St. Mary of the Hills Church is a small rural parish established in December of 1990, when the parishes of St. Andrew, Nelsonville (founded 1888) and St. Patrick, Buchtel (founded 1871) were consolidated. The church was renovated between July 2000 and April 2001.  The first Mass in the newly renovated church was celebrated on Easter Sunday, April 15, 2001. On September 9, 2001, Bishop Gilbert I. Sheldon (now Bishop Emeritus) celebrated the Mass for our Rededication Ceremony.