Since the founding of the Irish Free State, this is the first time a new congregation has inaugurated a purpose-built facility of its own.

In 1915, the Arklow Presbyterian Church was constructed. A small group of people who met together to study the Bible in September 2002, mostly from Lucan Presbyterian Church, gave birth to Maynooth Community Church.

The group of around eighteen made the decision to start hosting monthly services at Maynooth Post Primary School in February of the following year.

September 2003 saw the opening of Maynooth Community Church's first weekly public service.

Four years later, it was properly organised as a Presbyterian Church in Ireland congregation.

Since then, the congregation has lived in a number of makeshift locations, including as the Wicklow Education and Training Board's building at Manor Mills Shopping Centre and Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh Nuad.

The church at Maynooth was constructed on a green acre plot, but in recent years, new church structures have been built at the existing locations in Co Kilkenny, Drogheda, and Mullingar.

The 900 square metre, €4.2 million church is now home to a congregation of about 140 members, including locals and recent immigrants to Ireland.

The structure houses a 220 person worship area, a minister's office, an administrative office, three children's rooms, a family room, a kitchen, a prayer room, and a sizable conference space.

Rev. Dr. Keith McCrory reflected on their initial lack of conviction that they need a facility, but over time they came to see that a permanent location in Maynooth would increase their ability for service and gatherings.

"It would also increase our witness and contribute to the availability of social space in the town, which the community so badly needs," he stated.

"I have had a number of enquiries from various local groups to see if they could use it already," he stated.

Dr. Richard Murray, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland, formally dedicated the church structure.

There were also other local churches, such as the Redeemed Christian Church of God and the Church of Ireland, both of which were devoted to St. Mary.

There are little over 200,000 members of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, with 96% of them residing in Northern Ireland.