The first church was of simple wood frame construction which underwent several restorations and enlargements until it was demolished in 1951 to make way for our current Georgian style church. The old church was originally dedicated as Our Lady of Dolors, but was soon anglicized as Our Lady of Sorrows. The new name refers to the Seven Sorrows endured by our Lady, Mary, mother of Jesus; The Prophecy of Simeon, The Flight into Egypt, The Loss of Jesus for Three Days, Mary Meets Jesus on the Via Dolorosa, The Crucifixion, Jesus is Taken Down From the Cross, and The Burial of Jesus.

From its beginning as a country mission church, Our Lady of Sorrows was staffed by Redemptorist priests until 1890 when Marist Fathers moved to the local area. The Marists remained until 1901and the Redemptorists of Annapolis once more took over the mission of Our Lady of Sorrows.

In 1951 the current Georgian colonial style church was begun and dedicated in 1953 as a new diocesan church.

In more recent years, Reverend Mark J. Logue, after assuming his responsibilities in August 1996, was specifically directed to expand the seating capacity of the church from its current 150 seats to over 400 seats. He formulated a plan which did so while still maintaining the current Georgian architectural style which is so beloved by the parishioners. The first Mass in the "new" church was Easter 2001, and dedication was held one week later on Divine Mercy Sunday.

Today Our Lady of Sorrows is dedicated to the mission to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of south Anne Arundel county and its many summer visitors. We offer Sunday and daily masses, as well as masses for Holy Days, church activities such as choir, and religious education/study classes for adults RCIA) as well as Religious Education for children.