Hooper, Nebraska, 1976–2026: The Last 50 Years
Cited in Former Grace Lutheran Church site
“Churches,” p. 34 (2026), including the Grace postcard.
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Joel Warner, “Presbyterian History”
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Centennial History of Hooper, 1876–1976 (Hooper Mrs. Jaycees / Hooper Centennial-Bicentennial Committee, May 1976), pp. 29–30. Organization in 1879, dedication March 7, 1880, demolition in March 1919.
North Nebraska Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, 1892 district report
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Printed p. 60, Hooper paragraph. Report signed T. C. Clendening at p. 63. Contemporary proceedings consulted through the NEGenWeb transcription.
Pastor Judy Johnson, “Polka Sunday Mission Offering to be Directed to Area Fire and Rescue”
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Oakland Independent, September 7, 2023, p. 3. Advance event notice with photograph captioned as the 2022 service.
Pastor Judy Johnson, “Reaching Out to Ukrainian Families at Christmas”
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Oakland Independent, December 15, 2022, p. 2. Joint confirmation-class service project; printed photo credit Judy Johnson.
Redeemer Church, official website
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Checked October 13, 2026. Current Hooper address, worship and community ministry; page includes fall 2026 programming.
Spirit of Peace, official ministry website
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Checked October 13, 2026. July 25, 2026 worship-and-meal notice and other 2026 announcements identify 303 W. Maple Street, Hooper. Establishes active Hooper ministry and address, not a legal succession or denominational conversion of Faith United Methodist.
St. Patrick Catholic Parish, “Mission and History”
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Official parish history, final paragraphs. St. Rose and St. Lawrence joined the parish family in 2019; St. Charles Borromeo and St. Leo followed in 2023. Checked October 13, 2026.
St. Rose of Lima Church, official parish website
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Checked October 13, 2026. Church address 405 E. Elk Street, Hooper; Mass schedule, parish council and shared Fremont office. Used for current listed status, not as a canonical merger decree.
William H. Buss and Thomas T. Osterman, History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People, vol. 1 (1921)
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Printed pp. 181–182 and 185–186. Methodist, Zion and Grace accounts; building descriptions and membership figures refer to the period of the history’s compilation, circa 1920–1921.
“$15,000 Fire in Hooper”
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Hooper Sentinel, January 30, 1908, p. 1, concluding paragraph: emergency classrooms and use of the Methodist bell.
“Faith United Methodist Church,” “Hooper Church,” “Bethel United Methodist” and “Winslow E.U.B. Church”
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Centennial History of Hooper, 1876–1976, pp. 33–34. Depot worship, church and parsonage, flood damage and congregational unions.
“St. Rose of Lima Church of Hooper”
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Centennial History of Hooper, 1876–1976, p. 33. Early Masses, first church, parish establishment, enlargement and shared ministry.