1846
School Established on Dry Ridge Road
1860
Property aquired next to the school - used to construct a church. This new church cost a total of $5,000.
The name of "St. John the Baptist" was chosen for the church by Henry Kleine.
September 2, 1860
The Church's cornerstone was blessed.
January 1863
Rev. Jacob Rossweg was the first pastor of the new Church. He served until May 1863.
November 22, 1866
Rev. G. Egger was appointed the first resident pastor.
May 8, 1873
Father Francis C.J. Voet became the new pastor. He served for 28 years.
April, 1901
Father Clement Beckmeyer became the parish's first pastorate
1905
Father John H. Schwartz became pastor. He started construction on the 3rd school.
1906
Father Schwartz put up a two-story frame school building and Sister's house.
1912
Parish was out of debt!
June 30, 1912
Father Charles Wirtz became pastorate.
November, 1914
The old Church building was demolished. A temporary chapel was set up on the first floor of the school building.
May 16, 1922
The school and sisters' house burned to the ground around 4:30pm.
August 17, 1922
Ground was broken for a new school.
1924
Established a 2-year high school. Had a total of 5 classrooms to accomodate all 8 grades and 2 years of high school.
September 16, 1924
New school and convent were dedicated.
1946
Father Francis Siefert procured the large cross facing Dry Ridge Road in the cemetery.
1947
Parish quadrupled in size - from 100 families to 400 families.
June 10, 1947
Father George F. Kuntz became pastor.
High school programs were discontinued due to increasing enrollment for grade school.
1963
Father William Huesman was appointed pastor.
1964
School added 11 classrooms.
1967
The altar in the Church was turned to face the people.
1979
Father Carl Wollering was appointed pastor
1982
Broundbreaking on the new Parish Center.
1983
Father Charles Bowes became pastor.
1985
The new Parish Center was dedicated. It was used for physical education classes, sports, school programs, and 11am Sunday Mass.
1995
The new Church was anticipated to cost $3.4 million.
March 4, 1995
The final Mass in the Church built in 1915 was celebrated at 5:30pm.
March 23, 1997
Dedication of the new Church.
1998
Father Tim Kallaher became the new pastor of the new Parish.
2005
The 1863 & 1916 bells were raised and a new bell was added in the bell tower.
2008
The school became the official Catholic school for the St. John the Baptist, St. John Neumann, and Corpus Christi parishes.
2010
St. John's celebrates 150th Anniversary.
2018
Fr. Peter St. George becomes pastor.