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, which required him to rest and carry out lighter responsibilities for a time.

1903

As a Vincentian priest, our founder was assigned to a number of parish missions, ranging from New Jersey to Puerto Rico.

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1909

Six female volunteers in Brooklyn met with Fr. Judge to discuss their interest in assisting new immigrants from the Catholic countries of Eastern and Southern Europe. They began an outreach program to visit homes and offer what help they could. This was the beginning of the Missionary Cenacle Apostolate (lay missionaries).

1915

Fr. Judge was assigned to a mission in Opelika, Alabama. Some of the men and women who had assisted him up North followed.

1920

The Missionary Cenacle Apostolate (MCA) was approved.

1921

The Congregation of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity was founded.

1924

The Shrine of St. Joseph in Stirling, New Jersey, was established.

1933

Fr. Judge died after many years of leading missions and retreats, as well as manifesting an extraordinary zeal for souls.

1953

The Missionary Servants established property in Virginia as a Seminary.

1958

The Vatican granted approval to the Missionary Servants as a clerical religious congregation of the pontifical right.

1960s

The Missionary Servants established a presence in a number of cities, including DC, Cleveland and Los Angeles as well as cities in Latin America.

1970s

The Missionary Servants opened two parishes in Mexico.

1990s

Missions were established in Central America and Houses of Formation were founded.

2000s

Missions were opened in Colombia and outreach increased to immigrants in the United States.

2018

A new mission was established in Haiti.

TODAY

There are 145 members of the Missionary Servants — including priests, deacons, Brothers and novices — serving in 37 missions located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Haiti, Honduras and Mexico

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Our missionaries work with the poor and abandoned wherever the need is greatest.
Our main goal is the preservation of the faith among people who are spiritually neglected and abandoned, especially the poor.
You would have to travel far and often to meet every Trinity Missionary!
We are across the United States – in the heart of the inner cities, on Native American reservations, and in the isolated towns of rural America. We also work in Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Haiti, Puerto Rico and Honduras.
We are pastors and teachers, chaplains and counselors.
We visit the sick and elderly, and we feed the poor and homeless. Our priests and Brothers work in prisons, hospitals, and other institutions where people feel abandoned and alone. Wherever we are, whatever we are doing, we share a common goal: to preach the love of God and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
General Council
Rev. Michael Barth, ST, General Custodian
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Br. Raúl Mejia, ST, General Counselor
Fr. Jesús Ramirez, ST, General Counselor
Fr. Raphael Pisso, ST, Vicar General
Fr Guy Wilson, ST, General Counselor
Our Staff
Rev. Michael Barth, ST, President
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John Butler, CFRE, Vice President for Development & Mission Advancement
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Joan Abucejo, Data Manager Assistant
Michael Grundman, Data Entry Assistant
Howard London, Accounting and Finance Manager
Carey Lozano, Marketing & Communications Manager
Claire Pinson, Data Manager
Nicole Skinner, Executive Assistant / Stewardship Coordinator
Karl Wu, Data Entry
Mission Partners
Fr. Mike Barth, S.T
General Custodian
Tom Barth
Carlos Berrios
Fr. Dennis Berry, S.T.
Chair Spiritual Director
John T. Butler
Fr. Victor Canela, S.T.
George Degnon
Co-Chair Service Projects
Dr. Hugh M. Dempsey
Bob Denten
Alma Esquivel
Co-Chair Centennial Committee
Fr. Ramón Flores, S.T.
Co-Chair Spirituality Committee
Stephen Flott
Jose Lomeli
Peggy Lunsmann
Tom Masterani
Co-Chair Chapters Committee
Jerry McHugh
Miguel Juarez Mendoza
Br. Raul Mejia, S.T.
Kevin O'Rourke
Co-Chair Centennial Committee
Kathie and Paul Perz
Co-Chairs Development Committee
Fr. Rafael Pisso Rivera, S.T.
Vicar General
Fr. Arturo Quezada, S.T.
Fr. Jesús Ramirez Hermosillo, S.T.
Marie Santana
Br. John Skrodinsky, S.T.
Co-Chair Chapters Committee
Patrick Thornton
Chair Investment Committee
Fr. Francisco Valdovinos, S.T.
Fr. Arokiaraj Varnabas, S.T.
Co-Chair Mission Projects
Roberto Velasquez
JoAnn White
Chair, Mission Partners
Fr. Guy Wilson, S.T.
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John Butler, CFRE, Vice President for Development & Mission Advancement

In 2017, Trinity Missions appointed John T. Butler as VP of Development & Mission Advancement. John comes to Trinity Missions with extensive leadership and fundraising experience. Prior to joining Trinity Missions, John served as the Secretary for Development for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., where he led the philanthropic and fundraising efforts to advance the evangelization, pastoral and charitable works of the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. John has also served as Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Mount St. Mary’s University, Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the University of the District of Columbia, President/CEO of Archbishop Carroll High School, and President & CEO of HRLC, Inc. a management consulting firm providing change management and organizational development services for both the private and public sectors.

