As early as 1880 there were Slovak immigrant coming into the Youngstown area. Since no Slovak parishes were here, they attended the churches in the vicinity of their homes. In 1896 plans were formulated to begin a parish of their own. Within the same year, they were granted permission to purchase the property at the corner or Wood and Watt Streets. The cornerstone of the new church, under the patronage of Saints Cyril and Methodius, was laid in 1900.Within a year the church was completed at the cost of $75,000. With the help of the Ursuline Sisters, a school was established and classeswere held in the basement of the new church. The present rectory was begun in 1901 at its present location and cost $9,500. The new school was built he same year at the cost of $35,000.

In the course of the 100 year history the parish has given nineteen priests, one brother and approximately 25 nuns to the service of almighty God. This is certainly a true indication of the deep religious life of its parishioners.

During the l950's, the parish had a vibrant liturgical, social, educational, and spiritual life to meet the needs of an ethnic parish with members who had been born in Slovakia, as well as the third and fourth generation Americans of Slovak descent.

There were various organizations to meet the social, cultural, and religious needs of adults. The Ladies Guild, allowed the women of the parish to meet with other women on a regular basis. Club members served the parish and each others' spiritual needs by praying together and having a prayer service for the members who had died.

The Infant Jesus of Prague Guild saw that each communicant received a gift of a religious nature at their First Communion.

The Cy-Me Men's Club was founded during the 1930's to provide spiritual and social needs of the men of the parish. They sponsored softball and basketball teams for the men of the parish and held communion breakfasts for members and their families to help fosterparticipation at Mass and Communion.

The parish and many of the workers were featured in a column by Esther Hamilton ofthe Youngstown Vindicator.

As the parish completes its first one hundred years, it has served various missionwithin the Roman Catholic Church from its earliest years. Through the years she has helped six other Slovak parishes to be formed by educating generations in its parish grade schools. It has also watched its liturgy be transformed fromSlovak and Latin to Slovak and English.