The House Church on De Camp Street reached its limit in the late 30's

His Eminence Archbishop Athenagoras, the then Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, chose the location where the new church was to be built.
Construction for the new church began in 1941, with special permission from the U.S. Government. Because of the scarcity of steel during the Second World War, the church was built entirely of wood.
The new church, completed in 1942, would seat 260 people. It was the pride and joy of the Greek Community.