Just as the college students we minister to are striving toward the future, we too are planning ahead for years of growth and flourishing. According to a survey done in 2018 there are 6,047 self-identified Catholics on the campus of the University of North Texas. There are another estimated 3,400 Catholic students at Texas Woman’s University.

Our goal, our mission, our duty, is to have space for all of them. We will be here to form the next Catholic generation to be strong in their faith and send them out into the world as model examples of Christian morals and ideals. Will you keep Christ on campus? 

You can make a difference in the formation of the faith of Catholic college students.
Donate to St. John Paul II University Parish as part of your seasonal giving and let’s enter 2023 together with a bright outlook and reach for a better future through our rich faith.

Imagine a Catholic Church in your backyard so vibrant that it’s more than the talk of the town. Young Catholics on fire for the faith, young Catholic couples dating properly and joyfully starting new families, many young women entering religious life, and many young men entering the seminary to consider the priesthood.

This is already happening!  I am Fr. Kyle Walterscheid the pastor of the new parish, St. John Paul II University parish, serving college students at UNT, TWU, and NCTC. Raised to the status of a parish in 2012, we have labored day and night to build something that would meet students where they are, but also challenge them in virtue to be the light of Christ to a very fallen and broken world. By the grace of God and many generous donors, in Fall 2019 we completed the building of a church and pastoral center adjacent to the UNT campus which allows us to minister to many needs of college students, and by July 2022 this building was paid for in full. The students come here to find community, to find a home away from home, to find food and snacks, to answer questions about life and their faith, and to help satisfy all their spiritual needs. 

We need your help to keep going! Please include St. John Paul II University Parish in your year-end giving so we can continue working toward becoming to a premier Catholic University Parish not only in Texas but in the United States.

Online Giving 
Faith Direct: One-time donations or Recurring Gifts
https://membership.faithdirect.net/enroll/tx511


Donating by Check
Make checks payable to St. John Paul II University Parish. If you would like your donation to be targeted to a specific department such as Campus Ministry then please write this in the memo.

Checks can be brought to the parish office at
909 McCormick Street
Denton, TX 76201

or mailed to 
1303 Eagle Drive
Denton, TX 76201

Donations must be received by December 15, 2022 to count for the 2022 tax year.