WECONNECT

Bishop Edward J. Kelly purchased land in 1956 at the corner of Cole and Northview in Boise (where the school is currently located) with a plan to someday establish a new parish. The first use of this land was the construction of Sacred Heart Mission School by Father James Hallissey. This Mission School was the first step in forming a new parish from the growing Sacred Heart Parish... This Mission School opened in 1967 with three classrooms for first, second, and third grades. The fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade classrooms were added in the next three years. The seventh and eighth-grade classrooms and the gymnasium were added later... Bishop Sylvester W. Treinen approved the new parish in June 1970. Mass for the new parish was held in the Bishop Kelly High School gym until space at the parish school was remolded into a chapel with seating for 300. During the summer of 1970, the parishioners selected Saint Mark's as the name of their church.

Primary location: Boise United States