Mary, Mother of the Church was established on September 7, 1965, by Archbishop Leo Binz. The church is located on twenty-two acres of former farmland. The parish began with 550 charter households. In 1966, thirty parishioners planted 900 evergreen trees along the southern border of the Mary Mother parish grounds. Throughout the first three years, Masses were held in the gymnasium of Cedar School in Eagan and all other religious activities were conducted at the former rectory located on North River Hills Drive in Burnsville. In 1967, a building and finance committee was formed, and an architect commissioned for the construction of the church. The first Mass in the new church was celebrated on March 9, 1969. Formal dedication followed on May 18, with Archbishop Leo Binz. By the mid-1970s, the parish was serving 1,645 households. In the 1980s, the parish center was renovated to maximize the use of existing space, and construction of a new 18,000 square foot addition was undertaken. The project was completed in November 1988. In 2018, Pope Francis established a new feast day, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, celebrated the day following Pentecost.