The old rectory was unfit for occupancy, so Father Dudek continued living at St. Joseph's Orphanage. The parishioners wanted a resident priest again, so very quickly four lots across the street from the church were purchased and construction begun on a $6,000 home. Father Dudek moved into the new rectory on August 4, 1920.

St. John's Parish was affiliated with the Apostleship of Prayer in League with the Sacred Heart on January 9, 1921, with 83 parishioners enrolled in the League. On April 12, 1954, another 103 members were added.
By 1925, the population of Yukon was between 1500 to 2000 and the Catholic population was between 250 to 300 souls, not families.

The first Altar Society of St. John's Church was organized during the pastorate of Father Lusar. After Father Lusar's departure, the club was disbanded. On Sunday, November 11, 1923, Father Dudek reorganized the Altar Society with 20 charter members and the following officers: Mrs. A. F. Dobry - president, Mrs. Charles A. Wilson - Vice-President, Mrs. Walter Casey - secretary, and Mrs. Joseph Wedman - treasurer.

On September 10, 1925, Father Dudek became Chancelor of the diocese; while on July 1, 1926, he became Msgr. Dudek. The duties of Chancelor and pastor became too great, so on May 28, 1930, Msgr. Dudek resigned as pastor of Yukon.

Msgr. Dudek was followed as pastor of Yukon by Father James W. O'Keefe, the poet-priest of Oklahoma. Father O'Keefe was in charge of the parish until August of 1934.

On the 27th of October, 1934, Father Paul M. Van Dorpe was appointed pastor of Yukon. During his tenure the church was repaired and redecorated.

During the pastorate of both Father O'Keefe and Father Van Dorpe, Bible schools were begun during the month of June on the front porch of the rectory and later at the Yukon Central Grade School. Father Van Dorpe taught religion himself to all grades on Saturdays during the year.

In September of 1938, Father William P. Lamb became pastor of St. John's Church. Increasing illness caused him to give up active duty as pastor in May, 1951. Father S. H. Kleman, Father Leo Hardesty and Father D. F. McNeil C.M. were placed in charge of the parish to assist Father Lamb who died in 1952.

On April 26, 1952, Very Reverend F. F. Meis was appointed resident pastor of Yukon. Father Meis was responsible for instilling a new spirit in the parish by urging the parishioners to work toward the realization of a long-standing goal - that of a Parochial School. Ground was broken October 13, 1952, for the new school.

The school spoke well for the future of the parish. Before its erection religious teaching was provided for the children at first by ladies of the parish teaching Baltimore catechism, then by Sisters from the Orphanage, and when boundaries were changed for parishes, two Carmelite Sisters from Villa Teresa came on Sundays to hold catechism classes.

Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness dedicated the new $38,000 building on April 26, 1953. A house across the alley from the school was purchased for $6,700. There were 50 children enrolled in the first six grades on September 1, 1953, and the four-classroom school was staffed by two Carmelite Sisters from Villa Teresa, Oklahoma City. Later, eight grades were taught.

The Young Christian Students had about 30 members with Helen Gappa, president; John Kelly (first person baptized in the church Baptismal font), vice-president; Margaret Wedman, secretary-treasurer.

Father Meis organized the Christian Family Movement in February 1955, with seven couples as charter members and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kroutil permanent chair couple.

Father Meis was followed in Yukon by Father James H. Ross in 1956. It was during his pastorate we graduated our first eighth grade from St. John's school.

In June 1958, Father Joseph A. Duffy was appointed as pastor of Yukon. Father Duffy called upon the parishioners to clear the debt from the parish. He asked ladies of the Altar Society to form a $50 club by which each lady would earn $50 to pay toward the debt. Some sold baked goods - kolaches, cakes, pies; others raised a pig or made noodles and bread. The mortgage was burned May 1959 on the $2500 debt of the school at a covered-dish dinner. Father Duffy also inspired the parishioners to consider seriously their need for a new church and to begin working toward this goal. Father Duffy's health was poor for a long time and he died in 1961.

Father Henry Kelly, newly ordained priest in Rome, said his first Solemn Mass on July 12, 1959, in St. John's Church. After Mass a reception and a parish dinner was held in the American Legion Hut in Yukon.

Father Joseph J. Mazaika became our next pastor June 6, 1959. With the growth of the city of Yukon, St. John's was soon to outgrow its place of worship. The hope of having a new church was again placed before the people of the parish. In the fall of 1959, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Kelly donated a 10- acre tract of land on the west edge of Yukon to the parish for the purpose of constructing a new church. On the 17th of January 1960, a drive for funds for the church was begun. The parishioners pledged $102,000 toward the realization of this goal. June 28, 1960, ground was broken for the new church and construction begun at the end of September. The pink brick structure cost $170,000 and seate some 450 persons. The bell tower extends almost 60 feet into the air. A large stained-glass window depicting the life of St. John Nepomuk, for whom our church is named, adorns the front side of the church. This stained-glass window was donated by Ed Summers in memory of his mother. The new bell and also the new marble altar were donated by Frank and Jenny Dudek Pekarek. St. John's was dedicated May 16, 1961, by Bishop Victor J. Reed.