St. Bridget |
The little ole church on the hill |
Welcome! May our patron saint's Irish eyes smile on you as you browse our web site.
The Saint Bridget Historical Society was established in 1970, as a non-profit corporation, to safeguard and watch over the interests and property of the old St. Bridget Church (above) and its former parish.
This parish was established in 1862 and in September, 1967 the parish of St. Bridget was closed by the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. It was the intent of the Archdiocese to tear down this building when former parishioners took up its cause and formed the St. Bridget Historical Society and saved this church from destruction.
In 1972, Archbishop Strecker, then Archbishop of the diocese, transferred ownership of the church building to the St. Bridget Historical Society of Rural Axtell, Kansas. We are very appreciative and indebted to Archbishop Strecker for saving our church.
In September of 1995 this church building was accepted as a Kansas Historic Site and in October, 1996 St. Bridget Church was listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. We hope you will enjoy browsing through our Web site.
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