Contact Information
St. Boniface Church
318 N. 9th Street
Lafayette, IN 47904-2597

Telephone: (765) 742-5063
Fax Number: (765) 742-5018
E-mail: boniface@choiceonemail.com


Office Hours: Weekdays 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Staff
Fr. Timothy M. Alkire, J.C.L.
Pastor

Fr. William R. Vath
in residence

Fr. Richard E. Miller, J.C.L.
in residence

Ron Nevinger

Deacon

Sr. M. Lenore Schwartz, OSF
Principal, St. Boniface School


Sr. M. Jane Anthrop, O.S.F.
Ministry to Senior Parishioners

Sr. M. Janice Kolsiak,OSF
4th Grade

Sr. M. Charita Meyer, O.S.F.
Mother Superior

Judy Edwards
Director of Religious Education

(765) 742-1351

Jessica Hickey
Director of Catechesis

Grant Freeman
Youth Director

Joyce Linder

Parish Secretary

Marcia Gretencord, MI
Executive Secretary/Bookkeeper

Nan Ross, MI
Admin. Assistant

History
St. Boniface Parish began in 1853 with the purchase of two lots on 10th Street between Main and Ferry, to serve the needs of German-speaking Catholics in the Lafayette area.

In 1865, on the site of an old, Indian burial ground, the church was constructed. The Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan Fathers) of the Cincinnati Province assumed pastoral responsibilities for St. Boniface from 1875-1991.

In 1886, the original small church on 10th Street was remodeled and a second story was added to convert it into a school. Expansion continued when a new school building for boys (the present Rectory), was established in 1883.

Since 1877, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration of Olpe, Germany, assumed teaching responsibilities at St. Boniface School. Many holy vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life have resulted from Franciscan influence and direction. The Franciscan Sisters continue to direct our school, and with the pastor of the parish conduct a vocation discernment program for young men and women.

With a present staff including one full-time priest, a priest "in residence," and a permanent deacon, St. Boniface has witnessed many changes over its long history, which is evidence of its constant drive to meet the changing needs of the parish. Jesus Christ in His Body and Blood is the center of our parish life.