The parish was established in 1922. The first
Mass was celebrated October 1, 1922 at the Community House located at 4301 Pillsbury Avenue South. The parish then moved to a store at 54th and Garfield. A combination church, school and convent was built by the first pastor, F. J. Lang, and Masses moved to the new church October 18, 1925. A rectory was built, which was first occupied in December 1923. The church first opened a parish school in September 1923, staffed by the
Sisters of St. Dominic. In 2002, Dudley voluntarily withdrew from public ministry after he was accused of having abused an altar server during his time at Annunciation. After an eight month investigation, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said it had found no supporting evidence and archbishop
Harry Flynn stated that he "now consider[ed] the complaints against Bishop Dudley to be closed and resolved in his favor." Dudley was returned to public ministry. He later served as
Bishop of Bismarck and
Bishop of Saint Cloud. A new church was built in 1961 and 1962. Mass was first celebrated there December 16, 1962. The parish merged with Visitation Parish in 2013.
2025 shooting On the morning of August 27, 2025, a
mass shooting occurred at the church. The attack took place during a scheduled school-wide
Mass, attended by students and faculty of Annunciation Catholic School. Three people were killed: two children and the perpetrator. Seventeen others were injured, including 14 children. On December 6, 2025,
Archbishop Bernard Hebda presided over a Solemn Rite of Reparation at the church, reconsecrating the space for sacred worship. Media were asked not to be present inside for the ceremony. == Architecture ==