In 1963 Msgr. Richard McCabe began conducting Mass on Sundays for the Catholic Lakeway residents, meeting in various locations in Lakeway.
In 1969 the Protestant residents, led by Ralph Keller, began meeting in the same locations in and near Lakeway. They used guest preachers and pastors from Austin and the surrounding area to lead their worship services.
In 1972 these two groups made the unique decision to become an ecumenical church. They requested from the Lakeway Company a site which had been platted and designated for a church. The group eventually received the present site in 1973 with the stipulation that a building would be built by 1975.
Ground breaking ceremonies were held in 1973 and on June 9, 1975 the first building was dedicated. This building was enlarged in 1981 and the Educational building was added in 1983. The building was enlarged again in 1988 and the rear parking lot was added in 1991.
Since 1970 the Catholic congregation had shared worship space with the Protestant congregation but due to growth in each community the time had come to separate. On June 21, 1995 at the initiative of the Catholic Congregation, the Board of Trustees approved the separation of the two congregations to begin July 1, 1995. Their ties remain in Faith.
In January 2001, our present sanctuary was dedicated as The Church of the Resurrection of the Lord at Emmaus
On August 1st 2005 Monsignor McCabe retired and the Reverend Richard Tijerina became pastor of the Emmaus Catholic Parish.
In November of 2006 Biship Gregory Aymond appointed the Reverend Samuel Hose as pastor of Emmaus Catholic Parish starting on January 15th 2007.