Some of our heritage and interesting facts.

St. Mary's Church as it stood in 1892. Fr. Huitink is pictured in the church.  The church would be renovated several times over the years.

Here is an image of the church from 1905.  Fr. Garthaus. The sacred heart statue above the main altar and the statue of the Blessed Mother above the altar on the left have survived and are still watching over the parish in the new church.

St. Mary's school in 1905.  The Notre Dame sisters taught the classes for the children of the parish. 

 About the Parish
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception is the only Catholic Church in the Greenville area and is an integral part of this rapidly expanding area of east central Wisconsin.

 The Church at its most  ornate.  This picture was taken in 1916 and a mural of the crucifixion was added above the high altar. 

Our Name
The name of our parish is actually St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception. It refers to Mary’s conception in the womb of Saint Anne, not the conception of Jesus! Our church was given the name near the time of the dogmatic proclamation of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. The Holy Church declared the Biblical truth of the Immaculate Conception of Mary to be held definitely by all the faithful in 1854. Our parish received this name a few years later. We are one of the earliest to receive this beautiful name. We are known as Immaculate Conception Parish by the Federal Government and as "St. Mary's" by those who  affectionately call us home.