Catholic services in Oakfield have been held at several locations since 1900. Early services were performed in private homes by an itinerant priest from East Pembroke. In 1905 Reverand Walsh purchased the German Methodist Episcopal Church at 31-33 Maple Avenue (upper left), which was used for services until late 1913, when a new church at 32 South Pearl Street was completed (lower left). The Pearl Street church offered mass on the second floor, with the first floor reserved for community functions. In 1930 the church at 55 Maple Avenue, St. Cecilia's (background image), was completed and is still in use today as part of the Padre Pio Parish. The Pearl Street church was demolished in 1945. Information obtained in part from Nancy Bow's article in the Genesee County 20th Century in Review history book. The Pearl Street image is from a postcard circa 1920. The other images are from Genesee County tax records.
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