HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE DIVINE SHEPHERD…

The Church of Our Lady of the Divine Shepherd, Trenton, New Jersey, was founded in 1941 in response to a petition presented to the Most Rev. William A. Griffin, Bishop of Trenton, by several hundred black Catholics who wanted to have their own house of worship. On Sunday, June 14, 1941, Bishop Griffin blessed the new church and officiated at the first Mass. The church was located in a former Masonic Temple on Pennington Avenue, where it remains today. (Bishop Griffin placed the Rev. Joseph G… More information...