St. John the Evangelist Church and School

Historical marker location:

Paducah, Kentucky

( 6705 Old Highway 45 S., Paducah)

Roots of the first Catholic parish in McCracken Co. go back to German immigrants who settled in this area about 1839. Fr. Elisha Durbin said Mass in homes until log church was built in 1849. A frame church was built in 1869 & used until the present church was dedicated in 1933. Extensive renovation was completed in 2006.

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First school on site was called “Spring School” and was used to prepare children for sacraments, with students being taught by priests and lay persons. Sisters of Charity operated the grade school from 1900-12 and Sisters of Mercy serving from 1913-92. High school curriculum offered from 1938-65. Grade school closed in 2008.

Dedicated December 27, 2013.

Catholic Church Schools Sisters of Charity of Nazareth