St. Joseph's was founded in 1922.  The name, at that time, was St. Anthony's.  The parish was renamed St. Joseph in 1940.

St. Anthony's was a mission of St. George's in Ontario.  In 1935, it became a mission of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ontario.  St. Joseph's became a full parish in 1943. 

(See newpaper article from the Southern Cross, dated November 26, 1943)

The original church building (see photo to left) was a small stucture that had been a Japanese church.  It was moved to the site at 905 North Campus Avenue in 1922.  There was an addition to the front of the building made in 1936

The second church, plus the school, convent, rectory and auditorium were dedicated on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1955.  Our current hall was the church.

There was a ground breaking ceremony held on Sunday, September 3, 1978 for what is now our church building.  The church was completed and dedicated on Sunday, October 12, 1980.  The wooden crucifix was moved from the older church to the current church.