St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is part of an international Christian community founded in Paris in 1833. SVDP is committed to offering emergency assistance with utilities, clothing, furniture and other services to our neighbors in need. Our conference for the most part covers the parish boundaries.

Our mission is to bear witness to Christ and His Church by assisting families materially and spiritually on a person-to-person basis.

Our ministry includes:

• Home visitation to those in need.
• Helping with household expenses as needed (gas, electric, water, rent, and other needs).

Our conference is one of over 30 in the Dayton District Council. Our conference members are called Vincentians and we meet on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 7:00 PM at the parish office. Meetings are about one hour long and focus on the spirituality of our ministry and discussions of current and planned programs along with the disbursement of our financial help to those in need.

New members are always welcome. We are always seeking additional volunteers. We have many capacities that help us serve our neighbors. We emphasize assisting others with dignity and promoting self-sufficiency whenever possible. We will provide training and plenty of time for you to discern whether the Spirit is calling you to our ministry.

If you are interested, please leave a message on our Help Line at 937-253-5171 x106 and one of our members will respond to your call.

For those who need assistance, please contact the St. Vincent Conference at Ascension, 937-253-5171 x106, and leave a detailed message with your name, complete address including zip code, a contact number where you can be reached along with your need.

QUARTERLY summary 12/31/2024

The Ascension parishioners' generous support of our neighbors during this last quarter continues to demonstrate the strong tradition of a caring and sharing Parish.  During this past quarter, the Ascension Conference members responded to 166 calls for assistance, logging 200 service hours and 560 miles.  Our conference served 42 households and 90 people.  The Conference provided 9 rental payments and made payments for 34 households with past due utility notices.  The Conference also provided furniture vouchers, gas cards, appliance assistance to our neighbors.  While there are many calls for assistance, I would like to bring to your attention 2 calls for assistance.  The first, we received from our neighbor June.  June’s husband died suddenly and he had been the primary bill payer and in charge of all accounts.  June was struggling with the situation so one of our call takers contacted her to see what we could do to assist.  She indicated that she could use assistance paying her AES bill.  That would leave her enough to pay the other bills.  We were able to quickly contact AES and pay her AES bill.  On another household, we received a call from a family in need of assistance with rent.  The father is working two jobs and mother is 8 months pregnant and unable to work.  She stopped working several months ago as a house cleaner.  The family has 2 school age children.  Their bank card was compromised and payments that they thought were being automatically deducted had stopped.  They were able to find enough funds to make an emergency car payment and prevent re-possession.  However, that left them short on funds for rent.  We were able to make partial payment on the rent and assist keeping the family in the home.  The family was very grateful for the support the Ascension Conference provided.  We are always seeking additional volunteers.  We have many capacities that help us serve our neighbors.  We will provide training and plenty of time for you to discern whether the Lord is calling you to our ministry.  If you are interested, please leave a message on our Help Line at

937-253-5171 x106 and one of our members will respond to your call.  The continued generosity of the Ascension parish enables the Conference to assist our neighbors in need.  Your support continues the strong Ascension tradition of caring and serving others.  Your contributions are making a difference in supporting our neighbors.  The Ascension Conference is very grateful for your support.



May God bless you and your family.

Larry Simpson

President, Ascension St. Vincent de Paul Conference