Archbishop John R. Roach created the Church of Our Lady of Peace on July 1, 1991. The new parish was a merger of two parishes with a venerable tradition. The Church of the Resurrection was founded by Archbishop Austin Dowling on January 22, 1933, and was located on the west side of Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. Archbishop John Gregory Murray founded the Church of St. Kevin, located at 28th Avenue and the Crosstown, on October 1, 1941. The Church of the Resurrection provided the buildings and land for the new parish. The school occupied the former Resurrection School building beginning in the fall of 1991. Our Lady of Peace was physically consolidated to the current site on July 1, 1994. The Church of St. Kevin, sold to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport provided a sound financial base for the parish in the form of an endowment.
In 2016, we celebrated twenty-five years of faith building at Our Lady of Peace. Join us and find a hidden treasure in our corner of south Minneapolis.