▁and ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁The ▁old ▁church ▁was ▁taken ▁down ▁by ▁Hol len beck ▁and ▁S ons ▁of ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁before ▁the ▁new ▁church ▁could ▁be ▁built . ▁The ▁corner stone ▁was ▁laid ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁by ▁McC av ick ▁and ▁S qu ires ▁of ▁Marshall town , ▁Iowa . ▁▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁joined ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Ren ov ations ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁were ▁done ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁interior ▁renov ations ▁were ▁undert aken ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁original ▁sl ate ▁roof ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁an ▁as best os ▁sh ing le ▁roof ▁around ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁sl ate ▁roof . ▁The ▁old ▁frame ▁rect ory ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 ½ - story ▁concrete ▁block ▁structure ▁with ▁a ▁L annon ▁stone ▁v ene er . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁architect ▁Am os ▁Em ery ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁Ring land ▁Johnson ▁of ▁Des ▁Mo ines . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁The ▁church ▁building ▁is ▁largely ▁rect angular ▁in ▁shape ▁meas uring ▁, ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁bell ▁tower . ▁The ▁hex ag