Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Houston)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Spanish: Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe[1]) is a Roman Catholic church located in the Second Ward in the East End, Houston, Texas.

The church opened one of the first schools for Mexican-American children and it operates programs that provided food and shelter for needy individuals.

[4] In 1911 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galveston brought a series of priests, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, intended to minister to the Mexican population of Houston.

[4] The first mass was held on August 18, 1912, in a two-story frame facility that was a gift from the Catholic Church Extension Society; it had been erected during that year.

Father Esteban de Anta, a Spanish man, was the first Spanish-speaking priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe.

[8] In 1923 a new church facility opened, designed with Lombard Romanesque style features [12] by the prominent San Antonio architect, Leo M.J.

[13] The previous church facility was remodeled, and began to be used entirely as a school and for social activities.

During the 1930s two musicians from Houston, Ventura Alonzo and Lydia Mendoza, performed at OLG events.