The congregation was organized in 1889 as the Highland Park Methodist Episcopal Church.

The congregation soon moved into a new frame church that it used for about 20 years before completing the current building.

[2] The current church building is a brick structure in a Gothic design created by architect Reuben Harrison Hunt.

[2][3] It was completed in 1909, dedicated in 1911,[2] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

[2] Asbury United Methodist Church closed on July 1, 1984.