St. Martin's Church (Starkenburg, Missouri)

St. Martin's Church is a historic Catholic church building in Starkenburg, Montgomery County, Missouri in the Diocese of Jefferson City. It is now part of a religious complex near the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

History

German Catholic immigrants to the Missouri Rhineland had established a community here as early as 1852, worshiping in a log cabin. The stone church was constructed in 1873, with an addition and tower added in the 1890s.^[1]

The parish of St. Martin's at Starkenburg was merged in 1979 with St. Joseph's at Rhineland to form the Church of the Risen Savior in Rhineland, which continues to administer the site.

References

↑ "Starkenburg", The Angelus, August 2004

Coordinates: 38°44′02″N 91°33′05″W / 38.73385°N 91.55127°W / 38.73385; -91.55127

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City

Bishops	Joseph M. Marling Michael Francis McAuliffe John R. Gaydos

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Joseph Parishes Sacred Heart Church, Rich Fountain St. Martin's Church, Starkenburg St. Joseph Church, Westphalia Former parishes St. Mary's Church, Adair St. Paul Church, Center Old St. Patrick's Church, Gravois Mills St. Peter's Church, Rensselaer Shrine Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Starkenburg

Education	High Schools Helias High School, Jefferson City Sacred Heart High School, Sedalia Father Tolton Regional Catholic High School, Columbia

Priests	Anthony O'Connell

Other	Alphonse J. Schwartze Memorial Catholic Center

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