From left, Deacon Rob Rysavy, chief of operations for the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls; Father Larry Regynski; Bishop Donald DeGrood; Very Rev. Andrew Young, vicar general; and Very Rev. Andrew Dickinson, vicar general for Set Ablaze, address St. Joseph parishioners during a meeting Thursday, Aug. 20, at St. Wilfrid Catholic Church in Woonsocket. Church leaders announced during the meeting that St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wessington Springs, damaged by fire in December, will not be rebuilt.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
A room filled with St. Joseph parishioners and supporters fell silent Thursday night as Bishop Donald DeGrood delivered the news many had spent nearly eight months fighting to prevent.The Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls will not allow St.