1817 - St. Ignatius Parish was formed as a Mission from Conewago in Adams County.                                Eventually became a Mission from Gettysburg then Chambersburg

1817 - The Cemetery was erected

1817 - Rectory was built

1844 - The first altar was built 

1868 - The Diocese of Harrisburg was formed

1900 - Rectory burnt to the ground, new Rectory was built
 
1903 - Newspaper article reading "Annual Picnic, St. Ignatius Church,
           Saturday July 18th, 1903, Dinner 25 cents   

1911 - Became a full independent Parish with a resident full-time pastor, the second Rectory              was built

1912 - Second Rectory burnt to the ground and the present-day Rectory was completed

1915 - The "Old Parish Hall" was built

1915 - The Picnic Grove was started

1963 - Outside Dining Hall was erected

1967 - Msgr. Yeager was pastor and the church served over 150 families "widely                                          scattered in the Mountain Region"

1988 - Dedication of the Loyola Center

2011 - Was the 100th Anniversary as a parish

2017 - Was the 200th Anniversary of the church cornerstone

2023- Rededication of 3 Stained Glass Windows

Parish Households
Members - 409
Households - 197   
 
Number of students receiving their First Holy Communion at St. Ignatius ~ 1
Number of students receiving their Confirmation at St. Ignatius ~ 0
Number of Candidates entering the Catholic church from our Parish ~ 4

Number of Catholic Ordinations this year in the U.S. ~ 428 average
Number of Catholic Ordinations this year in the Diocese ~ 3
Number of Catholic Priest to Parishioner's ~ 1 for every 3,314
Number of Catholic Hospitals in the U.S. ~ 600+
Number of Patients served by Catholic Hospitals ~ 24.6 million


The Catholic Church in the United States
Dioceses ~ 197
Parishes ~ 17,000 appx.
(excluding the archdiocese for military services) 
Bishops ~ 441 (active & retired)
Archbishops ~ 36
Priests ~ 35,000
Religious Sisters 36,321 & Brothers ~ 3,516
Permanent Deacons ~ 13,718 (active)

Catholic Population
52 million adults (2024)

Priests who faithfully served St. Ignatius
                                                     1911 - 1914 Rev. William Howard
                                                     1914 - 1915 Rev.Patrick F. Sullivan
                                                     1915 - 1917 Rev. Jules C. Foin
                                                     1917 - 1938 Rev. William W. Whalen
                                                     1938 - 1942 Rev. Mark P. McElwee
                                                     1942 - 1946 Rev. Daniel J. Crowley
                                                     1946 - 1947 Rev. Msgr. Joseph Gotwalt
                                                     1947 - 1973 Rev. Msgr. Louis J. Yeager
                                                     1973 - 1973 Rev. Thomas Gralinski
                                                     1973 - 1978 Rev. John S. Paukovits
                                                     1978 - 2005 Rev. Carl J. Steffen
                                                     2005 - 2011 Rev. Kenneth G. Smith
                                                     2011 - 2014 Rev. Daniel O'Brien
                                                     2014 - 2016 Rev. Raymond LaVoie
                                                     2016 - 2016 Rev. Sebastian Thekkedath, CMI
                                                     2016 - 2024 Rev. Dominic DiBiccaro
                                                     2024 - present Rev. Msgr. William Richardson