It is the cathedral of the Reformed Episcopal Church Diocese of Mid-America, which is led by Holy Communion's former longtime rector, Bishop Ray Sutton.

The site on Hall's Branch of White Rock Creek was a popular grazing and watering spot on the Shawnee Trail for cattle drivers and migrants.

[2] The community at Frankford went into decline after the Southern Railway bypassed the village for a stop to the south in present-day Addison.

[2] In 1986, after the use of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer was mandated in Episcopal churches, Holy Communion petitioned to separate from the Diocese of Dallas.

Sutton was a bishop suffragan in the Reformed Episcopal Church, which resulted in Holy Communion joining the REC in 2002.

[3] Holy Communion is home to a campus of Cranmer Theological House, one of the recognized seminaries of the REC and the Anglican Church in North America.