Incarnation Parish was founded in 1958 by Richard Cardinal Cushing and, after a dairy farm was purchased from the Kiley family. A year later, a church building modeled on the New England congregational style of the colonial era was occupied by the growing congregation.
The church encourages lifelong learning through its "Generations of Faith" program, while also focusing on service to the poor, outreach and recruitment, and hands-on volunteer opportunities. Efforts within incarnation include support to My Brother's Table in Lynn, Melrose food pantries, Notre Dame High School (A Christo-Rey School) in Lawrence, and an exploratory project for the establishment of a medical and educational mission in the Dominican Republic.