Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church, Catholic church in Jacksonville, United States
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church is a former Roman Catholic parish church at Edison Avenue and Crystal Street in Jacksonville's Lackawanna neighborhood. Built in the Late Gothic Revival style with wood shingle siding, it occupies a 300-by-215-foot lot of about 1.5 acres. Renovated after 2006, it now operates as the Riverside North event venue.
Construction began in 1915 on land donated by the Clark family, and the Augustinian Fathers founded the parish. Bishop Michael J. Curley dedicated the completed church in 1917 and made it an independent parish, naming Fr. William Barry as first pastor. The Augustinians left in 1977 and the Diocese of St. Augustine took over; declining membership closed the church in 2002.
The building is no longer a parish: it was renamed Riverside North and is run by the Clara White Mission, which rents it out for weddings, memorial services and other events, with all rental income supporting the mission's work. The name change marks the shift from a Catholic congregation to a neighbourhood venue in Lackawanna.
The building is now Riverside North, an event venue managed by the Clara White Mission, so access depends on scheduled weddings, memorial services and other rentals rather than parish hours. Check the venue's event calendar before travelling to the Lackawanna site at Edison Avenue and Crystal Street.
The building was sold in 2006 to the North Riverside Community Development Corporation, which renovated it with the City of Jacksonville as a neighbourhood centre. Since 2014 the Clara White Mission has run it as Riverside North, an event venue for weddings and memorial services, with all rental income going to the mission.
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