The Episcopal Church in Pulaski County had its beginnings in 1891, when the Rev. William Sheppard, rector of Trinity Church, Danville, visited Somerset.  Finding half a dozen Episcopal families in the vicinity, he established a mission there, naming it Christ Church.  Upon Father Sheppard's death, the Reverend Frank Cooley assumed responsibility of the mission church. Early on the congregation numbered about 22, with 12 being communicants.  Services were held twice monthly on the second and fourth Thursday nights, at various places in the area.

In 1896, Christ Church became an organized mission in the new Diocese of Lexington.  A lot on South Main St. by acquired by Bishop Lewis William Burton, and a church seating 130 persons was erected. . The first service was held on May 15, 1896 The mission lasted into the 1920s when financial difficulties caused its operation to cease.

The mission was reactivated in the mid-1950s by two Episcopalians in Somerset, Ed and Mary Ann Boss, who enlisted the services of the Reverend Edgar Newlin, rector of Trinity Church, Danville.  Early attendees, among others,  were Hugh Fuller, Roma Holton, and John and Doris Hill.  Dean Newlin named the church after the great Irish archbishop because, as he said, " I don't want the Roman Catholics to gain all the credit for St. Patrick".   The Right Reverend William Moody declared St. Patrick Church an organized mission in 1959.