St. John the Evangelist is a permanently closed Catholic parish in Lithium, MO. The parish was founded in 1904. The parish closed in 1985.
- Year founded: 1904
- Year closed: 1985 (81 years)
- Territory merged into: Our Lady Of Victory - Sereno (Currently Open)
St. John the Evangelist was initially known as St. Theresa's. It was established in 1904. A church and rectory were completed in 1906. By 1907 Lithium was serving as mission parish of Claryville. In 1938, in deference to a donor who provided most of the money for a new church building, the parish was renamed St. John the Baptist. After the dedication of the new church that same year, a statue of the patron saint was commissioned by Archbishop Glennon. When it arrived it was uncrated and recognized as St. John the Evangelist. And so it remained. At first, it was a mission parish of Claryville, then of Sereno, and finally of Perryville (by 1982). The church was closed in 1985 and its faith community invited to be part of Our Lady of Victory (Sereno).
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