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St. Joseph Catholic Church |
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St. Joseph Catholic Church, 102 N. Ave. P, was founded in 1924 and was the first Catholic church in Lubbock. Lubbock had originally been part of the St. Joseph's parish in Slaton. Bishop Joseph P. Lynch of Dallas purchased two lots on the corner of First Street and Avenue P, then known as Blackstone Ave., for the purpose of building a church to serve the Lubbock area. The Rev. M.G. French served as pastor for both the Slaton and Lubbock St. Joseph's churches. Mr. and Mrs. Bowen, owners of the Merril Hotel, were the church's first parishoners and hosted services for city Catholics in the hotel before the church was built. The church orginally was part of the Diocese of Amarillo, but came under the wing of the Diocese of Lubbock when it was formed in 1984 by Bishop Michael Sheehan. Lubbock's St. Joseph, currently pastored by the Rev. Martin Pina, is a mainstay in the city's Hispanic community, hosting many community events as well as being a worship center. The church, which features architecture in the Gothic style, can seat approximately 400 people for various services, although its membership is approximately 1,400 families.
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