 That parish in its turn has now become part of the Parish of the Divine Compassion along with three other parishes in Plaistow and Canning Town - St Mary's, St Matthias' and St Martin's.It was founded as a small mission church built on Whitwell Road in 1860 by St Mary's Church.It was taken on by the Society of Divine Compassion in 1894 but destroyed in 1941 during the London Blitz.