Visitation Church
WELCOME TO THE Visitation Church
We are a Roman, Catholic community located in South Tacoma, grounded in Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition in unity with the Pope and the Magisterium. We are vibrant, alive parish that lives and believes St.Paul's message of One body but Many parts. Our parishioners have great ownership of our ministries so come join Mother Church in South Tacoma.
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Blue Mass - April 30, 2026 at Visitation Campus
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History
Visitation Parish was founded by the Benedictine Fathers in 1892, although the beautiful Gothic church only found its current home at 58th and Warner in 1912. Bishop Edward J. O’Dea dedicated the new building on June 15, 1913.
In November, 1925, the Tacoma Times editorialized that “the Church of the Visitation in South Tacoma is more than a church. It is an institution that carries its work into the homes of more than 200 families of the district.” In the same year, 1925, then Pastor Albert Erkens, OSB, commented: “I have been in the church for 34 years and in that time I have seen a great change in religious ideas. More and more the church, in this modern, progressive age, realizes that it must offer more and more to its members if it is to grow.”
The people of Visitation have not lost sight of that admonition. The Church of the Visitation retains the vision of the original seven and remains an institution reaching out and welcoming all who come to share its celebration of God’s love.