Our Lady of Guadalupe Church was built as a mission to St. Teresa’s Church for the Mexican people who lived in the Hutchinson area in 1927. The culture, tradition and heritage that was a part of their life in Mexico was able to be continued in the new church.  The parish was dedicated on Nov 11, 1927.  A variety of priests became pastors over the years.  Fr Nagle began the sacramental ministry for Hispanics while at St. Theresa's.  Along with diocesan priests, two religious orders, OSA-Order of St. Augustine and CPPS-order of the Precious Blood, provided priests who spoke Spanish. The Mass was offered in Spanish until 1963. 

In the early 1960s, the parish outgrew the original site, and the south part of Hutchinson became more industrialized. The parish needed a new location.  With the blessing of Bishop Mark Carroll, Fr. Francis Cox and a steering committee from OLG selected the present site in South Hutchinson for the new parish.  In December 1963, the parish purchased 9.9 acres at the present site for $10,500 .

The parish hall and church were built and dedicated on March 28, 1965. The new location offered a new church and hall and much needed land for the growing parish.    There have been many improvements to the church and grounds.

• 2 Ball diamonds east of hall: began in 1975 and completed in 1978. Famous Dinky Diner created under main bleachers.
• 1979, Parking lot paved and lights installed.
• Our Lady of Guadalupe outdoor shrine, an outstanding ceramic on concrete base with set of pictures depicting the miracle at Tepeyac Hill. This is probably one of the largest and most beautiful shrines of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Kansas.  The shrine was erected in May and dedicated on Dec 12, 1982.
• Classrooms added to parish hall; tractor room added; 1984.
• Church bell tower: bells installed on May 11, 1990; dedicated  June 3, 1990.  Frank and Rachel Raya, Tony and Rachel Flores; and the US Paratroopers: Manuel Curiel jr., R.V. Vieyra, Santos  Vieyra and Trunquilino "Trunkie" Vieyra.
• Renovation of church with addition of stained glass windows.  Lower windows depict the Glorious Mysteries and the Joyful Mysteries with two additional windows for Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of Lourdes.  Upper windows tell the story of the Catholic Church in the Western Hemisphere to include Saints from North and South America.  Hand carved statues of St. David Roldan, a Mexican martyr of 1927, and the Holy Family were placed in new prayer "niches".  (Hand carved in Mexico) Project began June 27, 1994, and was completed December 12 of that year.
• Perpetual Adoration of the Holy Eucharist began on February 5, 1995.  Early organizers: Margaret Pracht, Nadine Oberle, Theresa Murillo, and Ann Ramos.
• Fr. Colin Boor began monthly Spanish Mass in 1997.
• Merging of St. Agnes parish in Castleton.  Last Mass celebrated on January 25, 1998.  All Sacramental records are preserved at Our Lady of Guadalupe.
• There are four Murals inside top area of church depicting the scenes of Mary’s visits with Juan Diego at Tepeyac Hill; painted by Cesar Ramirez Verdin.   In the summer of 2000, Fr Ned Blick took a group of young people on a mission trip to Monterrey, MX.  They worked to repair homes in a parish area that had ties to the Catechetical Sisters of the Poor who had worked at the parish in South Hutchinson since 1997.  Cesar offered to come to South Hutchinson to paint the murals as a way of saying thank you. Fr. Blick said, "The murals add a lot of color and life, and it looks like they were always there."  The 4 murals are the largest artistic representations of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Kansas.
• Full wall picture of the Divine Mercy in adoration chapel

PASTORS OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

OSA = Order of Saint Augustine

C.P.P.S. Order of the Precious Blood

Rev.  Gabriel Perez OSA                            1928-1929

Rev. Michael Barry                                        1930-1931

Rev. Fernando de Salterain                      1932-1934

Rev. Leandro Abella                                      1932-1935

Rev. Porfirio Fernandez OSA                   1935-1938

Rev. Emil J Meyer C.P.P.S                            1938-1943

Rev. Anthony G. Kraft C.P.P.S                   1943-1945

Rev. John J Horton                                         1945-1946

Rev. Hyacinth Clarey C.P.P.S.                   1946-1954

Rev. Peter Brewston                                     1954

Rev. Vincent Dillon                                        1954-1955

Rev. Ignatius Jimenez                                   1955-1963

Rev. Francis J Cox                                           1963-1973                             

Rev. Colin J Boor                                             1973-1999

Rev. Ned Blick                                                   1999-2007

Rev. Brian Nelson                                           2007-2012

Rev.  Ned Blick                                                  2012-2018

Rev. Todd J. Shepherd                                  2018-2021

Rev. Juan Garza                                                2018-2019

Rev. Charles Seiwert                                     2019-2021

Rev. Eric M Weldon                                       2021-present

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