 Funds for the building of the church were raised by public donations and events, notably the Grand Fete at Miskin Manor which raised over £1,000, with the majority of the funds coming from Emma Eleanor Williams, Gwilym Williams' widow.The church was licensed on 23 December 1907 and later consecrated by Right Rev Timothy Rees, Bishop of Llandaff, on Sunday 23 April 1933.St David's Church was designed by local architect E. M. Bruce Vaughan and has been described as 'earnestly handsome'.