St. George's Catholic Church
808 8th St NW
Cooperstown, Griggs County, North Dakota 58425
808 8th St NW
Cooperstown, Griggs County, North Dakota 58425
St. George’s Catholic Church
Cooperstown, North Dakota
“God Love you”
Mission of Jessie 1941-1944
Parish established 1944
Present church built 1953
Pastors:
Reverend George E. Miller 1941-1944
Anthony Huber, S. SS. R. 1944-1945
Bernard Guenther, C. SS. R. 1945-1950
Gerard Breitenbeck, C. SS. R. 1950-1956
Bernard Langton, C. SS. R. 1956-1959
Stanley Burke, C. SS. R. 1959-1964
(Church named in honor of Rev. George E. Miller.)
Info from – back of St. George’s Catholic Church plate
Cooperstown, North Dakota
“God Love you”
Mission of Jessie 1941-1944
Parish established 1944
Present church built 1953
Pastors:
Reverend George E. Miller 1941-1944
Anthony Huber, S. SS. R. 1944-1945
Bernard Guenther, C. SS. R. 1945-1950
Gerard Breitenbeck, C. SS. R. 1950-1956
Bernard Langton, C. SS. R. 1956-1959
Stanley Burke, C. SS. R. 1959-1964
(Church named in honor of Rev. George E. Miller.)
Info from – back of St. George’s Catholic Church plate
St George's Catholic Church
Until 1931, the few Catholics who lived in Griggs County attended Mass at Jessie or station Mass at Sutton. In that year Fr. Charles Schneider assumed pastorate of St Lawrence and established Cooperstown as a station for celebrating Mass in a member's home or the school.
In 1939, a church building formerly used by the Presbyterians was purchased for $900. It was named St George in honor of the patron saint of the pastor, Father George Miller assigned to Jessie by Bishop Muench. The first Mass was offered in this building on November 26, 1939. At that time there were 82 Catholics, and the number grew to 160 in 1944. The document of parish incorporation is dated August 29, 1941.
In 1944 Bishop Muench asked the Redemptorist Fathers to assume spiritual care of Cooperstown and raised it to the status of a parish. The Redemptorists established a mission house, and it served as a base for their traveling missionaries for twenty years.
In 1945, four acres of land were purchased north of Cooperstown for a parish cemetery. Construction of a new brick church building began in November of 1953. There is a time capsule inside the cornerstone laid by Msgr. Luke Arel.
Spiritual care of the parish was transferred to the priests of the Diocese of Fargo in 1965. There were some 300 members at that time. Father Adam Hasey led the project of building a parish rectory, with a full size catechetical center in the basement. The old mission house was then torn down to make room for a parish parking lot. Stained glass windows designed by the Lightbenders Glass Studio of Fargo were added in the late 1980's.
On December 8 of 2004, the Knights of Columbus formally initiated Our Lady of Lourdes Council 13670 with 36 charter members. Father Richard Fineo oversaw significant renovation and addition to the church interior and sanctuary area between 2005 and 2007. A new hallway and bathroom addition, with platform lift for handicap access to the basement, were added in 2013. Many generous donations made these improvements possible.
Until 1931, the few Catholics who lived in Griggs County attended Mass at Jessie or station Mass at Sutton. In that year Fr. Charles Schneider assumed pastorate of St Lawrence and established Cooperstown as a station for celebrating Mass in a member's home or the school.
In 1939, a church building formerly used by the Presbyterians was purchased for $900. It was named St George in honor of the patron saint of the pastor, Father George Miller assigned to Jessie by Bishop Muench. The first Mass was offered in this building on November 26, 1939. At that time there were 82 Catholics, and the number grew to 160 in 1944. The document of parish incorporation is dated August 29, 1941.
In 1944 Bishop Muench asked the Redemptorist Fathers to assume spiritual care of Cooperstown and raised it to the status of a parish. The Redemptorists established a mission house, and it served as a base for their traveling missionaries for twenty years.
In 1945, four acres of land were purchased north of Cooperstown for a parish cemetery. Construction of a new brick church building began in November of 1953. There is a time capsule inside the cornerstone laid by Msgr. Luke Arel.
Spiritual care of the parish was transferred to the priests of the Diocese of Fargo in 1965. There were some 300 members at that time. Father Adam Hasey led the project of building a parish rectory, with a full size catechetical center in the basement. The old mission house was then torn down to make room for a parish parking lot. Stained glass windows designed by the Lightbenders Glass Studio of Fargo were added in the late 1980's.
On December 8 of 2004, the Knights of Columbus formally initiated Our Lady of Lourdes Council 13670 with 36 charter members. Father Richard Fineo oversaw significant renovation and addition to the church interior and sanctuary area between 2005 and 2007. A new hallway and bathroom addition, with platform lift for handicap access to the basement, were added in 2013. Many generous donations made these improvements possible.