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Parishioners’ homes and the North Chili Medical Building served as sites for the rst Masses of St. Christopher Church in the late 1960s.
Father Elmer J. McDonald served as the parish’s rst pastor after it was established on June 22, 1968. Construction of the church began in November 1969 and
was completed more than a year later.
Bishop Joseph L. Hogan celebrated the rst Mass on Jan. 30, 1971, and dedicated the building six months later.
A parish center annex was completed in May 1978 and became home for the parish’s faith-formation and social activities.
The parish, located at 3350 Union St., is currently part of the Five Saints West Pastoral Planning Group.
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