The Diocese of Lubbock announces the opening of the Guadalupe Youth and Family Center of the Diocese of Lubbock. The building officially opens November 4.
The center houses the staff of the diocese’s marriage and family life and chancellor’s office; the youth, young adult and campus ministry office; and the diocese’s safe environment office. While the Diocese of Lubbock is not hosting a formal grand opening for the new center, the Guadalupe Youth and Family Center is open for meetings and events to begin to take place.
Plans for a new youth and family center in the former Guadalupe Elementary School in the Guadalupe Neighborhood in north Lubbock were announced in August 2024.
The Lubbock Independent School District School Board — by a unanimous vote — donated the building, located at 101 N Avenue P, to the diocese in March 2024.
Ministering to youth and young people was the most frequently mentioned theme in listening sessions Bishop Coerver led in 2022 in the 60 Catholic churches across the 25,000 square-mile area making up the diocese.
“As a diocesan Church we must move boldly and intentionally into a new approach to serving our youth and all young people,” Most Rev. Robert M. Coerver, Bishop of Lubbock, said. “Moving forward in new directions with ministry to youth will require great commitment and collaboration among the entire People of God throughout the Diocese of Lubbock.”
With Bishop Coerver’s guidance, the Guadalupe Youth and Family Center will serve as a headquarters for collaboration with– and a commitment to— thousands of young people and families in the 25 counties of the Diocese of Lubbock.
The Guadalupe Youth & Family Center and the diocese’s marriage and family life and chancellor’s office; the youth, young adult and campus ministry office; and the diocese’s safe environment office can continue to be reached by calling the Diocese of Lubbock’s main phone number at (806)792-3943.