PARISH INFORMATION

The Parrish of Holy Angels Catholic Church goes back to the early 1900’s when the first Catholic families settled in Surry County. Abbott-Bishop Haid of Belmont Abby dispatched Monks to offer the Holy Sacrifices of the Mass for the faithful.

Holy Angels Catholic Church was given Parrish status in 1930 when the construction of the granite Chapel and Rectory was completed.

The Parrish Hall was built in 1994 and named in honor of long time Pastor Monsignor Arthur Duncan. Our Parrish had approximately 150 families at the time, which outgrew the capacity to have Mass in the Chapel. It was decided that the Monsignor Duncan Center (MDC) would be utilized to become the worship space for Sunday Mass.

Since that time, our Parrish has continued to grow to its current size of approximately 400 families. We have once again outgrown the worship space of the MDC. An expansion plan was considered, but due to high construction costs and land availability, an alternate plan was considered. It was proposed that we buy the church on 520 Rockford Street, which would be much more economical and faster to move into. The plan was approved by the Bishop & Diocese and the Church was purchased in October 2024. The church is free from debt, but we need the Capital Campaign to raise the necessary funds to renovate building and site and to make it a proper place of Catholic worship for our growing Parish for generations to come.