Established as a Mission in 1888, by Father Edward Brucklin, who became the first resident priest in 1892. An earlier frame structure was replaced bya new brick church in 1913, under direction of Father Joseph Szymanski (1873-1948), who served the parish for 42 years. The imposing edifice was constructed of Elgin brick by Italian and Mexican craftsmen directed by contractors L. M. and J. C. Dielmann of San Antonio. The Gothic revival architectural style reflects the central European heritage of the Czechoslovakian and German settlers.