Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Roman Catholic Church

Established: 1794

In 1794, Prospect was the site of the first Catholic church on the Eastern Shore.  This was due to the effort of Rev. James Jones who then had charge of the Missions in Nova Scotia. The erection of the first church at Prospect was the source of great joy and consolation to those faithful souls who had come from Ireland, and settled in a village that was to play such an important role in the life of the Church and in the realm of the history of Nova Scotia. (taken from "Fourteen Decades in Prospect 1794-1929")