Saint Joseph's Catholic Church is a parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 that is located in the Clinton County, Iowa

Clinton County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 49,116 in the county, with a population density of . There were 21,733 housing units, of which 20,223 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, a rural community Brown's Station, sometimes known as Sugar Creek, north of Charlotte, Iowa

Charlotte, Iowa

Charlotte is a city in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 421 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Charlotte's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 41.961163, -90.469704...

. The parish is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Davenport. The church was started, as Henry Nurre, one of the first settlers in the area, donated 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of land to Mathias Loras

Mathias Loras

Bishop Mathias Loras was an immigrant French priest to the United States who later became the first bishop of the Dubuque Diocese in what would become the state of Iowa.-Early Life & Ministry:...

Bishop of Dubuque for a parish church and school in 1859.