Our Mission

Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish fosters Christ-centered discipleship through lifelong spiritual formation, open sharing of our gifts and active participation in our Church, schools and greater community.

Our Vision

“We the people of Immaculate Conception Parish – Ravipadu, in the Diocese of Guntur, are called through Baptism to celebrate the presence of Christ in Word and Sacrament. We are called and sent by Christ to live gratefully the life God has given us and to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. In the spirit of faith, service, and community, we strive to bring people closer together and closer to God. This we accomplish by:

• Building our lives in the image of Christ through worship and prayer.

• Contributing to the growth of our parish by spreading the Gospel by word, witness, action and evangelization.

• Inviting everyone to serve, in this way meeting the needs of our parishioners and the broader community.

• Being faithful stewards of Immaculate Conception Parish, accountable to God for by responsibly sharing our time, talents and treasures.

• Lending support to the parish leadership and working together to fulfill the mission.”

Ravipadu parish in the diocese of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Ravipadu is one of the three biggest parishes in the diocese of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. InIndia the oldest Catholicism is found in Kerala in the first century with the arrival of St. Thomas. But in the state of Andhra Pradesh, Catholic faith found its roots in between 1710-1720. The people of the village have received the faith of Christianity in 18th century. Since then they live and lead their lives in the faith of Christianity.

The Church of the Immaculate Conception was built before 140 years. It only can accommodate 250 people in the Church. As the community is growing year after year with the young men and women embrace the religious life and priesthood, the parish church is not enough for the
community to participate in the Holy Eucharist and other sacraments. Therefore, the construction of the Church to accommodate the people of the parish is inevitable and awaited.

There are almost 36 priests and more than 50 Nuns from this village alone. There are many more priests and nuns from other villages of this community.

Since the community is big and the church cannot accommodate all the people, many of them stand in an open area. Very often there is a problem for them to participate in the celebration of the sacraments, due to rain or hot sun outside the Church.

It is the wish of the people that they have the Church in their village that can accommodate all the people and enable them to participate in the celebration of the sacraments. So, there is an easy access and approachability to God. People also feel that the Church is the symbol of the presence of God. Not only Catholics but also the people who belong to other religions do stop
and look at God and make a silent prayer. This gives them an opportunity to think about God.

Hence, we humbly request your good self and consideration to give us financial aid to build a Church at this parish for which we will be ever grateful to you.