Blessed Sacrament was first established by the Dioceses of Grand Rapids in 1946 to provide northeast-side families a place to worship. Bishop Haas appointed Father John Collins as pastor of the fledgling parish, and the first mass was celebrated at the veteran’s facility March 5, 1946. During this first year of operation the parish contracted with the Roxy Theatre on Plainfield NE to hold weekend services. The first parishioners had to show up early for mass and clean up popcorn before mass began. By April of 1946 the parish purchased the theatre for 33,000 dollars and dubbed the building "Saint Roxy’s". This building was remodeled and fixed to fit the needs of the parish it would serve until 1952.

In 1949 the cornerstone of the future Blessed Sacrament School was laid in its present location on Diamond Ave. NE. At this point in time Blessed Sacrament students were attending nearby parish schools. By 1950 the school was complete enough to hold class for several grades, and two homes were purchased behind the school to accommodate the Dominican Sisters who taught the first official Blessed Sacrament students. In 1952 the first mass was held in the school auditorium and services began to move from St. Roxy to the Plainfield location. Building and fundraising continued, and a kitchen was added to the school in 1954.

By 1957 St. Roxy was no longer being used as a church, so the parish rented the building out as a roller rink. In 1960 the Plainfield property was sold, and the proceeds were used by the parish to reduce debts incurred through the building process. During this time the Blessed Sacrament parish was undergoing major changes as a result of Vatican II reforms. The altar was moved forward and communion rails were removed; a mass was said in English for the first time in 1964.

During this historic time in Catholic Church history Blessed Sacrament continued to add on to the Diamond Ave. location. A second wing and rectory were both added to increase the capacity of the school.

Now that the school could at last accommodate all students the building did not stop. An updated rectory across from the school was completed in 1980, and a preschool program and teacher’s lounge took over the space vacated by the priests in the move. In 1988 groundbreaking began for a formal church. Construction lasted until July of 1989, when the current church was dedicated. The school auditorium, originally meant as a temporary church, finally became a true school auditorium. The next great project involved remodeling the school. The basement gymnasium was filled in and the first rectory knocked down, bringing the school down to one level. In 1995 the current incarnation of the school building was finished, linking both east and west wings to a new one level entrance, media center, and updated kitchen.

Currently there are no building projects in the works. However, the rectory and the parish offices are due for remodeling. Over the course of its history Blessed Sacrament parish has continued to build in order to meet the needs of the community. Now the parish is facing a new challenge.

With declining Catholic School enrollment and an impending priest shortage, this community is now planning for a much different future than previous generations have dealt with. Hopefully, the one constant in this time of change will be a well put together archive waiting to preserve the past and to record the future.