Black and Indian Missions

Join our brothers and sisters throughout the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on the weekend of February 21-22, 2026, by supporting the Black and Indian Mission Annual Appeal. You can make a difference! Please offer your prayerful, vocal and financial support.

This collection has, for more than 175 years, changed the landscape of evangelization and education efforts for Native Americans, Alaskan Americans and African Americans throughout the United States. Our financial support is the mechanism that affects the Church’s evangelization efforts. We all agree that never have the needs for the Native Americans, Alaskan Americans and African Americans communities been so great. History tells us that lasting change to a community can all come through faith, hope and charity.

Historically, evangelization efforts by Churches and schools among African Americans, Native Americans, Eskimo and Aleut communities are funded by the collection’s grant awards, which are instrumental in building their Christian communities and sharing the joy of knowing Christ. Your support has helped educate African American and Native American seminarians for priestly service to our Catholic communities.

Your support provides the presence of missionaries here in African American, Native American, and Alaska Native missions, parishes, schools, religious education programs and the many, many diocesan programs and projects that strengthen the work of the Gospel. Your partnership places Bibles and catechetical materials in the hands of priests, consecrated men and women, and lay leaders. Your sacrifice impacts pastoral work across the country and addresses the need to train catechists, permanent deacons, and seminarians for future generations here in many of our neighborhoods and backyards. It is only through this constant generosity that evangelization efforts are multiplied a thousand-fold.

Thank you for your continued support of this collection. More information about the Black and Indian Missions can be found at www.blackandindianmission.org.

An envelope for the Black and Indian Missions is included in the monthly envelope packet. Please make sure your check is made payable to the parish church, clearly marking in the memo Black and Indian Missions (4021). If you use online giving, click the link at the top of the web page to make a one-time or recurring gifts using debit cards, credit cards, or eChecks (ACH).