With the discovery of tin in Herberton, a community flourished and religious groups commenced regular meetings.

The late 1880s and early 1890s were a boom time for Herberton with the establishment of the Great Northern Mining Company.

[1] On 29 November 1890, Messrs John Newell, W. Bona, J. Blain, Gordon and Meldrum met in the lounge of a local hotel to discuss the feasibility of forming a Presbyterian Church in Herberton.

Ewan's parish extended to Irvinebank, Montalbion, Orient Camp, Muldiva, Calcifer, Newelltown, Carrington and Martintown (Tolga).

On 18 March 1891 a meeting of parish members and the local council was convened in the Herbertson Shire Clerk's office where a site in Lillian Street was selected for the construction of a church building.

[1] The foundation stone of the former church was laid on 4 July 1891 by the Lady Mayoress of the Herberton Shire, Mrs Bonar.

[1] In 1911 when the Tablelands railway from Atherton to Ravenshoe was laid, a portion of the property was resumed for this use, changing quite dramatically the setting of the former church.

Following earthworks for the construction of the siding, the northern rear corner of the former church subsided and the entire structure was moved about 30 centimetres (12 in) southward.

During World War II many serviceman were stationed in this area of north Queensland and many reputedly attended regular services at the Herberton Presbyterian Church.

[1] The principal facade of the building, which addressed Lillian Street was symmetrically composed with a central projecting porch flanked by lancet windows.

Other significant items included marble tablets, one commemorating parishioners who fought in World War I,[5] another to the remembrance of Rev.

J. D. Marly; and an unusual Roll of Honour made from beaten copper also commemorating those who fought during World War I.

The organ which dated from the earliest services held by the Uniting Church in the Herberton School of Arts was also an unusual and significant feature.

[1] The former Herberton Uniting Church was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 27 August 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

The development of the Presbyterian Church in the Tablelands area of north Queensland originated with the Herberton parish.