Active Campaigns
What you can do today for Lithuanian Catholic parishes under threat.
Updated July 18, 2026
Active Campaigns tracks Lithuanian Catholic parishes in the United States where there is a current, public request for help. A parish appears here only when there is a dated source: an official survey, fundraiser, petition, advocacy page, public campaign post, or other clear call to action.
Parapijos neturėtų kovoti vienos. Parishes should not have to fight alone. When a Lithuanian Catholic parish is under threat, it needs more than local concern. It needs organized support from the wider Lithuanian diaspora.
These parishes are more than buildings. They are places where Catholic faith, Lithuanian memory, language, family history, and mutual aid have been carried across generations. This page is a live action list for the wider community: pray, verify, share, donate where appropriate, submit testimony, and send documented updates so no parish has to stand alone.
Found active campaigns
Four current campaigns are listed below. Start here, then jump to the full action section for each parish underneath.
Jump to: Divine Providence | Holy Trinity | St. Joseph’s | Transfiguration
Quick guide: Divine Providence: survey and restructuring. Holy Trinity: canon-law fund. St. Joseph’s: continuing Connecticut preservation fight. Transfiguration: landmark petition and closure/sale risk.
Divine Providence Lithuanian Catholic Church - Southfield, Michigan
Photo: Divine Providence Lithuanian Catholic Church, Southfield. Source: official parish website, reviewed July 18, 2026.
Status: Divine Providence Lithuanian Catholic Church, the last Lithuanian parish in the Detroit area, is being evaluated through the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Families of Parishes restructuring process. The Archdiocese’s Listening Session Feedback Survey is open until July 31, 2026.
Current threat/status: Restructuring review, not a closure letter. This is an active campaign because the parish has a current public survey and is asking people to register, reconnect, give feedback, and show the real community the parish serves before decisions are made.
What help is needed now
Complete the Archdiocese of Detroit Listening Session Feedback Survey by July 31, 2026.
Send written feedback if you have an official channel from the listening session or parish process. Keep it factual, respectful, and faith-first.
Register or reconnect with Divine Providence so the parish can show the real community it serves.
Follow Divine Providence on Facebook and engage with official parish updates.
Share the parish’s official website, Mass schedule, registration page, and donation page with people who have drifted away.
Write short letters or tips to local media explaining why Divine Providence is not just a building, but a living Lithuanian Catholic parish.
Share the research on Divine Providence, including the 1968 national parish letter, parish numbers, and canon-law case for personal parishes.
Key links
Campaign / advocacy links: Divine Providence Facebook page and Archdiocese of Detroit Listening Session Feedback Survey. Sources: Divine Providence Facebook page and Archdiocese survey, reviewed July 18, 2026.
Source dates: Archdiocese survey deadline July 31, 2026; Draugas article published in the June 11, 2026 issue and posted online in June 2026; Facebook/search-indexed parish and community posts reviewed July 18, 2026.
Confidence: High for current action request; Medium for long-term risk level because no closure letter has been found.
Recommended action: Keep Divine Providence on Active Campaigns until the July 31, 2026 survey deadline. Emphasize feedback, registration, parish participation, documentation, and respectful local media attention.
Holy Trinity Church - Hartford, Connecticut
Photo: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Hartford. Litnet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Status: Holy Trinity Church in Hartford is one of the two remaining Lithuanian churches in Connecticut. A current GoFundMe says Holy Trinity and St. Joseph’s Church in Waterbury are under threat of closure and possible sale by the Archdiocese of Hartford. The Holy Trinity community is raising funds to retain a canon-law attorney.
Current threat/status: Closure/sale threat and urgent canonical advocacy need.
What help is needed now
Donate to the Holy Trinity canon-law fund if you are able.
Share the GoFundMe with Lithuanian organizations, parish networks, family groups, and community leaders.
Ask larger Lithuanian institutions and foundations to pay attention to the Connecticut situation.
Help document Holy Trinity’s history: photographs, bulletins, anniversary books, choir programs, parish histories, and personal testimony all matter.
Pray for the Hartford community as it works to preserve what generations built.
Key links
Campaign / advocacy links: Protect Holy Trinity Church GoFundMe and public Facebook/search-indexed campaign post. Sources: GoFundMe created May 24, 2026, and public Facebook/search-indexed campaign post; reviewed July 18, 2026.
Source dates: GoFundMe created May 24, 2026 and crawled July 18, 2026; public Facebook/search-indexed campaign posts appeared in June 2026 and were reviewed July 18, 2026.
