St. Patrick Catholic Church was organized as a parish in 1862, and its first church, made of logs, was built in 1863, when the community was mostly Irish. A second church, a wood frame building, was erected in 1874, and a final brick church was built in 1915. Over the years, people of German heritage settled in the area, and the parish community grew to more than 100 families. St. Patrick Church operated a school until 1954. The church closed in 1994, and the building was razed in 2001. Parishioners contributed their spiritual, physical, and material resources to make the parish community successful, and the parish thrived due to the religious zeal of its members. At least 24 parishioners entered religious vocations.