In January 1949, the Revd Kevin Jones of St George, Fishergate, Norwich was told that an Air Ministry gymnasium and chapel near the Horsham St Faith airfield (three miles north of the city) had come on to the market. He probably knew of it from his work with the airmen (especially Americans) during the war. By March he had obtained planning permission for use of the site for religious purposes, and it was purchased for £2,000 on a 25-year lease.
It replaced a Mass centre at Norman School, Mile Cross. The building, substantially constructed of concrete was designed as a gymnasium for the St Faith’s airfield, but owing, it was stated, to an error it was mistakenly sited in Brabazon Road and after the War was discarded as being too far from the station. During the time of the Revd Philip Shryane (1990-2000) the building was found to be full of asbestos and had to be replaced rather than repaired. With fundraising and especially by selling some of the surrounding land for two houses, it was replaced by the present structure, designed by Feilden & Mawson of Norwich and opened by Bishop Peter Smith on 5 June 2001.