With a location on Indianapolis’ burgeoning north side, parish membership tripled between 1922 and 1925 and thus soon outgrew the original church.  On May 1, 1928, then-pastor Monsignor Maurice O’Connor initiated a building fund to finance construction of the present church.  Plans for the church quickly came to fruition and the ground-breaking took place on November 6, 1928.  The cornerstone was laid 12 days later.  On December 29, 1929, the new St. Joan of Arc Church was dedicated.

From that time, the Church has only been renovated two other times, once in 1950 to add artistic  roundels and a mural to the ceiling and one other time in the 1990s to improve the electrical and sound systems. 

In 2015, the parish undertook a $5 million capital campaign to fully restore the church.  Phase 1 ($1.5M) was completed in 2016 and included ADA accessibility and new HVAC including air conditioning for the first time.  Phase 2 ($2.1M) which began in Spring 2019 and was very recently completed included cleaning, repairing, and restoring the artwork and paint in the Church as well as enhancing the lighting. Phase 3 ($1.4M) will begin when the parish has 90% of the cash available and will include the organ, restoration of the clerestory (upper) windows and several smaller projects.

The recently completed restoration was greatly needed and truly a dream come true.  It would not have been possible without the parishioners, alumni, and friends of St. Joan of Arc parish, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the National Fund for Sacred Places, Schmidt Associates Architects, Brandt Construction, Santarossa Mosaic & Tile, Conrad Schmitt Studios, Easter Conservation Services, Sun Electric, Specified Lighting Systems, and Comfort Systems USA.