1846 is when St. Joseph Church was founded. The church was originally located at Rush and Chicago and was the 3rd Catholic church founded in Chicago, primarily for German immigrants at that time. They had just finished building a big beautiful structure there to replace the original and the Great Chicago Fire wiped it out a couple years later. They rebuild a temporary wooded church and ultimately rolled that one over to our current location, then rebuilt our current beautiful gothic style church. It has been through a few changes as the neighborhood has changed. Our Immaculate Conception worship site has an equally interesting story...come visit us and learn more!
Hi Mary, sorry for the (very) late reply. You can find answers to the your questions about the history of ICSJ parish at www.icsjparish.org/about-icsj. You can also call the parish office with any questions. Thanks for your interest!
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