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The Methodist Episcopal Church in Rossville, Kansas, was chartered and registered with the Secretary of State on June 13, 1881. They shared the Baptist's church building along with the Christians and Presbyterians. Construction of a Methodist church…

The Methodist Episcopal Church was chartered and registered with the Secretary of State on June 13, 1881. They shared the Baptist's church building along with the Christians and Presbyterians. Construction of a Methodist church building began in 1884…

The corner stone of the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church was laid by Bishop Fink on June 18, 1899. The dedication of the completed church took place on October 29, 1899. Pictured left to right are Joe DeGraff, Charles Bixby, Mr. Roberts, Ben Mileham,…

VALLEY HO!
ST. MARYS [KANSAS] STAR
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1975
PAGE 5
Shelter House Serves as Temporary Church
Since early in July, Mass has been celebrated in the shelter house in the city park of Rossville, and sometimes under a large tree in…

A group of people, mostly children, gathered in front the old Rossville Presbyterian Church in the winter of 1914. The old Presbyterian church was built around 1883. It was made of red bricks which were made at a brick kiln located at the east edge…

The Baptists in Rossville, Kansas, built a small church on Spruce Street and dedicated this church on February 29, 1880. For a few years after that the Baptist, Christian, Presbyterian, and Methodist shared this building—each having the use of it one…

HISTORY OF ST. STANISLAUS IN ROSSVILLE
(As written by Miss Frances DeGraff)

Shortly after the holidays in 1989, I came home from K.C. where I had been sewing. I heard that Catholic services were being held in Fritz's Hall, and Catechism Classes…

As more settlers moved to the Rossville, Kansas, community, those who were of the Presbyterian faith organized their group in 1878 and met in the school in town. The church in the picture was built around 1883. It was made of red bricks which were…

The United Brethren Church was the first church building built in Rossville, Kansas. It was built about 1877. The old landmark, five miles north of Rossville, was torn down about 1952.

The corner stone of the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church was laid by Bishop Fink on June 18, 1899. The dedication of the completed church took place on October 29, 1899.