The church hall was opened on 22nd March 2009 by Lady Katherine Grant, Countess of Dysart, the late  mother of Johnnie Grant, 17th Laird of Rothiemurchus.

The funding and construction of the church hall was driven by the late Flora Shaw,  wife of the late Reverend Roddy Shaw; she worked tirelessly in applying for funding from many sources and steadily overcame all obstacles to achieving the construction of the hall. As well as being a resource for St John's Church, the hall is used by many organisations from the local  community and is offered at low rental rates. As it was built with a view to being a community resource, it satisfies all building standards, has a well equipped kitchen and of course is acessible.