Building Hope
Our parish comes from humble beginnings. In 1983, two women approached the Diocese of Dallas with the idea of establishing a new Catholic community to meet the spiritual needs of the growing Coppell area. A year later, as a mission church, St. Ann celebrated its first Mass with 225 people in attendance. St. Ann grew rapidly and was named a parish in 1986. In 1989, the first of our permanent facilities opened — the Assembly Room, current parish offices and meeting rooms.
Building Hope
We belong to a parish that is alive in action and spirit thanks to our love for one another and our desire to follow the teachings of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Since our founding, the parishioners of St. Ann have built a thriving faith community full of Catholics from throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
Over the last thirty-five years, the community of St. Ann has grown from a small mission church to one of the largest parishes in the Diocese of Dallas. While the number of parishioners in the pews has changed, our vision has not: We bring people to Jesus, form disciples and send them to transform the world.
Today, we have more than 8,000 parish families and over 80 active ministries. Although we have available space, we are not using it to its full potential. Through these plans, we will finish 19,687 square feet of space and renovate 17,381 square feet.
Four years ago, we formed a building committee to identify the needs of our community and explore the renovation of the St. Ann Center. Through extensive strategic planning and discussions with ministry leaders and staff, the committee proposed an impressive plan to better serve parishioners today and in the future. We conducted a planning study to introduce the plans to the entire parish community.
After receiving positive study results, we elected to move forward with a capital campaign. The final plans will ensure we have the resources and space to serve parishioners in the pews and Catholics throughout Dallas-Fort Worth and beyond. This plan is more than building walls; it is about building hope for our future as a Catholic community. The foundation laid thirty-five years ago gives us hope for an even brighter future.