Six Royal Palm trees lead you to the entrance of Our Lady of Mercy Church built in 1950, donated by Mrs. Gertrude Hill Gavin, and designed by the noted architect F. Burrell Hoffman. The church was dedicated by the then Bishop of St. Augustine, Archbishop Joseph Hurley.

Before the first resident priest was assigned in 1984, the Catholic community in Boca Grande was served by priests from parishes in Arcadia, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, and Grove City. Prior to the building of the bridge and the church, priests came by boat to celebrate Sunday Mass during the winter season in the Boca Grande Hotel. In 1988, the Mission of Our Lady of Mercy was raised to the status of a Parish with Father Jerome Carosella as the first pastor. Father Anthony Hewitt became the second pastor of Our Lady of Mercy in 2023.

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