The parish has an illustrious history , dating back to its founding in 1904 . The parish grew up with the Sunset neighborhood , originally known as the " Outside Lands , " which were made up entirely of sand dunes extending out to present-day Ocean Beach . The first church , a small wood-frame structure , was built in 1905 on land donated by a Mrs. Jane Callahan . The church , which seated up to 450 people , was toppled in the 1906 earthquake . Though it was rebuilt and extended to accommodate the growing parish , it became apparent that a new church was needed . Groundbreaking and construction began in 1930 and the church was completed three years later and dedicated by Archbishop John J. Mitty
1906 earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
St. Anne of the Sunset Church in San Francisco