The pastor at the time was Father John Columba McEvoy, thus the origin of the parish name.

During that time Mass was offered in the homes of parishioners, then as numbers increased larger spaces were found to gather.

Resourceful as any St. Denis parishioners of today, the movers fished the building out and brought it to its site.

St. Columba was finally established as its own Parish in 1992 with Bishop Dominick Lagonegro as its first Pastor.

Blessed Kateri Mission was established in 1998 to accommodate the ever-increasing number of new parishioners to the area.