Ozark Wesleyan College (former), now Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer, 1900 South Grand Avenue

Introduction

This structure was used in 1924-32 by Ozark Wesleyan College and then by Ozark Junior College in 1934-35. The National Youth Administration Carthage Program for Girls occupied the main administration building during 1936-37 for a New Deal program to prepare girls for college. After being vacant a few years, Our Lady of the Ozarks, a Catholic school for boys, opened in 1944 and expanded the buildings on campus (gymnasium and chapel) until operations ceased in 1971. Today, the Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer ministers to Vietnamese-American Catholics throughout America and beyond. They have added an auditorium and retirement facility for priests. The congregation is most noted locally for their annual Marian Days Celebration in early August and their Christmas light display that covers most of their property

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Additional Information

• NOTE: CMC website is in Vietnamese.
• Lost Colleges website on Ozark Wesleyan College with historic images.
• Ozark Wesleyan College's administrative records are now found at Truman State University.
• Powers Museum Facebook Album with images related to Ozark Wesleyan College.
• 1926 OWC Ashlar Yearbook. The title is taken from the ashlar limestone used in the main building.
• Images of America; Carthage Missouri (OWC images) courtesy of Google Books.