I'm going to start this review feeling a little weird reviewing a church. I grew up Catholic and married a Catholic girl but we're not religious people. We do, however visit her parents who attend, on a regular basis, St. Mary's in Joplin. Joplin's St. Mary's - if you remember was destroyed in the Joplin tornado in 2011. Between then and this past December, they'd been conducting mass at a temporary location in a former strip mall - not ideal but their spirit didn't wane. They rebuilt and boy did they rebuild. The new St. Mary's is beautiful and the congregation's pride certainly shows. My wife's parents gave us a tour after mass. Well done, and a sincere congratulations. read more