Kenmare If Anywhere . . . Church The first known church service in Kenmare was conducted by a minister from Minot in a shack owned by one Prow, located on the site of the present depot. The congregation was small and the collection smaller, amounting to 25 cents, which appeared to be the entire capital of the assembly. Prow operated a restaurant but was much displeased with the country and the story is related that he was continually complaining about the dry weather. One evening he took his departure and started back for Missouri. When south of town he was caught in a heavy rain storm and was nearly drowned and that was the last ever hear of Prow. Having just plain church didn’t satisfy most of the pioneers, so we find the beginning of different denominations in the village. The Catholic church has been in Kenmare since the first mass was held in 1895. The following year in 1896, the Lutheran church was organized on the wild prairie. True to the tradition of Methodism, the Methodist itinerant preacher was among the pioneers in Kenmare. Their first service was held in 1897. The Baptist church soon found its way into the hearts of these early pioneers, when in 1900 the church was organized.
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