St. Joseph Catholic Church Trenton

St. Joseph Catholic Church Trenton Catholic Church in Trenton, MI After establishing a station in 1849, Reverend Charles DePrieter began celebrating Mass in Trenton on a monthly basis.

Since its inception, our parish has evolved from a group of staunch settlers, determined to maintain their spiritual growth by trudging to the nearest Catholic Church in Ecorse, to a strong community equally resolute in maintaining its presence in the Trenton community. In the beginning, Masses, baptisms, funerals, and weddings were celebrated in private homes. In 1873, John and Fannie Keith deede

d property to the Diocese of Detroit. Father Debever built a church, allowing the status of community to be elevated to that of a Mission. In 1895, Rev. James Cahalan was appointed as the first resident pastor and the Trenton Mission became St. Joseph Parish. Early 1900 saw men of the parish and newly appointed pastor, Father Command donning overalls and scouring the countryside, gathering, cutting and sizing fieldstone and arranging it into a new parsonage. When the early church building showed many signs of major construction problems, Father Bourke reluctantly set aside his plans for a parish community center, razed the board and batten structure and constructed a Gothic church in 1931. Appropriately, the long-dreamed-of school was dedicated on the Feast Day of St. Joseph, March 19, 1947. By 1999, the growth of our community resulted in "overflowing attendance" at Mass. A major renovation project was undertaken. In order to provide room for the expansion of the church, the rectory was demolished. Elimination of the parking lot provided room for the addition of an activity center to the school. Today, as we continue to grow, we cherish our past, embrace our present status as a vibrant faith community and enthusiastically look forward to our future.

09/07/2026
09/06/2026

22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

We are extending early registration (tuition break) until Tuesday, September 8. As many of our families have registered ...
09/02/2026

We are extending early registration (tuition break) until Tuesday, September 8. As many of our families have registered for both faith formation and preparation for Sacraments, we ask that you do so in the next week. You will still be able to register after September 8 if you are unable to over the next week.

The Archdiocese of Detroit is changing our administration system later next week and it will help a great deal to get as many families registered in our old system as possible so we can have the best attendance lists organized in preparation for everything starting up!

https://www.downrivermissionariesforchrist.com/faith-formation

09/02/2026

40,000 members of the faithful attended parish listening sessions; 17,000 completed online survey about pastorate proposals

08/27/2026

As a new academic year begins, Detroit Catholic urges readers to pray for Detroit's seminarians as they discern God's calling

Sometimes you need to slow down and smell the flowers 🙂.Aren’t they beautiful? We have the best group of people who take...
08/25/2026

Sometimes you need to slow down and smell the flowers 🙂.

Aren’t they beautiful? We have the best group of people who take care of the flowers around our campus. 💚

Address

2565 3rd Street
Trenton, MI
48183

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 3:30pm
Thursday 9am - 3:30pm
Friday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+17346769082

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