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 the last church, built of bricks, 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 spiritual, physical, and material resources to make the parish community successful, and the parish thrived through the religious zeal of its members. At least 24 parishioners entered religious vocations.