Ladies Guild Association

 

AS FAMILIES MOVE TO BELLEVIEW

 

• Congregation begun to grow in Belleview area.

• 1950  St Augustine purchased a parcel of land from Mr. & Mrs. John Wallace on Highway 301 South of Belleview.

• The Land became the site of the Church that became the Rectory (now Soup Kitchen).

• The Parishes engaged with Architect John Knope, an Ocala Contractor, to build the Church with extreme low cost, and great generosity.

• Shortly they purchased a commercial building adjacent to the church hall and recreation center.

• Through the effors of the Ladies Guild, their husband, and other members of the parish, the remodeling of the building began.

• Weeks later, their labor of love went into the task of creating the old St Theresa Hall.

• They played the vital role in erasing the debt of the Church.

• Sponsoring dinners, card parties,and many other functions.

• Mrs. Belle Davis donated a piece of property to the parish in a very close proximity to the parish.

• St. Theresa remain to be a mission Church because of the shortage of priest

• Blessed Trinity provided the priests for us, among them was Msgr. George Cummings

• The First resident pastor was Fr Jose Oti, a Spanish priest, Bishop Borders appointed Fr. John Mitzi, whose motto was “Pay and Pray”.