Confidence: High.
Recommended action: Add immediately and keep visible. The immediate ask is concrete: raise the canon-law retainer, share the campaign, and document the parish’s Lithuanian Catholic history.
St. Joseph’s Church - Waterbury, Connecticut
Photo: St. Joseph’s Lithuanian Catholic Church, Waterbury. Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Status: St. Joseph’s Church in Waterbury is the historic Lithuanian parish of the Waterbury community. Parishioners hired a canon lawyer in 2023 to fight the Archdiocese of Hartford’s decision to close the church. The current Holy Trinity GoFundMe says the Waterbury Lithuanian community has already retained canonical counsel and has so far prevented complete closure.
Current threat/status: Continuing canonical and preservation fight after a 2023 closure decision; current Connecticut campaign sources still identify St. Joseph’s as under threat.
What help is needed now
Share and support the existing St. Joseph’s legal-expense fundraiser if you are able.
Send documents, photographs, anniversary books, bulletins, and testimony that show St. Joseph’s Lithuanian Catholic history.
Connect Waterbury parishioners with Hartford and national Lithuanian Catholic advocates so the Connecticut cases are not isolated.
Monitor and report any new Archdiocese notices, property actions, Mass changes, sale steps, or canonical updates.
Key links
Campaign / advocacy links: Save St. Joseph’s Lithuanian Catholic Church GoFundMe and Connecticut campaign update on the Holy Trinity GoFundMe. Sources: GoFundMe created September 7, 2023, and GoFundMe update reviewed July 18, 2026.
Source dates: WFSB report August 28, 2023; St. Joseph GoFundMe created September 7, 2023 and crawled July 18, 2026; Holy Trinity GoFundMe created May 24, 2026 and crawled July 18, 2026.
Confidence: Medium-High.
Recommended action: Keep St. Joseph’s visible as an active Connecticut case, but distinguish the older Waterbury fundraiser from the new Hartford fundraiser. Ask readers for new documents or local updates.
Church of the Transfiguration - Maspeth, Queens, New York
Photo: Church of the Transfiguration, Maspeth. Renata3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Status: The Church of the Transfiguration in Maspeth, Queens, was founded as a Lithuanian parish in 1908 and is one of the most significant Lithuanian Catholic heritage churches in the New York City area. Public sources report that the Diocese of Brooklyn plans to close and sell the church, likely leading to demolition. A coalition is seeking New York City landmark protection, and Friends of Transfiguration is circulating a petition.
Current threat/status: Closure/sale/demolition risk, with active landmark petition.
What help is needed now
Sign and share the Change.org petition supporting local landmark designation.
Share the preservation case with Lithuanian organizations, Catholic heritage groups, New York preservation groups, and local media.
Send photographs, bulletins, Lithuanian Mass records, parish histories, and memories from Transfiguration.
Support respectful outreach to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and local elected officials.
Key links
Campaign / advocacy links: Historic Districts Council advocacy page, Historic Districts Council contact form, and Friends of Transfiguration Change.org petition. Sources: HDC advocacy page and petition created March 26, 2025; reviewed July 18, 2026.
Source dates: Petition created March 26, 2025 and still accepting signatures on July 18, 2026; New York Almanack report April 16, 2025; LRT report March 2025; Draugas June 2026 article notes the case is still being decided.
Confidence: High.
Recommended action: Add immediately. The public ask is clear: sign and share the landmark petition, document the parish, and keep the case visible.
How to help every campaign
Lead with faith. Explain what these parishes mean for worship, sacramental life, Catholic formation, and the transmission of faith.
Be accurate. Use documents, dates, links, and direct experience rather than rumor.
Be respectful. Advocacy is stronger when it is disciplined and serious.
Make the story visible. Share articles, contact reporters, send photographs, and help people understand that a parish is more than real estate.
Share verified fundraisers. When a community has a public donation page or legal fund, share the exact link and the source date.
Report new threats. If something is happening at a Lithuanian parish near you, tell us so it can be documented.
Tell us what is happening
If your parish has an urgent need, a hidden archive, a closure threat, or a story that should be documented, contact us. Send one photograph, one bulletin, one correction, one date, one document, or one name of someone we should interview. Light help still helps.
Email info@saveourlithuanianparishes.org or use the parish report form.
Report from your parish
Main record and parish map
Contact: info@saveourlithuanianparishes.org