Regina Coeli Parish was established in 1958 to serve the needs of the growing Catholic population of Alliance. By the early 1950's it was apparent that St. Joseph Parish, the mother church of Alliance, could no longer adequately minister to the post-war increase of Catholic families in the city. Father (later Monsignor) John W. Cunningham, pastor of St. Joseph, was charged with establishing the new parish.

After the initial purchase of a 53 acre tract in the Marian allotment, the new parish was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and given the Latin name REGINA COELI, meaning Queen of Heaven. Monsignor Cunningham began construction of the school as his first priority in 1956. St. Joseph School had been overcrowded for several years.

The new parish was dedicated and blessed by Bishop Emmet M. Walsh in 1958 and numbered about 500 families. The boundaries for the parish divided the city of Alliance at Union Avenue, consequently Regina Coeli serves the West side of town. The Northern boundary is the Portage-Stark County line, and the Southern boundary, the Carroll-Stark line.

The Altar-Rosary Society, Infant of Prague Guild, St. Ann study Club, and the Astro Booster Club were among the earliest parish organizations.  Regina Coeli had one of the first parish councils in the Diocese. It was organized in 1969 by Father John Turk.

Between 1956 and 1965, the present church-hall was completed, along with two additions to the school, one in 1960, and the other in 1965. The convent, which is now used as the church office and the rectory was part of the original parish plant, along with the school wing facing Fernwood Blvd.

The present permanent church was remodeled and dedicated by Bishop James W. Malone on April 13, 1975. A committee of parishioners, spearheaded by pastor Robert Sabitino, launched a drive to eliminate the parish debt and establish a permanent church in what had been a combination church-school auditorium. Parishioners at two public meetings, and at a vote taken at two weekend Masses, decide to remodel the present structure rather than construct the gothic church proposed by Monsignor Cunningham in 1958. A wing of the School was then converted to serve as the parish hall once remodeling was completed.

The shrine to honor the parish patroness, the Blessed Virgin Mary, was constructed in 1980-81. At this time the black steel tower which had originally adorned the top of the church was placed next to the brick edifice surrounding the statue of the Madonna. A multicolored stained glass window, illuminated after dark, forms the background for the shrine.

The parish school began operating with only five grades in the fall of 1957. The sisters of St. Dominic of Akron, already staffing St. Joseph, agreed to serve at Alliance's second parochial school. Sister M. Dennis was the first principal and Sister Kevin (Lin Howley) was a member of the original faculty, consisting of five sisters and Mrs. Yvonne Welch.

Today the parish conducts a comprehensive religious education program. There are weekly classes for children attending public school, an active youth ministry program as well as many adult education programs. A competent and dedicated lay of faculty operate the parish school, which merged with St. Joseph School in 1972. Catholic secondary education is provided parishioners at nearby St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

From its inspired beginnings, Regina Coeli has developed into a spiritually active and financially sound parish. In the year 2000,  through the sacrifice and hard work of parishioners, Regina Coeli Catholic Church presently serves over 950 families. The combined school is once again growing. the parish council and several other organizations assist in guiding the future of the parish as it embarks on its second quarter of service to the people of Alliance.