Church's History

    -The first Catholic Church in Rock Creek precinct was St. Patrick's, located two miles north of Davey in the Irish settlement known as Enterprise. When the village of Davey was established, discussions began about moving the church to Davey. This caused the parish to split into the North Irish and the South Irish. In 1901 the south faction bought the Methodist Church in Davey. The Davey Church was  known as St. Mary's and was a mission of the St. Patrick's Church.   In 1909 a fire destroyed St. Patrick's Church. Two lots were purchased across from the St. Mary's Church in Davey to erect a new parish rectory. This was completed in 1910.  Twelve years later the north church was dismantled and in 1919 fire destroyed the Davey Church. A new brick church was built and dedicated in 1923. The two parishes then merged into what is now know as St. Mary's.