Address:
 415 S. Logan St.
 Kewanna, IN 46939

Phone: 574-946-4906

Bishop Herman Alerding urged Father Edmund Ley to build the third St. Ann Church of brick at Kewanna in 1920. Prior to relocating to South Logan Street, St. Ann's second frame church was at Grass Creek from 1887 to 1920. It replaced St. Ann's first church, a small building erected for 15 household in 1858. Since Grass Creek was not an established village until 1882, the 1858 church was often identified by its nearest post office in Fulton. St. Ann Cemetery remains in Grass Creek. 

St. Ann was cared for by Lucerne's pastors from 1868 to 1871. In 1873, its first resident pastor, Father John Dempsey, built a rectory that Father Michael Ford replaced in 1902. The parish also had Precious Blood Missionaries in 1893 and Holy Cross priests in 1896. The Kewanna pastor was assigned to care for the Lucerne mission until 1953. In 1907, St. Ann had 37 household of 300 people.

Mary Ann Barkley relates that during World War II the parish prayed to the Blessed Virgin Mary for its 20 overseas serviceman every Sunday with the hymn: "Mother dearest, Mother fairest"

Whereas annual chicken dinners had paid for the church built in 1920, the 1968 renovation rallied the parish to rent 100 acres for a soybean harvest fundraiser. In one day of non- stop harvesting, parishioners reached their goal. In 1960, St. Ann's annual fish fry was inaugurated. By 1967, the parish had grown to 60 households. For the church's renovation in 1999, the parish council led a contemporary style campaign soliciting financial support to fund St. Ann's latest facelift. Since 1991, Rochester's pastor has administered St. Ann from St. Joseph Church. In 2005, the parish's 40 households consisted of 85 persons.