Our History
To fully appreciate Saint Dominic Catholic Church, one must also come to understand the great efforts the African-American people have gone through to attain a place within the Catholic Church. Apart from the Christian mainstream world, our African ancestors built their churches with murals depicting the Virgin and the saints. We continue to celebrate our past and faith, recalling the events of our ancestors’ urban resettlement with hope, destiny, and faith they were able to persevere through great suffering.
Saint Dominic Catholic Church development:
1889—Saint Dominic Church and School established
1916—Dedication of Saint Dominic Church building
1957—Saint Dominic and Saint Cyprian, (a predominantly African-American
Catholic church) merger
1970—Saint Dominic and The Community of Holy Rosary and Saint John the Evangelist
schools combine to form Pope John XXIII School and offer grades 1-8
1983—Closure of Pope John XXIII School
2009—Saint Dominic Church membership is approximately 280 families
The love of God has endured all manner of trial. Today, Saint Dominic Church is primarily a community of African-American Catholics worshiping and serving to live the Gospel. The deep spiritual ties that bind our church family together are truly inspirational and continue to leave an indelible mark on our families.
Our faith, our heritage, and our culture continue to unite us as a faith sharing Catholic community.