The church of Saint Joseph the Worker began to be built in September 1965 and was completed in 1967. The first mass was held on May 1, 1967 and on June 16, 1969, Mons. Archbishop Mikiel Gonzi issued a decree making it a vice-parish. In March of the year 1973, the same Archbishop, through another decree, appointed it a parish, with the first Chaplain being Rev. Karm Aquilina.