St. John Nepomucene Caholic Church - Robstown, TX - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

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A former Methodist Church on East Ave B and 2nd Street was purchased in 1924, finally giving Slavic Catholics their own place of worship. It was named after St. John Nepomucene, a popular saint among Czech-speaking Catholics. It became a mission of St. Boniface Parish in Corpus Christi. Various priests served over the next decade, until 1934 when newly ordained Father George Steven Scecina was appointed the first resident pastor of St. John's as well as pastor of St. Frances of Rome mission parish in nearby Agua Dulce. Father Scecina would remain pastor of St. John's for the next 49 years.

A new church was built and furnished on this site in 1937, with a rectory added the next year. Father Scecina had a convent and school built near the church in 1945, staffed by nuns from Indiana. By 1951, St. John's taught classes from elementary school to high school, graduating its first senior class of 13 students in 1955. More than 320 students graduated from high school before it closed its doors in 1970. Grades one through eight continued to be taught at the original site until 1986. Father Scecina died in 1988.

Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of organization: 01/01/1924 Date of building construction: 01/01/1937 Diocese: Corpus Christi Address/Location: 603 North First St. Robstown, TX USA 78380 Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed Archdiocese: Not listed Relvant Web Site: Not listed

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