Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish, Central City

Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish, as it is known today, was established on October 6, 1999, as a response to the challenges of changing demographics and priest shortages in our area. While the parish is less than twenty years old, our history goes back much further.  Our Lady Queen of Angels was created when Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish (Polish) and St. John the Baptist Parish (Slovak) were merged. The product of a deeply ethnic community and a town centered on coal mining, the roots of both former parishes were rich with faith, family life, Church life, traditions, and customs.  Over the last fifty years, the area has undergone overwhelming change with the loss of the coal industry, families moving on, and a region with financial struggles.  While Our Lady Queen of Angels has been battered by many storms, our Catholic roots run deep in fertile ground tilled by those who have gone before us.  As a parish, we are at the crossroads of a historic past and a hopeful future. Engaged in a challenging present, we are convinced that the mystery of Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection unfolds within human life. We are heirs to the ethic people who were defined by a deep faith and a strong work ethic. While many things in life change it is good to know that the faith we profess is “ever ancient and ever new.” These things of faith were cherished by our ancestors, and by us today. As a people seeking a profound sense of the sacred and allowing that to permeate our lives with a renewed faith, our parish remains true to its mission – Instaurare omnia in Christo – To renew all things in Christ.