The chapel was built and opened for worship in April, 1857 and served the needs of the small settlement on the Little Para around the Old Spot hotel.

The small cemetery was situated on section 3092 and originally belonged to the Wesleyan Methodists from the Gawler circuit and the last burial was in 1899.

In 1976, the South Australian Lands Commission and Beneficial Finance Co. Ltd. commenced the subdivision of the Hillbank Estate on Part Sections 2021, 3273, 3274, 3275, 3139, 3092, 4400 in the Hundred of Munno Para.

[4][citation needed] Jo Gapper Park is a recreation reserve in Hillbank, on the face of the Adelaide Hills with views across the plains.

It has a lookout with views across Munno Para, Elizabeth, Outer Harbor, Port Adelaide and Parafield Airport.