In addition to his membership and former Board service with the Association of Fundraising Professionals for Washington, DC; John is actively involved as a member of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Community Advisory Council; the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Malta; Catholic Business Network of the District of Columbia; Leadership Maryland; and Leadership Greater Washington where he served as co-facilitator for LGW’s Signature Program. John holds a B.A in Political Science from St. Michael’s College; a M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling from Howard University and has completed Master of Theological Studies coursework at the Theological Union. He is also credentialed as a Certified Fundraising Executive from CFRE International and as a Group Psychotherapist from the Psychiatric Institute of Washington Center for Group Studies.


Rev. Michael Barth, ST, President

Father Mike Barth, S.T., was born in Berwick, PA but grew up mostly in Buffalo, New York. His journey to priesthood began when he was just a boy. “As long as I can remember,” he reflects, “I wanted to serve God and be a missionary. I can remember being in elementary school and hearing a talk about vocations. That talk inspired me to write several missionary congregations who advertised in The Catholic Messenger. Much to my parents’ surprise, all sent priests to my home to speak with me. It was one of our Missionary Servants, Father John McSpiritt, who really caught my attention. Thanks to his inspired words, I entered our seminary in 1966 and was ordained a Missionary Servant priest in 1979. In between those years, I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a Master’s degree in Theology.”

In May 2019, Fr. Mike was elected for a second four-year term as the General Custodian (Superior General) of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity. This leadership role is to ensure that the Congregation stays true to the vision and spirit of Father Judge. In 2014, he was appointed director of the Shrine of St. Joseph in Stirling, New Jersey. Previously, he pastored missions in Cleveland, Ohio, and Camden, Mississippi. Besides serving on many nonprofit boards, Fr. Mike served as Vicar General of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity from 2003-2011.

Rev. Michael Barth, Presidente

El Padre Mike Barth, S.T., nació en Berwick, Pensilvania, pero creció principalmente en Buffalo, Nueva York. Su camino al sacerdocio comenzó cuando era solo un niño. “Siempre que puedo recordar”, reflexiona, “quería servir a Dios y ser un misionero. Recuerdo haber estado en la escuela primaria y escuchar una charla sobre vocaciones. Esa charla me inspiró a escribir varias congregaciones misioneras que se anunciaban en The Catholic Messenger. Para sorpresa de mis padres, todos enviaron sacerdotes a mi casa para hablar conmigo. Fue uno de nuestros Siervos Misioneros, el Padre John McSpiritt, quien realmente me llamó la atención. Gracias a sus palabras inspiradoras, ingresé a nuestro seminario en 1966 y fui ordenado sacerdote misionero en 1979. Entre esos años, obtuve una licenciatura en Trabajo Social y una Maestría en Teología “.

En mayo de 2019, el P. Mike fue elegido para un segundo mandato de cuatro años como Custodio General (Superior General) de los Siervos Misioneros de la Santísima Trinidad. Este rol de liderazgo consiste en asegurar que la Congregación se mantenga fiel a la visión y el espíritu del Padre Judge. En 2014, fue nombrado director del Santuario de San José en Stirling, Nueva Jersey. Anteriormente, pastoreaba misiones en Cleveland, Ohio, y Camden, Mississippi. Además de servir en muchas organizaciones sin fines de lucro, el P. Mike se desempeñó como Vicario General de los Siervos Misioneros de la Santísima Trinidad desde 2003-2011.

John Butler, Vicepresidente para el Desarrollo y Avance de Misión

En 2017, Trinity Missions designó a John T. Butler como Vicepresidente de Desarrollo y Avance para la Misión. John llegó a Trinity Missions con una amplia experiencia en liderazgo y recaudación de fondos. Antes de unirse a Trinity Missions, John se desempeñó como Secretario de Desarrollo de la Arquidiócesis de Washington, D.C., donde dirigió los esfuerzos filantrópicos y de recaudación de fondos para avanzar en la evangelización, pastoral y obras de caridad de la Arquidiócesis Católica de Washington. John también se desempeñó como Vicepresidente de Avance Institucional en la Universidad Mount St. Mary’s, Vicepresidente Asociado de Avance Institucional en la Universidad del Distrito de Columbia, Presidente / CEO de Archbishop Carroll High School, y Presidente y CEO de HRLC, Inc. Una empresa de consultoría de gestión que ofrece servicios de gestión del cambio y desarrollo organizacional para los sectores público y privado.

Además de su membresía y antiguo servicio de la Junta con la Asociación de Profesionales de Recaudación de Fondos para Washington, DC; John participa activamente como miembro del Centro Asesor Comunitario del Centro John F. Kennedy para las Artes Escénicas; la Soberana Orden Hospitalaria Militar de Malta; Red Católica de Negocios del Distrito de Columbia; Liderazgo Maryland; y Leadership Greater Washington, donde se desempeñó como cofacilitador del Programa Signature de LGW. John tiene una licenciatura en Ciencias Políticas de St. Michael’s College; un M.Ed. en Orientación y Asesoramiento de la Universidad de Howard y ha completado cursos de Maestría en Estudios Teológicos en la Unión Teológica. También está acreditado como Ejecutivo Certificado de Recaudación de Fondos de CFRE International y como Psicoterapeuta de Grupo por el Centro de Estudios de Grupo del Instituto Psiquiátrico de Washington.

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