St. Boniface Church, Evansville
Parish planning for St. Boniface Church
began in 1878. Father William Bultman
was appointed the first pastor in 1880. A
twin-towered brick structure quickly re-
place the first temporary flame building
completed in 1881.
Fire destroyed the church on Easter
morning in 1902, but rebuilding began al-
most immediately, with help from the Ger-
man Catholic Central Society.
German culture is still an important part
of the current parish description, as is "West Side spirit.". Many
members are elderly, retirees, and middle class. The Westside
St. Boniface Church
418 North Wabash Avenue
Evansville, Indiana 47712
(812) 425-8375
Pastor: Rev. William Schwenk
In residence: Rev. Robert Wannemuehler
Youth Ministers; Donna Beard,
Nancy Stephens
Secretaries: Joan Preske, Dolores Hupfer
Westside Catholic Consolidated Schools
(6-8)
Assistant Principal: Donna McGinness
2031 West Michigan
Evansville, Indiana 47712
(812) 422-1014
Catholic Consolidated School involves St. Boniface and two other parishes.. Parish organizations include Senior Citizens and the consolidated PTA.
St. Joseph Church, Vanderburgh Co.
St. Joseph Church in Vanderburgh
County is rural and suburban and very
family-oriented. Generations of families
live in the area. Many of the people share a
German-American heritage. They are hard
working, with a majority of the families
earning a middle income.
Mass was celebrated in the territory as
early as 1836. A log church was built in
1841. A brick church, built in 1851, was
destroyed by fire in 1887, and replaced by
St. Joseph Church, Vanderburgh County
6202 West St. Joseph Road
Evansville, Indiana 47720
(812) 963-3273
Pastor: Rev. Richard Wildeman
Deacons: Francis Hillenbrand, Gilbert Fehrenhacher
Music Minister: Sister Rose Wildeman, O.S.B.
Parish Secretary: Judy Kaiser
St. Joseph School
Principal: Elizabeth Field
6130 West St. Joseph Road
Evansville, Indiana 47720
(812) 963-3335
the current church structure in 1888.
A new school in 1958 replaced an old school built in 1879.
Parish organizations include Senior Citizens, Youth, Christian FAmily Movement, Women's Club, Men's Club, Knights of St. John,
and Cursillo.
St. Matthew Church, Mt. Vernon
Pastor: Rev. Joseph Swartz
DRE: Carole Doherty
Youth Ministers: Dan and Susanne Hayden
!Music Minister: Tom Scheller
Parish Secretary: Jacqueline DeMunck
St. Matthew Church
421 Mulberry Street
Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620
(812) 838-2535
St. Matthew School
Principal: Sister Christine Kempf,
O.S.B.
401 Mulberry Street
Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620
(812) 838-3621
St. Matthew Church was established with
the construction of a church-school combi-
nation building in 1857, but priests visited
the area as far back as 1840, according to
the parish history. A'new church was built
in 1880. School records date back to 1861
when J. Weiss taught in a private home.
The parish population currently is mo-
bile and tends to be young or middle aged.
Most parishioners have a high school edu-
cation, many have professional and college
degrees.
Parish organizations include Youth, Women's Club, Men's
Club, Scouts, CYO, School Parents' Association, St. Vincent de
Paul, Bereavement Group and Cursillo.
St. Philip, St. Philip
Pastor: Rev. David Fleck
Music Minister: Angie Folz
Parish Secretary: Karen Folz
St. Philip Church
3500 South St. Philip Road
Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620
(812) 985-2275
St. Philip School
Principal: Anna Bruggenschmidt
3420 South St. Philip Road
Evansville, Indiana 47620
(812) 985-2447
Priests visited the St. Philip area as
early as 1830.
Early plans far a log church did not pan
out, but under the guidance of Father
Roman Weinzapfel, the first church at St.
Philip was built in 1847. A school was
opened in 1851.
The new church, built of bricks made on
the parish grounds with clay from the sur-
rounding area, was completed in 1859.
The parish today is stable and experi-
encing growth. It has people of diverse ages, diverse income
and diverse education -- ranging from less than high school to
professional. People are very generous with their time and talent, according to the parish profile.
Parish organizations include Senior Citizens, Youth, Women's Club, Men's Club, School Parents' Association, and St. Vincent de Paul.
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St. Theresa Church, Evansville
St. Theresa Church has a healthy
mix of age groups, many persons of
middle income, with high school and
college educations, according to the
parish profile. People are involved.
St. Theresa was founded during the
St. Theresa Church
725 Wedeking Avenue
Evansville, Indiana 47711-3897
(812) 422-8211
growth years following World War II. Pastor: Rev. Theodore Tempel
v Two former government buildings be- Pastoral Associate, DRE, Youth Minister:
came the church and the school. A new school opened in 1949. Sister Jennifer Miller, O.S.B.
The first Mass in the auditorium style church was celebrated in Admires" trative Assistant: Lynn Ubelhor
May 1950. : Pastoral Minister:. Eva Key
Marian Day School moved to St. Theresa School in 1983.
Parish organizations include Senior Citizens, Youth, Men's
Club, Couple's Club, Pro-Life Group, Scouts, School Parents' Association, St. Vincent de Paul, rosary Prayer Group and Bereavement Group.
St. Wendel Church, St. Wendel
St. Theresa School
Principal: Karen Rierdan
700 Herndon Drive
Evansville, Indiana 47711
(812) 423-1763
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A log church was built at St. Wendel
Church in 1842, and replaced by a new
church in 1854. The parish encompasses por-
tions of two counties -- Vanderburgh and
Posey. The first school, built in 1844, strad-
dled the county line. A new school was built
in 1958.
Both parents Work in many of the families
of the parish, according to the parish profile.
Income level is medium. There are mixed age
groups and a mixture of occupations. The
parish has a rural culture and a German heritage.
St. Wendel Church, Posey County
10542 West Boonville.New Harmony Road
Evansville, Indiana 47720-7901
(812) 963-3733
Pastor:. Rev. David Nunning
Deacon: Joseph Blankenberger
Parish Secretary: Donna Dilger
St. Wendel School
Principal: Ann Friedman
4725 St. Wendel-Cynthiana Road
Wadesville, Indiana 47638
(812} 963-3958
