Saint Monica Catholic Church

Saint Monica Catholic Church is a Catholic church at 1616 The Paseo in Kansas City, MO 64108. It is one of 783 churches in Kansas City, and one of 10 Catholic congregations in the city.

St. Monica Catholic Church is the first Catholic Church founded for African Americans in Kansas City in 1910.

Serving since 1910

1616 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO, 64108

Service times

  • Sunday 9am · Mass
  • Saturday 11:30am
  • Sunday 10am · following

Saint Monica Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 449 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Missouri — 18,927 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

Ministries at Saint Monica Catholic Church

  • Religious Education
  • First Communion
  • Confirmation
  • Sunday School
  • Junior Youth Group
  • Senior Youth Group

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Latest from St. Monica Catholic Church KC's YouTube channel: Sunday Morning Mass -September 13, 2026 at St. Monica Catholic Church (all videos).

The community around Saint Monica Catholic Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 49.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 39.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 38.0% (25.5–50.5%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 32.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.4%
  • Diabetes: 20.7%
  • Unemployment: 14.4% (5.9–22.8%)
  • Social Isolation: 36.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.6%
  • Depression: 24.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.1% (4.3–18.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Kansas City city is served by 493 churches — about one congregation for every 1,000 residents.

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