The parish was founded in 1875, and was run by clergy of the Dominican Order until just after its 100th anniversary in 1975.

[1] Since that time the church has been run by members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement.

The "lower church" was largely unused since the late 1960s and was renovated into a community room in the mid-1980s.

The church today serves as a regional base for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement, hosting a number of retreats throughout the year, as well as being a parish for its immediate neighborhood.

The Gratia Plena Evangelical Community is based at the church, and the former Monastery of St. Dominic is now home to members of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.