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PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
ST. FRANCIS CHURCH (OF HUMPHREY) HISTORY

St. Francis Parish began in 1883 with a small wooden frame church. The first pastor of St. Francis Parish was Rev. Theodore Arentz, OFM. In 1883 there were 14 baptisms; 2 marriages, and 1 funeral.

In 1894, the present church was built after the first church became too small for the growing congregation. Built in the Romanesque style, the church is 64 by 172 feet, with a 182-foot steeple. Ten feet were added to the steeple after a 1962 fire destroyed much of the original tower.

In the fall of 1981, the church was redecorated and the gold leaf design that enhances the three oak altars was restored.


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