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Build businesses that matter.

The Catholic Chamber unites Catholic business owners, professionals, and consumers across Fort Wayne, strengthening our faith and our local economy, together.

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Get updates on events, membership, and how we're building a Catholic economy right here in Fort Wayne.

The Challenge We Face

Somewhere along the way, business became a place to leave your faith at the door.

Our economy shapes almost everything about how we live, work, and raise our families, yet Catholics in business are routinely expected to keep their faith quiet, private, and separate from how they lead, hire, and serve. The result is a Catholic economy that is scattered instead of strong.

  • Catholic businesses operate in isolation, with no coordinated network or shared voice.
  • Younger Catholics see fewer local, visible examples of faith and enterprise thriving together.
  • Faith-driven leaders feel pressure to keep their convictions private, even in their own businesses.

We started the Catholic Chamber to answer that. Not with slogans, but with a real, organized Catholic economic presence in Fort Wayne.

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Who We Are

A founding group, building something real.

Our People

Founded by business owners

A group of committed Catholic business owners and professionals who chose to build this together, not a top-down initiative.

Our Structure

A registered 501(c)(6)

An established nonprofit trade association, organized for the shared interests of its members and the common good.

Our Standing

Blessed by the Diocese

We carry the blessing of the Vicar General of the Fort Wayne / South Bend Diocese, and we operate in accordance with the Church.

Why We Exist

Faith isn't meant to stop at the office door.

Catholics in business often operate in isolation, without a coordinated network, and often facing quiet pressure to keep their faith out of the marketplace. The Catholic Chamber exists to change that: uniting Catholic business owners, professionals, and consumers in the Fort Wayne area to build a vibrant Catholic economy, support faith-driven leadership, and create real opportunity for Catholics to live and work in alignment with what they believe.

  • Economic life is a vital, legitimate arena for living out the Catholic faith.
  • Collective action strengthens both the individual business and the broader community.
  • Trust is built through integrity, competence, and consistency, not promises.

"The Catholic Chamber exists to strengthen Catholic businesses, build community, and create lasting opportunity through faith lived in the marketplace."

Our Guiding Conviction
What We're Building

Three commitments behind everything we do.

Every event, every introduction, every conversation serves one of these.

Connection

We connect Catholics across parishes and professions, building a trusted network where faith and business meet.

Faith

We support faith-driven leadership, so members can operate confidently and publicly in alignment with what they believe.

Prosperity

We work toward a vibrant, lasting Catholic economic presence: prosperity with purpose, for families and for the Church.

Signature Events

Where the Chamber comes together.

A few times a year, we gather in person to introduce our businesses, build relationships, and support one another in the marketplace.

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Confirmed · Aug 29

Catholic Business Expo

Saturday, August 29 · 9–11am

Introduce your business to parishioners and Catholics from across the area, and build relationships with other Catholic business owners and professionals, following the 8:15am Mass.

  • WhenSat, Aug 29 · 9–11am (after 8:15am Mass)
  • WhereSt. Jude's, Fort Wayne (basement & parking lot)
  • Cost$25 per table · space is limited
Reserve a Table: Call or Text
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Save the Date · Details Coming

Taste and See

An evening for the two of you

Our annual celebration of Fort Wayne's Catholic-owned restaurants, reimagined this year as a date night for spouses or that special someone. Date, venue, and tickets to be announced.

  • WhatTastings from Catholic-owned restaurants
  • WhoBring your spouse, or someone special
  • WhenTo be announced
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Membership

Own a Catholic business in Fort Wayne? We'd like to meet you.

Members join to become part of a trusted network of Catholic professionals, strengthen their business through meaningful relationships, and operate confidently in alignment with their faith, while helping build a lasting Catholic economic presence here in Fort Wayne.

  • Introductions to fellow Catholic business owners and professionals across the region.
  • A place at Chamber events, from the Catholic Business Expo to Taste and See.
  • A voice in building a stronger, more visible Catholic economy in Fort Wayne.
Get Started

Start the conversation.

Membership dues are kept fair and accessible. Reach out and Joe will walk you through what membership looks like for your business.

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No pressure, no pitch. Just a conversation about whether it's a good fit.

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