The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church was built in 1909 to serve the growing immigrant community.

Preceding World War I, Wilmington experienced an exponential influx of new residents from Ukraine.

[2] The church became the pulse of the Ukrainian community, serving as a gathering place for debates and resolutions on current events both local and national.

[3] Eventually, the church membership outgrew the capacity of the structure to accommodate all, and in 1968 erected a new building on Miller Road and Lea Boulevard.

The South Heald St. structure was eventually sold to the New Calvary Baptist Church.