St. Joseph Church was established in the year 1914 by the Jesuits of the Pune Province. We, the Redemptorists established our presence in Panodi on 30th June 2017 by the Bishop of Nasik, Lourdes Swamy at the initiative of our former Vice Provincial Fr Ivel Mendanha. The pioneers of this mission are Fr Neville and late, Fr Merwin Victor alongwith young priests like Fr Jerry Fernandes and Juvance Serrao are co-pioneers.

Our co-associates are the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross. They work to empower women by encouraging through Self-Help Groups and are also engaged in our parish activities.

The Parish consists of 150 families approximately with approx 480 to 500 members. Three priests in this quadrenium working there are Fr Neville Fernandes, Fr Peter Michael, and Fr Savio Fernandes.

The language of the liturgy is Marathi. Services on weekdays are at 7 am. On Wednesday and Thursday at 7 pm and on Sundays 8.30 am. The association of the parish is the Parish council.

Our work is mainly building the faith of the people through the celebration of sacraments, catechesis and empowering the poor through various educational and social projects initiated by our Sanjeevan Seva-Rakshan Trust for social work.

The watershed project is done with the help of Fr Robert D'costa, SJ. The aim is to prevent migration and to give employment. We also run the "I Will Learn" project educating children of SC/ST class. It aims to strengthen the foundation of the children in English, Maths, Computer and other skill-based activities.