The Immaculate Conception Parish Church, known locally as the Marikina Church, stands on a plaza near the city's historic core. The original church on this site dates to the late seventeenth century, established by Augustinian missionaries shortly after the Spanish colonised the area. The current structure is the product of several rebuildings — typhoons, earthquakes, and wartime damage have all taken their toll over the centuries — but it retains its role as the religious and social centre of the community.
The church is an active parish, busy with daily masses and weekend ceremonies. The interior is modest by Philippine standards — the baroque excess of Intramuros is not replicated here — but the plaza in front is pleasant, with shade trees and benches, and the whole ensemble makes for a good introduction to the older quarter of the city. It is a short walk from the Shoe Museum.