In 1865, under then-rector James Cotton Smith, the parish began a mission church – originally the Chapel of the Shepherd's Flock, later the Ascension Memorial Chapel – at 249 West 43rd Street, building a sanctuary there in 1895.
In 1865, under then-rector James Cotton Smith, the parish began a mission church – initially called the Chapel of the Shepherd's Flock, later known as the Ascension Memorial Chapel – at 249 West 43rd Street, constructing a sanctuary there in 1895.