This church was built in the years 1982-1991 in accordance to the design drawn by Witold Cęckiewicz on the land that was donated by brothers; Jan, Józef, and Stanisław Trzebunia. The church was consecra ted on the 14th of October 1991 by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski. On August 19th, and September 14th of every year, a pilgrimage starts at the Holy Cross Church and is walked to the top of Giewont to celebrate the anniversary of the cross being built on Giewont peak in 1901. The church often holds classical music concerts. Many famous composers have had concerts here, including, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki. Pope John Paul II hosted a welcoming for guests at this church in the morning of June 6th, 1997 before he celebrated mass at the stadium, Wielka Krokiew.