Resch, Francis Xavier, 1878-1976
Saint Andrew's/Pentecost Church (Evanston, Ill)
Organized in 1919 as Saint Andrew's mission for Colored People. In 1945, it became a church, however, due to a loss of members, it was returned to mission status in 1985. In 2006, it was merged with the Church of the Pentecost (Fellowship) (Chicago, Ill), another small mission in Chicago, adding Pentecost to its original name.
Saint Andrew's Church (El Paso, Ill)
Founded in 1878 as an unorganized mission, Saint Andrew's became an organized mission in 1885. Services were held in various homes and buildings in the town, until a church building was built in 1896. In 1993, Saint Andrew's became the first church to leave the Diocese of Chicago and join the Diocese of Quincy. It may have ceased to exist in 2008.
Episcopal Church of Saint Benedict (Bolingbrook, Ill)
Established as a mission in 1972, the congregation was able to build a church in 1981 and had the first full time Vicar appointed in 1982.