In the early 1800s, the settlement came with the arrival of the French, Scots, and other Europeans who began to live amongst the original Indigenous residents. The need arose for a Roman Catholic parish which was to be erected in 1857 and given the name of Saint Norbert.

Over the next 125 years, the Roman Catholic population grew in a bilingual French/English setting.  In 1979, the Archdiocese of Saint Boniface decided that a new English-speaking parish would be born out of St. Norbert Parish. The new parish was to be called Mary, Mother of the Church.  The parish purchased a church building at the corner of Silverstone Avenue and Dalhousie Drive in 1981 with 150 registered families.  In 1989 with 300 families our present building was built on Kirkbridge Drive. 

At present, there are over 2000 registered families that make up Mary, Mother of the Church.  It is one of the most culturally diverse and growing faith communities in Winnipeg.