bishop ▁Edward ▁Mc Car thy ▁appointed ▁Rev . ▁Fr . ▁Michael ▁J . ▁E ivers ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁church . ▁E ivers ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁in ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁cell ▁groups ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁community . ▁The ▁first ▁parish ▁author ized ▁in ▁western ▁Brow ard ▁County ▁within ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁a ▁ 1 3 - acre ▁site ▁was ▁marked ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁organization ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁bar . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Mass ▁under ▁the ▁parish ▁name ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁a ▁parish ion er . ▁Add itional ▁locations ▁would ▁include ▁a ▁movie ▁theatre ▁and ▁Chap el ▁Tra il ▁Element ary ▁School ▁while ▁the ▁community ▁grew ▁and ▁fund ing ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁permanent ▁facility . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁St . ▁Edward ▁had ▁six ▁hundred ▁registered ▁families ▁when ▁construction ▁on ▁a ▁permanent ▁building ▁was ▁started . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁church ' s ▁three ▁million ▁doll ar ▁Par ish ▁Center ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁this ▁number ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁approximately ▁eleven ▁hundred . ▁ ▁D edic ated ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Par ish ▁Center ▁provided ▁parish ▁offices ▁and ▁a ▁multi - function ing ▁building ▁with ▁an ▁ad oration ▁chap el , ▁[ Rel ig ious ▁Education ] ▁class rooms ▁for ▁over ▁two ▁thousand ▁students ▁year ly ▁and ▁a ▁church ▁with ▁se