St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
The lots for the Catholic Church were purchased on November 22, 1881. The original frame building was used as a place of worship until...
Beecher Bible and Rifle Church
The church was established in late June, 1857 by settlers from the Connecticut-Kansas Company. The purpose of the group sponsored by the Company was...
St. Mary’s College (Originally St. Mary’s Mission)
A Brief History of St. Mary's Mission St. Marys, Kansas Following their removal from the Great Lakes area, Pottawatomie Indians were moved to Kansas....
Presbyterian Church
The distinction of being the oldest church organization in Marion County belongs to the Presbyterian Church of Marion, which is also listed on the...
Historic Mennonite Brethren Church
This is the oldest Mennonite Brethren church building in the United States. Built in 1893, it was the first classroom of Tabor College, a...
Bethany Lutheran Church
The interior of this historic church is reminiscent of churches in rural Sweden with a hand-crafted altar and large oil paintings.rn
The First Presbyterian Church
Designed by Charles W. Squires and built in 1897. The limestone block construction with multiple towers and large mitered, arched stained glass windows is...
United Methodist Church
The cornerstone of the first frame church was laid in 1868. It must have taken a while to erect the first church, as it...
Christian Congregational Church
The Congregational Church was Built in Gothic style of architecture in 1888 of Greenwood County limestone. The bell in the tower originally hung in...
St. Mary’s Chapel
As the first stone church in Kansas, the original building was constructed by the Episcopalians in the mid 1850's. The cornerstone was laid by...
