The Roman Catholic Church of the Ascension was established on the North Side in 1890 to serve the needs primarily of German and a lesser number of Irish immigrants who were living further north near Broadway. After outgrowing its initial small wooden church, the congregation erected a larger, more imposing brick church complex similar to St. Joseph's at 17th and Bryant Avenue North. Dedicated in 1903 by Archbishop John Ireland, Ascension, similar to St. Joseph, served as a cultural and community center for its neighborhood.

The Church of the Good Shepherd was an integrated, although predominantly white, Episcopal church. In June 1888, at the request of some members in the African American community, the church considered separate special services for its African American congregants. This vision failed to be realized. In December 1888, parish clergyman William C.

Although the Roman Catholic Church of the Most Holy Redeemer was not organized as a parish until May 27, 1901, priests from the Cathedral of St. Paul had been attending to the religious needs of the Italian community in the city on a missionary basis since 1874.  The congregation was officially incorporated in on February 6, 1906. A poor parish, it initially met in a small church on Market Street across form Rice Park.