Since 1851, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church has served the needs of the Catholic community in Jeffersonville and Clarksville. From modest beginnings as the only Catholic Church in Clark County, the parish has grown and prospered, weathered floods and fire, and persisted in meeting various challenges through the years. One important challenge the parish met head on was the construction of the new church. After a devestating fire that destroyed St. Anthony’s Church in 1970, the parish pulled together and began construction of the new church. Fr. Gerard Herman, O.F.M. Conv., and parishoners dedicated the new building, where the church now stands, on May 23, 1972. Built on a strong tradition of faith that continues today, St. Anthony of Padua Church serves its parishioners and community through its mission to unite in faith and to live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our Mission
We the people of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Community in Clarksville, In. unite in Faith to live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ. By the light of Christ’s Teaching, we seek to learn and develop as mature individuals and community, creating a living example of God’s love. As good stewards of God’s gift, we respond to what Jesus asks of us by Worshiping in word and sacrament; Attending to the physical, intellectual, and spiritual needs of ourselves and others; Living in a manner that reflects and encourages Catholic values.