Today, however, the Catholics are second strongest in the county, in membership and activities, although until 1915, there was no church building. The meetings up to the time the church was built were held whenever a visiting priest came. However, at the present time the Catholics have a fine commodious church with Father Keller as resident priest. This church serves the town and a large contributing parish and today is a great influence in Deuel county.

Many people of the German Lutheran faith setttled in Deuel county, and like the people of other faiths, for many years had no real church organization, holding their meetings in the houses of the members who belonged to

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other churches from which they came to the west. Later they perfected an organization at Chappell which was in charge of Reverend Gans until 1920, when he resigned after vears of faithful and good work for the people of this congregation. The church was established as an organization in 1916 and has a good membership.

In 1918, the Pentecostal church was organized and the following vear a church buildingwas erected with Reverend Ira I. Walker as

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pastor. This church is sometimes referred to as the "Holy Rollers," but by its pastor is called "The Assembly of God Church."

A membership organization of the Christian church was effected at Chappell in 1920, but no minister has yet been assigned. A minister comes from Sidney or some other town occasionally, also visiting ministers who held services for the people of this congregation. Regular meetings are held for the present in the court house.