Saint Hippolyte Parish

St. Hippolyte Church, Frenchtown

Saint Hippolyte Church

Frenchtown, PA

Events and Activities

  • Religious Services
  • Religious Education
  • Community and Service
  • Annual Ham or Chicken Dinner and Festival

St. Hippolyte is the center of Frenchtown, a village named in reference to its early immigrants. The parish was founded in 1834, a few years after missionaries began visiting the village on horseback. The first church was built in 1837, then enlarged and remodeled in 1866. Construction of the present church began in 1886. Parishioners built the church by hand, quarrying the stones for the foundation, cutting native woods for the pillars, pews, the altars and trim. They even built their own brick factory and hand made the exterior bricks. If you visit St. Hippolyte Church you can still see an 100 year old hand-carved wooden crucifix hanging in the Reconciliation Room.
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Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Our Lady of Lourdes, Cochranton

Cochranton, PA

Events and Activities

  • Religious Services
  • Religious Education
  • Community and Service
  • Fund-raising Events

The first attempt to organize a Catholic church in Cochranton was in 1874. However it was not until 1956 that a mission was successfully established. The first church was dedicated in 1962 under the patronage of Our Lady of Lourdes. The original building was distroyed by a tornado on May 31, 1985, leaving only the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes untouched. The same statue stands in front of the church today. The current church was dedicated on May 31, 1987.
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Saints Peter and Paul Devotional Chapel

Sts. Peter and Paul, Pettis

Pettis, PA

A Catholic church at Pettis, under the patronage of Saints Peter and Paul, was constructed in 1844. The present building was constructed in 1893. The mission was officially closed on December 26, 1992. It was then declared an oratory August 3, 1993.