La Sagrada Familia

In 1998, a new church edifice opened to the public on the West Side of Cleveland, Ohio. The name of the new church is “ La Sagrada Familia”, translated means “Holy Family.” This new church is the result of the merging of two smaller churches within the Hispanic community, San Juan Bautista and Cristo Rey. These two church bodies became one, to better serve the Hispanic community as a whole. Unfortunately, in the process of bringing these …

…entities would be recaptured and become the characterizing aspect of their new home. As the cornerstone of its foundation, “La Sagrada Familia” needs to become the “family” that it was birthed to be. Its members long to feel the pride and respect that they felt as members of their former respective church homes, and they desire to express their joy of knowing that they are a part of a “family” known as “La Sagrada Familia.”