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The parish was adversely affected during World War II as the parish church was burned down in an air raid in March 1945, disrupting parish life until a simple chapel was erected in a different area, a suburb of Nagoya called Yamahana-cho. The chapel was used until 1972 when a new church, dedicated to the Annunciation, was built. The new Annunciation church served the parish well over the following years, but began to be inadequate after the fall of the Soviet Union as people from the Balkans and Russia came to Japan to work. By the time of the twenty first century arrived, the capacity of the church was being reached. As many as 120 people have appeared for Paschal services.
For the past few decades discussions took place on expanding the church, resulting, finally as the new century began, in preparation for building a new, larger church for the parish. After buying land in the Yamawaki-cho area of Nagoya in 2006, construction began on the medieval Russian Style multi-story church in 2009 under the oversight of the parish priest, Fr. George Matshushima. On [[January 11]], 2010, the new church, dedicated to the feast of the Holy Theophany, was consecrated by Metr. [[Daniel (Nushiro) of Japan]] and Bishop [[Seraphim (Tsujie) of Sendai]].
The basic structure of Holy Theophany Church is of reinforced concrete with an interior accented with Japanese cedar panels and boards from the Chubu area. The Byzantine style chandelier is made of wood. Many icons in the interior of the church are gifts from churches and [monastery|monasteries]] of various countries.
