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This is a small one story red brick, glass, and aluminum-sided building is located at 217 North Main. According to the facebook page of the parish, the original Knights were formed in 1911 and the present Knights Council was formed in 1986. (
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From the history of the St. Bonaventure Parish:
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"In 1887 the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway began construction from Kansas City to Chicago. A location was chosen as a terminal or division point between these two cities, which was situated in North Central Missouri. By January 1888 the first town lot was sold in the newly platted division point of the railway, later to known as Marceline.
Marceline received its name at the request of one of the directors of the new railroad, whose wife bore the somewhat Spanish name of "Marcelina". So with a change of the last vowel, this became the name of the new railroad city.
The new railroad city grew so rapidly that six months after the first lot was sold, it boasted a population of 2,500. Marceline's present population is 2,558 making it the second largest town in Linn County.
St. Bonaventure Parish was founded in 1888 by Bishop John J. Hogan of Kansas City when the town of Marceline was established. It was named in honor of the great Franciscan hero, St. Bonaventure – hoping the Franciscans at Wien would take control of it. The monks at Wien declined and Fr. Thomas Burke became the founding resident pastor.
Catholics of Irish, Italian, German, Croatian, and Czechoslovakian origins were the first members of the parish. Most worked the Santa Fe railroad, as Marceline was established as a coal and watering stop for the Chicago/Kansas City run. The first church building was a wooden structure heated with a pot bellied stove. In 1907 electric lights replaced the gas lamps. In 1937 a “modern” heating system was installed and placed in the newly dug basement.
One such newcomer to Marceline was Walt Disney. Walt’s family moved here with the railroad after Walt was born, living here for a little over four years. During Walt’s short time here he started to draw – and to dream.
"To tell the truth, more things of importance happened to me in Marceline than have happened since - or are likely to in the future"
Walt Disney
With the passing of the boom town days and additional developments and stabilization of its railroad offices, the businesses of the town became more permanent, Marceline continues to prosper as a thriving community nestled in the hills of north central Missouri. 1959 brought a devastating fire and the gutted church was redecorated. Another facelift was done in 1979 under the direction of Fr. Richard Frank, with the current interior redone in 2001 under the direction of Fr. Manus Daly.
Our People
St. Bonaventure is home to over 270 Marceline and area families. Although the railroad no longer uses Marceline as a coaling stop, agriculture and industry provides plenty of opportunity for our hard working people. Our downtown area remains busy and full of vibrant stores and businesses."