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ST. HENRY CATHOLIC CHURCH in the Edwardsville Community, Hancock County, Mississippi, built in 1910 on land donated by Edna Kuffie Edwards, was built of timber cut in the area and furnished by Edwards Sawmill Company. A mission of Our Lady of the Gulf Church, Bay St. Louis, St. Henry was erected during the pastorate of Father John Prendergast and located on the Edwardsville Road, now known as the Washington Road.
In 1927 St. Henry Church was moved to its present location
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then called the Old Kiln Road, more recently remained Longfellow Drive, onto a site donated by Albert Brown. Bishop Brunini revised parish boundaries in November, 1966, and placed all the Edwardville Community, including St. Henry, under the care of St. Clare Church, Waveland.
When N.A.S.A. came into Hancock County, Holy Cross
Church in the Bayou Lacroix Community, erected on land given
by the Zengarling family in 1907, was moved to the grounds of
St. Henry Church. Father Patrick Hannelly joined the two
churqh buildings into one in 1968, thus doubling the seating
capacity of St. Henry. Hurricane Camille took its toll in
1969, and $6,000.00 in repairs were necessitated. At this
present writing St. Henry continues to be served from St. Clare
Church, Waveland, under the direction of Father John Scanlon,
pastor of St. Clare.	October	26,1976
John Scanlon