While Ukrainians began immigrating to Canada in the late nineteenth century, very few families came to Windsor and Essex County. After the First World War, many Ukrainian families moved to Windsor from Northern Ontario, predominantly the Fort William area. It was the arrival of John Skalesky that helped begin the process of establishing a parish in Windsor. He traveled to Detroit for Liturgy at first but then convinced Fr. Lev Sembratovych to come to Windsor to serve Divine Liturgy which he first did in 1925 at Sts. Peter and Paul Maronite Church. The community grew and so Divine Liturgies were being served every second Sunday until this was no longer enough and the desire for a parish and church was great.