 Together with Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church, it belongs to the Parish of Saint Stanislaus Kostka - Transfiguration.One of the goals of building the church in 1872 was to provide a house of prayer and worship to local farmers living far away from St. Mary's Church that was located in the neighboring Winfield section of Woodside, Queens.Its original building was formerly located at 64-25 Perry Avenue in Maspeth, Queens.