Mary Kate Westrich is a worship leader, song writer, and artist with a passion for Christian ministry. She’s planned and led music for numerous events across the country, including retreats and conferences such as Luke 18, Project Life, Generation Life, Vacation Bible School, and the St. Louis Catholic Women for Christ Conference.

Mary Kate is a music minister at St. Clare Catholic of Assisi Church in Ellisville, Missouri, and frequently performs music for many other parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis as well. In addition, she regularly plans and delivers Sunday liturgies and cantors at weddings and other Catholic celebrations.

Mary Kate was blessed with the opportunity to open for the Christian band Tenth Avenue North at the beONE concert series at Assumption Parish in O’Fallon, Missouri. She is the worship leader for the St. Louis regional women’s ministry, Enough, and has been a key member of the worship team for multiple Steubenville Youth Conferences since 2016.

Mary Kate was a featured musical artist for the Theology of the Body Institute’s 2020 Virtual Conference and for WorshipNOW Publishing at the 2020 National Catholic Youth Conference.

As a former campus minister at a St. Louis-area Catholic high school, she sang at worship services, organized group retreats, and fostered community and faith among students.

Mary Kate writes and records original Christian music and will be releasing her first EP in November 2020. She also has performed background vocals for numerous Catholic musicians’ albums.

Mary Kate hopes to inspire others to set the world on fire with their gifts and the mission God has given them. She and her husband Chris live in St. Louis, Missouri.