85-26 61st Rd
1938-39

In 1926, Bishop Thomas Molloy appointed Fr. Francis Scullin to establish a church that would serve the people in the fast-growing community of Rego Park. A temporary building was erected on 55th Avenue, which hosted the Church of the Ascension for over 10 years.

The congregation purchased 75 lots at Woodhaven Boulevard and 61st Road in 1931, but did not begin construction of a church until 1938. The complex included a school, rectory and convent, and by 1945 it had 1,500 students from grades 1 through 5, with a teaching staff of 32 Sisters of Charity.

Six years later, the name of the church and school was changed to Resurrection Ascension, and in 1954, the Marist Brothers joined to teach boys in grades 6 through 8. The internal structure of
the Catholic Church underwent a series of changes during the 1960s. This allowed for lay teachers to join the school.

A series of auxiliary buildings were added during the 1990s and 2000s, but the complex maintains its cohesiveness and overall integrity.