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In 1983, Archbishop Charles A. Salatka established a new parish in Mustang, Oklahoma under the patronage of the Holy Spirit...Holy Spirit Church.
Bill Merritt of Merritt Funeral Home graciously offered the Chapel of Bill Merritt Funeral Home as a temporary place of worship as the new membership began its existence. The first masses were offered in the Chapel on July 2 and 3, 1983. Catholics living in Mustang and nearby were now able to unite and begin to form their own Parish Community.
Most Protestant denominations begin construction of a new facility early on in their formational period. Mr. Merritt thought that we Catholics would probably do the same. We were still in the Chapel in 1985.
In March 1985, the members of Holy Spirit moved into a store front in the Town and Country Shopping Center as another temporary site.
The dream of a permanent home became a reality on November 24, 1985. The temporary Church and Parish Center at 1100 N. Sara Road were built providing the parishioners a place to worship, to continue to grow as a Catholic Faith Community, and ultimately build the permanent Church.
Ground was broken in the Spring of 1988 for the Rectory, the second phase of the overall parish plan. The Rectory, located to the northeast of the Parish Center, was completed in September 1988.
Reverend Gerald K. Mayfield was assigned as the second pastor in the summer of 1995. Father Mayfield came to Holy Spirit after a long and excellent tenure at Christ the King in Oklahoma City. He enjoyed the parish and the pace of a smaller place. The building of the future permanent church was in his dreams. But those dreams would not come to fruition under his leadership. Father Mayfield died suddenly in the rectory on January 10, 1996.
Reverend James A. Greiner became the third pastor, effective July 2, 1996. An additional parcel of land, roughly four and a half acres, was purchased in November 2001, to provide sufficient space for the eventual expansion and completion of the parish complex. During Father Greiner's pastorate, plans were made and funds were raised for a new church building
On January 15, 2014 Fr. Greiner retired after more than seventeen years service to Holy Spirit. Reverend Joseph Jacobi became the fourth pastor of Holy Spirit Church on that date. Under his leadership, parishioners completed plans for a new church building seating 750 people. Groundbreaking took place on May 20, 2018. The first Mass celebrated in the new church was on the Vigil of Pentecost Sunday, May 30, 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Because of the pandemic, the new church building was not dedicated until August 21, 2021.
The parish will continue to grow, and we have been enjoying the fruits of the new Church building. We thank God for what we have and for all who have been a part of our parish from its inception. In the meantime, we will continue to build up the Kingdom of God as Christ has taught us to do.