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The History of St. Martin of Tours Valley City |
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The Parish teaches
Christ's saving doctrine; |
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St Martin of Tours Valley City, Ohio -- 1900-1999 |
| 1905 |
 Storm (lightening & wind) damages church and threatens
lives of 4 people, on May 6 at 8 p.m. |
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| 1909-1937 |
Rev. Julius Kitter was also a civic leader for both Liverpool township and Medina county. He had many accomplishments; including stone roads, a new central school and electricity for the area. Power was to be brought from Brunswick, but World War I interfered. St. Martin's constructed its own small plant that was used until power was brought from Grafton, in 1928. | |
| 1929 | Rev. Jerome Rohner | |
| 1931 | School was closed. (Enrollment was never large.) | |
| 1930's | Annual Chicken Dinners began | |
| 1937-1956 | Rev. John C. Schaefer |
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| 1956-1964 | Rev. John F. Gruss | |
| 1957 | Rectory is expanded with an office and housekeepers quarters. | |
| 1961 | 100th Anniversary - the church's interior completely renovated. | |
| 1964-1966 | Rev. Thomas Sullivan | |
| 1965 | Parish Activities Center and Parish School of Religion
was built. (1849 original building and boiler house torn down.) |
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| 1966-1967 | Rev. Martin E. Cummings | |
| 1968-1974 | Rev. Paul V. Summers | |
| 1974-1986 | Rev. Francis Botzman | |
| 1986 - present | Rev. Thomas R. Dunphy (St. Martin's current Pastor) | |
| 1986 | 125th Anniversary for the 1861 church, Carved Wood Historical Board was placed in front |
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| 1989 | Complete restoration of the church exterior and interior
began. It took 1 year for completion. Major work included - all wood was stripped and stained, fresco paintings restored. |
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| 1993 | Land (7 acres) purchased to the north for future parish expansion. | |
| 1994 | Life Teen program is launched for High School Teens | |
| 1995 | Cemetery - - Walkway around 1/2 acre pond (Stations of the Cross, Mysteries of the Rosary) |
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| 1995 | Granite Altar is erected by the lake (It is inscribed with names of all priests that have served here.) |
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| 1996 | Twenty feet tall white axed granite cross is erected | |
| 1997 | Pavers installed as walkway to the cross | |
| 1998 | Parish Pastoral Council reorganized, RCIA and RCIC programs established. Parking lot was resurfaced | |
| 1998 | Deacon James Petrus very helpful, until his untimely death. | |
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