The monastery and church of St Anthony proved to be an important integrating factor for the growing migrant community of the area; apart from few schools there were no other institutions which might have served as agglutinatory force. The Franciscans launched a number of activities intended for the lay and gaining momentum throughout the 1950s, including cultural groups like orchestra and choir, prayer societies like rosary circles, charity organisations and evangelic associations; the friars organized pilgrimages, embarked on various popular art initiatives and education, especially for the children. Since the mid-1950s inhabitants were increasingly engaged in voluntary work at construction of the new church, while religious feasts like Corpus Christi and events like first communion or confirmation provided opportunity for large gatherings of the local population. The number of christenings kept growing until the mid-1950s, when it exceeded 400 per annum; the number of marriages kept growing until the early 1970s, when it exceeded 200 per annum. During the 1970 riots immediate surroundings of the church turned into battlefield between protesters and security forces; some tear gas shells exploded in the building, some people sought refuge at the premises and the guardian negotiated their withdrawal with commanding police officers. During the strikes of 1980 the parish priest served in many state-ran industrial enterprises. In the early 1980s total population of the parish stood at its peak nearing 20,000 people; in 1981 the number dropped to some 14,000 as a was carved out in Redłowo. In 2018 the number of households in the parish was around 5,700.