It is located in the Kaakinmaa district in the city center of Tampere, on the edge of the Hämeenpuisto park along the Pirkankatu street.

The church, designed by architect Theodor Decker, was built of brick between 1880 and 1881.

The facade of the church is dominated by large round and circular windows and protruding pillars, which, however, have no structural significance but are purely architectural decorative elements.

The upper lofts of the three-aisled church hall covered with wood are supported by brick pillars.

However, Josef Grönberg, who started as the pastor of Messukylä in 1861, lived to be almost 90 years old and did not die until 1903.