In 1930, thirty-eight members of the sugar mill staff signed a petition asking for a central church to be built.

They argued that a church would have a good moral and social influence on the community and would be a welcome addition to the district's architecture.

Land was subsequently bought by Thomas Hamlyn, who farmed at Frasers,[3] from Edward Saunders, owner of the Tongaat Sugar Estate.

[2] The cornerstone was laid in early 1932 but stopped in June of that year when several workmen fell ill with malaria.

In the ensuing years stained-glass windows and plaques were added in memory of some of the families who helped establish the church.

The reredos shows twelve figures, six on either side of Jesus, some major, other minor saints, representing different races and ages, both male and female.

There were two problematic parishes on the north coast, namely Verulam and Stanger, with the boundary between the two running through the future town of Ballitoville (now Ballito).