History of St. Joseph-St. Lawrence

St. Joseph of the Valley and St. Lawrence Parishes were formally merged on July 1, 2009, due to the shortage of priests.

For a year prior to the merge, Father Neal Stull and a committee of parishioners met and made plans on how to combine and develop an efficient system for Parish Council, Finance Council and other matters.  Father Neal passed away in Sept. 2009, and Father Richard McDonald lead the parish through the first year of the merger.

The merger was announced in the Year In Review in the Leaven.

Today, we are "Two Churches, One Parish".