St. Boniface church of Vincent was organized in 1907 by a number of families from the St. Fidelis parish in Victoria. They were seeking to have a church nearer to their farms. Seven families were responsible for completing the building:
Moritz (Maurice) Baier
Lorenz Braun
Anton P. Dreiling
Bernhard (Ben) P. Huser
Michael Reichert
Valentin (Walter) Rajewski
Peter I. Weigel
St. Boniface Parish was served by the following Capuchin Fathers:
Edward Heyl
Callistus Rectenwald (1927-1980)
- At Home in Ellis County, Kansas: 1867-1992. Hays, KS: Ellis County Historical Society, 1991. (online)
- Transcript of The Golden Jubilee of German-Russian Settlements of Ellis and Rush Counties, Kansas, 1926.
- St. Boniface Church, Vincent, Kansas (Kansas Catholic)
- Vincent, Kansas (German Capital of Kansas)
- Saint Boniface Cemetery (findagrave.com)
- St. Boniface Cemetery (Internment.net)
