Saint John Nepomuk's parish of Yukon, Oklahoma, dates back to 1889 and a small Indian Territory community called Frisco, the forerunner of the present city of Yukon.

The town of Yukon was not actually founded until 1892, but the history of the St. John Nepomuk Parish of Yukon had its initial beginning with the Catholic community of Frisco. The pioneers were mostly Bohemian, German, and Irish blood. The church at that time was known as Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. The name was changed in 1894.

Father J. F. Scallan came from Purcell before 1890 and attended to the spiritual needs of the scattered Catholics around Frisco, saying his first Mass in April, 1889.

Father Willebrord Voogden O.S.B. said Mass in the home of a family named Hart. And on July 1, 1889, the first baptism on record in that area was that of Mary O'Brien by Father Willebrord.

For several years the little mission was attended by a number of priests among whom were Fathers Willebrord, Vander Aa, Van Huffel, Placidus, and Lanslots.

In June, 1894, a small frame building with a tower and no sacristy was built in the town of Yukon under the direction of Father D. I. Lanslots, about what is now 1st and Birch Streets in Yukon. They built a rectory and a shed where the priest could keep his horse and buggy. The church had three windows on each side.

On November 7, 1894, Bishop Theophile Meerschaert dedicated the first Catholic church in Yukon and administered the sacrament of confirmation to the first class of the church which was now known as St. John Nepomuk. Father Fred Vander Aa signed the oldest baptismal record in St. John's that of Mary Agnes Hoaze on April 7, 1895. Father Vander Aa also performed the first marriage ceremony of record in the new church that of Joseph William Taborek and Antonia Schuller on September 2, 1895.

As near as can be determined, there were five men who served on the first church committee: M. V. Mulvey, J. E. Schields, Joe Marx, A. F. Dobry, and a Mr. Ruzicka. Many of their decendents are active church goers today.

About 1895, until 1900, Father Dennis Van Huffel served as the first resident pastor of Yukon.

Father John Metter took charge of the parish in 1901. Father Metter began a drive to build a new church, since the old one was now too small. The new church was built in what was then a field west of the town of Yukon. It was a frame structure, 72x30, capable of handling the congregation at that time. This church was completed in 1902 and dedicated on the 13th of May, 1903, by Bishop Merschaert to St. John Nepomuk, the great Czech Saint.

On April 3, 1903, the old church property was sold by Bishop Meerschaert for $450. The new frame structure was well built and would accomodate the parishioners at that time, about 250 souls. A small sacristy was built on the south side of the church and was intended to serve as living quarters for the priest.

Monsignor Metter was succeeded as pastor at Yukon by Father Vincent Bednarek. Father Bednarek took charge of the parish in 1903 but his tenure as pastor was cut short by his untimely death of a heart attack on the 22nd of November, 1904.

The oldest church group in the parish was organized on January 9, 1902, by a number of Bohemian men and it was called the Katolicky Delnik or Catholic Workman. Lodge 65 was placed under the patron of Bohemia, St. Vaclav (John). The charter members were: Vaclav Slavik, John F. Kroutil, Frank V. Parizek, Anton F. Dobry, Joseph V. Taborek, Vaclav Plajhar, Vaclav A. Dobry, Karel J. Mach, John J. Mach, John Osvald, and Frank J. Havlik.

Father Vincent was followed by Father Sinkmeyer of whom nothing is known. From November of 1905 to March 1, 1906, Father John Hall attended to the needs of the Yukon Catholics from his parish in Hennessey. Father Rech took over the duties for a brief period from Father Hall.

In 1906, Bishop Meerschaert appointed Father Joseph Lusar as pastor of St. John's Parish, Yukon.

In 1907, several lots and a three-room house on these lots adjoining the church were purchased. This became St. John's Rectory. Father Lusar who was temporarily living at Prague now took up his residence in Yukon. Father Lusar was quite interested in horticulture and planted an orchard in back and on the south side of the church. A fence around it was neatly made with hitching racks on the outside on the south and east sides of the church. He remained as pastor in Yukon for about six years and was followed in that post by Father John M. Kekeisen.  

Father Kekeisen, who was in charge of St. Joseph's Orphanage at Bethany, did not take up residence in Yukon, but cared for the parish from Bethany. Father John, as he was affectionately called, was much beloved by his parishioners.   

In 1916, St. John's Church had beautiful new altars installed being donated by John F. Kroutil.   

In 1918, Father J. B. Dudek was appointed assistant to Father Kekeisen at the Orphanage and came to Yukon on alternate Sundays. Upon the death in June of Father Kekiesen, Father J. B. Dudek was appointed pastor. On the Sundays Father Dudek said Mass, sermons were delivered in both Czech language and English.