Church of St. Joseph (West St. Paul)
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The Church of St. Joseph is a catholic church and elementary school located in West Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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[edit] History
The Church of St. Joseph was founded in 1942 and originally housed in what use to be "Sloppy Joe's"" tavern. An elementary school was added to the property and dedicated June 19, 1949. Since this time, the church has grown to 2,400 households and a much larger new church was built on the other end of the school and dedicated on October 9, 1988.
[edit] Pastors
- Father Peter Wittman (2006-Present)
[edit] School
When the school opened in 1949, the teachers were Sisters of St. Joseph of Crookston. The school has grown and in the 2005-2006 school year the school had enrolled 680 students between Kindergarten and grade eight.
