Saint Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church Grounds and Crypt
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Saint Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church Grounds and Crypt

Audubon, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA

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In the early part of the 20th centur Father James J. Gildea, who served as chaplain of the Philadelphia Protectory for Boys, obtained permission from the Most Reverend Archbishop Prendergast to open a mission church in a vacant storeroom adjoining the former Garnett's Grocery in Port Kennedy. Thus, on August 24, 1918, a congregation of fewer than twenty parishioners attended the celebration of the first Mass as the tiny chapel was dedicated to Saint Teresa of Avila. A few months later, a larger room was obtained on the second floor of the Taylor Fibre Company factory.

In 1948, Father Charles D. Collum made an appeal to Cardinal Dougherty to organize a campaign to collect funds for land purchase and building expenses. The campaign was successful, and on November 12, 1951, ground was broken for the crypt of the proposed parish church. Six months later, the cornerstone was laid for a church. The Most Reverend Joseph McShea, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia presided over the ceremony.

The aim of the program was to add one section after another until the total edifice was reality. Unfortunately, Father Collum died in 1958 before additional work on the memorial could be completed. Today, his remains lie beneath the cross-shaped monument in front of the crypt on Trooper Road, beneath the outstretched arms of the Sacred Heart.
In the early part of the 20th centur Father James J. Gildea, who served as chaplain of the Philadelphia Protectory for Boys, obtained permission from the Most Reverend Archbishop Prendergast to open a mission church in a vacant storeroom adjoining the former Garnett's Grocery in Port Kennedy. Thus, on August 24, 1918, a congregation of fewer than twenty parishioners attended the celebration of the first Mass as the tiny chapel was dedicated to Saint Teresa of Avila. A few months later, a larger room was obtained on the second floor of the Taylor Fibre Company factory.

In 1948, Father Charles D. Collum made an appeal to Cardinal Dougherty to organize a campaign to collect funds for land purchase and building expenses. The campaign was successful, and on November 12, 1951, ground was broken for the crypt of the proposed parish church. Six months later, the cornerstone was laid for a church. The Most Reverend Joseph McShea, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia presided over the ceremony.

The aim of the program was to add one section after another until the total edifice was reality. Unfortunately, Father Collum died in 1958 before additional work on the memorial could be completed. Today, his remains lie beneath the cross-shaped monument in front of the crypt on Trooper Road, beneath the outstretched arms of the Sacred Heart.

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