History
A Brief History of St. Anselm Catholic Church:
St. Anselm's Church emerged on the scene of the Catholic Diocese in the summer of 1933 – Monday, August 29th to be exact. This was the day that two members of the Sisters of Charity from Mount Saint Vincent, New York, Sister Marita Anne Fox and Sister Veronica Mary McAghan came the village and opened St. Anselm's All Age School in a tiny lodge hall that was to become the headquarters of the Catholic Church in Fox Hill for the next two years. Whether it was an intentional action or an act of faith, the building in which the American nuns started the school was named Love and Charity Lodge Hall. It was at this location the first mass was celebrated by Father Bonaventure Hansen, OSB.
The corner stone for the first church built on the existing property was laid in 1933. Some two years later the church building was consecrated in 1935. From its humble beginnings over eight (8) decades ago, the community today not only serves the residents for Fox Hill, but the entire Eastern End of New Providence.
Membership includes some 550 families from various cultural backgrounds, races and nationalities. The community continues to grow with active and vibrant participation in many ministries particularly the St. Vincent De Paul providing assistance to the needly in the area.
In 2001 through the auspices of the family of the late Holly and Littie Cartwright a youth center was constructed. The facility is used for many worthwhile community causes including our daily children's breakfast programme and after school activities for children in the area.
