On 18 October 1904, St. John the Baptist Church was dedicated. In the years following, a rectory, parochial school, and sister’s house were also erected. The parochial school and sister's house are no longer part of the parish.
The current church building was dedicated on 22 September 1918.
Location:
100 S. Main St.
PO Box 187
Spearville, KS 67876
620.385.2212
Volga German families settled in and around Spearville, Kansas.
Location:
412 S. Waumbaugh St.
Bazine, KS 67516
785.398.2292
History:
St. Paul Congregational Church was founded in Bazine in 1907.
Location:
102 Washington St.
Bazine, KS 67516
785.398.2360
The current church building serving the Seventh Day Adventist Congregation in Bazine was built in 1946.
Location:
213 N. Lawrence St.
Bazine, KS 67516
785.398.2498
Peace Lutheran Church was located approximately 4 miles NE of Alexander. This congregation disbanded and its members and the parish records were transferred to the First Lutheran Church in LaCrosse.
Emanuel Grunauer, son of Abraham Grunauer & Ursula Roth, was born 22 July 1894 in Basel, Basel-Stadt Kanton, Switzerland. He studied at the Basel Theological Seminary, and served the Volga German parish in Katharinenstadt from 1820-1823. From 1823 to his death in 1850, he served the parish in the colony of Messer. He died 1 April 1850 in Messer.
Johann Baptist Cattaneo, son of Thomas and Ursula Cattaneo, was born 27 June 1746 in Lavin, Graubünden Kanton, Switzerland. He studied at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Zürich, Switzerland, and was ordained 26 June 1766 in nearby Süs. He married Barbara Thomas.