St. Bernard Church, Rockport, Indiana:
St. Bernard is a community of faith centered on the Eucharist where all are welcome. We commit ourselves to excel in life-long religious education, hospitality, outreach and stewardship in the community.
Saint Bernard Catholic Church started in 1849 when Father Joseph Kundeck of Jasper, IN visited Rockport and found four Catholic families: the John Kerstien family, the Joseph Bresslar family, the Bernard H. Walters family, and the William Klueh family. Arrangements were made for Mass once a month at the Kerstiens home, mostly by Benedictine priests of St. Meinrad, while Father Michael Marendt is said to have walked from Cannelton, IN to Rockport on several occasions.
