Queen of Peace Catholic Community

A Catholic community parish west of Gainesville established August 18, 1987. The Parish initially composed of 200 souls, and began meeting for Sunday Mass at Oak Hall School and at Fort Clark Baptist Church on weekdays and holy days. A small friendly community formed and grew. Fr. John Patrick, retired chaplain from the United States Air Force joined the Parish in 1988 and began assisting Fr. Walsh. In 1992, we moved into our own multi-purpose Parish center. Fr. Jeff McGowan was assigned to Pastor our Parish in 1994. In 1995, the Parish began to consider the next phase of building - a new Church and school. In the Fall of 2002, our Parish entered the next phase of our spiritual journey by becoming a total stewardship Parish.