St Paul's was built as a chapel of ease to Maker's parish church of St Mary's and St Julian's in 1881–82. With the parish church over a mile away from the village, a temporary place of worship was established in a dwelling at Kingsand in 1876. It was replaced two years later by a mission room built by Kenelm William Edward Edgcumbe, the 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, however the building quickly proved too small to serve the needs of the community.[1] In similarity to the chapel of ease of St Andrew's in neighbouring Cawsand, the plot of land and building stone for St Paul's was gifted by the Earl. The church was designed by Mr. George Perkins of Stonehouse and built by Mr. W. B. Carne of Cawsand.[2]
St Paul's was dedicated by the Bishop of Truro, Edward White Benson, on 19 April 1882. On the day, clergy members and the choirs of Maker and Rame churches formed a procession and travelled to the new church from the mission room. The bishop preached during the morning service and Canon Mason preached in the evening.[2] A parish hall was built next to the church in 1930, on a plot of land let by the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe for a nominal fee.[3][4]
In 1943, Maker and Rame parishes were merged as a result of falling population numbers. St Paul's closed as a full-time place of worship that year but saw occasional until it became a church hall by 1952.[5] The building was later handed over to the local community by Robert Edgcumbe, the 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, in 1990. A refurbishment project followed and the Earl officially opened the hall as the Maker with Rame Community Hall on 8 October 1991. Since 1990, £150,000 has been spent on the building. A 25th anniversary celebration was held in 2016 and attended by 150 residents and the Earl.[6][7]
