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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Saint Boniface Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Des Moines. The church is located in Westphalia, Iowa, United States and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Saint Boniface Catholic Church District. The historical district includes the church, rectory, cemetery, school, Our Lady of Grace Shrine, St. Isadore Shrine, baseball diamond, clubhouse, and First Fruits (corn crib). The area that is now Westphalia was settled by German Catholics in the 1870s. The community’s founder, Herman Schwarte, envisioned a peaceful village where Germans could work the land, be self-sufficient and help one another. The community would be centered on their own church, and it remains a parish community. The Emil Flusche home was the location of the first Catholic Mass. The home was later moved behind St. Boniface Church.