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Founded 1933 as an offshoot of Sacred Heart Parish, Notre Dame — first church opened 1935 — present church built 1961
Founding: Christ the King was founded in 1933 as an offshoot of Sacred Heart Parish at Notre Dame. Its first pastor was Holy Cross Father Clement Funke. The little white church by the highways opened its doors in 1935, and the congregation soon outgrew it.
Present church: The current church and rectory were built in 1961, completed with single-pane temporary windows in place of the stained glass the plans called for. For the building’s 50th anniversary in 2011 the parish installed stained-glass windows given by a recently closed parish in Pennsylvania, funded in part by sponsorships and a 50-mile walk by its pastor, Father Neil Wack, C.S.C. Bishop Rhoades blessed a new narthex at the parish on its patronal feast, 24 November 2024.
Sources:
- Today’s Catholic, “Christ the King Church celebrates 50th,” 30 November 2011 — the 1933 founding, the 1935 church, Father Funke, and the 1961 church and its windows.
- Sacred Heart Parish, Notre Dame, “Parish History” — Christ the King listed among the parishes formed from Sacred Heart’s boundaries, in 1933.
- Today’s Catholic, “Bishop Dedicates New Narthex at Christ the King,” 27 November 2024 — the 2024 narthex blessing.