Organized in 1916, the first Mass was celebrated in the auditorium of the Gates Lane School on October 8, 1916, by the church's first pastor, Fr.

On February 4 of the following year, Masses were moved to a repurposed barn on Main and Montague Streets,[1] seating 300 people.

With a seating capacity of 1000, the new church was at the time one of the largest Neo-Gothic edifices in Central Massachusetts.

[2] Within ten years of its construction, the building started to show signed of structural problems caused by water damage.

The inaugural recital was given by Dame Gillian Weir on February 11, 1986[2] The church is known for its stained glass windows, designed by John Terrance O'Duggan.