Grenville church ends mass services after 130 years

Community left without active place of worship
  • Grenville’s St. Joseph Catholic Church has closed its doors for mass services after 130 years in operation. Now, the church will seek new avenues of usage after being constructed for Catholic masses in 1894. Reporter & Farmer | Brenner Cariveau
    Grenville’s St. Joseph Catholic Church has closed its doors for mass services after 130 years in operation. Now, the church will seek new avenues of usage after being constructed for Catholic masses in 1894. Reporter & Farmer | Brenner Cariveau

    St. Joseph Catholic Church in Grenville has ceased weekend mass services as of Sept. 1 due to the shortage of priests in the Sioux Falls Diocese to cover the eight Catholic parishes in Day, Marshall and Roberts counties cited as the main reason for closure, according to church member Darlene Lesnar.

    The Grenville church first opened it’s doors in 1894, with this year marking the 130th year of weeke…