The initial Masses in the parish were celebrated in a tavern at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway.

John A. Sullivan was the pastor when the present church was built in the Gothic Revival style.

The cornerstone was laid on October 26, 1947, and it was dedicated on January 29, 1950, by Bishop John F. Noll.

[2] The building contained school classrooms, a convent, gymnasium, cafeteria and space for a parish hall.

On entering the worship space one encounters the baptismal pool and then is led to the altar, which is located in the transept.

[4] The pool is made of travertine marble and the four pillars at the base are from the old high altar.

They reflect the diversity of the human race and of the diocese itself: African, Caucasian, Asian and Latin.